Bones Curbside Special Instructions Bones are accepted in the City of Santa Cruz Curbside Food Scrap Diversion Program. If you live in a Single Family Dwelling, including a duplex, tri plex or four plex, and have carts as opposed to dumpsters, please place in the small brown 6 gallon pail. If you need a Food Scrap Pail, please contact Customer Service at 420-5220. If you live in a Multi Family Unit building (5 or more units) and utilize dumpsters or communal carts, please place all food scrap including bones in the container marked Food Scraps. Contact your property manager for the location of the Food Scraps Container. Ways to Reuse Make Your Own Broth Before tossing out leftover bones, use them to make your own homemade broth.