MVRS Holiday Newsletter
You can read our holiday newsletter online here, or visit our Holiday Information page for all the important details. Newsletter Highlights While our office will be closed, there will be no service interruption for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s Day. Please put your carts out as usual on your regular green cart collection day. Christmas […]
Talking About Trash Forum Jan. 30 in Mill Valley
The Mill Valley Outdoor Art Club will host a free “Talking About Trash” forum on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 1pm. The event features Jennifer Selvig of Marin Sanitary Service and Jim Iavarone of Mill Valley Refuse on the current state of refuse in Marin, including dual recycling, what can and can no longer be recycled, […]
Can This Be Recycled? Test Your Knowledge. | KCET
How well do you know what goes in the blue bin and what goes in the trash? Take our recycling quiz to test your knowledge. Read the full article on KCET.org and take the quiz here: Can This Be Recycled? Test Your Knowledge
Marin campaign to curtail Amazon packaging gains traction
Nearly 6,000 people have signed a Belvedere activist’s petition urging the online retailer to reuse its cardboard boxes and plastic mailers. Read the full article from The Mercury News online here: Marin campaign to curtail Amazon packaging gains traction
California Bill Incentivizes Dual Stream Recycling
With the signing of Assembly Bill No. 815, California Governor Gavin Newsom has added another layer of accountability on cities, counties and regional agencies in the state’s quest to divert from disposal 50% of all solid waste through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities. Current law requires a city, county, or regional agency to submit […]
It May Be Wasted Effort
In this commentary article from CalMatters, journalist Dan Walters points out that California is falling short of its 2020 goal to reduce its solid waste stream and explores a few of the reasons why. Read the full article on CalMatters: https://calmatters.org/commentary/recycling-plastic-may-be-a-wasted-effort/
Recycle Right Guide
Recycling and composting correctly are great ways that you can help the environment, but sometimes it’s hard to know what goes where and how to do it right. That’s why we created the Recycle Right Guide (below), to help you understand some of the problems we face and how you can help us make a […]
ABC 7 News on MVRS Recycling Contamination Policy
In their continuing coverage of the challanges facing the recycling industry on a local level here in the Bay Area, ABC 7 ran this story about our efforts to alert our customers to the problem of recycling contamination. What Can Be Recycled? We know it’s difficult to determine what items are recyclable! All of us […]
