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Farmers urge residents to participate in curbside composting programs
Expanding programs help farms grow crops that ‘support your health’. As more cities implement and expand curbside food scrap collection programs for composting, farmers are speaking out. The Davis Enterprise, Oct. 13, 2023.
Recology meets cleaner fleet goal, announces new 5-year targets
The West Coast waste hauler and processor fuels 90% of its vehicle fleet via renewable or alternative fuels. It set new goals on landfill emissions and facility power. Waste Dive, Sept. 27, 2023.
Watch: “Back to the Core: A Compost Story”
A new video released by Recology follows the journey of food scraps from curbside green bins to compost facilities to local farms.
Recology nearly halves its fleet emissions
San Francisco-based waste and recycling firm Recology says it has achieved a goal it set four years ago to power its fleet with 90 percent renewable or alternative energy sources. Waste Today, Apr. 11, 2023
Recology achieves goal to power fleet with 90 percent renewable or alternative energy
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10, 2023 – To celebrate Earth Month, Recology announced that it achieved its goal to power its fleet with more than 90 percent renewable or alternative energy in 2022. “We made a commitment in 2019 to significantly reduce our use of conventional fossil fuels. In hitting this mark, we achieved one of […]
Recology Driver Wins National ‘Driver of the Year’ Award
Congrats again to Recology Davis driver Gustavo Arriaga for being named Regional Residential Driver of the Year by the National Waste & Recycling Association! Davis Enterprise, Mar. 28, 2023
Recology Driver Receives Honorable Mention for ‘Regional Commercial Driver of the Year’
Congrats again to Recology South Valley driver Sal Plascencia for receiving Honorable Mention for Regional Commercial Driver of the Year by the National Waste & Recycling Association! The Morgan Hill Times, Apr. 5, 2023
City of Tukwila awards 10-year collection contract to Recology King County
In three years, Recology has renewed long-term contracts with the City of Des Moines, the City of Issaquah, and the Seattle Public School District. The company was also awarded new contracts with the University of Washington, the City of Mercer Island, and now the City of Tukwila. On Monday, Sept. 19, the Tukwila City Council […]
Recology King County Circular Economy Roundtable
Recology sees a world without waste. This vision guides us in all that we do. As a hauler, recycler, and composter we strive to do all that we can to divert materials from landfills, and instead have them used, and reused over and over. Transforming that which is discarded into the building blocks of tomorrow. […]