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The Truth About Recycling: 7 questions with the Recology Head of Sustainability Image
The Truth About Recycling: 7 questions with the Recology Head of Sustainability

In honor of this year’s Earth Month theme: “Planet vs. Plastics”, Julia Mangin, Head of Sustainability at Recology, recently sat down for a Q&A to dispel some of the myths around recycling, discuss the complexities around the recycling process, and explain the importance of contributing to the circular economy. Read on for Julia’s answers to […]

Rethinking waste: Recology’s methane reduction strategy Image
Rethinking waste: Recology’s methane reduction strategy

Landfills, the third-largest source of methane emissions globally, significantly contribute to the climate crisis. While the waste management industry traditionally relies heavily on landfills, an alternative approach that focuses on resource recovery—diverting material from landfills for recycling into new products or returning to the earth—is paramount in methane reduction. Reuters, Dec. 12, 2023. 

Free Mattress Recycling Drop-Off Image
Free Mattress Recycling Drop-Off

You can drop up to four (4) residential mattresses off for free at the Recology Auburn Transfer Station!  Visit the Mattress Recycling Council’s Collection Guidelines to see excluded products. 

Treated Wood Waste Update – Updated Jan. 2022 Image
Treated Wood Waste Update – Updated Jan. 2022

On August 31, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 332 which takes effect immediately.  AB332 adopts new Alternative Management Standards (AMS) for treated wood waste.  As a result of the new bill, all treated wood waste variances issued by DTSC since March 2021 are now inoperative.  The variances are no longer necessary because they have […]

COVID 19 Update: Customer Service & Buy Back Centers Image
COVID 19 Update: Customer Service & Buy Back Centers

Our Buyback Facility located at 12305 Shale Ridge Road is closed indefinitely. Customer Service & Bill Pay Our Customer Service center is open and taking calls 530.885.3735. You can pay your bill online or use our automated phone service at 530.488.1023. Transfer Station & Collection Services Our transfer station is open to the public.  We […]

Read our 2023 Sustainability Report Image
Read our 2023 Sustainability Report

Recology is proud to announce the release of our 2023 Sustainability Report! This year’s report showcases our company-wide commitment to decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, supporting our diverse employee-owners, and partnering with local communities to achieve our shared goals.

Recology achieves goal to power fleet with 90 percent renewable or alternative energy  Image
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 […]