Residents who generate minimal garbage, or landfill bound materials be able to save money by reducing their garbage service level. Call your Recology company to see how they can “right size” your service based on material type and volume.

Visit your local Recology company for options for printed materials, or call customer service for special signage designed for your building. Sorting guides are available under resources with your Local Recology.

Our Waste Zero Teams are here for you! Visit your local Recology to connect with a Waste Zero Specialist who will train your staff or tenants, provide signage and resources, and place recycling containers for convenience.

Yes, garbage in an overstuffed container will not loosen or fall into the truck when overturned. Compacting garbage too tightly into your container may also cause it to surpass its weight limit. Ordinary garbage produced by daily living will generally be within the container weight limitations.

Depending on the Recology company, you may need to call in advance of your collection day before our drivers can pick up extra bags of trash that do not fit in your carts. In some areas, there are programs, such as bulky item collections or extra bag tags, that may be available to you. Please […]

FAQ HOW CAN WE HELP? Find the answers to some of our most commonly asked questions by selecting a category below. If you’re unable to locate an answer, contact your local Recology and we’ll be happy to help.

Recology: A World Without Waste Waste zero is more than just a goal for the communities in which we work – it’s a goal for ourselves; especially in how we work and with whom we partner. Recology has taken significant measures as a company to work toward waste zero.  Want to get there with us?  […]

Zero Waste Begins with Research As they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.  Our team of engineers and sustainability experts are always searching for new uses for recovered resources. We work together with manufacturers to solve for industry-wide challenges. Much of our work in waste processing begins with research. We take a three-pronged […]

Partnering with Like-Minded Manufacturers After we sort and recover resources from the compost and recycling containers, the next step is finding ideal uses for these materials, or commodities. That means finding manufacturers who commit to using our commodities for the best and highest use – those who are using our commodities to create further recyclable […]