NEW! Commercial Recycling Program:

We are pleased to announce the expansion of our commercial recycling program in your area. While many of you have taken advantage of the opportunity to recycle your cardboard at no charge, we are now expanding that program to a full range of recyclables. Please see the Commercial Recycling page for information on how this great new program works!

Residential Recycling Do's and Don'ts

Important! Please do empty and rinse food and beverage containers and place them loose in your recycling blue bags so that they can be easily sorted at the recycling center. Please use only the blue recycle bags provided.
Please remember to place your blue recycle bag, bundled cardboard and paper bags out next to your garbage can on your regular pick-up day.

Acceptable Items to place in your recycle blue bag

• All California redemption value drink containers
• Plastic bottles and containers
• Clean paper and mail
• Corrugated cardboard
• Cereal boxes (without the liner) / shoe boxes
• Brown paper bags
• Plastic grocery bags
• Stretch wrap (used to wrap pallet loads)
• Newspaper and magazines
• Shredded paper in tied clear plastic bags – no confetti
• Paperback books
• Milk and soymilk cartons - clean
• Juice boxes- clean
• Frozen food boxes
• Plastic dairy tubs (yogurt, margarine) – clean
• Aluminum foil or foil baking pans - clean
• Aluminum cans
• Steel or tin cans - clean
• All color of glass bottles and jars with lids and caps removed - clean

Unacceptable items to place in your recycle blue bag:

• Food scraps, food-soiled paper or boxes
• Plastic bags (with exception of grocery bags)
• Paper towels, plates or napkins
• Disposable diapers or rags
• Ceramics or dishes
• Light bulbs
• Mirrors or window glass
• Lids or caps
• Greasy or sharp scrap metal
• Needles or syringes
• Toxic products, such as industrial cleaners

NOTE: It is extremely important to allow ONLY the listed materials in your blue bag. If other materials are added to the blue bag it will be rejected and not emptied. Our office will contact you for problems with your material.

John Tillman

Sierra Disposal service

530.621.7070

For Questions & Answers on material allowed please contact– John