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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. 

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How to Compost

Composting food scraps at your house or apartment can become an easy habit. Follow these easy steps!

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Holiday Tree Collection & Schedule January 2-31

Single Family Homes: Holiday tree collection will take place on your regularly scheduled pick-up day, starting the week of January 2nd. Place trees NEXT TO your green compost cart for collection. Multi-Family Dwelling Property Managers: Please contact Customer Service at 650.595.3900 to schedule tree collection on behalf of the entire complex. For proper TreeCycling, please […]

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Waste Zero Services

Our Waste Zero Team helps businesses apply best management practices in collecting recycling, compost and landfill materials. We provide a single point of contact to help you implement new recycling programs or improve your existing program and make sure you have the resources you need.

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South Bay Recycling Drop Off

Drop off a variety of items at South Bay Recycling for disposal, including recyclables, hazardous waste, electronic waste, and bulky items.

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Hard-to-Recycle

There are several items that we can’t accept in our recycling program, but we don’t want to see them end up in the landfill either. Many of these items can be taken to special recycling locations, or reused by local businesses.