Volunteerism
Recology improves the communities we serve through resource recovery education and community outreach.
In 2007, Recology established a Volunteer Program whose mission is to support the communities we serve through employee engagement and sustainable practices. Recology employees do a tremendous job uniting as a team to volunteer their own time and resources to improve the communities where we operate.
Our volunteer projects have included providing food service to the homeless; using recycled paint and reclaimed resources to beautify a child care center, a shelter for recovering addicts, a county fairground, and a multi-generational community center and neighborhood; landscaping the exterior of an inner-city youth club; and “Recologizing” an award-winning rose garden that had been overtaken by decades of neglect.
The following list represents a few of the organizations where we have made the best and highest use of our resources and partnership:
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, San Jose, CA
On Saturday, June 26, 2010, 153 volunteers braved the 85°F heat to help the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden achieve the coveted status of...
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Opportunity House, Vacaville, CA
On Saturday, March 10, 2012, 135 Recology volunteers painted the interior of the Opportunity House, a newly built 10,000 sq. ft. homeless shelter in Vacaville,...
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Golden Gate Park - Stow Lake, San Francisco, CA
On Saturday, May 21, 2011, 172 volunteers painted two Polo Field tunnels; enriched the soil of 65 rose beds; trimmed, cleared and laid cardboard...
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Gold Country Fairgrounds, Auburn, CA
On Saturday, August 27, 2011, Recology volunteers took on the challenge to Recologize the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn, CA in light of the...
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Dixon Teen Center, Dixon, CA
On Saturday, December 11, 2010, the old Dixon High School was transformed by 112 volunteers into the Dixon Teen Center, a clean, fun and safe haven...
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Bayview Hunters Point YMCA, San Francisco, CA
On Saturday, September 18, 2010, 156 Recology volunteers fulfilled its mission to apply a fresh coat of paint to the walls of the gymnasium,...
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If Recology is your resource recovery service provider and you have a community project that needs to be Recologized, contact us!