News Archive for Auburn Placer
Free Carpet Recycling at the Auburn Transfer Station
Is your carpet ready for recycling? Recycle them at the Auburn Transfer Station (12305 Shale Ridge Road Auburn, CA 95602)!
2025 Holiday Tree Recycling
After the holidays, bring your trees to a drop-off location for free! Before bringing your unflocked Christmas trees to a drop-off spot to be composted, please remove all ornaments and lights.
2025 Winter Holiday Schedule Update
Since Christmas and New Year’s Day both fall on a Thursday this year, there will be no collection service for Recology Auburn Placer customers on December 25, 2025, and January 1, 2026, to allow Recology employee-owners to spend time with their families. During these weeks, Thursday and Friday customers will experience a one-day delay in […]
Pushing Progress in Waste Innovation
Recology is proud to release our 2025 Sustainability Update, marking another year of progress in building a more sustainable and circular future. We’re not just collecting materials—we're reshaping systems, deepening community partnerships, and creating real momentum toward a more sustainable, circular economy.
Batteries can spark trouble
Every week, more and more everyday electronics make their way into the waste stream—and many of them contain lithium-ion batteries. Found in items like kids’ toys, smartphones, power tools, vapes or e-cigarettes and more, these small but powerful batteries can pose big risks if they’re not disposed of safely. Remember: batteries never go in […]
Read our 2024 Sustainability Update
Recology Diverts 1.4 Million Tons of Materials from Landfills, Delivers on Key Sustainability Goals in Latest Sustainability Update Highlights Include a 27 Percent Increase in Composting, Investments in Landfill-Gas-to-Energy systems SAN FRANCISCO, August 20, 2024 – Recology, a leading resource recovery company on the West Coast, has released its 2024 Sustainability Update, showcasing the company’s […]
The Truth About Recycling: 7 questions with Recology’s 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
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
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.