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Sunday, March 14

Integrated Waste
Recycling Services

Trash the Trash…but don’t Waste the Waste!!

Did you know that half of the refuse people generate is actually trash, and the rest is recyclable waste? In fact, the State of California believes so strongly that people can recycle half of their refuse that it has mandated that all municipalities divert 50% of their refuse from the landfills or face stiff penalties.

When you don’t recycle green waste and other recyclable items, landfills fill up quickly and new ones have to be built, adversely affecting the environment and increasing costs of waste disposal.  When you do recycle, waste disposal costs are more manageable, landfills have capacity, and the world you live in is a cleaner, healthier place to be.

If you are a business or manage a large dwelling complex, contact Burrtec at 949-0500 in order to initiate free recycling services (white bin).  Have your users place recyclables in your white recycling bin, and have your landscaper haul your green waste to a grass recycler.

ACCEPTABLE RECYCLABLES
Papers	Cardboard	Glass	Plastic	Metals
Junk mail	Cereal boxes (not wax bag)	Juice bottles	Plastic containers  #1 - #7	Aluminum soda cans
Telephone books	Tissue boxes	Beer bottles	Plastic water bottles	Aluminum beer cans
Catalogs	Food boxes	Wine bottles	Plastic soda bottles	Fruit cans
Computer paper	Milk cartons	Liquor bottles	Plastic milk jugs	Vegetable cans
Envelopes	Juice boxes	Baby food jars	Plastic laundry jugs	Pet food cans
Wrapping paper	Soda/beer cartons	Condiment jars	Shampoo bottles	Juice cans
Newspapers, magazines & brochures	Egg cartons (paper fiber)	Jam jars	Lotion bottles	Soup cans
Crayon drawings	Clean pizza box tops	Jelly jars	Food bottles	Sauce cans
Books	Assorted  boxes	Assorted food jars & bottles	Condiment  & salad dressing bottles	Assorted tin & aluminum food cans
Office paper	Gift boxes	Salad dressing bottles	Motor oil containers	Metal coat hangers
Copy paper	Cardboard tubes	Cosmetic bottles	Vegetable oil bottles	Empty aerosol cans
Paper bags			Margarine tubs
			Clam shell containers
NON-ACCEPTABLE RECYCLABLES
Used diapers	Styrofoam cups	Mirrors	Plastic grocery bags	Computer monitors (special disposal)
Used tissue products	Styrofoam plates	Glass candle holders	Garden hoses	Stereos & TVs (special disposal; see e-waste link)
Soiled pizza boxes	Styrofoam packaging	Windows	Plastic lawn furniture	Bicycles
Wax paper	Styrofoam egg cartons	Safety glass	Plastic pools & toys	Auto parts
Used paper plates	Clothing	Drinking glasses	PVC pipe	Metal lawn furniture
Batteries (special disposal; see HHW link)	Furniture, carpet & other products containing fabric	Ceramic dishes/cups	Rubber materials	Used aluminum foil
		Light bulbs

 

 

 

For further recycling education:

- Calculate your actual recycling impact by using the Conversionator link at the bottom of:     http://www.nrc-recycle.org/recycling101.aspx
- See Diversion-Conversion Article        

Recycling Used Oil and Filters

Free of charge, residents may bring their used oil and filters to any Used Oil Certified Collection Center, or to the City’s Household Hazardous Waste facility, open Saturdays (excluding holiday weekends and during rain or extreme weather) from 9am–2pm, 1370 N. Benson Ave.
To find free daily oil collection center locations in Upland visit: 
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/UsedOil/Centers/Default.aspx

Recycling Green Waste: Free Mulch and Grasscycling Tips

You can also REUSE the green waste that is collected curbside throughout Upland. Free loose mulch made from green waste, both coarse and fine, is available on the last Saturday of every month at our HHW facility.

You can also grasscycle when mowing your lawn by letting your clippings fall back into the lawn to decompose, returning nutrients to your lawn, and increasing moisture retention.