RECYCLING Weekly Service for Brown Container OK FOR RECYCLING Cardboard Empty cans, Cardboard Chipboard small metal items Glass Containers Paper products Empty glass containers Paper Metal cans Metal items Empty plastic containers (#1-#7) Chipboard, Plastic Containers paper products, paper NOT FOR BROWN CONTAINER Electronics REMINDERS Food Scraps • Collections are WEEKLY on the Green Waste same day as your garbage service. Garbage • For missed service, please call within 24 hours. Hazardous Waste • If you have recyclables that do not Styrofoam fit inside the container, flatten, bag or bundle them and place beside the recycle container. Recycle Batteries, • Before discarding, consider reusing Fluorescent Bulbs or donating. Compact fluorescent bulbs • Extra cardboard can be recycled 4 (CFLs) and batteries are hazardous times a year at no additional charge Leave containers out waste but can be recycled curbside. with on-call recycling service. See by 5 a.m. Leave at least Place batteries in quart-size Ziploc On Call Recycling in Yard Waste 4 feet between containers bag, seal and leave next to brown section. and any other object. container. No rechargeables. Do • Additional recycle containers are same in separate Ziploc for CFLs . available at no charge. See Household Hazardous Waste • Bag shredded paper in clear bags page for safe disposal options for or paper bags to prevent littering cell phones and other hazardous by loose paper blown by the wind. waste. YARD WASTE Biweekly Service for Green Container ON-CALL YARD WASTE & RECYCLING CLEANUPS Recycle extra yard waste (YW), extra corrugated cardboard or both with up to four (4) free on-call recycling cleanups NOT FOR GREEN per year. To schedule a recycling cleanup, visit CONTAINER site.RepublicServices.com/site/pacheco-ca OR ON-CALL CLEANUP to request the service online or Plastic bags call (707) 747-0608. Rocks and concrete Recycling cleanups are in addition to Sod and dirt biweekly yard waste and weekly recycling service Large tree trunks and and are scheduled for collection on the same day stumps more than 3 as your regular recycling and yard waste service. inches in diameter and Extra Yard Waste three feet in length n After filling yard waste container, Palm fronds place extra leaves and yard clippings Pet waste in cardboard boxes, paper bags or containers that are 32 gallons or less in Hazardous waste volume. Maximum 50 lbs. per container. Garbage and inorganic (No plastic bags.) materials including n Containers will not be taken away. recyclables like plastics, n Tree branches and prunings must glass, and metal. be 3 inches or less in diameter and three feet or less in length. REMINDERS Bundle with string or cord. n Place extra yard waste containers at • Collection is BIWEEKLY on the curb by 5 a.m. of your pickup day the same day as garbage or the night before. service. For missed service, n Keep extra material at least 4 feet away from containers. please call within 24 hours. • Be sure all materials fit inside Corrugated Cardboard the container with lid closed. n Flatten corrugated cardboard and trim to 4 feet or less on each side. • Keep container 4 feet away Bundle with cord or string. No maximum on bundle’s thickness if less from other containers and than 50 lbs. objects including cars and n Place bundled cardboard at the curb by 5 a.m. of pickup day or the mailbox night before. • Additional containers for green n Keep extra material at least 4 feet away from containers. waste available at no charge. GARBAGE Weekly Service for Blue Container REMINDERS • Be sure all materials fit inside the WHAT NOT TO container with lid closed. PUT IN BLUE • For missed service, call within 24 hours. CONTAINER • Before discarding items, consider reusing or donating. Leave containers out Batteries • Place only trash in your blue container. by 5 a.m. Leave at least Fluorescent bulbs • Leave container out the night before or 4 feet between containers Hazardous Waste by 5 a.m. of your collection day. and any other object. • Leave at least four (4) feet of space Medical sharps between your garbage container and Yard waste any other object, including yard waste Recyclables and recycling containers and obstacles such as mailboxes, cars or portable basketball hoops. • Don’t place recyclables, yard waste or FREE ON-CALL CLEANUPS hazardous waste in trash containers. Residents in Benicia may schedule three (3) free cleanups per year • Benicia is windy. Bag light items like at any time. Use a cleanup to discard up to four (4) cubic yards packing peanuts. (approx. eighteen 32-gallon bags) of extra trash and items too large for garbage containers. To schedule a cleanup, visit us at site.RepublicServices.com/site/pacheco-ca and request the service online or call (707) 747-0608. Guidelines for Cleanups Unacceptable Materials ✓ Place items at the curb by 5 a.m. or, preferably, the No single item may weigh more than 50 pounds night before your cleanup day. or be longer than 4 feet. Bags cannot weigh more ✓ All items must be stacked in one place. than 50 pounds. ✓ Cut and tie branches, prunings or wood so bundles No large car parts (tires, transmission blocks, are 4 feet or less in length and less than 24 inches engines, etc.), furniture or mattresses. For large in diameter. Tree stumps cannot be collected. items, call our Customer Service department. ✓ Bag or tie items with rope, cord or string strong No rocks, dirt or concrete and no tree stumps or enough to keep bundles intact or put in containers, large tree trunks. including metal and plastic trash cans. All containers No hazardous waste including paint, car batter- will be taken away unless indicated otherwise with a ies, antifreeze, solvents, pesticides and cleaners. note on the container. Hazardous waste must be disposed of separately. ✓ Place cleanup items in a single pile at a distance of Please see back cover for details. 5 feet or more from your garbage container. Use one of your Bulky Item Pick Ups for TVs, ✓ No loose piles. electronics, mattresses, furniture or appliances. BULKY ITEMS Free Pickup 3 Items • Appliances Benicia residents may call to have any three of the items • Electronics listed picked up annually at no charge. If you need more • Televisions than three pickups within a year, items after the third FREE • Tires bulky item can be collected for a fee. Call customer service at (707) 747-0608 for information or to schedule a pickup. • Mattresses Compost giveaway, For an email reminder send email to [email protected] Reuse Roundups in with “Benicia Compost Reminder” in the March and August. 2018 subject line. Recycling Collection Schedule Please tear off here and post calendar on refrigerator for easy reference Biweekly Yard Waste Collections Green boxes indicate yard waste collection week – same day as garbage service. Brown Container Recycling Is Weekly Same day as garbage service. FREE Pickups of Reusable Items and Hazardous Waste are twice a month. Call (707) 747-0608 to schedule an appointment. Earth Day ....................................................................................................................April 22 Coastal Cleanup ..........................................................................................September 15 Special Dates America Recycles Day ...............................................................................November 15 SERVICES Just Give Us a Call Senior Citizen Discount Going on Vacation? A senior citizen discount is available for Please schedule vacation holds in advance: residents of Benicia who are 60 years of age • Minimum 2 weeks per hold. or older. • Maximum 4 holds per year. Please visit the City of Benicia Finance Call customer service at (707) 747-0608 for Department to complete an application form or additional information. call (707) 746-4225. Payment Options Holiday Treecycling Customers have four convenient ways to pay their Republic Services will notify you garbage bills: of the holiday tree recycling • Online. Make one-time payments or sign up for program in your December auto bill-pay with credit card or bank account at solid waste bill. site.RepublicServices.com/site/pacheco-ca/en/ No flocked trees will be pages/bill-pay.aspx. You may also call Customer taken. Service at (707) 747–0608 to set up your auto bill-pay account; How to Reach Us • By mail, using the envelope provided with your bill; Questions about your service or bill can be • In person at Republic Services’ office at answered by Customer Service. You can: 441 N. Buchanan Circle, Pacheco, or by check or • Call (707) 747-0608 and speak to one of our cash only at Westamerica Bank, 20 Solano Square. representatives; You must have your payment stub; • Write us at: • By phone with American Express, Visa, Master- 441 North Buchanan Circle Card or Discover. We do not accept checks over Pacheco, CA 94553 the phone. Attn: Customer Service Manager; • Visit: site.RepublicServices.com/site/pacheco-ca, Missed Collection? where you can order a container repair, schedule Please call within 24 hours to report that your a cleanup, report a missed collection and request garbage, recycle or yard waste container has not many other services online. been serviced. Container Sizes Holidays Observed Containers are available in the following sizes: Only two holidays, Christmas and New Year’s Day, affect collections. If your collection day falls • Garbage: 20, 32, 64, 96 gallons. on those holidays or on a day following them • Recycling: 64 gallons. that week, service will be one day later, even if it • Yard Waste: 96 gallons. falls on a Saturday. • Container dimensions: Size Height Width Depth Footprint Moving? 20 gal. 32.6” 19.8” 18.0” < 2.0 sq. ft. If you are moving, please leave your recycling, 32 gal. 38.5” 19.0” 22.0” 2.0 sq. ft. yard waste and garbage containers in a secure 64 gal. 42.0” 25.5” 27.0” 2.5 sq.