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Residential Service - Recycling
General Information All trash service levels include one trash waste cart, PLUS - one 96-gallon cart for curbside commingled recycling and one 96-gallon cart for curside yard and garden service. Trash carts will be serviced on a weekly basis. Service on recycling and yard / garden carts will alternate weekly. 
Recycling Yes and NoImportant! Please empty recyclables out of bags and boxes so that they can be easily sorted at the recycling center. Clean paper bags and cardboard boxes are recyclable. Just put them in your recycling cart after you empty them. Plastic bags are not accepted curbside, but can be reused or recycled at grocery stores. Acceptable Items to place in your recycle cart: All California redemption value drink containers Clean paper and mail Corrugated cardboard Cereal boxes (without the liner) / Shoe boxes Brown paper bags Newspaper and magazines Shredded paper in tied clear plastic bags - No confetti Paperback books Catalogs, phone books Milk cartons Juice boxes Soy milk cartons Frozen food boxes Plastic bottles, jars and jugs - No caps Plastic dairy tubs (yogurt, margarine) - No lids All colors of glass jars, bottles and jugs - No lids Aluminum foil or foil baking pans Aluminum cans Steel or tin cans All colors of glass jars, bottles and jugs with lids and caps removed. Scrap metal (limit 2 ft. x 2 ft., 35 pounds; without wood, plastic, or rubber attachments) Remember: There is no charge for collection of extra recyclables that don't fit in your cart. Put them in recycling bins. Unacceptable Items to place in your recycle cart: Food scraps, food-soiled paper or boxes Plastic bags Plastic take-out containers Plastic trays (bakery, meat, etc.) Plastic cups, plates or utensils Styrofoam containers or pellets Prescription vials Paper towels, plates or napkins Disposable diapers or rags Ceramics or dishes Light bulbs Mirrors or window glass Lids or caps greasy or sharp scrap metal Needles or syringes Toxic containers (antifreeze, oil, syringes, etc.) Extra Recycling There is no charge for the collection of extra recyclables that don't fit in your cart or bins. Put them in additional recycling bins. No plastic bags, please. Plastic Recycling Only plastic bottles, jugs and dairy tubs Why don't you accept all plastic items that have recycling arrows on them? The number in the recycling arrows on plastic items generally identifies the type of resin used in making the product. However, some items with the same number cannot be recycled together because they are manufactured using a different heating and molding process. (For example, we have markets for #1 plastic bottles, but not for plastic cups with the same number.) In addition, the cost of collecting, sorting and remanufacturing some items exceeds the value of the recycled plastic. And so many plastic items cannot currently be recycled. Only plastic bottles, jugs and dairy tubs. To avoid confusion and contamination, ignore the numbers and remember: Put only plastic bottles, jugs and dairy tubs in your curbside recycling container. If it isn't a bottle, jug, or dairy tub, and it can’t be reused, it goes in the garbage. Clean plastic bags can be reused and are accepted for recycling at many grocery stores. Clean styrofoam packing peanuts and bubble wrap are accepted for reuse at many mail houses. Call the Peanut Hotline, 1 800 828-2214, for the nearest site or business that accepts clean leftover packing peanuts for reuse. Computers and TVs Computers, laptops, monitors, separated computer circuit boards and televisions contain heavy metals. They cannot be disposed of as garbage and must be recycled. You can also recycle many other electronic items, including computer peripherals (mouse, keyboard, cables, printer, scanner, speakers, etc.), cell phones, hand-held devices, photocopiers, fax machines, stereos, VCRs, and DVD players. Fluorescent Bulbs and Tubes Require Special Disposal Do not put them in the garbage Fluorescent tubes contain elemental mercury mixed with powder. Crushing tubes creates mercury vapor that is difficult to contain. Keeping lamps intact prevents mercury exposure. Fluorescent tubes are regulated as a federal and State of Washington universal waste. Universal wastes must ultimately go to a recycler or permitted treatment, storage, or disposal facility. Recyclers separate the tubes into their component materials - glass, metal, phosphor powder and mercury - so that these materials can be recycled or reused. Why Recycle? Using fluorescent lights saves money and reduces the amount of energy that needs to be produced by power plants. However, they contain small amounts of mercury, so they need to be recycled properly. Fluorescent lights are safe to use in your home, and mercury is not released when in use. No products that contain mercury should be put in the garbage. Please recycle these products properly. Fluorescent bulbs and tubes are accepted at local hazardous waste facilities. Motor oil disposal Motor oil is a serious environmental hazard if not properly collected and recycled. Recycling the motor oil from one oil change protects a million gallons of drinking water - or a year's supply for 50 people. Reprocessing one gallon of used motor oil and burning it as fuel generates enough electricity to power everything in your home for a day. We accept motor oil from our customers. Contact customer service and we will send you containers. Fill the containers and call to schedule a pick up: El Dorado Disposal Customer Service at (916) 985-1162 or email customerservice@eldoradodisposal.com. OR: Put used motor oil in securely closed 1-gallon milk jugs and take them to a location equipped to collect and recycle motor oil. Residential Services | Commercial Services | Apartment and Condominium Services |
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