Our Recycling
Outreach Team offers
recycling services for
businesses and large
public events
throughout San
Francisco. In just the
past 12 months,
Corpsmembers have:
Provided recycling
services at more
than 140 events,
from small
gatherings of 50
people to
large-scale
festivals with tens
of thousands of
attendees.
Diverted 221
tons of
recyclables
from our landfills
Corpsmembers on three
recycling crews work
with their supervisors
to run most aspects of
our recycling
business, learning
valuable work skills
and conservation
techniques while they
are on the job. They:
Collect recycling
on routes throughout
the city
Sort recyclables
Drop off and sell
recyclables
Educate San
Francisco
businesses,
non-profits and
special event venues
about best recycling
practices
We collect:
Aluminum and steel
cans
Glass beverage
containers
Plastic bottles,
cans, tubs and lids
(#1, #2, #4, #5)
Paper
Newspaper
Cardboard
Looking for recycling services for your business or
special event?
“The
SFCC is an
integral part of
the environmental
movement. They’re
pushing as hard as
anyone else to
make San Francisco
the greenest city
on the
planet. The
Conservation Corps
helps the
organizers of
[special] events
to make sure that
the event is Zero
Waste…nothing’s
going to a
landfill.”
