ZEROWASTE ewsN - It's Coming! - GreenWaste Recovery
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
O F SANT
Y
A
COUNT
CRUZ
R S
EC
YCLE
ZEROWASTE
News
A publication for County of Santa Cruz GreenWaste Recovery
Multi-Family Residence Customers | Winter 2022
Food Waste
Curbside Collection
It’s Coming!
Page 2
IT’S COMING!
SB 1383 Implementation
Statewide Residential and
Commercial Organics
Recycling Collection
Edible Food Recovery
Food Waste Curbside Collection
Effective January 1, 2022, California’s SB 1383 Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Reduction Act requires the state to
reduce organic waste (food waste, green waste) disposal by 75% by 2025 — more than 20 million tons annually.
What does that mean for the County of Santa Cruz? Property Managers of Multi-family dwellings (5 or more units) will
have the responsibility of setting up “organics collection” with GreenWaste Recovery, and to educate your residents
about separating their food and organics. Fines and enforcement are conditions of this law. Contact
zerowaste@santacruzcounty.us for more information or for any assistance.
New Rules on Treated Wood Waste (TWW)
Variance is no longer required
• All deliveries by business and commercial generators, handlers, and
transporters must be accompanied by a completed TREATED WOOD
WASTE DISPOSAL FORM that can be printed from our website
dpw.co.santa-cruz.ca.us
• Residents may be required to provide name, address and phone number, and
unload their TWW by hand into bin. No weight limit at the Buena Vista
Landfill but there is a 500 lb./day limit at the Ben Lomond Transfer Station.
• TWW must be separated from other materials in your load or the load may be
rejected.
• TWW acceptance is subject to change at any time. Check online before
coming to locations.
Zero Waste News | Winter 2022 Page 2
SKIP THE STUFF STARTS MARCH 1, 2022
County Ordinance Code Chapter 5.53
Skip the single-use food ware: straws, utensils, napkins, to-go
condiment packages used for delivery or take-out. Remember to bring
reusable utensils, cloth napkin, and cup.
START THE YEAR WITH
AN END TO SINGLE-USE CUPS
Make a positive impact by bringing your own clean cup to purchase drinks.
An insulated cup keeps your drink colder or hotter longer, with no trash to
throw away. Get one for everyone in your family.
Do you have other ideas to reduce plastic and paper waste to help our
planet? Share them with photos to zerowaste@santacruzcounty.us and your
idea could be featured in a future newsletter. Together we can do this!
25,000,000,000 CUPS
DO YOUR PART TO
REDUCE TRASH
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data
indicates Americans throw away 25 BILLION cups
per year. The impacts include:
9,400,000 363,000,000
TREES POUNDS
were harvested of waste were
just for cups generated
3,125,000 20,237,500,000
TONS GALLONS
of CO2 emissions of water used to produce cups
were generated (0.81 gallons per cup produced)
But don’t I waste water when I wash TIP:
my reusable mug? Stainless cup looking dark
It’s true you’ll use water to wash your mug. However, and dingy? Fill with water and
the benefits of giving up disposable cups outweigh the add a little bleach (include
concerns over the amount of water used to wash the gasket if stained). Let
reusable mugs. You can still efficiently hand wash your stand for 15 minutes and rinse
mug using much less water than what it requires to clean. Like new!
create the single-use cup.
Zero Waste News | Winter 2022 Page 3
AB 827-
Customer Access
to Recycling
Assembly Bill 827 is a state law
that requires businesses to
provide customers with a
recyclable cart and/or organics
cart that is visible, easily
accessible, adjacent to container
for trash (except in restrooms),
and clearly marked with
educational signage. Help
businesses by looking for these
containers and properly sorting
your materials.
THE BIG CHILL
Fix or Replace Your Refrigerator-Freezer?
Appliances may be built to break these days! Do you insure or not? Do you
buy a new fridge or is repairing more cost-effective? Can you fix it yourself
or is this something for the pros to handle? How do you find a trustworthy
repairperson? If you're a do-it-yourselfer, check IFIXIT.com and YouTube
for information to fix and maintain. If the job is beyond your skill-set or
toolset, check online or ask friends for referrals to a repairperson.
What about the old one? Ask if the delivery of your new unit includes
taking away the old one for you. Refrigerators are recyclable, but there is
usually a fee to dispose of items containing a refrigerant such as Freon.
Once at a landfill, the Freon is safely removed to prevent releasing into the
air, and metal components are recycled. If delivery does not include
removal of the old one, then call GreenWaste Recovery to see what options
are available for disposal. Learn about planned and perceived
obsolescence at www.storyofstuff.org
Zero Waste News | Winter 2022 Page 4
Stay Connected with the MY SANTA CRUZ COUNTY APP
Santa Cruz County residents can report potholes, trash, illegal dumping, sewer spills,
street signs down and environmental health complaints to local officials and track the
progress. The app also enables residents to vote, pay property taxes, explore our
parks and schedule building inspections. https://sccappstore.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY “RECYCLING CONTAMINATION?”
Contaminated recyclables is when non-recyclable items are placed in recycling cart When this occurs, there is risk of
the full truckload being contaminated, causing the truck to head to the landfill instead of the recycling facility. Bottles
with liquids or saturated items will destroy cardboard and paper items in recycle cart and in the recycle truck.
Your blue recycle cart is considered a mixed recycling system where residents can mix all hauler allowable recycling in
one curbside cart which is sorted at the GreenWaste Recovery Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in San Jose. We prefer
recyclable materials to be loose (not bagged) in the bin to make it easier for machine sorting.
Remember: Clean Dry Empty
How to avoid contamination:
• Consult your GreenWaste Recovery Recycle Guide
for the County of Santa Cruz to be sure items can
be recycled https://www.greenwaste.com/wp-
content/uploads/SC-MFD-all4.pdf
• Empty, clean (scrape with a spatula or rinse) and
dry your containers before placing in the bin
• Remove food and greasy parts before placing in
recycle cart
• Soft paper products such as paper towels, receipts,
and tissues belong in the trash
• No Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) items or
batteries are allowed in the recycling or trash bin.
Contact your Property Manager to arrange pickup
for these items
• Do not throw textiles, bedding, or clothing in the
blue recycling bin; please donate
• ONLY small Electronic Waste is allowed in the
recycling bin: keyboards, cameras, small appliances
• NOT ALLOWED: TVs, air conditioners, computer
monitors, towers, microwaves or refrigerators.
Contact your Property Manager to arrange pickup
for these items.
Zero Waste News | Winter 2022 Page 5
HOLIDAY TREE County of Santa Cruz Public Works
701 Ocean Street, Room 410
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Presort Standard
U.S. Postage
RECYCLING (831) 454-2160 PAID
Complete Mailing
Service, Inc.
Curbside tree pickup is
available by request
January 2-21, 2022.
Please contact
GreenWaste Recovery
Customer Service at
831.426.2711.
O F SANT
Y
A
COUNT
CRUZ
R S
EC
YCLE
Printed on 55% recycled 30% post-consumer waste
paper processed chlorine-free, using soy-based inks.
Recycling Resources
b Recycle Information Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831-454-2333
• What and where to recycle (recorded messages)
Composting Resources. . . . . . . www.compostsantacruzcounty.org
Buena Vista Landfill & Recycling Center . . . . . . . . . 831-454-5153
Curbside Refuse, Recycling • Recorded information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831-454-2430
and Yard Waste Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-665-2209 1231 Buena Vista Drive, Watsonville 95076
(operated by GreenWaste Recovery) Open Mon-Sat 7:30-3:30
www.greenwaste.com/santa-cruz-county HHW Facility - Open Wed, Fri & Sat 7:30-3:30
• Begin new service Ben Lomond Transfer Station & Recycling Center . . . . . . . . 831-336-3951
• Report missed recycling or trash service • Recorded information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831-454-2430
• Request delivery or removal of carts 9835 Newell Creek Road, Ben Lomond 95005
• Obtain oil recycling jugs Open Mon-Sat 7:30-3:30
County Public Works Dept.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831-454-2160 HHW Facility - Open Thursdays 7:30-3:30
www.santacruzcountyrecycles.org California Grey Bears Recycling Centers . . . . . . . . 831-479-1055 ext. 235
• Apartments and business recycling inquiries Mid County, 2710 Chanticleer Avenue, Santa Cruz 95065
• Complaints, compliments or suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Open 7:30-3:45 daily
+ • Report roadside trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831-477-3999
Download and use the "My Santa Cruz County" free mobile app
Household Hazardous Waste. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831-454-2606
Buena Vista Landfill - Open Mon-Sat 7:30-3:30
Ben Lomond Transfer Station - Open Mon-Sat 7:30-3:30
City of Santa Cruz Resource Recovery Facility
(recorded messages) & Recycling Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831-420-6270
• Schedule for free disposal • Open to unincorporated county residents in Davenport
and Bonny Doon only
• Non-hazardous alternatives
605 Dimeo Lane, Santa Cruz 95060
Contact Zero Waste Outreach Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831 454-2160 Open Mon-Sat 7:30-3:30
or ZeroWaste@santcruzcounty.us HHW Facility - Open Saturdays 7:30-3:30
• Questions
• Volunteer as a Zero Waste champion
Para información en español sobre el reciclaje en las areas no incorporadas del condado de Santa Cruz, favor de llamar al (800) 665-2209.
You can also read
