Hazardous waste, including electronic 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. What […]

Electronic and universal waste, such as computer monitors, TVs, fluorescent tubes and consumer batteries, are prohibited from the trash. Electronic and universal waste contains a variety of toxic components like lead, cadmium and mercury, arsenic and flame retardants, and when dumped in a landfill, these materials can contaminate the soil and ground water, thus impacting […]

Recology Butte Colusa Counties provides debris box, compactor and commercial recycling services to Butte and Colusa County residents and businesses. Example materials collected include: concrete, wood, bricks, metals, asphalt, sheetrock, glass, porcelain, concrete, and dirt; corrugated cardboard, a variety of plastics such as PVC pipe, packaging, and yard or landscaping materials. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING […]

Organic Recycling Services Recology Butte Colusa Counties now offers organic (food waste) recycling services to commercial customers in Chico and Oroville. Commercial customers are now required to recycle food scraps in order to comply with SB 1383. Services offered and pricing depends on service area. Our food waste route currently runs 3 days/week, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. […]

We work closely with city and state government to ensure that our shared sustainability goals are made possible. The most impactful pieces of recycling legislation are SB1383, AB 341, AB 1826. SB 1383 California Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) builds upon California’s leading commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution statewide. SB1383 will […]