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Multifamily waste management in San Francisco County
Porter service, hauler bill audits, and SB 1383 compliance for multifamily communities in San Francisco, from apartments to affordable housing.
How we work in San Francisco County
Green Glove Heroes runs the waste operation at multifamily communities across San Francisco, from apartments to affordable housing. Recology still does the collecting. Our full-time crews sort trash, recycling, and organics on-site Sunday through Friday, and we audit your hauler bill and keep your building in line with the rules San Francisco enforces.
What San Francisco asks of your property
San Francisco is one city and one county, and its Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance has been on the books since 2009. As the owner, you need enough refuse service to hold everything your building puts out, and you provide color-coded containers your tenants can use: green for compost, blue for recycling, and black or gray for trash. SB 1383 sits on top of that.
Bigger buildings answer to the Refuse Separation Ordinance too. If your account has a roll-off compactor or puts out 40 cubic yards or more of uncompacted refuse a week, the city audits your sorting every three years (compacted volume counts three times over). Fail an audit and you're ordered to bring in a Zero Waste Facilitator for at least 24 months. For 100% affordable housing properties, that rule took effect July 1, 2021.
How we keep you there
Every porter is trained on the Zero Waste requirements of the jurisdiction where they work. Our crews are in your building six days a week sorting all three streams before Recology's truck shows up, and we photograph and date each visit, which is the record you want in hand if an audit comes around. When the city has something to say about your property, we deal with it, and we fix what the zero-waste staff find on-site.
Neighborhoods we serve in San Francisco
We serve multifamily and affordable housing properties across San Francisco's neighborhoods, from single buildings to portfolios with several addresses.
Case Studies
Client Success Stories
120+
Properties optimized
100%
Client satisfaction
3x
Average ROI
Results vary by property.
Services for San Francisco properties
Porter Services
Our crews are on-site Sunday through Friday sorting trash, recycling, and organics.
Learn more about Porter ServicesCompliance & Fine Mitigation
We get you ready for SB 1383 and respond to AI truck penalties and city notices.
Learn more about Compliance & Fine MitigationWaste Management Consulting
We audit your hauler bill and right-size your service.
Learn more about Waste Management ConsultingBulk Waste & Clean-Outs
We remove bulk items with our own trucks and handle vacant-unit trash-outs.
Learn more about Bulk Waste & Clean-OutsDecontamination
We clear contaminated streams by hand without introducing anything to your property.
Learn more about DecontaminationRecycling Management & Diversion
We set up recycling and organics programs your residents can follow.
Learn more about Recycling Management & DiversionTraining & Resident Support
We educate residents and staff and coordinate it with your city.
Learn more about Training & Resident SupportTrash Area Optimization
We design the layout and enclosure when the space itself is the problem.
Learn more about Trash Area OptimizationSan Francisco questions
Yes. Green Glove Heroes serves multifamily and affordable housing properties across San Francisco.
Under the Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance, owners need enough refuse service for what the building generates and color-coded containers for tenants: green for compost, blue for recycling, and black or gray for trash.
Large refuse generators get audited every three years under the Refuse Separation Ordinance. If yours fails, the city orders you to hire a Zero Waste Facilitator for at least 24 consecutive months.
No. Recology keeps collecting, and we run the operation on-site and handle the hauler for you.
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