City of Cupertino On-Call Collection Program

2012 ENVIRONMENTAL DAYS

Promoting Recycling & Reuse

January 21, May 19, October 20

De Anza College - Parking Lot A

Please contact us with questions
Items Accepted
  • Shred your confidential documents
    two box limit
  • Children's Plastic Toys
  • Clothing & Shoes
  • Construction & Demolition Material
  • Batteries, CFLs, Electronic & Universal Waste
  • Reusable Furniture
  • Yardwaste
Some restrictions apply.
Please contact us for more information.

Households can select two days per year. Each on-call collection allows the Residential Service Recipient to schedule pick up of one of the following:

  • Garbage
  • Construction and Demolition Debris
  • Bulky Goods
  • Compostable Materials and clean wood waste

To arrange for an on-call pickup, please call our Customer Service Department
(408) 725-4020, Monday through Friday during regular business hours or use our
online contact form.

Advance notice of 24 hours is requested.
Unused on-call collection days are not transferable from one calendar year to the next.

On-Call Pick-Up Program Details
Recycling Guy Garbage
  • All items must fit within an 8-foot long, 4-foot wide and 4-foot high area and be placed curbside/roadside by 6 am
  • Single items, bags, bundles or boxes cannot weigh more than 50 pounds each, and must be manageable by one person.

Construction and Demolition
  • All debris must be in containers
  • Individual boxes not weighing more than 40 pounds
  • Total weight not to exceed 250 pounds

Bulky Goods - Limit of 3 per clean-up including:
  • White goods (appliances) includes refrigerators and air conditioners which could contain Freon
  • Computer monitors and television sets
  • Worn and damaged furniture
  • No items with oil, diesel, or gasoline
  • To recycle TVs or computer monitors yourself please contact the City of Cupertino Computer Recycling Programs at (408) 862-2667, provided by Apple Computer's recycling facility

Compostable Materials and Wood Waste
  • Clean unpainted and untreated wood must be bundled, boxed or in a trash can and cannot weigh more than 50 pounds
  • Branches must be less than 6-inches in diameter
  • No stumps, poison oak, or bug infested material accepted
  • No loose piles or plastic bags will be collected
  • No pressure treated wood, such as railroad ties