The State of California has prohibited electronic waste, such as fluorescent tubes and consumer batteries, from the trash or landfill bin because they contain poisonous heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and cadmium. These chemicals can pollute groundwater near landfills and pose harmful effects on public health. CURBSIDE If you are a residential customer, you […]

Recology Yuba-Sutter provides debris box services throughout Yuba and Sutter Counties.  Debris boxes are best used for medium to large projects, including commercial and residential clean-ups. Example materials collected include: concrete, wood, bricks, metals, asphalt, sheetrock, glass, porcelain, concrete, and dirt; a variety of plastics such as PVC pipe, packaging, and yard or landscaping materials. […]

WASTE ZERO SERVICES Audits and Consultations Our Waste Zero Team helps businesses apply best management practices in collecting recycling, compost, and landfill materials. We provide a single point of contact to help you implement new recycling programs or improve your existing program and make sure you have the resources you need. Depending on your type […]

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Recycling Why can’t we recycle everything? This is by far the most asked question. The shortest answer is that not everything has a market. Remember that recycling is a business, with the economics driven by supply and demand – just like any other business. Is there a demand by a manufacturer for a particular material? […]

COMPOST Food scraps, soiled paper, and plants go in the green compost cart. Why compost? Do you currently have compost service and need a kitchen pail? You can order a free pail by sending an email through the Contact Us page. RECYCLING Paper, glass bottles, cardboard, cans, and plastic bottles, tubs, & containers (no black […]

Example of Accepted Bulky Items: 12 garbage bags (32-gallon size) of garbage, recyclables, or compost (loose items must be bagged, boxed, or bundled). This is equivalent to 2 cubic yards (3ft x 3ft x 6ft) of materials and must be under 60 lbs. 1 large appliance (washing machine, clothes dryer, household refrigerator) 1 bulky item […]

Hazardous waste accounts for significant amounts of toxic waste in landfills. Items such as electronics, fluorescent bulbs and tubes, paints, pesticides, cleaning products, old medications, and other chemicals are illegal to put in the garbage or pour down a drain or gutter because they contaminate our soil, drinking water, and air. Although Recology San Mateo […]

Recology Peninsula Services/Recology San Bruno provides debris box services throughout San Mateo County (excluding cities with exclusive franchise agreements). We offer an extensive construction & demolition (C&D) recycling program, which includes custom diversion documentation required for City and County Recycling Ordinances. Debris boxes are best used for medium to large projects, including commercial and residential […]

Audits and Consultations Our Waste Zero Team helps businesses apply best management practices in collecting recycling, compost, and landfill materials. We provide a single point of contact to help you implement new recycling programs or improve existing programs and make sure you have the resources you need. For a summary of all our services and […]