REMINDER THAT THE NEW PROGRAMS AND CARTS BEGIN THE WEEK OF MAY 3RD ON YOUR REGULAR PICKUP DAY AND YES, YOU CONTINUE TO USE YOUR OWN GARBAGE CAN ALONG WITH THE OTHER TWO CANS. Chris Porter, Recology of the Coast, General Manager 4/26/10 comment and continuation from "New Programs..." (4/20/10).... http://fixpacifica.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-programs-from-recology-of-coast.html?showComment=1272419976290
1. Regular trash (your can) - no change weekly pick-up.
2. Greenwaste/organics (green can) - begins week of May 3rd, put out with regular trash pick-up weekly.
3. Recycling (blue can) - schedule cycle begins week of May 3rd or May 10th, then put out with trash every two weeks.
Schedule link http://www.recologyofthecoast.com/pacificaRecycleSchedule.php , scroll down: Blue = May 3rd; Yellow = May 10th.
Can contents easy as 1, 2, 3
1. "Greenwaste/organics" (green can), week of May 3rd:
- Kitchen - vegetable, meat, bones, coffee/tea grounds, soiled paper plates/food wraps/table napkins, waxy cardboard cartons.
- Yard - floral/branch/tree trimmings.
- Hard plastic, cans, glass containers, bottles, jars, buckets, pill bottles.
- Light plastic containers (1-7), including pastry/food clam shells, cups, buckets, bottles, cottage cheese/yogurt/pudding/soup/salad cartons.
- Light aluminum containers, including pie pans, foil, can lids.
- Paper magazines, newspapers, bags, cardboard, tubes, paperback books, cereal and other boxes, clean paper bags.
- Soiled plastic bags, plastic forks.
- Kitty litter, dog and other pet droppings, soiled dippers.
1. To outside top of recycling can: household batteries inside a plastic zip lock bag.
2. To recycling yard, 1046 Palmetto Avenue: CFL and fluorescent light bulbs, Styrofoam blocks, larger items.
3. Clean plastic bags to where every you are recycling them now, mine go to the Safeway customer service desk.
4. Online basic information from Chris Porter http://www.mercurynews.com/pacifica/ci_14923025
5. Questions 650-355-9000. Recology of the Coast office, 2305 Palmetto Avenue, Pacifica, CA.
Who would have thought collecting, decomposing and recycling garbage would turn-out to be cool? The "New programs..." referenced article (above) also includes a related compost list of interest offered by Anonymous (4/23/10) http://www.greendivamom.com/2009/01/12/1-unusual-things-you-can-compost/ . Information above is compiled from Recology picture guides, questions answered from Chris Porter and her helpful and friendly staff. Any related information you wish to offer can increase our community effort to affect "zero waste" and is appreciated.
Posted by Kathy Meeh
8 comments:
we got snookered once again. These jokers recology on the coast said no changes now we are doing all the sorting work for them. are we going to get a discount on the bill for doing all the dirty work for them?? First couple weeks in they lay off a couple guys, now all these stupid changes. we pacificans are being screwed once again.all new trucks on order. who is going to pay for all these changes. the customers.
city hall got snookered once again.
Throwing clean recycling into one big bucket and NOT sorting that is "dirty work"?
City council I think you took your discount beginning 4 years ago when you voted yourself a CASH option in lieu of Cafeteria Plan health insurance-- gives a new meaning to City clean-up.
I poop on the V-man
Hello...Recology of the Coast is trying to make the green experience easier for the customer by placing all recyclable materials you sorted into the three bins into one large container. Even your cardboard boxes should go into the blue cart. The food waste goes into your greenwaste cart along with your greenwaste.
Chris,
Question that came up today regarding window-envelopes. You know, the glassine windows.
Trash? Recycle?
Help us out.
Hello all...Glassine window envelopes can go into
into the recycling blue cart.
REMINDER TO EVERYONE...THE GREENWASTE TOTER IS NOT YOUR GARBAGE CAN. YOU HAVE THREE CANS, YOUR REGULAR GARBAGE CAN, THE GREENWASTE/ORGANICS CAN WHICH IS GREEN AND THE REYCLING CAN WHICH IS BLUE. YOUR REGULAR GARBAGE CAN AND THE GREENWASTE/ORGANICS CAN GOES OUT EVERY WEEK AND THE RECYCLING GOES OUT EVERY OTHER WEEK DEPENDING ON YOUR BLUE OR YELLOW CYCLE.
E-MAIL IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CALL ME!
@Chris Porter, General Manager, Recology of the Coast:
Very impressive start for the new bins - NOT. Fairmont homes on my block (and adjacent blocks)were instructed to put out the blue recycle bins for May 5 pickup. Unless we're all color blind and can't read, what the Hell happened?
BTW, I finally figured out how to fit the oversized blue recycle bin in my small garage. I park my car in it.
@ Buried in recycling garbage said...
"BTW, I finally figured out how to fit the oversized blue recycle bin in my small garage. I park my car in it"
So true! We have to haul that monster thing around the back, up some stairs and park on our back deck. Just getting it thru the back gate is almost impossible. Rediculous.
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