YOLO COUNTY RECYCLING CALENDAR 2021
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YOLO COUNTY
RECYCLING CALENDAR
2021
RECYCLING: HOW IT WORKS
LIFE CYCLE OF A PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE
First, oil is extracted
from the Earth & sent
to a refinery where it is Placing
When recyclable cleaned
recyclable
materials end up
materials into
in the trash, they
the correct bin
take up valuable
allows them to
space in the
be melted
landfill and Next, the oil is shaped
down and
contaminate our into pellets that are
heated & shaped into used a second
environment. bottles. time, saving
Always place
resources and
recyclables in the
the
correct bin!
environment!
Then, the bottles are
filled with water &
brought to stores.
JANUARY The "CRV" on your bottles and
cans stands for California
Redemption Value.
Or in other words...
To redeem your deposit, find a
buy back location near you at
www.bottlesandcans.com.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY DECEMBER
1 2 S M T W T F S
If you need to dispose of a Christmas tree this year, please
1 2 3 4 5
remove all decorations, metal, lights, and the tree stand before HHW
you bring it to the Yolo County Landfill for free recycling! New Year's Day 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Landfill Closed
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
HHW HHW 27 28 29 30 31
Free Christmas Tree Recycling at the Yolo County Landfill
10 11 13 14 15 16 FEBRUARY
12
HHW S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
HHW
Free Christmas Tree Recycling at the Yolo County Landfill
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Martin Luther Inauguration
HHW HHW
King, Jr. Day Day 28
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Household Hazardous Waste
HHW (HHW) Drop-Off Days
Every Friday and Saturday
7:30am to 3:30pm
HHW HHW
Big Blue Barn Thrift Store
31 APPOINTMENT
TIP OF THE MONTH: Anticipate recycling! When purchasing products, look out for ONLY SHOPPING
Call: (530) 666-8799
goods made from recycled materials to support sustainable businesses & goods
Both are located at the Yolo County Landfill
with minimal or recyclable packaging to help reduce waste.
at 44090 CR 28H in Woodland.
ORGANICS: HOW IT WORKS
Food & organic
waste includes scraps
of fruits, bread, meat,
bones, egg shells,
grass, wood chips,
leaves, & more. Yolo County has
two waste
haulers: Waste
Management
and Recology
Did you know that
Davis. See the
food-soiled paper
month of
like napkins, coffee
December for
filters, & pizza
more
boxes should also
information on
go in the organics
bin? your hauler!
Organic waste comes to Yolo
County Central Landfilll's
Using compost increases the
Anaerobic Composter to be
nutrient content of soil and
converted to renewable energy
can be a great addition to and returned to the Earth as
your at-home garden! compost to close the circle!
FEBRUARY Composting at home...
...is a great way to
see the results of
organics recycling!
For tips and educational resources
on how to get started, visit
www.CalRecycle.ca.gov/Organics/
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
JANUARY
1 2 3 4 5 6
S M T W T F S
1 2
HHW HHW 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Groundhog Day
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Lunar New 31
HHW HHW
Year
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 MARCH
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
Valentine's Day President's Day HHW HHW
8 9 10 11 12 13
7
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
HHW HHW
28 29 30 31
28
Did you know? "Organics" does not mean organically grown. It refers to
Household Hazardous Waste
any material that can be converted to compost and returned to the
Earth as soil. Things like food scraps, paper napkins, coffee grounds, HHW (HHW) Drop-Off Days
Every Friday and Saturday
grass clippings, and even pizza boxes are considered "Organics"!
7:30am to 3:30pm
Big Blue Barn Thrift Store
APPOINTMENT
TIP OF THE MONTH: Make food scrap collection easy! Put a medium sized bowl on the counter ONLY SHOPPING
Call: (530) 666-8799
before you start cooking and place any scraps in there as you go. When you're done, it's a one-step
Both are located at the Yolo County Landfill
dump in the organics bin. Easy for you and great for the environment! 9am to 3pm
at 44090 CR 28H in Woodland.
HOUSEHOLD
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE:
HAZARDOUS WASTE:
HOW
HOW IT WORKS
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compact
batteries compact home generated
batteries fluorescent home generated
fluorescent medicine or sharps
bulbs
bulbs medicine or sharps
household
latex or oil cleaners
household pesticides and motor oil
latex or oil
based paints cleaners herbicides and
pesticides motor oil
based paints herbicides
*to see a full list of hazardous waste items, visit YoloCounty.org/Landfill
*to see a full list of hazardous waste items, visit YoloCounty.org/Landfill
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MARCH Reduce your hazardous
waste with LED lights!
LED lights consume
less energy & can
reduce
greenhouse gas
emissions by 1/2
a ton per bulb!
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
FEBRUARY
1 2 3 4 5 6
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
HHW HHW 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28
HHW HHW
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 APRIL
S M T W T F S
Daylight Savings
HHW HHW 1 2 3
Time begins St. Patrick's Day
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
HHW Passover HHW
25 26 27 28 29 30
28 29 30 31 Purchasing rechargeable batteries is another way
Household Hazardous Waste
you can reduce hazardous waste. They can be
HHW (HHW) Drop-Off Days
recharged and reused numerous times, meaning
Every Friday and Saturday
they contribute less to hazardous waste.
7:30am to 3:30pm
Palm Sunday
Big Blue Barn Thrift Store
APPOINTMENT
TIP OF THE MONTH: The Yolo County Landfill has a re-use shed for hazardous waste items that ONLY SHOPPING
Call: (530) 666-8799
are in good condition or unused. Items like paint, lawn & garden supplies, and more are
Both are located at the Yolo County Landfill
available to the Yolo community for FREE Fridays and Saturdays from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM! at 44090 CR 28H in Woodland.
RE-USE re-pur-posed ma-te-ri-als (noun):
byproducts and waste that have value "as is" to a second life
The best way to reduce waste Making new products
is to not create it in the first requires a lot of materials
place! Reducing your and energy. Reusing
consumption and reusing saves the energy needed
items when you can are the to dismantle and re-
most effective ways you can manufacture products &
preserve natural resources, reduces the waste and
protect the environment, and pollution from raw
save money! material extraction.
Join us in diverting
waste from the
landfill at our monthly
Big Blue Recycling
Barn events! Check
the calendar for our
open dates.
APRIL The Big Blue Barn accepts
donations!
Donate your unwanted
items to the Big Blue
Barn Thrift Store at the
landfill during normal
business hours.
Don't forget to shop
with us every month too!
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
MARCH
1 2 3
Look for durable re-usable replacements for the single use items S M T W T F S
you currently use. Bring your own shopping bags to stores. When 1 2 3 4 5 6
getting food to-go, bring your own cup and to-go container.
HHW HHW 8 9 10 11 12 13
7
April Fools' Day Good Friday
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
Easter Sunday
HHW HHW
Landfill Closed
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
MAY
S M T W T F S
Beginning of 1
HHW HHW
Ramadan Tax Day
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
HHW HHW
Earth Day
30 31
25 26 27 28 29 30
Household Hazardous Waste
HHW (HHW) Drop-Off Days
Every Friday and Saturday
HHW
7:30am to 3:30pm
Big Blue Barn Thrift Store
APPOINTMENT
TIP OF THE MONTH: If you can't reuse it, maybe someone else can. Consider donating unwanted ONLY SHOPPING
Call: (530) 666-8799
items to a local thrift store or non-profit. To find more places to shop for used items or donate
Both are located at the Yolo County Landfill
your own, check the back pages of this calendar for a list of local thrift stores!
at 44090 CR 28H in Woodland.
RECYCLING REGULATIONS
Assembly Bill 341 Assembly Bill 827 Senate Bill 1383
Establishes a 75% methane
Focuses on increased commercial Educates and involves consumers
emissions reduction target by 2025
waste recycling as a method to in achieving the state’s recycling
in a statewide effort to reduce
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. goals.
emissions of short-lived climate
pollutants.
Requires all businesses that Requires businesses subject to
generate 4 or more cubic yards of Mandatory Commercial Recycling Further supports California’s efforts
solid waste weekly & apartment and/or Mandatory Organics to achieve the statewide 75 percent
properties with five or more units to Recycling to make recycling recycling goals and strengthens the
have a recycling program. and/or organic recycling bins implementation of mandatory
available to customers. recycling.
When you recycle...
less energy is used so
WHY fewer fossil fuels are burned which
RECYCLE? reduces the amount of greenhouse gases
entering into the atmosphere and helps
reverse climate change and save wildlife!MAY RE·CY·CLE (verb):
The practice of recovering used materials
from the waste stream and then
incorporating those same materials into the
decrease
manufacturing process to
greenhouse gas emissions from
manufacturing brand new products.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
APRIL
Always follow your jurisdiction's
1 S M T W T F S
guidelines on whether or not to 1 2 3
separate paper recyclables from
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
plastics or glass. HHW
Plastics Glass Metal/Aluminum Paper & Cardboard
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
UCD Whole UCD Whole
HHW HHW
Cinco de Mayo Earth Festival Earth Festival
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 JUNE
Mother's Day S M T W T F S
UCD Whole
1 2 3 4 5
Earth Festival HHW HHW
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
HHW HHW
27 28 29 30
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Household Hazardous Waste
HHW (HHW) Drop-Off Days
Every Friday and Saturday
7:30am to 3:30pm
HHW HHW
Big Blue Barn Thrift Store
30 31 APPOINTMENT
ONLY SHOPPING
TIP OF THE MONTH: If you don't know whether or not something is Call: (530) 666-8799
recyclable, check with your local recycling program. The back of this
Both are located at the Yolo County Landfill
calendar has information listed for each city. at 44090 CR 28H in Woodland.
Memorial DayORGANICS REGULATIONS
Assembly
Assembly Bill
Bill 1826
1826 Senate
Senate Bill
Bill 1383
1383
Mandates that local jurisdictions Establishes methane emissions
Mandates that local jurisdictions Establishes methane emissions
across the state to implement an reduction targets through a 75%
across the state to implement an reduction targets through a 75%
organic waste recycling program to reduction in the statewide disposal
organic waste recycling program to reduction in the statewide disposal
divert organic waste generated by of organic waste by 2025.
divert organic waste generated by of organic waste by 2025.
businesses.
businesses.
Strengthens the implementation
Requires all businesses that Strengthens the implementation
Requires all businesses that of mandatory commercial organics
generate 4 cubic yards or more of of mandatory commercial organics
generate 4 cubic yards or more of recycling established in AB 1826 and
solid waste per week to have recycling established in AB 1826 and
solid waste per week to have mandates food recovery as a Organic
Organic waste
waste includes
includes food
food
mandates food recovery as a
organic waste recycling services.
organic waste recycling services. diversion tactic.
waste,
waste, green
green waste,
waste,
diversion tactic. landscape
landscape and
and yard
yard clippings,
clippings,
nonhazardous
nonhazardous wood
wood waste,
waste,
and food-soiled paper.
and food-soiled paper.
In landfills, organic waste generates
In landfills, organic waste generates
Methane traps heat in the atmosphere about
Methane traps heat in the atmosphere about
methane
methane..
80
80 times
times more
more than
than
CO
22
WHY
WHY
In order to avert the worst effects of climate change, we need to
In order to avert the worst effects of climate change, we need to
reduce
RECYCLE
RECYCLE
reduce methane
methane emissions
emissions.. ORGANICS?
ORGANICS?
The good news is...
The good news is...
organic waste is
organic waste is
readily
readily compostable
compostable into soil,
into soil,
which prevents methane production!
which prevents methane production!JUNE Keep pests out of
your compost!
Collect food scraps in a container
provided by your city or one that
seals completely.
Line indoor collection bins with
ASTM D6400 rated
bags.
Sprinkle some
compostable
baking soda in the
bin if you notice any smells.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
MAY
1 2 3 4 5
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
HHW HHW
Food Scraps Food Soiled Paper
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
HHW HHW
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 JULY
S M T W T F S
HHW HHW 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Father's Day
HHW HHW
Summer Solstice 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
27 28 29 30
In 2018, 39 million tons of Household Hazardous Waste
waste was landfilled. One HHW (HHW) Drop-Off Days
third of it was compostable. Every Friday and Saturday
7:30am to 3:30pm
Yard Trimmings
Big Blue Barn Thrift Store
APPOINTMENT
ONLY SHOPPING
TIP OF THE MONTH: Always practice reducing and reusing before recycling your organic Call: (530) 666-8799
waste. Make shopping lists so you only purchase the food you need, try new recipes to use up
Both are located at the Yolo County Landfill
ingredients, & donate edible food to a local food bank or pantry. at 44090 CR 28H in Woodland.PROPER DISPOSAL OF
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
IT'S NOT JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO, IT'S THE LAW
Steps for
Universal Waste Disposal
Rule
Learn what materials are
Bans fluorescent bulbs, hazardous waste visiting
batteries, and other YoloCounty.org/Landfill.
mercury-containing
Gather hazardous waste from
devices such as TVs and
Yolo County Landfill offers free around your home.
HHW drop-offs to residents computer monitors from
every Friday & Saturday from landfills. Check the 'Resources' section
7:30am to 3:30pm. Free senior in the back of this calendar to
& disabled pick-ups are also find safe disposal locations
offered - call (530) 666-8856 to
schedule an appointment. near you.
Household hazardous waste like
WHY batteries, electronic devices, motor oil, paint, household cleaners, & more
ISN'T contain dangerous chemicals that can be released into the environment and
HAZARDOUS contaminate our air, water, and the food we eat
WASTE when illegally or improperly disposed of.
TRASH?
You can also cause additional hazards to your garbage handler by illegally
throwing hazardous waste in the garbage.JULY Be Sharps Smart!
Dispose of your sharps
responsibly by bringing
them to our HHW drop off
in a rigid plastic container.
Make sure the lid is taped
shut and "sharps" is written
on the outside.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
JUNE
Dumping used motor oil on the ground, down the drain, or in the trash 1 2 3
contaminates both soil and water. Protect our valuable agricultural lands by S M T W T F S
recycling used motor oil at any of the 14 used oil recycling sites in Yolo County—
see the back pages of the calendar. Many of these locations accept used oil 1 2 3 4 5
filters for recycling too!
HHW HHW
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Independence Day
HHW HHW 27 28 29 30
Landfill Closed
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
AUGUST
S M T W T F S
HHW HHW
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
HHW HHW 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Household Hazardous Waste
HHW (HHW) Drop-Off Days
Every Friday and Saturday
HHW HHW
7:30am to 3:30pm
Big Blue Barn Thrift Store
APPOINTMENT
TIP OF THE MONTH: In addition to the landfill, there may also be businesses in your community ONLY SHOPPING
Call: (530) 666-8799
that offer free Household Hazardous Waste drop-offs. Check the 'Resources' section in the back
Both are located at the Yolo County Landfill
of this calendar to find the drop-off sites closest to you to make your HHW recycling easy!
at 44090 CR 28H in Woodland.CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION &&
DEMOLITION RECYCLING
DEMOLITION RECYCLING
Yolo County Landfill accepts
Yolo Cou nty Lan dfill acc epts
separated and mixed: LOCAL
separated and mixed: LOCAL
Clean wood Porcelain tile Yolo County, and all the cities
Clean wood
Drywall
Porcelain tile
Bricks Yolo
within, have aConstruction and
County, and all the cities
Demolition (C&D)
within, have Ordinance that and
a Construction
Drywall
Metals Bricks
Cardboard
Demolition (C&D) Ordinance that
requires construction, demolition,
and renovation projects to reuse
MetalsConcrete & more!
Cardboard
requires construction, demolition,
and/or recycle a portion of their
Rigid plastics
Concrete & more! and renovation
waste. projects to reuse
and/or recycle a portion of their
Rigid plastics STATE
waste.
The Big Blue Recycling The CALGreen building code
Barn at the Yolo
County Landfill also
STATE
requires at least 65% of the
reusable
accepts waste generated during
The building
Big Bluematerials
Recyclingat The CALGreen building code
construction or demolition
Bring
County
no charge.
Barn at the Yolo
your leftover
Landfill also
requires
projects be diverted 65%the
at leastfrom of the
reusablescale
materials to the
accepts wastelandfill.
generated during
house
building materials at
during normal
operating hours! construction or demolition
no charge.
projects be diverted from the
Bring your leftover
materials to the scale landfill.
house during normal
operating hours!AUGUST Be Green At Home!
Use recycled materials
for home improvement
projects
Plant native species in
your garden
& much more!
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
MARCH
JULY2021
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2 3
HHW HHW 8 9 10 11 12 13
7
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
21
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19 23
20 24
21 25
22 26
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29 27
30 28
31 29 30 31
HHW HHW
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 SEPTEMBER
S M T W T F S
HHW HHW 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
HHW HHW 26 27 28 29 30
29 30 31
The Yolo County Landfill sells reusable construction supplies
Household Hazardous Waste
including reclaimed wood, sand and gravel, packed or bulk
HHW (HHW) Drop-Off Days
firewood, and pallets! Visit YoloCounty.org/Landfill for pricing
Every Friday and Saturday
information.
7:30am to 3:30pm
Big Blue Barn Thrift Store
APPOINTMENT
TIP OF THE MONTH: Make construction or improvement projects more sustainable! Switch to LED ONLY SHOPPING
Call: (530) 666-8799
lighting. Find project materials like doors, windows, and other reusable supplies at the Big Blue
Both are located at the Yolo County Landfill
Recycling Barn Thrift Store. See the calendar key for information about event days.
at 44090 CR 28H in Woodland.RECYCLING DO'S AND DON'TS
DO: DON'T:
Don't bag your
Separate your recyclables. Plastic bags
cannot be recycled and
recyclables correctly by
contaminate batches of
only putting the items good recyclables.
shown below into your
recycling cart. Don’t overfill your
recycling cart. The lid
must be able to close in
Rinse and dry order to prevent litter and
recyclable containers allow your hauler to safely
before placing them in pick-up your cart.
your recycling cart.
Plastics (Bottles, Jugs, Glass Bottles Metal/Aluminum
(Cans, Aerosol Cans, CleanCardboard
& Dry Paper,
Jars & Containers) & Jars Foil)SEPTEMBER Need help
recycling?
Search.earth911.com
is a database with hundreds
of materials and locations
to help you recycle right!
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
AUGUST
MARCH 2021
1 2 3 4 S M T W T FF S
There are several locations in Yolo County where you
S M T W T S
can bring your empty CRV containers and turn them
1 2
1 3
2 4
3 5
4 6
5 7
6
into cash. Visit BottlesandCans.com or see the back
pages of this calendar for CRV redemption center
HHW HHW 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
13
locations. 7 8 9 10 11 12
14
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16 16
17 17
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Labor Day 28
29 29
30 30
31 31
HHW HHW
Landfill Closed
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 OCTOBER
S M T W T F S
1 2
Yom Kippur HHW HHW
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
HHW HHW
Fall Equinox
31
26 27 28 29 30
Household Hazardous Waste
HHW (HHW) Drop-Off Days
Every Friday and Saturday
7:30am to 3:30pm
Big Blue Barn Thrift Store
APPOINTMENT
TIP OF THE MONTH: Recycling correctly is essential to prevent contamination! Hazardous ONLY SHOPPING
Call: (530) 666-8799
waste, plastic bags, food waste, and other contaminants can ruin entire batches of recyclables.
Both are located at the Yolo County Landfill
If you are unsure if something is recyclable, check with your local recycling program!
at 44090 CR 28H in Woodland.ORGANICS DO'S AND DON'TS
DO: DON'T:
Don't put organic waste into the trash or
Separate your organic waste from other recycling bins. When placed in the trash,
trash. Every little bit counts, saving landfill
organic waste fills up the landfill
space & producing usable soil for the
unnecessarily. When placed in the
community.
recycling bin, it contaminates batches of
good recyclables.
Line indoor collection bins with ASTM
D6400 rated compostable bags. This will
help defend against pests and make
Don't leave any inorganic packaging like
food labels, plastic wrap, or rubber bands
transferring to the organics cart easy.
in your organic waste.
Food Scraps Yard Trimmings Food Soiled Paper Look for compostable
bags like these at your
local supermarket!OCTOBER Organics
recycling
means closing
the loop!
We have the
opportunity
to make Yolo
County "zero
waste" by
recycling our
organics!
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Household Hazardous Waste
HHW (HHW) Drop-Off Days
Every Friday and Saturday
HHW HHW 7:30am to 3:30pm
Big Blue Barn Thrift Store
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TIP OF THE MONTH: If you want to keep your organics cart clean, put your food ONLY SHOPPING
waste, yard trimmings, and food soiled paper into a paper bag or a ASTM D6400 Call: (530) 666-8799
rated compostable bag before transferring it to the cart. Both are located at the Yolo County Landfill
Halloween
at 44090 CR 28H in Woodland.HOUSEHOLD
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
HAZARDOUS WASTE
DO'S
DO'S AND DON'TS
AND DON'TS
DO:
DO:
Do utilize reuse programs in your community like
DON'T:
DON'T:
Don't put any hazardous waste items in the
Do utilize reuse programs in your community like
the one pictured below at the Yolo County
Don't put any hazardous waste items in the
garbage or recycling. Not only is it harmful to
the one pictured below at the Yolo County
Landfill.
garbage or recycling. Not only is it harmful to
the environment, it's illegal.
Landfill.
Do check your jurisdiction's resources to remove product
the environment,
Don't it'slabels
illegalor. remove products
Do check your jurisdiction's
determine resources
toshould go.
where each hazardous item Don't
from remove
their product labels or remove products
original containers for storage.
determine where each hazardous item should go. from their original containers for storage.
The Yolo County Landfill has a
Re-pur-posed shed for hazardous
The Yolo County Landfill has a
Re-pur-posed shed for hazardous
waste items that are in good
condition or unused. These items are
waste items that are in good
available to the local community for
condition or unused. These items are
FREE Fridays and Saturdays from
available to the
7:30 AM local
to 3:30 community for
PM!
FREE Fridays and Saturdays from
7:30 AM to 3:30 PM!NOVEMBER America Recycles Day
Take the pledge
to recycle more
and keep America
beautiful!
AmericaRecyclesDay.org
Save the date!
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PaintCare.org is an excellent resource for safe paint
Household Hazardous Waste
disposal. Visit their site to find one of their drop-off
HHW (HHW) Drop-Off Days
locations for sorting, reuse, recycling, energy recovery,
Every Friday and Saturday
or safe disposal. 7:30am to 3:30pm
Hanukkah
Big Blue Barn Thrift Store
APPOINTMENT
TIP OF THE MONTH: If you need a hazardous waste product for a project, make sure to buy ONLY SHOPPING
Call: (530) 666-8799
the correct amount so there is as little waste as possible. If you do have leftovers, give it to
Both are located at the Yolo County Landfill
someone who can use it with the labels intact or bring it to the re-use shed at the landfill! at 44090 CR 28H in Woodland.WASTE HAULERS
GOT QUESTIONS? Waste Management
THEY CAN HELP! (866) 844-1508
cssacramento@wm.com
Broken carts or missing lids
Monday – Friday, 8am to 5pm
Additional recycling, garbage SacramentoValley.WM.com
or organics carts
Changing cart or bin size
Missed pick ups & other service
questions
Recology Davis
What goes inside bins (530) 756-4646
2727 2nd Street
Billing questions*
Monday – Friday, 7am to 4pm
*In Davis, billing questions go to the City Finance Department
at (530) 757-5651 or email FinanceWeb@CityofDavis.org.
RecologyDavis@Recology.com
Recology.com/Recology-Davis
*In West Sacramento, billing questions go to the Utility Billing
Department at (916) 617-4589.
Yolo County has two waste haulers that service the majority of residential,
business and apartment properties: Waste Management & Recology Davis.DECEMBER Celebrate
Challenge your
friends & family to
make one change
to protect the
environment this
year.
the new year
by reducing
your waste!
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Household Hazardous Waste
Kwanzaa New Year's Eve HHW (HHW) Drop-Off Days
Every Friday and Saturday
Free Christmas Tree Recycling at the Yolo County Landfill 7:30am to 3:30pm
Big Blue Barn Thrift Store
APPOINTMENT
TIP OF THE MONTH: When shopping for holiday gifts this year, remember to look for things with ONLY SHOPPING
Call: (530) 666-8799
minimal or recyclable packaging. Between Thanksgiving and New Years, Americans throw away
Both are located at the Yolo County Landfill
25% more trash than any other time of year. Let's change that!
at 44090 CR 28H in Woodland.WEST SACRAMENTO
City Hall, 1st floor, 1110 W Capitol
FLUORESCENT TUBES & APPLIANCES
RESOURCES
Ave
BULBS (CFLS) Fire Station 45, 2040 Lake Refrigerators, freezers, ovens, washers,
Washington Blvd and dryers may be recycled at these
Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)
Sacramento Battery, 3616 W locations. Fees may apply.
and fluorescent tubes contain mercury
Capitol Ave
and are illegal to place in the trash. Green Zone Recycling, 225
West Sacramento residential HHW
Dispose of them safely at these Industrial Way, Woodland (no freon)
pick-up appointment*
locations for free: Esparto Recycling & Transfer
WINTERS
Station, 27075 CR 19A, Esparto
CRV & SCRAP METAL Ace Hardware, 1350 E Main St,
City Hall, 318 First St.
West Sacramento residential bulky
Pacific Ace Hardware, 35 Main St.
These sites are certified CRV Woodland waste pick-up appointment
WOODLAND
redemption centers. Home Depot, 1860 E Main St., Yolo County Central Landfill,
Ace Hardware, 1350 E Main St.
(+) These recyclers also accept scrap Woodland (CFLs only) 44090 CR 28H, Woodland
Best Buy, 2165 Bronze Star Dr.
metal. IKEA, 700 IKEA Ct., West
City Hall, 300 First St.
Gaytan Recycling, 1001 Sacramento Sacramento (CFLs only)
Community/Senior Center, 2001
Ave., West Sacramento Lowe’s Home Improvement, 2250
East St.
(916) 239-9672 Lake Washington Blvd., West Sac
(+) Green Zone Recycling, 225 West Sacramento residential HHW
Corner Drug Store, 602 Main St.
ELECTRONICS
Nugget Market, 157 Main St.
Industrial Way # C, Woodland pick-up appointment* Residents can recycle TVs, computer
Presbyterian Church, 1324
(530) 661-6800 Yolo County Central Landfill, monitors, printers, laptops, and other
Columbia Dr.
(+) J & M Recycling, 2205 Rice Ave., 44090 CR 28H, Woodland electronic items at these locations for
Target, 2185 Bronze Star Dr.
West Sacramento (916) 372-4223 free. Remove batteries and ink
True Value, 345 W. Main St.
J L Recycling, 731 Poplar Ave., West cartridges before recycling.
UNINCORPORATED YOLO COUNTY
Sacramento (916) 646-4846
Clarksburg Library, 52915
BATTERIES
JF Huerta Recycling, 1264 E Gibson Best Buy, 2165 Bronze Star Dr.,
Netherlands Rd.
Rd., Woodland (650) 814-9022 Woodland
Yolo County residents can recycle Esparto Recycling & Transfer
(+) Recology Davis, 2727 2nd St., Esparto Recycling & Transfer
batteries for free at these locations: Station, 27075 CR 19A
Davis (530) 756-4646 Station, 27075 CR 19A, Esparto
Rodriguez Recycling, 121 E Grant
DAVIS Knights Landing Library, 42351 3rd
Goodwill Donation Xpress, 2939
CVS Pharmacy Stores, 1550 E. St.
Ave., Winters (530) 988-6244 Spafford St., Davis
Covell Blvd. and 1471 W. Covell Yolo Branch Library, 37750
Santana Recycling, 400 Mace Blvd., Goodwill Donation Xpress, 417
Blvd. Sacramento St.
Davis (916) 856-4734 Mace Blvd., Davis
Davis Ace Hardware, 815 3rd St. Yolo County Central Landfill,
Solorzano Recycling, 1085 East St., Goodwill Donation Xpress, 1351 W.
Davis Food Co-Op, 620 G St. 44090 CR 28H
Woodland (916) 218-2646 Covell Blvd., Davis
Davis Senior Center, 646 A St.
Solorzano Recycling, 18430 County Goodwill, 1640 E 8th St., Davis
The Door Shop, 517 Rowe Pl. *West Sacramento residents can
Rd. 102, Woodland (916) 218-2646 West Sacramento residential
Nugget Market, 1414 East Covell schedule 2 bulky waste and 2 HHW
True Value, 345 W Main St., pick-up appointment*
Blvd. and 409 Mace Blvd. pick-up appointments per year (July 1 -
Woodland (530) 666-560 Yolo County Central Landfill,
Rite Aid Drug Store, 655 Russell June 30). Restrictions apply. Call Waste
Yolo Employment Services, 660 6th 44090 CR 28H, Woodland
Blvd. and 2135 Cowell Blvd. Management at (866) 844-1508 for
St., Woodland (530) 662-8616 Yolo Employment Services, 660
more information.
6th St., WoodlandWoodland Police Department,
1000 Lincoln Ave., Woodland
WOODLAND
PAINT (LATEX & OIL- Yolo County Sheriff ’s Office, 140
(+) AutoZone, 90 W Main St.
Goodwill Donation Xpress, 417
BASED) Tony Diaz Dr., Woodland
(530) 406-1871
Mace Blvd, Ste. E, Davis
House paint, stains and varnishes may (530) 759-1136
(+) O’Reilly Auto Parts, 16 W Court St.
Yolo County Central Landfill,
be recycled at these locations for free: Goodwill, 1640 E 8th St., Davis
(530) 661-7580
44090 CR 28H, Woodland (non-
Esparto Recycling & Transfer (530) 564-4474
(+) Master Tech, 60 W Main St.
controlled substances only)
Station, 27075 CR 19A, Esparto Goodwill Donation Xpress, 2939
(530) 668-1340
(530) 787-3387 Spafford St., #110, Davis
SpeeDee-Midas Oil Change &
Kelly-Moore, 4120 Chiles Rd, Davis (530) 753-2524
Tuneup, 216 W Main St
(530) 757-1002** Goodwill Donation Xpress, 1351 W
(530) 662-5605
Kelly-Moore, 831 Harbor Blvd, USED MOTOR OIL & The City of Woodland offers residential
Covell Blvd, Davis (530) 757-4431
West Sacramento (916) 372- FILTERS curbside collection of used motor oil
Goodwill Donation Xpress, 1849 E
2302** These sites accept used motor oil Gibson Rd, Woodland
and filters. Call (530) 662-8748 for
Sherwin-Williams, 1392 E Main St, for free recycling. (530) 406-7990
more information.
Woodland (530) 661-6994** (+) These sites accept used oil filters UNINCORPORATED YOLO COUNTY R&R Thrift, 2801 Spafford St, Davis
West Sacramento residential HHW for free recycling. (530) 759-9648
(+) Esparto Recycling & Transfer
pick-up appointment* DAVIS Station, 27075 County Rd 19A,
Woodland Thrift Center, 106 W
(800) 449-7587 Davisville Express Lube, 2014 Main St, Woodland (530) 650-8100
Esparto (530) 787-3387
Yolo County Central Landfill, 44090 Lyndell Terr. (530) 753-7543 Yolo County SPCA Thrift Store, 920
(+) Yolo County Central Landfill,
CR 28H, Woodland (530) 666- (+) O’Reilly Auto Parts, 1681 3rd St, Davis (530) 758-0544
44090 County Road 28H, Woodland,
8856** Research Park Dr. (530) 753-6755 CA 95776 (530) 666-8856
**Drop off limits may apply. Please (+) Recology Davis, 2727 2nd St.
contact these locations for information. (530) 756-4646
(+) SpeeDee Oil Change/ Midas,
2000 F St. (530) 753-1633
WEST SACRAMENTO INK AND TONER
(+) AutoZone, 1400 W Capitol Ave.
THRIFT STORES & CARTRIDGES
MEDICATIONS (916) 372-6386
DONATION DROP-OFF Best Buy, 2165 Bronze Star Dr.,
Bring unused and/or expired (+) Jiffy Lube, 649 Harbor Blvd.
LOCATIONS Woodland
medications to these locations for free Office Max, 2107 Cowell Blvd.,
(916) 372-7730
Big Blue Recycling Barn at the Yolo Davis
and safe disposal. (+) O’Reilly Auto Parts, 709
County Central Landfill, 44090 CR Yolo County Central Landfill,
Jefferson Blvd. (916) 372-1411
28H, Woodland (530) 666-8856 44090 CR 28H, Woodland
Davis Police Department, 2600 Fifth (+) O’Reilly Auto Parts, 2050 Town
Goodwill, 1770 E Main St., Woodland All Target locations in Yolo
St., Davis Center Plaza, B100, (916) 562-1970
(530) 668-8249 County
Jefferson Pharmacy, 1029 Jefferson (+) Penske Used Truck Center, 3025
Goodwill, 3689 Industrial Blvd, West
Blvd., Suite A, West Sacramento Evergreen Ave, (916) 371-8250
Sacramento (916) 395-9000 Businesses may recycle ink cartridges
Walgreens, 1351 W Capitol Avenue, The City of West Sacramento offers
Goodwill, 3065 West Capitol Ave., at the Yolo County Central Landfill by
West Sacramento residential curbside collection of 2
West Sacramento (916) 374-0697 appointment only and must provide
West Sacramento Police gallons of used motor oil and 2 filters
Goodwill Donation Xpress, 2455 an EPA ID number.
Department, 550 Jefferson Blvd per month. Call (866) 844-1508
Jefferson Blvd, Ste. 120, West
Winters Police Department, 702 to request oil and filter collection
Sacramento (916) 372-7407
Main St., Winters containers.CITY OF DAVIS
(530) 757-5686
PWWeb@CityofDavis.org
GreenerDavis.org
@GreenerDavis
YOLO COUNTY
(530) 666-8856
CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO IWM@YoloCounty.org
YoloCounty.org
(916) 617-4590
@YoloRecycles
Recycle@WestSacramento.org
WestSacRecycles.org
@GreenerWestSac
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC
(866) 844-1508
CITY OF WINTERS cssacramento@wm.com
(530) 794-6715
SacramentoValley.WM.com
Info@CityofWinters.org
CityofWinters.org
@CityofWinters
RECOLOGY DAVIS
(530) 756-4646
CITY OF WOODLAND RecologyDavis@Recology.com
Recology.com
(530) 661-2059
EnviroWoodland@CityofWoodland.org
EnviroWoodland.org
@Envirowoodland
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