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,
In 2020, many California restaurants, malls and other businesses will need to change the way they make compost and recycling bins accessible to customers. Assembly Bill 827 (making its way through the California legislature now) mandates that businesses that are already
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:
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
On the third Saturday in September California cleans up! California Coastal Cleanup Day welcomes more than 60,000 volunteers who will pick up hundreds of thousands of pounds of trash and recyclables from beaches, lakes, and waterways each year. It
Plastic bags, wrap, and film packaging are not accepted in our curbside recycling program and should not be placed in your recycling cart. This includes — but is not limited to — the following types of flimsy plastic (plastic you