Recycling
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Green waste and used oil cannot be disposed of in your recycle container. Please contact your local customer service center for proper handling.
*The Upper and Lower Desert cities are only accepting foam packing blocks (such as the foam blocks that protect new televisions or computers) at this time. Please contact your local customer service center for more information.
Recycling Resources
America Recycles Day
America Recycles Day (ARD), November 15, is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and to buy recycled products.
http://www.americarecyclesday.org
California Department Of Conservation
The Department of Conservation provides services and information that promote environmental health, economic vitality, informed land-use decisions and sound management of our states natural resources.
http://www.consrv.ca.gov
CalRecycle
CalRecycle is the new home of California’s recycling and waste reduction efforts. Officially known as California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.
http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov
Earth 911
A public and private sector partnership to empower the public with community
specific resources to improve their quality of life.
http://www.earth911.com
Environmental Protection Agency
Recycling tips from the Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.epa.gov
Glass Packaging Institute
At the forefront of glass container recycling efforts.
http://www.gpi.org
National Recycling Coalition
NRC initiates partnerships between global business leaders and local governments to provide profitable and environmentally innovative solutions to waste reduction.
http://www.nrc-recycle.org
Napcor
A national trade association that promotes PET recycling and the use of PET plastic. Includes information for starting a community PET recycling program.
http://www.napcor.com
Plastics
The Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) represents leading manufacturers of plastic resins.
http://www.plastics.org
Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
Advancing the practice of environmentally and economically sound management of municipal solid waste in North America.
http://www.swana.org
