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851CA0016
Residential Recycling Newsletter
Winter 2015
www.richmondsanitaryservice.com
Serving Hercules, Pinole, Richmond, San Pablo, and Unincorporated West Contra Costa County
New Weekly Collection Service
Beginning in March 2015, Republic Services will be offering
weekly collection service of recycling and organics for residential and commercial cart customers. This new service will be
beneficial for your home, business and community by making
it easier to recycle more materials each week. This enhanced service comes at no extra cost and will help you manage your service needs. The only action you need to take is to make sure all
of your collection containers are ready to be picked up on your
assigned service day each week. Look for more information on
this new service in the New Year.
Have you ever wondered about these numbers and what they mean?
The Different Types of Plastic
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recycling programs accepts PP containers.
rograms accepts PP containers.
2-­‐liter soda ottles, water
water bottles, cooking ot
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containers.
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(PET r PETE):
PETE
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cling pprograms
PP containers.
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peanut
butter
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Services’
residential
rePlastic (PP)
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Plastic #6: Polystyrene Ketchup bottles, aerosol caps, drinking (sPS)
traws, yogurt containers. Republic Services' residential Plastic #6: Polystyrene (PS)
Plastic #1: Piolyethylene Tperephthalate (PET oarrow-­‐neck r PpETE):
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PP
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cdartons, sshipping bp
locks. Many shipping/packaging stores will accept polystyrene Plastic
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rograms ccepts P ontainers.
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Services' rTesidential recycling porograms ccepts HDPE containers.
peanuts and oPther mpaterials for reuse. Republic Services' residential recycling Services' residential recycling programs ccepts DPE (HDPE)
caontainers.
peanuts nd other paackaging mcaterials for reuse. Republic Services' rtesidential rm
ecycling Packaging pellets or Styrofoam peanuts, cups, plastic tableware, meat trays, to-go clamshell containers,
egg cartons, shipping blocks. Many shipping/packaging stores will accept polystyrene peanuts and
other packaging materials for reuse. Republic Services’ residential recycling programs accepts only
PS containers not packaging materials.
clam shells.
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ottles, aerosol aps, drinking straws, yogurt containers. Republic Services' residential Plastic #7: (PS)
ther
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peanuts and other materials for reuse. Republic Sypes ervices' residential recycling 3 2: types. containers can be steveral of pBlastic polymers. Biodegradable and compostable Plastic T#chese 7: types. containers an Obther
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containers, egg cartons, hipping blocks. any shipping/packaging stores will accept polystyrene detergent cPontainers. Republic Services' residential rRecycling detergent epublic Services' esidential rograms programs opnly S (sThese ontainers ot pMackaging PETE
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accepts containers.
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programs ccepts only PS aclso ontainers packaging maaterials.
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plastics are labeled #n7 ot (These are not cceptable in our recycling program). Most recycling centers do PS
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HDPE
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place t ciart! n bte he recycling art! grocery stores. Republic Services' residential recycling LDPE
bags cian at clarge place he rcecycling recycled This lastic category, as #its of “other” implies, is any pplastic other than t#he named #1– #6 plastic not tpake plastic #Plastic 7. Republic Services' residential recycling rograms accepts 7 O
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programs accepts LDPE ilm and bags when bagged up with a bigger bag, tie it off, 7 and types. These containers can b
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polymers. Biodegradable 7 alternatives bags bVC e Lrow-­‐density ecycled at large rocery stores. Republic Services' residential rrecycling ecycling programs Plastic #P
4: Polyethylene (LDPE)
accepts containers.
detergent cgontainers. Republic Services' residential not take plastic #plastics 7. Republic ervices' residential recycling accepts 7 Other cpontainers only.
are aSlso labeled #7 (These are not parograms cceptable in our #recycling rogram). M
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*Please look for alternatives when you not take plastic #7. cRan!
epublic Services' residential recycling programs accepts #7 Other containers only.
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HDPE
Plastic
#2:
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bottles, cooking il bcottles, eanut HDPE
PETE
1 Detergent bottles, milk and water jugs, grocery bags,
yogurt cups. Republic Services’ residential recycling
programs accepts HDPE containers.
2 PETE
3 2 HDPE
PVC
HDPE
2 Plastic #3: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC or V)
Plastic pipes, outdoor furniture, some shrink-wrap,
water bottles, liquid detergent containers. Republic
Services’ residential recycling programs accepts
PVC containers.
3 HDPE
4 3 PVC
Plastic #7: Other
This plastic category, as its name of “other” implies,
is any plastic other than the named #1– #6 plastic
place in bthe recycling bags cit an e recycled at clart! arge grocery stores. Republic Services' residential recycling PVC
OTHER
Plastic
#4:
types. These containers can be several different
Plastic #4: aLccepts ow-­‐density Pfilm olyethylene LDPE)
programs LDPE Low-density
and bags (w
hen bagged Polyethylene
up with a bigger bag, tie it o(LDPE)
ff, and Food dry c leaning bags, produce bags, trash can liners. bags,
#4 produce produce
place sitorage t in tstorage
he containers, recycling art! Plastic #c4: Low-­‐density Polyethylene (LDPE)
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for alternatives when you care
an! also labeled #7 (These are not
4 accepts bags,
trash
can
liners.
produce
recyplastics
programs LDPE film bags w
b#4
agged up sw
ith a R
bepublic igger bags
bag, tie it can
off, and berecycling bags can be arnd ecycled at hen large grocery tores. Services' residential place it in the recycling cart! programs accepts LDPE film and bags when bagged up with a bigger bag, tie it resoff, and cled at large
grocery
stores.
Republic
Services’
acceptable
in
our
recycling
program). Most recycling
place it in the recycling cart! LDPE
idential recycling programs accepts LDPE film and
centers do not take plastic #7. Republic Services’
bags when bagged up with a bigger bag, tie it off,
residential recycling programs accepts “#7 - Other”
and place it in the recycling cart!
containers only.
LDPE
PVC
3 4 PVC
4 LDPE
LDPE
4 LDPE
Where do your organics go?
Have you ever wondered where your organic materials go if they are
not buried in a landfill?
Organics make up more
than two-thirds of the
daily solid waste stream
and these compostable
materials can be diverted
and used to make soil
amendment products.
The organics that are
collected each week are comprised of many different elements that include yard waste, food scraps,
food soiled paper, cardboard and compostable bags.
In order to conserve landfill space and benefit the
environment, organics are transferred to a processing facility where they go through a series of steps
to become compost. These materials that otherwise
would be landfilled will become useful products in a
few short months.
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When the compostable
materials are initially
delivered to the organics processing facility
they are ground up and
placed in static piles.
After this process, the
compostable materials
are moved into what
are called “windrows”
where they are turned
every few days and watered down to control the heat generated by the decomposition process. The organics will be processed for a total of
50-60 days and once a windrow reaches a temperature of
about 145 degrees it is ready to be screened. During the
screening process non-compostables such as glass and plastic are removed to prevent contamination of the finished
compost. The finished product is a rich soil material that
resembles ground coffee and can be sold for use to local
residents, gardeners and farmers.
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Sanitary Landfill
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(510) 262-7100
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(510) 970-7260
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Do you have questions on which items go into which containers?
If so, please visit www.richmondsanitaryservice.com, or contact [email protected] for answers.
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851CA0016
Boletín Informativo de Reciclaje
Invierno 2015
www.richmondsanitaryservice.com
Sirviendo a Hercules, Pinole, Richmond, San Pablo, y al Condado no incorporado del Oeste de Contra Costa
Nuevo Servicio de Recolección Semanal
A partir de marzo del 2015, Republic Services estará ofreciendo el
servicio de recolección semanal de reciclaje y orgánicos para los clientes de depósitos residenciales y comerciales. Este nuevo servicio
será beneficioso para su hogar, negocio, y la comunidad porque va
a ser más fácil de reciclar más materiales cada semana. Este servicio mejorado viene sin costo adicional y le ayudará a controlar sus
necesidades de servicio. La única acción que usted necesita tomar
es asegurarse de que todos sus depósitos de recolección están listos para ser recogidos en su día de servicio asignado cada semana.
Busque más información sobre este nuevo servicio en el Año Nuevo.
¿Se ha preguntado acerca de estos números y lo que significan?
Diferentes Tipos de Plástico
Have you ever wondered about these numbers and what they m
ean? DTifferent Have you ever wondered ael
bout these umbers aond hat topción,
hey mean? Different ypes of TPypes lasticof Plastic
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Have you ever wis ondered about hese umbers nd can wbhat they mean? Different Types oRf EUSE Plastic
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that e recycled in your residential recycling program and if possible!
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r PETE): (PET or PETE):
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#1:
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or
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¿A dónde van sus materiales orgánicos?
¿Alguna vez se ha preguntado a dónde van sus materiales orgánicos si no se
entierran en un vertedero?
Los orgánicos representan
más de dos tercios del
flujo diario de residuos
sólidos y estos materiales
compostables pueden ser
desviados y utilizados para
hacer productos de enmienda del suelo. Los compuestos orgánicos que se recogen cada semana se componen
de muchos elementos diferentes que incluyen residuos de
jardín, restos de comida, papel manchado de comida, cartón
y bolsas compostables. Con el fin de ahorrar espacio en los
vertederos y beneficiar al medio ambiente, los orgánicos son
transferidos a una instalación de procesamiento donde pasan
por una serie de pasos para convertirse en abono. Estos materiales que de otro modo serían depositados en vertederos se
convertirán en productos útiles en unos pocos meses.
a
West Contra Costa
Sanitary Landfill
b
West Contra Costa
Sanitary Landfill
c
West Contra Costa
Sanitary Landfill
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Costa
Sanitary
Landfill
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Cuando los materiales
compostables son inicialmente entregados a la
planta de procesamiento
de productos orgánicos se
muelen y se colocan en
pilas estáticas. Después de
este proceso, los materiales
compostables se mueven a
lo que se llama “hileras” en
el que se les da vuelta cada
dos o tres días y se les riega
con agua para controlar el calor generado por el proceso de
descomposición. Los orgánicos se procesarán para un total de
50 a 60 días y una vez a la hilera alcanza una temperatura de
145 grados, está listo para someterse a las pruebas. Durante
el proceso de selección de materiales no compostables tales
como el vidrio y el plástico se eliminan para evitar la contaminación del abono final. El producto final es un suelo rico en
material orgánico que parece café molido y puede ser vendido
para uso de los residentes locales, jardineros y agricultores.
West Contra Costa
Sanitary Landfill
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West Contra Costa
Sanitary Landfill
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West
Contra
Costa
Sanitary
Landfill
West County Resource Recovery
(510) 231-4200
Republic Services
(510) 262-7100
Golden Bear Transfer Station
(510) 970-7260
pms 471 process equivalent :
0C
59M
100 Y
18K and black
West County Organics
(510) 970-7260
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RecycleMore
www.recyclemore.com
West
Contra
Costa
Sanitary
Landfill
¿Tiene alguna pregunta sobre qué materiales se depositan en cada depósito?
Si es así, por favor visite: www.richmondsanitaryservice.com, o escríbanos a [email protected] para más información.
pms 471 and black
Impreso en papel reciclable