Shredding & Environmental Recycling

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About the Event

The City’s Environmental Recycling Day and Shredding Events are held quarterly at De Anza College. The City of Cupertino & Recology offer this free drive-through, drop-off service for Cupertino residents to encourage extended use of products and to prevent valuable resources from being sent to the landfill.

Please come prepared!

Unloading of materials will be the responsibility of the resident
Residents must provide personal identification (i.e., Driver’s License or a current collection bill) to verify Cupertino residency

Questions? Call Recology Cupertino (408) 725-4020 or visit Recology South Bay.

2024 Event Dates

The event will occur on the following dates from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.

November 16, 2024
January 18, 2025
April 26, 2025
August 23, 2025

We encourage you to store items you are looking to dispose of until we are able to host our next Environmental Day. If you are unable to store your items or are looking to dispose of items immediately, please do so responsibly and visit our page here for alternative disposal options.

Location

De Anza College Campus Parking Lot A
21250 Stevens Creek Blvd
Cupertino, CA 95014

Acceptable Materials

Confidential documents for shredding - three box limit
Yard Waste (processed for compost)
U-Waste (batteries, cell phones, compact fluorescent bulbs and fluorescent tubes)
E-Waste (computers, monitors and printers, etc.)
Kitchen appliances that do not contain freon (acceptable items: washer, dryers, non freon refrigerators, microwaves, toasters)
Construction debris (Limit of 2-cubic yards (one pick-up-truck load) of construction debris, untreated wood, dirt, rock, and concrete)
Reusable/donatable items such as clothes or shoes. ITEMS MUST BE IN GOOD CONDITION. Broken, disassembled, stained, heavily scratched, or otherwise undesirable items may be refused for drop-off.

Unacceptable Materials

No products containing toxic chemicals (paints, pesticides, fertilizers)
No painted or treated wood
No mattresses
No kitchen appliances that contain freon
No items that are broken, disassembled, or not in good enough condition to donate.

Got a bulky item that is not fit to donate? Use the On-Call Collection program!

Cupertino residents are eligible for two on-call collections per year at no additional cost. Get your damaged or unwanted items picked up at the curb. Each collection has a 3 bulky-item limit. Visit Recology's webpage on bulky items for more information, or call (408) 725-4020 to schedule.

Last updated 11/07/2023