Sustainability Resources

The City of South San Francisco and its partners are excited to offer many resources, offers, and programs to help you make your home and business more sustainable and energy efficient. Please see below for more information. 

Questions or ideas? We'd love to hear from you! Please reach out to us at sustainability@ssfca.gov. 

For your home and business

• Request a free kitchen compost pail!
• "Sort Smart" Recycling Guide from SSF Scavengers 
• Recycling resources, including battery recycling, bulky item collection, composting, e-waste, and household hazardous waste program
• Curbside recycling information
• Residential "Reach Codes" that require electrical energy (and prohibit gas) in new residential construction (with certain exceptions)
• WestLight Energy's (formerly Peninsula Clean Energy) rebates and offers for your home
• Water conservation tips and rebates for your home

For your yard

• Free tree planting program
• Water conservation tips and resources for your yard

For transportation & getting around

• Hop on our Free South City Shuttle!
• Commute.org's help with personalized commute planning 
• Additional transportation information for SamTrans bus routes, Caltrain, BART, and the San Francisco Bay Ferry
• WestLight Energy's (formerly Peninsula Clean Energy) rebates and offers for used electric vehicles & new e-bikes
• Bay Area Air District's rebate for eligible residents to retire their older car and replace it with a new or used electric, plug-in hybrid, or fuel cell electric vehicle, or get a pre-paid card to use for public transit and to purchase e-bikes.  

   

Volunteering opportunities 

• Become a Sign Hill Steward
• Adopt a Storm Drain 
• And more volunteer opportunities 

Additional Resources

• Visit the San Mateo County Office of Sustainability's website by clicking here for more resources to help you make sustainable changes to your home
• Sustainability Workshops