ORGANIC WASTE

Residential organic waste collection is provided to customers that reside within the city limits of Vallejo. Residential customers receive one green yard waste cart.

Organic waste is used in a number of recycling processes, such as composting. Green waste recycling produces rich compost which can be used by local residents and farmers, rather than going to waste in a landfill.

 

Please contact Recology Vallejo for more information: 707-552-3110

Acceptable Composting Materials

Only place materials accepted for composting in your compost bin!

FOOD SCRAPS (Anything that used to be alive)

  • Bread, grains and pasta
  • Coffee grounds with paper filter
  • Dairy
  • Eggshells and eggs
  • Fruit (pits and shells too)
  • Leftovers and spoiled food
  • Meat (including bones)
  • Seafood (including shellfish)
  • Tea and tea bags
  • Vegetables

FOOD SOILED PAPER

  • Coffee filters
  • Greasy pizza boxes
  • Paper cups and plates
  • Paper bags, napkins, tissues and towels
  • Paper take-out boxes and containers
    (metal handle OK)
  • Tissues

YARD WASTE

  • Plants
  • Branches and brush
  • Flowers and floral trimmings
  • Grasses and weeds
  • Leaves
  • Tree trimmings

OTHER

  • Cotton balls and cotton swabs
  • Hair, fur, and feathers (non-synthetic)
  • Wood – small pieces of lumber or sawdust from clean wood only
    (no plywood, pressboard, painted,
    stained or treated wood)
  • Wooden chop sticks

Unacceptable Items:

  • Aluminum foil or tray
  • Cat litter or animal feces
  • Ceramic dishware or glassware
  • Clothing, linens and rags
  • Cooking oil
  • Corks – Natural (Drop in barrels at Whole Foods)
  • Corks – plastic
  • Diapers
  • Dirt, rocks or stone
  • Flower pots or trays
  • Foil-backed or plastic-backed paper
  • Glass, metal or plastic of ANY kind
  • Juice or soy milk type boxes with foil liner
  • Liquids or ice
  • Plastic bags, wrappers or film
  • Recyclable/clean cardboard or paper
  • Wood – plywood, pressboard, painted or stained wood
  • Styrofoam

Vallejo Food Recovery Organizations

Food Pantry Distribution Sites

Antioch Church of God in Christ: Vallejo 21 Antioch Drive 707-644-2277 [email protected]
Bridgeway Cornerstone Church 1505 Georgia St. 707-339-7006 [email protected]
California State University: Maritime Academy 200 Maritime Academy Drive 707-654-1142 [email protected]
Calvary Community Church 585 Mini Drive 707-319-5824 [email protected]
Catholic Charities of Solano 125 Corporate Place Suite A 707-644-8909 [email protected]
Divine Guidance Outreach 55 Springstowne Center #307 510-827-7932 [email protected]
Emmanuel Arms 900 6th Street 707-642-2391 [email protected]
Faith Bible Church of Vallejo 901 Solano Ave. 707-557-7933 [email protected]
Friendship Missionary Baptist 1838 Carolina St. 707-552-6522 [email protected]
Good Samaritan Missionary Baptist 407 Capitol St. 707-557-5884 [email protected]
Living Bread Ministries 2525 Springs Rd. 707-644-4002 Aretta Brown
Rebuilding Together Solano 420 Admiral Callaghan Lane 707-580-9360 [email protected]
Salvation Army: Vallejo Pantry 630 Tuolumne Street 707-439-7980 [email protected]
Second Baptist Church Vallejo 1170 Benicia Rd. 707-333-7970 [email protected]
Saint Basil Saint Vincent de Paul Conference 1225 Tuolumne St. 707-644-0376 [email protected]
Saint Dominic’s Saint Vincent de Paul 475 East I Street 707-746-0169 [email protected]
Union Baptist Church 128 Encerti Ave. 707-246-8448 [email protected]
Vallejo Seventh-day Adventist 1130 Alabama St. 510-672-1934 [email protected]
Vallejo Girls Youth Empowerment 1624 Fairgrounds Dr. 707-310-0595 [email protected]

Free Community Meals

Amador Street Hope Center 929 Amador Street 925-260-2228 [email protected]
Epiphany Church Joint Churches for Community Meals 300 West Street 707-330-1493 [email protected]
First Baptist of Fairfield 1121 Clay St 707-428-0652 [email protected]
First Baptist of Vallejo 2025 Sonoma Blvd. 707-644-4064 [email protected]
First United Methodist Church 502 Virginia St. 707-643-0064 [email protected]
Saint Mary’s Parish Soup Kitchen 350 Stinson Ave. 530-219-5287 [email protected]
Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church – Feed the Hungry 120 E. J. St. 707-745-0307 [email protected]
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