November 2016 Barstow’s and Newsletter Sponsored by the City of Barstow and Burrtec Waste Industries Organics Recycling Requirements Are Here Recycle Right! California Assembly Bill 1826 mandates that as of April 1, 2016, businesses, public entities, including multi-family residential dwellings (five or more units), generating 8-cubic yards or Place these types of materials in more of organics to establish and maintain commercial organics recycling service. The State your recycling barrel or bin. requirements specify that applicable business waste generators: • Aerosol cans (must be completely empty) • Separate organic waste from other waste and participate in a waste recycling service • Aluminum cans (please do not crush) that includes collection and recycling of organic waste; or • Brochures • Recycle its organic waste on site, or self-haul its organic waste off-site for recycling, or; • Cardboard • Cartons • Subscribe to an organic waste recycling service that may include mixed waste • Cereal boxes (remove wax paper lining) processing that specifically recycles organic waste. Organic waste means food waste, • Clothes hangers green waste, landscape and pruning waste, non-hazardous wood waste, and food- • Computer paper soiled paper waste that is mixed in with food waste. • Coupons Important future dates: • Envelopes • January 1, 2017: Businesses that generate 4-cubic yards of organic waste per week • Glass bottles, jars shall arrange for organic waste recycling services. • Glass cosmetic bottles • Junk mail • January 1, 2019: Businesses that generate 4-cubic yards or more of commercial solid • Laundry bottles waste per week shall arrange for organic waste recycling services. • Magazines/catalogs Additional organics recycling information will be provided as the program becomes available. • Milk/juice cartons We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Should you have any questions or to obtain a • Newspaper waste assessment please call our office at (760) 256-2730. • Paper • Paper tubes • Phone books Maintain Your Trash Enclosure • Pizza boxes Follow these simple tips to keep your trash enclosure clean: • Plastic containers #1– #7 • Plastic milk jugs • Keep dumpster lids closed. This prevents the rain water from entering the container and • Styrofoam products* keeps wind and feral animals from tossing into the parking lot and surrounding areas. • Tin cans • Pick up litter in and around trash enclosure and parking lot. Don’t let it enter the • Tissue boxes streets or storm drain system. Call Burrtec to empty the dumpster if it is full. • Wrapping paper • Don’t fill dumpster or compactor with liquid waste or hose it out. Keeping liquids *Not all areas recycle Styrofoam. out of your trash and recycling containers will prevent any liquids from leaking into the Please contact customer service for more details. surrounding area. • Sweep outside areas instead of using a hose. Sweeping not only conserves water, Contact Information it also prevents the material from entering the storm drain. Burrtec Waste Industries (760) 256-2730 Scavenging Hurts Businesses! Whether it’s called dumpster diving or scavenging, it is the unauthorized removal of 2340 West Main Street solid waste materials placed in a designated container at a designated location for the Barstow, CA 92311 purposes of collection and processing by an authorized agent. ( California Code Division Hours of Operation 30, Chapter 9, Public Resource Code Section 41950-41956) Removal of materials from a bin may increase the cost of collection services! Materials placed in a have Mon-Fri 8:00 am to 5:00 pm a value. That value is used to offset collection and processing costs. When a scavenger City of Barstow breaks the law and removes those materials they are also removing any value associated with the recycling program, which ultimately affects rates. If you see a scavenger, do not (760) 255-5126 approach them! Get a description of the person and/or vehicle with license plate number [email protected] or take a picture. Call (760) 256-2211 for /Fire Dispatch or the City at (760) 255-5126. Also, please help us help you. Do not give permission to scavengers to take recyclables.

BA-MU-COM Recycling Life Cycle

Have you ever wondered what happens to recyclables after you place them in the bin?

Place recyclables in bin…

ship it to we pick it up manufacturers to and take it to the be made into new Materials Recovery products. Facility (MRF)…

Reduce load it into trucks… Recycle sort it…

bale it…