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San Ramon vs Walnut Creek

How do recycling requirements rules compare between San Ramon, CA and Walnut Creek, CA?

San Ramon and Walnut Creek have similar restriction levels.

San Ramon, CA

Contra Costa County

Some Restrictions

San Ramon recycling is single-stream through Waste Management's blue cart, with materials processed at the Davis Street MRF. Accepted: paper, cardboard, glass, metal, rigid plastics #1-5 and #7. Rejected: bags, film, styrofoam, food-soiled items. California SB 54 producer-responsibility law will phase in stricter packaging rules through 2032.

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Walnut Creek, CA

Contra Costa County

Some Restrictions

Walnut Creek mandates curbside recycling under CA AB 341 (commercial) and AB 1826/SB 1383 (organics). Blue carts accept paper, cardboard, metals, glass, and rigid plastics #1-#7. Green carts handle food scraps and yard waste per SB 1383 organics diversion requirements.

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