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California City
Recycling News Spring 2021
Earth Day - April 22nd Free Bulky Item Collection
Residents receive up to three (3) FREE pick-ups per
year. Please contact Waste Management Customer
Service at (760) 463-6024 at least 48 hours in
advance of your regular service day to schedule a
pick-up, or schedule online by visiting
home.wm.com/california-city and clicking on the
“Bulky Collection” tab under “Useful Guidelines.”
Celebrate Earth Day By Recycling Right!
With all of us spending more time at home,
households are generating more waste than ever.
With that comes more opportunities to recycle right!
The materials you recycle at home, especially
cardboard, are vital in the production of new materials. Acceptable items include: Sofas, chairs, washers,
Paper mills rely on fiber for the manufacturing of items dryers, toilets, etc.
such as boxes for grocery and home delivery, tissue Non-acceptable items include: Tires, batteries,
and paper towels. Doing your part to recycle right is paints, oils, construction debris, chemicals of any
more important now than ever. kind, Freon, rocks, sand, gravel, dirt, logs, carpet,
hazardous or medical waste.
1. Break down cardboard boxes and, if needed, cut
them up to fit in your recycling cart. Holidays
2. Empty all bottles, cans and beverage cartons Waste Management observes the following holidays:
before recycling.
3. Keep food and liquids out of your recycling. Memorial Day (Monday, May 31, 2021)
4. Place items loosely inside your recycling cart, no Independence Day (Sunday, July 4, 2021)
plastic bags. Labor Day (Monday, September 6, 2021)
5. Disposable gloves, face masks, disinfectant wipes Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 25, 2021)
and any other Personal Protective Equipment Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25, 2021)
(PPE) should be properly disposed of in your trash
cart – not your recycling cart. Residential collection service will be delayed one day
following the above holidays. If a holiday falls on a
Visit wm.com/recycle-right for more tips! Saturday or Sunday, there will be no delays.
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Household Hazardous
Household Hazardous Waste
Waste Drop Off Locations
California City residents can dispose of Household
Collection Event Hazardous Waste, such as household cleaners,
pesticides, paint products, swimming pool
CALIFORNIA CITY
chemicals and automotive fluids at the following
County Special Waste Facilities:
Bakersfield
Metro Kern County Special Waste Facility
4951 Standard Street (southwest corner of
Standard and Foster Streets)
Hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Closed: New Year’s Day, Fourth of July,
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2021 Mojave
22636 AIRPORT WAY Mojave Special Waste Facility
17035 Finnin Street (southwest corner of Finnin &
9 AM - 1 PM Sabovich Streets on the Mojave Airport property)
Hours: 1st Saturday of every other month
9:00 am – Noon (January, March, May,
Accepted Materials July, September, November)
Batteries | Motor Oil | Paints | Light Bulbs |
Ridgecrest
Sharps | Pool Chemicals | Automotive Products | Ridgecrest Kern County Special Waste Facility
Cleaning Products & more! 3301 W. Bowman Road at the Ridgecrest Landfill
Hours: 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month
TOO TOXIC 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Closed: New Year’s Day, Fourth of July,
TO TRASH! Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
RULES Label All Containers
No Leaking Containers
TO Do Not Mix Wastes
Transport no more than 15 gallons
FOLLOW or 125 lbs of waste per trip
Business Waste NOT accepted
*Collection event may be cancelled due to weather conditions
KernPublicWorks.com @KernCountyPublicWorks
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Need to Get Rid of Sharps Home Delivery
Household Batteries? Safely dispose of needles,
lancets and other sharps from
Batteries require special handling and should your home using Waste
not be placed in your trash or recycling carts. Management’s Sharps Mail Back
They can be safely disposed of at our Drop Off Program. Contact customer
Center for FREE! service at (760) 463-6024 for your
free container and it will be
delivered directly to your door.
Simply fill the kit and mail it back
using the pre-paid postage label. A second kit is
available, upon request, for a $5 co-pay.
“Pay as You Throw”
Waste Management residential customers with Program
accounts in good standing can also bring
recyclables, bulky items, appliances, green/wood California City customers can reduce the cost of
waste, metal, construction material, used motor their services by taking part in the “Pay as You
oil & filters, compact fluorescent light bulbs and Throw” program. Upon request, Waste
E-waste to the Community Drop Off Center located Management will exchange your 95-gallon trash
at 19901 Neuralia Road at NO CHARGE. cart for a smaller container. The smaller the
container, the lower the rate! Customers who opt
• Residents who are not current on their payments, for this service must return their larger trash cart
or who do not have an account with Waste and a smaller cart will be delivered. Ideal
Management, will not be permitted to drop off candidates for the program are avid recyclers who
materials. typically don’t fill their current 95-gallon trash cart
on a weekly basis. Contact Waste Management
• Please check in with the Waste Management customer service to sign up!
personnel on site before unloading your vehicle.
They will tell you where and how to properly dispose
of your waste in the roll off bins on site.
• The drop-off center is open Monday-Friday from
8:00 am to 4:00 pm and 8:00 am to Noon on
Saturdays.
Remember! Waste Management will also pick up
your bulky items from the curb, at no additional cost.
Customers are entitled to three (3) FREE bulky
item pick-ups per year. Contact customer service
at (760) 463-6024 at least 48 hours in advance to
schedule your bulky item pick-up.
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RECYCLING RIGHT
Always recycle: Recicle siempre:
Food & Beverage Cans Paper
Plastic Bottles & Containers Latas de alimentos y bebidas Papeles
Botellas y envases de plástico
Flattened Cardboard & Paperboard Food & Beverage Cartons Glass Bottles & Containers
Cartón y cartulina aplastados Cartones de alimentos y bebidas Botellas y frascos de vidrio
Do NOT include in your mixed recycling cart: NO incluya en su contenedor de reciclaje mixto:
NO Food or Liquids NO Foam Cups & Containers NO Clothing,
NO comida o líquidos NO vasos y recipientes de poliestireno Furniture & Carpet
NO ropa, muebles y alfombras
NO Loose Plastic Bags, Film or Bagged Recyclables NO Batteries or Needles in the Recycling or Trash
Empty recyclables directly into your cart Batteries and needles pose safety risks for our employees.
NO bolsas y envolturas de plastico sueltas, o materiales Check for local drop-off programs for proper disposal.
recyclables embolsados Vacié directamente los materiales NO arrojes pilas o agujas en el reciclaje o la basura Las pilas y las agujas
reciclables en nuestro carrito. presentan riesgos de salud para nuestros empleados. Puede visitar los
programas locales de entrega para su disposición adecuada.
#Recycling101
To Learn More Visit:
Para más información, visite: © 2019 WM Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC. The Recycle Often, Recycle Right® recycling education
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program was developed based upon national best practices. Please consult your local municipality for
RecycleOftenRecycleRight.com their acceptable materials and additional details of local programs, which may differ slightly.
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