South City is OUR Community – Tips on Keeping it Clean

South San Francisco, CA  July 2, 2023

{Note; EDITS 7/3/2023 9 am -  Blue Line Transfer Schedule updated, typos corrected}

South San Francisco is home to over 67,000 residents with nearly half that number commuting to work here regularly and the majority of us do our part to keep our City looking inviting for us all. However, it only takes a small number of those who, either are not aware of the resources available, or they just don’t care, to ruin the natural beauty amongst us.

There are pockets of our City that see more blight than others, and it seems different times of the month or year more debris is dumped on our City streets. Please help us to reach those neighbors who might not have the resources to deal with their trash responsibly. This is really important, especially for those who are renting in a multi-family residence and may not have been informed by the landlord of the options they have to dispose of their debris.

Junk that is not disposed of responsibly ends up in our food chain, killing off the very cycle we depend on for our lives.

The unaltered stomach contents of a dead albatross chick photographed on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific in September 2009 include plastic marine debris fed the chick by its parents. (Chris Jordan)

There are a lot of resources and a lot of information –

BOOKMARK THIS PAGE FOR REFERENCE!

A few tips for us all:

Be aware of the packaging when you purchase something; can it easily be recycled or reused?

Before you toss something – can it be repurposed or donated to someone who can get a second use from it?

If items are too big for your bin – can you request a special pick-up?

Many folks complain about recycling, and it can be tough at times to read all the labels, etc, but the trash we just dump ends up in landfills and we are running out of room. If we had the space it would better be used for housing people, not garbage!

How much of what we buy and toss ends up killing that which we depend on for our own lives – the earth?

Additional items for Scavenger pick must be scheduled in advance by contacting SSF Scavengers at 650/589.4020 They will NOT be picked up when left without a prior authorization and will be considered dumping.

For truckloads, appliances, electronics, etc The Blue Line Transfer Station can help! **