Your Guide to Recycling in Manteca

RECYCLE 210 E. Wetmore Street Manteca, CA 95337 (209) 456-8440 PHONE RESOURCES TABLE OF CONTENTS

Garbage Hauler City of Manteca Solid Waste Division...... 209-456-8440 PHONE RESOURCES ...... 2 TOXIC DISPOSAL ...... 4

WASTE PREVENTION ...... 6 City Resources City of Manteca ...... (209) 456-8000 DONATION LOCATIONS ...... 7 Animal Shelter ...... (209) 456-8270 Building Inspection ...... (209) 456-8550 CRV / PAINT ...... 8 City Clerk’s Office ...... (209) 456-8017 City Manager’s Office ...... (209) 456-8050 RECYCLING ONLY ...... 9 Community Development ...... (209) 456-8500 Economic Development ...... (209) 456-8520 USED OIL RECYCLING ...... 10 Engineering ...... (209) 456-8460 Facilities Maintenance ...... (209) 456-8476 Finance ...... (209) 456-8730 LIFE CYCLE OF BOTTLES & CANS ...... 11 Fire Department - Non Emergency ...... (209) 456-8300 Fleet Maintenance ...... (209) 456-8450 DROP-OFF RECYCLING ...... 12 Human Resources and Risk Management ...... (209) 456-8700 Library ...... (209) 456-7323 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION CALENDAR ...... 13 Manteca Golf Course ...... (209) 456-2500 Manteca Transit Center ...... (209) 456-8888 E-WASTE & U-WASTE ...... 14 Mayor and Council ...... (209) 456-8017 Parks and Recreation ...... (209) 456-8600 COMMERCIAL RECYCLING ...... 15 Police Department - Non Emergency ...... (209) 456-8100 Public Works ...... (209) 456-8400 COMPOSTING ...... 16 Senior Center ...... (209) 456-8650 Sewer ...... (209) 456-8470 Streets ...... (209) 456-8462 CARTS / RENTALS ...... 17 Utility Billing ...... (209) 456-8740 Wastewater Treatment Plant ...... (209) 456-8470 WHAT TO DO WITH...... 18 Water ...... (209) 456-8466 RECYCLING FACTS & RESOURCE LINKS ...... 19

County Resources San Joaquin County Solid Waste Division Public Works www.sjgov.org/solidwaste/ ...... (209) 468-3066 Household Hazardous Waste www.sjgov.org/solidwaste/hhw ...... (209) 468-3066 Lovelace Materials Recovery Facility and Transfer Station www.sjgov.org/solidwaste/dynamic?id=23014 ...... (209) 928-5770 North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill www.sjgov.org/solidwaste/dynamic?id=23015 ...... (209) 887-3868 Foothill Sanitary Landfill www.sjgov.org/solidwaste/dynamic?id=22997 ...... (209) 887-3969 State Resources CalRecycle Let’s All Do Our Part To Make www.calrecycle.ca.gov ...... 1-800-RECYCLE This World A Greener Place!

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HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COMMON EXAMPLES OF TOXICS COLLECTION FACILITY ACCEPTED AT HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY: 7850 R.A. Bridgeford Street, Stockton, CA 95206  Open Thursday-Sunday, 9:00am-3:00pm E-WASTE MEDICAL AUTOMOTIVE (209) 468-3066 Cameras Small medical equipment Used motor oil Gasoline Cell phones Large medical equipment Contaminated motor oil Diesel fuel www.sjgov.org/solidwaste/hhw Computers Biodiesel Call first Carburator cleaner Computer equipment Oil filters Brake fluid 15 gallon (125 lbs) waste limit per car, per day. Sharps must be placed in a Gaming consoles rigid, puncture-resistant Batteries Road flares Don’t mix chemicals. Place Chemicals in GPS units Antifreeze sealed containers. Transport in trunk or in a Microwaves container bed of a truck and pack to avoid spilling. Arch-Airport Rd Printers No glass containers Prescription Medications HOUSE/GARAGE Stockton Arch Rd Televisions Paint (wet) Don’t put Disposal is FREE for all San Joaquin County Metropolitan toxics in the Airport Wy VCRs Paint thinner residents. No out-of-county waste accepted. Airport garbage. Radios/Stereos YARD Drain cleaners DVD players Pesticides French Camp Rd Aerosol products Small businesses may dispose of waste at Fax machines Herbicides Roof tar the facility for a fee; call first to schedule an Fluorescent tubes Fertilizers Kerosene appointment, 800-207-8222. Limit 10 per car, per day Pool/Spa chemicals Batteries - All kinds Compact fluorescent light Bridgeford St. Charcoal lighter fluid Fire extinguishers bulbs (CFLs) No explosives, radioactive materials, medical Tiki oil Photographic chemicals waste, sewage, solar panels, controlled Copy machines Adhesives substances, ammunitions, refrigerating units, Cables & cords Mercury thermostats/ gas powered tools, air conditioning units, Telephones thermometers tires, large appliances, and large compressed Household cleaners gas cycliners are accepted at the Hazardous French Camp Rd Asbestos Airport Wy Waste Facility. Other places to take different toxics: Prescription medications: DO NOT flush medicine down the toilet or drain! The better solution is to bring them to the following drop-off locations: • Manteca Police Department - 1001 W. Center St., Manteca, CA 95337 California State law prohibits disposal 209-456-8100 • M-Th 8am-5pm, Alternate Fridays 8am-5pm of Universal Waste into landfills, such Don’t forget to • Community Medical Center - 200 Cottage Ave., Ste. 103, Manteca, CA 95336 as batteries, electronics, fluorescent lights, remove batteries 209-624-5800 • M-Th 7:30am-8pm, Friday 7:30am-5pm, Saturday 8am-4:30pm thermometers, and thermostats. San Joaquin from devices To learn more about prescription drug abuse & heroin, www.crowdproject.org, www.drugabuse.gov, County residents can drop-off thermometers, before recycling! www.theantidrug.com. For County mental health, alcohol & drug services 209-468-8700, http://sjcbhs.org thermostats and any other items containing Tires: Call the County about free disposal events, or drop-off at transfer stations or landfill for a fee mercury for FREE at the household hazardous Asbestos: Forward Landfill - 9999 S. Austin Rd. 209-902-4298 waste collection facility. Welding/Oxygen cylinders: Return to seller Propane cylinders larger than 5 gallons: Return to seller, or call propane store about drop-off Explosives: Contact Manteca PD 209-456-8100 BE SAFE WITH YOUR WASTE: Ammunition: Contact Manteca PD 209-456-8100 • Label all materials Dried paint: Garbage • Do not mix materials Hardened concrete: Transfer stations or landfill for a fee. • Keep all waste in original containers with lids on tight Printer cartridges: Contact local Staples store. • If a container is leaking, place it in a sturdy plastic bag or Large Appliances: Call the Manteca Solid Waste Office 209-456-8440 to arrange special pick-up. bucket and label it There may be a fee involved or drop-off at transfer stations or landfill for a fee. • Transport waste in the trunk of your car or rear of your truck Business waste will not be accepted without an appointment • Don’t leave your vehicle with waste sitting in the sun or leave it overnight

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PREVENTION IS KEY! While recycling is great, reducing your consumption (or waste prevention) DONATE is even better! Waste prevention is the most environmentally preferable Use less... buy less... avoid waste... turn off lights... Thrift stores in Manteca accept all or some of the following: Auto parts, take shorter showers... carpool! HERE! means to reduce waste entering our landfills. The best way to prevent Bikes, Books, Building materials, Car batteries, Cars, CDs, Clothing, waste is to make purchases with REDUCE and REUSE in mind. Construction & Demolition materials, Dishes, DVDs, Electronics, Eyeglasses, Furniture, Household appliances, Mattresses and Box springs, Use things more than once... use cloth shopping bags... Paint, Power tools, Sports equipment, Toys, Trophies, and Vacuums. REDUCE repair... regift... try travel mugs... compost! • Purchase items with minimal packaging, such as purchasing food Please call ahead to make sure they can accept your items. items in bulk rather than individually packaged. Separate waste materials so that the recyclable products • Stop unwanted junk mail by following the simple steps outlined below. can be transformed into something new! Nearly New Thrift • Think twice before printing, and print on both sides of the 604 E. Yosemite Ave. paper whenever possible. Manteca, CA 95336 • Patronize thrift shops, secondhand stores, or even (209) 239-9162 antique stores instead of always buying new. Community Hospice Goodwill B&B Consignments & Hope Chest Thrift Store 1477 W. Yosemite Ave. Boutique Inc. 208 S. Main St. Another way to prevent waste is through reuse! Manteca, CA 95337 220 Main St. Manteca, CA 95336 (209) 825-4105 Manteca, CA 95336 REUSE (209) 665-7934 (209) 824-5638 • Swap out your single-use items for reusable items to reduce your waste. For example, rechargeable batteries, cloth napkins instead of paper, cloth rags and towels instead of paper towels, plastic food Saint Vincent de storage containers instead of plastic baggies, reusable water bottles instead of single-use plastic Paul Society bottles, and reusable shopping bags instead of plastic bags. Best of all, reusing items often saves you 525 E. North St. money as well as keeping materials out of landfills! Manteca, CA 95336 • Don’t buy fertilizer every year for your garden, reuse your food/yard waste by creating your own (209) 823-8099 compost. Learn more about making your own compost on page 16. • Donate your gently used items to thrift shops and local charities so they can be reused by somebody else. Donation centers are listed on page 7. • Drop-off your used motor oil and oil filters at one of the Certified Collection Centers listed on page 10 so the oil can be re-refined and reused over and over again. California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)

Remember, your purchases matter CalRecycle brings together the state’s recycling and waste management and prevention is key! Think about Tired of dealing with junk mail? programs and continues a tradition of environmental stewardship. Junk mail is a waste of time and resources. More than 100 how you can reduce and reuse million trees are cut down every year to produce the 100 items before buying them, and opt billion pieces of junk mail sent out to American homes. for items that can be used again Through landmark initiatives like the Integrated Waste and again instead of single-use Management Act and Beverage Container Recycling and Litter To reduce your junk mail, reduce access to your name and items. Help us keep unnecessary address so that it won’t be traded or sold. waste out of our landfills. Reduction Act, California works toward a society that uses less, Contact the Direct Marketing Association. The Direct To learn more about waste recycles more, and takes resource conservation to higher Marketing Association (DMA) is the single largest provider prevention, check out the and higher levels. Our state now leads the nation with a 65 of direct mail lists. They charge a $1 fee if you send your request by mail or you following resources: percent recycling rate for all materials, and today recycling can submit through the online form at www.dmachoice.org www.storyofstuff.org/ supports more than 140,000 green jobs in California. DMA Mail Preference Service: PO Box 643, Carmel, NY 10512 www.calrecycle.ca.gov/reducewaste/ define.htm Remove your name from credit card offers by calling www.epa.gov/smm/wastewise/wrr/ CalRecycle’s vision is to inspire and challenge Californians 888-5-OPTOUT(567-8688). You do not need to provide your Social Security prevent.htm number. Stay on the line and they will process your request without your to achieve the highest waste reduction, recycling and Social Security number. reuse goals in the nation. Through innovation and creativity, Remove your name from specific catalogs by visiting www.CatalogChoice. sound advancements in science and technology, and efficient org. You can also contact the catalog company and tell them you want your programs that improve economic vitality and environmental name taken off their list. sustainability, we build a stronger California. To learn more about Visit online www.stopjunkmail.org for additional tips. recycling in California, visit us at www.calrecycle.ca.gov The Junk Mail Reduction Campaign is sponsored by the Bay Area Recycling Outreach Coalition, a coalition of jurisdictions in the nine-county Bay Area.

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10¢ each Redeem your CRV 24oz. and bottles and cans for $ larger California Refund Value (CRV) is CALIFORNIA PAINT PUT ONLY THESE the amount paid by consumers at TAKE-BACK and the checkout stand and paid back to ITEMS IN YOUR consumers when they recycle eligible RECYCLING PROGRAM: aluminum, plastic, glass and bi-metal Californians generate millions of gallons RECYCLING CART: beverage containers at certified recycling of leftover paint each year. Prior to the centers. Items must be separated by 5¢ each passage of the California Paint Stewardship under material type. 24oz. Law, AB 1343, the only way for residents to properly manage their leftover paint was The minimum refund value established for through local, taxpayer-funded household YES NO each type of eligible beverage container is 5 cents for each hazardous waste (HHW) programs. container under 24 ounces and 10 cents for each container Historically, paint has represented almost 24 ounces or greater. one-third of the material collected through Recycling centers are allowed to pay by weight as a matter local HHW programs and costs local of business efficiency, but consumers also have the option government millions of dollars to manage. of being paid on a per-container basis if they bring in 50 or The paint take-back program is designed fewer CRV containers of each material type. Recycling centers and managed by PaintCare Inc., a are required to comply with this request. No out-of-state nonprofit organization created by paint material is eligible for California Refund Value. Consumers manufacturers to fulfill their responsibilities BULBS and others may only claim CRV for aluminum, glass and under paint stewardship laws. The take- CORRUGATED CARDBOARD plastic beverage containers that were sold in California. back program will be funded through an (CLEAN, FLATTENED) GLASS Requirements regarding the condition of beverage assessment collected on the purchase of containers are established by the recycling center new paint sold in California allowing for and may vary. Contact your free disposal and recycling to residents. recycling center to determine its For additional information please go to requirements. www.paintcare.org. PLASTIC METAL GLASS To learn more about the The following locations are current CRV program: drop-off sites within San Joaquin Contact CalRecycle at County: CARTONS 1-800-RECYCLE or visit PLASTIC CONTAINERS PLASTIC BAGS Household Hazardous Waste of (#1 AND #2) www.calrecycle.ca.gov/BevContainer/Consumers/ San Joaquin County 7850 R A. Bridgeford St, Stockton, CA 95206 (209) 468-3066

Which beverage containers Kelly-Moore Paints $ can you redeem for CRV? 210 S. Main St, Manteca, CA 95336 (209) 825-2121 Eligible for CRV: NOT eligible for CRV: 3206 E. Hammer Ln, Stockton, CA 95212 • Beer and malt • Milk jugs PAPER (ALL KINDS) beverages • Medical food (209) 474-3706 EMPTY METAL CONTAINERS • Wine coolers and • Infant formula 2225 Monte Diable Ave, Stockton, CA 95203 distilled spirit coolers • Wine (209) 465-3473 • Carbonated fruit drinks, • Spirits water or soft drinks • 100% fruit juice 46 oz. Sherwin Williams Paints • Noncarbonated or more 3304 E. Hammer Ln, Stockton, CA 95203 fruit drinks, water or • 100% vegetable juice (209) 478-1014 soft drinks more than 16 oz. • Coffee and tea beverages • Food and other non- Schemper’s Ace Hardware • 100% fruit juice less than 46 oz. beverage containers 50 N. Wilma, Ripon, CA 95366 STYROFOAM • Vegetable juice 16 oz. or less (209) 599-2141 • Sports drinks FOOD/GARBAGE Lovelace Transfer Station CRV BOTTLES/CANS When in doubt, check the label on the container: 2323 Lovelace Rd, Manteca, CA 95336 • California Redemption Value (209) 982-5770 • CA Redemption Value There's • California Cash Refund Most locations have a Paint Your collection day moves to one day Cashin your CARTS AT PLACE CARTS 3 FEET • CA CRV 5 gallon limit. Please call Paint Paint CURB BY APART & 5 FEET FROM later if it falls on christmas day or new • CA Cash Refund Trash ahead to confirm. year’s day. See page 12 for places you can take your CRV to. 5:00 AM PARKED VEHICLES

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Local return or recycle locations for used car oil, oil filters, car batteries, antifreeze. PLASTIC ALUMINUM GLASS

OIL FILTERS ANTIFREEZE BATTERIES BOTTLES CANS BOTTLES Used Motor Oil AutoZone 147 S. Main St., Manteca, CA ...... 209-824-9665 X X X ($10 gift card on returned car batteries) Empty Empty Jiffy Lube bottles Glass is cans 1130 Main St., Manteca, CA...... 209-239-0665 X X X sorted by sorted by are baled color and color Lovelace Recovery Facility 2323 Lovelace Rd., Manteca, CA X X X baled

O’Reilly Auto Parts 515 Yosemite Ave., Manteca, CA ...... 209-239-4188 X X X ($10 gift card on returned car batteries)

O’Reilly Auto Parts 1200 Lathrop Rd., Manteca, CA ...... 209-239-9606 X X X ($10 gift card on returned car batteries) Then they are Bales are Glass is washed and Did you know that oil doesn’t shredded into then crushed Speedee Oil Change chopped up 245 W. Yosemite Ave., Manteca, CA ...... 209-825-5823 X X X tiny pieces into pieces wear out... It just gets dirty! into pieces

Did you know that it is illegal to dispose of motor oil on the • Sometimes the oil storage tanks at these businesses ground, down storm drains, in are full so please call ahead to be sure they will accept the sewer or in your trash? your used oil.

Used motor oil is picked up • The businesses listed here accept up to 5 gallons of Pieces are used motor oil from San Joaquin County residents Pieces are CURBSIDE in Manteca every melted into Glass during regular business hours. melted and week, along with your trash. Just strands to make pieces are flattened into put the used oil in a City provided fiber or chopped melted sheets container and place it out next to into pellets your Cart. It will be picked up and Please drop replaced with an empty one. off only during business hours. Leaving materials You can also take your used after hours is motor oil to any of the locations illegal. listed on this Plastic fiber Melted glass is page. It’s a good is used to make Sheets are used poured into molds idea to call first, FILTER sweatshirts & to make bicycles, to make new just to make sure carpet. Pellets are airplane parts used to make bottles they have room. and new cans new plastic and jars Many of these bottles locations will also take your used oil filters.

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Local return or recycle locations for used car oil, oil filters, car batteries, antifreeze. PLASTIC ALUMINUM GLASS

O’Reilly Auto Parts 515 Yosemite Ave., Manteca, CA ...... 209-239-4188 X X X ($10 gift card on returned car batteries)

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LEGEND SOLID WASTE COLLECTION 2020 CALENDAR mon mon mon 27 25 20 18 14 13 11 28 21 7 6 AM = ANYTHING METAL 4 B = BATTERIES tue tue tue 28 26 21 19 15 14 12 29 22 8 7 5 CA = CARS 1 wed wed CO = COMPRESSORS wed 29 27 22 20 16 15 13 30 23 9 8 6 2 E = ENGINES 1 thur thur OF = USED OIL & OIL FILTERS thur 30 28 23 21 17 16 14 10 24 9 7 3 P = PALLETS 2 31 29 24 22 18 17 15 11 10 PP = PLASTIC PALLETS 25 fri fri fri 8 4 3 R = RADIATORS 1 sat sat sat 30 25 23 19 18 16 12 11 SO = SMALL ONLY 26 9 5 4 2 Glass bottles (CRV) Glass bottles (non-CRV)Glass jars cans-Empty Aerosol Aluminum cans (CRV) Aluminum foil cans Tin cans Steel metal Scrap (CRV) Plastic bottles plastics (No-CRVHard or PVC) Plastic bags Cardboard bags paper Brown Newspaper paper Office books & Paperback Phonebooks mail Magazines/Junk Household appliances materials Construction materials Automotive Diaz Recycling X X X 1049 W. Yosemite Ave., Manteca, CA 95337 OCTOBER JUNE FEBRUARY sun sun sun 23 28 16 21 11 14 25 18 9 4 2 7 Granda’s Recycling X X X mon mon mon 24 29 17 22 12 10 15 26 19 5 3 8 890 N. Main St., Manteca, CA 95336 1 tue tue tue 25 30 18 23 13 11 16 27 209-239-4550 20 6 4 9 2 wed wed wed 26 19 24 14 12 17 28 10 21 SERVICES REMAIN THE SAME AND UNAFFECTED ON ARE SERVICES THE SAME FEDERAL REMAIN ALL OTHER HOLIDAYS. 7 5 Granda’s Recycling X X X 3 Services are NOT provided on New Years Day and Christmas Day. In 2020, ServicesNew are NOT Christmas New Day. provided Years on Day and In 2020, Years thur thur thur 27 20 25 15 13 18 29 11 1393 E. Yosemite Ave., Manteca, CA 95336 22 8 6 1 4 falls on Wednesday, January 1st and Christmas falls on Friday, December on Christmas falls and 1st 25th. January Wednesday, on falls 28 21 26 16 14 19 30 12 23 fri fri fri 9 7 2 Go Green Recycling X X X X X B 5 Services will be provided ONE week. for the ofrest that LATER DAY sat sat sat 29 22 27 17 15 20 31 10 13 24 8 3 6

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Californians don’t have to go out of their way to recycle. There are 1,572 recycling centers 8 4 1 4 statewide that buy back empty California Refund Value (CRV) beverage containers, most thur thur thur 30 26 23 19 19 16 12 12 26 9 5 2 conveniently located near places you live and work. Most beverages other than milk, wine 5 31 27 24 20 20 17 13 13 10 $ 27 fri fri and distilled spirits are subject to CRV. fri 6 3 6 sat sat sat 28 25 21 21 18 14 14 11 28 7 4 Important Consumer Refund Info! 7 You can get your beverage recycling refunds on a per-container basis instead of by weight. • By law, you can bring up to 50 aluminum, 50 glass, 50 plastice, and 50 bi-metal California Redemption Value (CRV) containers and request to be paid by count. Inform the site attendant of DECEMBER AUGUST APRIL sun sun sun 30 26 23 19 16 13 12 27 20 9 6 5 your load content and how you would like to receive payment before you hand over your load. 2 mon mon • Any consumer who has been denied this right by a recycling center can file a complaint via email or mon 31 27 24 20 17 14 13 10 28 21 7 6 by calling 1-800-RECYCLE. 3 tue tue tue 28 25 21 18 15 14 11 29 22 8 7 4 • If recycling more than 50 containers of any one material type, the decision to pay by count or weight 1 is determined by the recycling center operator. Make sure your containers are whole and free of wed wed wed 29 26 22 19 15 12 30 23 16 9 8 5 2 contaminants such as dirt, excessive liquid or other foreign substances. If 1 thur thur thur 30 27 23 20 16 13 10 31 24 17 9 6 3 you are being paid by weight, make sure the load contains only eligible CRV 2 beverage containers. 28 24 21 17 14 11 10 25 18 fri fri fri 7 4 • Daily load limits of empty CRV beverage containers are 100 pounds each 3 sat sat sat 29 25 22 18 15 12 11 26 for aluminum and plastic, and 1,000 pounds of glass. If the load includes 19 8 5 4 1 containers not eligible for CRV, the recycling center must either reject the load or pay only scrap value.

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Businesses generate nearly 70% of the solid waste in California. MANDATORY BUSINESS RECYCLING & COMPOSTING

E-WASTE U-WASTE AB 1826 Mandatory Organics Recycling Law

Starting January 1, 2019, AB 1826 will require businesses, non-profit organizations, multifamily buildings, schools, and government entities that generate 4 cubic yards or more of solid waste to arrange for composting. The intent of the law is to significantly reduce the amount of food scraps and green waste currently THE FOLLOWING RETAILERS ACCEPT: sent to landfill. Thermometers, lamps, Sodium vapor Mercury thermometers Cameras Phones Cell Computers/Tablets/Laptops Gaming Consoles Printers GPS Units TVs Machines Scanners/Fax Small Electronics players) mp3 (iPods, Batteries Rechargeable Batteries Alkaline CFL Light Bulbs Tubes Fluorescent Oven Microwave Radio, VCR, Best Buy www.bestbuy.com X X X X X X X X How to achieve compliance: Home Depot www.homedepot.com X X The requirement can be met in the following ways: Lowes www.lowes.com X X • Sign up for composting service by having your food scraps and green waste Staples www.staples.com X X X hauled away for composting. Contact City of Manteca Solid Waste Division at Target www.target.com X X X X (209) 456-8440 for more information. What is Organic Waste? Wal-Mart www.walmart.com X X X X X X X • Compost on-site. For helpful resources and information on regulations, visit https://calrecycle.ca.gov/organics compostmulch The state denes “organics” as food, Batteries Plus www.batteriesplus.com X X X X X X X X • Self-haul or back-haul to a composting facility. green waste, landscape/prunings, THE FOLLOWING DROP-OFF • Donate food to feed people or animals. Visit http://ucanr.edu/sites/SCRFC/ nonhazardous wood waste, and food-soiled paper CENTERS ACCEPT: for more information MANTECA City of Manteca Solid Waste Division X X X X X X X X 210 E. Wetmore St, Manteca, CA 95337 209-456-8440 AB 341 Lovelace Transfer Station X X X X X X X Mandatory Commercial Recycling Law 2323 E. Lovelace Rd, Manteca, CA 95336 209-982-5770 Effective July 1, 2012, commercial organizations and establishments that produce (Fee applies) 4 cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste per week are required to recycle. How to achieve compliance: San Joaquin County Hazardous X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Businesses can do any combination of the following in order to reuse, recycle, Waste Facility or otherwise divert solid waste from landfill: 7850 R.A. Bridgeford St, Stockton, CA 95206 • Self-haul to a recycling facility. 209-468-3066 • Sign up for recycling service by having your recyclables hauled away. Corrugated cardboard, plastic Contact City of Manteca Solid Waste Division at (209) 456-8440 for containers (#1 & #2), CRV bottles/ more information. cans, empty metal containers • Make other arrangements for the pickup of recyclable materials.

Electronic Waste or E-Waste is discarded Universal Waste or U-Waste is waste that electronic and electrical devices. Proper includes hazardous materials, but are SB 1383 e-waste disposal is important because very commonly found inside a household. Short-Lived Climate Pollutants electronic devices often contain hazardous Items such as batteries, fluorescent lamps materials (such as lead, cadmium, or and tubes, and thermometers all contain Signed into law by Governor Brown in 2016, SB 1383 mandates statewide actions to reduce greenhouse brominated flame retardents). Because hazardous substances (such as mercury gas emissions and air pollution. The bill establishes two main targets: of theses dangers, improper disposal of and lead) and cannot be disposed in the 1. By 2020, reduce the organic waste disposal in landfills by 50% from the 2014 level, and e-waste is illegal in the state of California. garbage. To ensure that these harmful To ensure that these harmful substances substances do not contaminate our 2. By 2025, reduce the organic waste disposal in landfills by 75% from the 2014 level. By this point, no less do not contaminate our county’s land and county’s land and water, please dispose than 20% of edible food currently disposed must also be recovered for human consumption. water, please dispose of your electronic of your universal waste at any of these Although there is still quite some time to meet the reduction targets, SB 1383 serves as the regulatory devices at any of these e-waste collection collection centers. force behind both AB 341 and AB 1826, and it imposes heavy fines and penalties for noncompliance. or recycling centers. Please make sure your business is in compliance with the two mandatory recycling and composting laws listed on this page to prevent risk of incurring fines.

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Businesses generate nearly 70% of the solid waste in California. MANDATORY BUSINESS RECYCLING & COMPOSTING

E-WASTE U-WASTE AB 1826 Mandatory Organics Recycling Law

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Backyard Curbside CARTS • CARTS • CARTS Composting Composting We offer 3 different colors: It s easy If you have a green cart that Food waste prevention and ’ The Brown Cart is for Trash. We offer food donation are best, but to do. City of Manteca Solid Waste if you end up with rotting Division picks up curbside, the 3 sizes: small, medium and large. food that is no longer fit material is transported to an The Blue Cart is for Recycling for consumption, don’t industrial composting facility. (see pg. 9 for allowable items) throw it in the garbage! These compost piles are generally Use the space in your backyard or at the community much larger and hotter, which The Green Cart is for Green Waste garden to turn yard waste and food scraps into allows breakdown of a wider (leaves, grass, branches etc) variety of materials than backyard compost, a nutrient-rich soil amendment. Compost Your monthly charge is based upon the size of the Brown Cart. The smaller the size, the smaller the fee. helps plants grow, increases crop yield, and improves composting. In addition to the water retention in soil. To learn about the process, the materials listed in the “YES” list in NEWS FLASH: THE MORE YOU RECYCLE - THE MORE YOU SAVE Backyard Composting, you may different ways to compost, and how to get started, visit Remember to place all carts in the gutter the night before your scheduled pick up day. All carts http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/organics/homecompost/ also place meat, fish, bones, shells, dairy, tree stumps, and shredded should be 3 feet apart and at least 5 feet from any parked vehicles. All carts must also be removed Yes: paper (no plastic bits) in your from the gutter within 24 hours after pick up. There is a City Ordinance against leaving them out any longer. Violators are subject to fines up to $300. • Fruit and vegetable scraps and peelings curbside green cart. • Pasta, grains, rice, and bread • Eggshells Organics collected from your • Coffee grounds and filters curbside yard/compost cart • Tea bags (paper sachets only) are turned into compost. RENTAL BINS • Paper towels and napkins (no Ensure compost is the best quality by not putting plastics, cleaning wipes or baby wipes) The Solid Waste Division rents bins for up to 2 weeks at a time. There (including compostable • Pizza delivery boxes (no frozen are forms that need to be filled out ahead of time. Call (209) 456-8440 plastics or compostable pizza boxes) to schedule delivery, make payments and fill out the forms. service ware) or garbage in • Paper egg cartons the green bin. We also rent commercial roll-off bins; 10cyd, 16cyd, 20cyd, 30cyd, and • Landscape prunings, green waste, 40cyd. These are rented with a deposit taken up front. grass clippings, and leaves Once the bin is pulled the first time, a fee of $325.17 plus the current No: landfill tipping fee is charged and taken out of the deposit. Any • Plastic bags or utensils (including those remaining funds are refunded. Outstanding funds are billed. labeled “compostable” or “biodegradable”) • Paper plates, bowls, or cups with plastic Roll-off rentals and extra dumps should be scheduled with at least a Keep one day lead time notice. No same day service. coatings or linings your • Cooking oil, grease, or liquid waste green • Human or animal waste clean! • Cans, bottles, glass, plastic, or paper • Batteries, paint, motor oil, or other household hazardous wastes • Sudden Oak Death infested materials What About Extra Trash • Poison oak, cactus, palm fronds, pampas You can have your cart dumped for a fee of $25.00 per cart. grass, or bamboo • Weed seed heads You can pick up “Stickers” to put on 32-gallon size bags for free. Put these bags out “Biodegradable” and curbside on your collection day. You get 3 stickers each year. You can request a 2cyd trash bin; once/year. It will be delivered one day and picked up “Compostable” Products the next. Free of charge. Plates, bowls, cups, utensils, bags, or other food service ware that are “made from plants”, “biodegradable”, or “compostable” are not accepted in the green carts. They cannot be composted and must instead be placed in garbage because they take too long to break down. Please choose reusable items whenever possible, or otherwise try to use disposable items as little as possible. See our Lifestyle section on page 6 for some ideas for decreasing your waste!

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EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH SHARPS? NEEDLES? Michael Recycle is available to Freddy Food Waste is available to visit schools and anywhere else If you have used medical injectable needles that you need to visit schools and anywhere else that may be interested in learning dispose of and you are a City of Manteca resident, you can bring that may be interested in learning about recycling in Manteca. them to the Solid Waste Office. about reducing food waste or They must be contained in a 1qt. Red Sharps Disposal Containers. donating food in Manteca. Call Solid Waste Division for more details. The Solid Waste Division will give you a new container when you drop one off for disposal. (When available). They also have needle clipping devices upon request. All sharps containers are shipped to a facility where they are ground up and recycled into road base. Please do not put them in your trash. It is illegal and unsafe. Bring them to 210 E. Wetmore DID YOU KNOW? St. during regular business hours. If you need a container, we will be happy to give you one • During the time it takes you to read this sentence, 50,000 12-ounce aluminum cans are made. as long as you are a Manteca resident. Call the Solid Waste Division for more information at • We use over 80,000,000,000 aluminum soda cans every year. (209) 456-8440. • The average household throws away 13,000 separate pieces of paper each year. Most is packaging and junk mail. • Every month, we throw out enough glass bottles and jars to fill up a giant skyscraper. All of these jars are recyclable! • American’s throw away 25,000,000,000 Styrofoam coffee cups every year. PERSONAL DOCUMENTS • A modern glass bottle would take 4000 years or more to decompose—even longer it it’s in the landfill. It’s never a good idea to just throw your personal documents into the • Every year, each American throws out about 1,200 pounds of organic garbage that can be composted. trash or recycling carts. You should always SHRED them first. • One-third of the water used in most homes is flushed down the toilet. • Solid waste disposal is the third largest municipal government expense after police protection Any shredded papers should be put into a paper bag and thrown into and education. your Brown Cart. Shredded paper is very hard to recycle. • Glass recycling is usually separated into colors because glass retains its color after recycling. The City of Manteca holds 2 Community Shred It Events each year in • In the U.S. alone, over 20 billion diapers are thrown out a year, accounting for over 3.5 million tons of waste. the Solid Waste Corp Yard, located at 210 E. Wetmore St. One event is in • An average American will produce about 90,000 pounds of garbage in his or her lifetime. • Recycling, re-using and composting creates 6-10 times as many jobs as landfills and incinerators. April and one event is in October. • Every year, the world generates 2.6 trillion pounds of garbage. Shred-It trucks are on site to shred all of your personal documents in a matter of minutes. This free service is offered to all Manteca residents. Call the Solid Waste Division for more information. (209) 456-8440. KIDS AND RECYCLING - RESOURCE LINKS BATTERIES CALRECYCLE RECYCLE REX: WWW.CALRECYCLE.CA.GOV/RECYCLEREX US EPA STUDENT RESOURCES: WWW.EPA.GOV/STUDENTS/INDEX.HTML Household batteries that are no longer working: US EPA RECYCLE CITY: WWW.EPA.GOV/RECYCLECITY A, AA, AAA, C, D, 9 Volts CAPTAIN PLANET FOUNDATION: WWW.CAPTAINPLANETFOUNDATION.ORG Can be brought to the Solid Waste PLANETPALS FRIENDS FOR EARTH: WWW.PLANETPALS.COM Office 7:00am - 2:00pm PROJECT LEARNING TREE: WWW.PLT.ORG Monday-Thursday and alternating Fridays. GO GREEN INITIATIVE: WWW.GOGREENINITIATIVE.ORG STORY OF STUFF PROJECT: WWW.STORYOFSTUFF.ORG CAN IT! RECYCLING GAME: WWW.CALRECYCLE.CA.GOV/RECYCLEREX/ACTIVITIES/CANIT.SWF BULKY ITEMS EEK! ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR KIDS: HTTP://EEKWI.ORG/INDEX.HTM Large items such as washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, couches and ENERGY KIDS: WWW.EIA.GOV/KIDS/ beds can be placed out curbside for pick up for a fee. AN ADVENTURE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ED: WWW.CHILDRENOFTHEEARTH.ORG Call the Solid Waste Division to find out the fee and schedule a pick GREEN GUIDE FOR KIDS: HTTP://GREENGUIDEFORKIDS.BLOGSPOT.COM up date (209) 456-8440. EARTH MATTERS 4 KIDS: WWW.EARTHMATTERS4KIDS.ORG/MAIN.HTML ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: WWW.ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE.ORG

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