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Watch: “Back to the Core: A Compost Story” Image
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.

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. 

Mountains of holiday food and packing waste are clogging landfills. Is there a better way? Image
Mountains of holiday food and packing waste are clogging landfills. Is there a better way?

The holiday season provides a visible surge in trash. For waste haulers and recycling plant managers, this tidal wave of rubbish brings its own peculiar risks and challenges. For environmentalists, this is Exhibit A for why Californians need to lead more sustainable lives and consume less. Los Angeles Times, Dec. 31, 2023.

More from Recology San Francisco

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Artist in Residence Program

Since 1990, over 100 professional artists and twenty student artists have completed residencies in San Francisco. The studio is located at Recology San Francisco, a 47-acre facility that is also home to a three-acre sculpture garden containing work by former artists-in-residence.

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Environmental Learning Center

Learn more about resource recovery and landfill diversion at the Environmental Learning Center (ELC). At the ELC you can take a tour, host a field trip, check out recycled art pieces, and meet our staff.

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RecologySF Newsletter

Check out the latest customer newsletter. Learn more about upcoming collection calendars, what goes where, and how you can help our City achieve zero waste.