The Three Can System
In an effort to recycle our trash and make sure we get the right waste to the right place; Valley Vista Services uses a three can system for residential trash services. Sometimes knowing what waste goes where can seem a bit confusing so we have provided a list below to help guide you. Note that some items, such as Bamboo, Ivy, and Palm Fronds which can cause damage to processing equipment, are not listed under Green Waste but under trash instead.
- Bamboo
- Bagged pet waste & litter
- Broken dishes
- Cactus
- Ceramic
- Cereal liners
- Chip bags
- Dirty or Soiled paper
- Disposable diapers
- Drycleaner bags
- Egg cartons (Styrofoam)
- Empty motor oil & antifreeze containers
- Food waste
- frozen food boxes
- Garden hoses
- Incandescent & halogen light bulbs only
- (no fluorescent tubes or bulbs)
- Invasive plants
- Ivy
- Juice cartons and boxes
- Milk cartons
- Mini-blinds
- Mirrors
- Palm fronds
- Plastic bags
- Plastic bakery trays
- Stretch wrap
- Styrofoam & packing peanuts
- Tissue paper (Kleenex, etc.)
- Toys (plastic)
- Take-out containers
- Wax & plastic-coated cardboard
- Window glass
- Aluminum trays and plates
- Bleach bottles (#2 plastics)
- Brown paper bags
- Can (metal food and drink cans)
- Cardboard boxes (corrugated)
- Catalogues
- Cereal boxes (without liners)
- Cigarette packages
- Computer paper
- Cream bottles
- Detergent boxes (laundry)
- Dish soap bottles (#2 plastic)
- Egg cartons (paper)
- Envelopes
- Gift wrap (non-metallic)
- Glass bottles & jars & lids
- Juice bottles (#1 plastic)
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Newspapers and fliers
- Office paper
- Paints cans (empty)
- Paper towel tubes
- Photocopy paper
- Pizza boxes (clean)
- Plastic containers
- Prescription bottles (empty)
- Salad dressing bottles (rinsed)
- Shampoo bottles (#1 & #2)
- Shoe boxes
- Telephone books
- Tissue boxes
- Toilet paper tubes
- Tub container (#1-#7)
- Water Jugs
- Branched (less than 4ft. long and 4 inches in diameter)
- Brush
- Flower cuttings
- Flowers
- Garden trimmings
- Grass
- Hay
- House plants
- Lawn clippings
- Leaves
- Pruning
- Shrubbery
- Straw
- Tree Twig (less than 4 ft. long and 4 inches in diameter)
- Weeds
- Wood chips
- Yard waste
- No palm fronds/Ivy/or Bamboo
- No plastic bags
- No Rocks or Dirt
