WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS & APARTMENT RECYCLING
Businesses: State law requires all businesses that generate 4 cubic yards of garbage per week to recycle
Apartments: State law requires apartment communities / multi-family housing with 5 or more units to recycle
Why Recycle?
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Recycling may provide opportunities for your business to save money.
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Recycling helps conserve resources and extends the life of California’s landfills. It also helps create a healthy environment for our community and future generations.
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Many apartment residents are requesting recycling. Providing recycling helps promote your community as environmentally friendly and may help fill vacancies.
Types of Material to Recycle:
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Clean, dry paper – junk mail, newspapers, magazines, phone books, catalogs
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Cardboard boxes and chipboard
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Plastic and glass bottles and jars
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Metal and aluminum cans
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Metal containers and empty aerosol cans
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Plastic bags and dry cleaner bags
DON’T Put In the Recycling Bin:
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Broken glass
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Contaminated or wet paper
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Plastic hangers
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Rubber tires
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Hazardous waste – paint, batteries, antifreeze, pesticides, cleaning products, appliances, cell phones, TVs, computer monitors
For information on proper disposal or recycling of these materials, see http://www.stancounty.com/er/hazmat/household-hazardous-waste.shtm
Where to go for more information:
To learn more, call the Stanislaus County Dept. of Environmental Resources at (209) 525-6700, or visit www.calrecycle.ca.gov/recycle/commercial
Or contact your hauler:
Bertolotti Disposal
(209) 537-6911
Gilton Solid Waste
(209) 527-3781
Turlock Scavenger
(209) 668-7274
Visit: http://www.stancounty.com/er/pdf/mandatory-commercial-recycling.pdf for more information from Stanislaus County Department of Environmental Resources. For additional general information about recycling and waste reduction, visit CalRecycle at: www.calrecycle.ca.gov