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A publication for County of Santa Cruz GreenWaste Recovery
Single-Family Residence Customers | Winter 2022
Food Waste
Curbside Collection
It’s Coming!
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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? Residents will soon be able to put their food waste loose with your yard waste
(green cart) to be composted. Stay tuned for details about the food waste collection program rollout, and check our
website for more information www.santacruzcountyrecycles.org
New Rules on Treated Wood Waste (TWW)
Variance is no longer required
• 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.
• All deliveries by generators, handlers, and transporters much be
accompanied by a completed Waste Manifest Form that can be printed from
our website dpw.co.santa-cruz.ca.us
• Please separate your TWW from all other waste on top or the load may be
rejected.
• TWW acceptance is subject to change at any time. Check online before
coming to locations.
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Free Composting Workshops
Make the world a better place and compost your
organic waste
Learn how composting will improve your soil without fertilizers and
aid in the health of your plants and vegetables, while reducing your
waste going to the landfill and reducing the release of greenhouse
gasses.
These free workshops will present the principles of composting
kitchen and yard waste using backyard bins and worm composting
techniques. Hands-on workshops are led by Certified Master
Composters and sponsored by the County of Santa Cruz Public
Works Department. Upon completion of the workshop, GreenWaste
Recovery customers are offered a free backyard bin or worm bin.
Non-customers may purchase a bin at cost.
Basic Composting Workshops:
Winter 2022
Sat Jan 22 1-3 PM in-person (Live Oak Grange)
Sat Feb 12 1-3 PM in-person (Live Oak Grange)
Sat Mar 12 10 AM-12 noon in-person (Live Oak Grange)
Spring 2022
Sun Apr 10 1-3 PM virtual (Zoom)
Sun May 15 1-3 PM virtual (Zoom)
Sat Jun 11 10 AM-12 noon in-person (Live Oak Grange)
Space is limited; advance reservation is required. Sign up online at goo.gl/Fw6Bak or call (831) 824-6484. After
submitting your request, you will be notified if you are accepted in the workshop.
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
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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.
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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.
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 www.greenwaste.com/wp-content/
uploads/0SC_SFD-english-bleed-ALL.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
allowed
• ONLY small eWaste is allowed in the recycling cart:
keyboards, cameras, small appliances
• Do not throw batteries in the recycling cart; place
them in clean bag on TOP of recycle cart for driver
to pick up. For 9 volt batteries, please place tape
over both terminals.
• No textiles (donate!)
• NOT ALLOWED: air conditioners, computer
monitors and towers, microwaves (Contact
GreenWaste Customer Service to arrange a pickup
for these items.)
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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
January 3-21, 2022.
Please leave your tree
curbside by 5 AM on the
day of your regular pick up
and GreenWaste Recovery
will remove it.
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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.
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