CALIFORNIA LAWS REQUIRE PROPER WasteMatters WASTE SORTING February 2018 WE CAN HELP YOU COMPLY!
NOW AVAILABLE AT California Laws Require Proper Waste Sorting NO-CHARGE CONTAINER › Assembly Bill › Assembly Bill 341 requires businesses and MAINTENANCE 1826 requires multifamily dwellings to separate recyclable businesses to materials from their garbage and either allow PROBLEMS WITH ILLEGAL DUMPING implement an organics recycling program. the collection of recyclables by SSF Scavenger OR SCAVENGING? Currently, it targets those generating 4 cubic yards or self-haul to a recycling facility. The law applies to or more of organic waste per week. On January 1, businesses that generate four or more cubic yards ATTENTION SMALL BUSINESSES! 2019, the law will apply to those generating 4 cubic of garbage per week and to all multifamily dwellings yards or more of garbage per week. with 5 or more living units. DON’T DISPOSE— DONATE! Organics Only Sólo orgánicos • • 僅限有機物 Cardboard Only Envases únicamente Food Soiled Paper Food Scraps Metal & Aluminum Cans & Foil Waxed Cardboard Sólo carton HELPFUL Please Flatten • White & Colored Plastic Bottles, Jars, Tubs & Trays Paper, Envelopes Cardboard & Junk Mail REMINDERS Paper Yard Trimmings Por Favor Packaging Shredded Paper Glass Bottles & Jars Aplane (contained in bag or box) El Cartón
Newspapers/ Inserts, Magazines, Catalogs & Phone Books
Paper tubes
Place larger PET WASTE pieces of flattened
cardboard alongside of cart or Bin.
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Now Available at No-Charge SSFScavenger.com n Kitchen pails and recyclables tote bags for use in multifamily residential complexes where tenants are ready to step-up their sorting efforts. Limit of 1 pail SSF Scavenger and 1 tote per living unit. Company •
Commercial/ Multifamily n 23-gallon food scraps collection containers Newsletter for use in kitchens and break rooms. Limit of 3 per commercial customer.
500 East Jamie Court u South San Francisco, CA 94080 u Phone: 650.589.4020 CONTAINER MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS WITH ILLEGAL DUMPING OR SCAVENGING? Your Recycling, Organics and Garbage South San Francisco Scavenger carts and bins are engineered to Company can provide a company lock withstand years of service. It is your and 2 keys for a one-time charge of responsibility to keep them relatively $15. You can lock your cart, bin or clean but it is our responsibility to enclosure and reduce the chance of repair or replace them as needed. If illegal dumping and scavenging. To your cart or bin leaks, has a broken or request a lock, contact us today at missing lid or wheel, or is no longer 650.589.4020 or [email protected]. properly labeled, please let us know. We will repair or replace the bin as needed. You can also request a steam clean; charges may apply. Send an Attention Small Businesses! email to [email protected] or San Mateo County Environmental Health provides information and disposal call 650.589.4020. options for small businesses that generate hazardous waste including fluorescent lights, paint, batteries, fire extinguishers, oil, antifreeze, and more. Please be aware that hazardous waste cannot be collected via our garbage, recycling or organics programs. Visit www.smchealth.org/vsqg or call 1-650-655-6217 for more information.
500 East Jamie Court u South San Francisco
Public Disposal and Recycling Facility Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. DON’T DISPOSE—DONATE! n Competitive disposal rates HELPFUL REMINDER$ n Reduced rates for clean loads of wood, yard n RAFT & SCRAP are two separate Still Receiving a Paper Invoice? waste, dirt, rock & concrete organizations that welcome A variety of convenient paperless n Special rates for cooking oil, tires, appliances/ donations of clean, reusable electronics, fluorescent lamps & batteries billing and payment options now exist. material for use in art and science Note that all loads entering Blue Line must be Visit www.ssfscavenger.com/paperless. covered and secured. There is an additional projects. Visit www.RAFT.net $20 fee charged for each uncovered load. and www.scrap-sf.org for more Past Due? information. B.O.P.A. Center Payments are posted to the invoice Monday-Saturday, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. n Donations of surplus food number on the remittance slip. To n No-charge drop-off for San Mateo County are accepted by a number of avoid fees and an interruption to residents organizations as well. Visit ✔ Televisions, laptops, computer monitors www.smchealth.org/fooddonation. service, please be sure to pay your ✔ Car batteries, antifreeze, motor oil oldest invoice first. & filters ✔ Latex & oil-based paint—in clearly labeled containers, 10 gallon limit ✔ Sharps containers Phone: 650.589.4020 E-mail: [email protected] Public Buy-Back Center Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, 7 a.m. – 12 p.m. 500 East Jamie Court Interested in receiving waste-related tips? n For containers with California Redemption South San Francisco, CA 94080 Value (CRV) Follow Us On Facebook! Monday-Friday, 7am-4:30pm www.ssfscavenger.com/transfer You can find us by searching for @ssfscavenger.