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California Assembly Bill 341 California state law mandates recycling for all businesses that generate more than four cubic yards of solid waste per week and multifamily dwellings of five units or more. Read more about CA AB 341.

Open Your Business To Greener Possibilities!

Did you know that 39% of what California businesses throw away is paper? You can help change that statistic by participating in a Recology Yuba-Sutter business recycling program. Whether your business is a one-person operation, or you have a thousand employees, there is a recycling program available to fit your needs.

Participating in our recycling collection program can help your business conserve resources and save money. By diverting recyclable commodities from your waste stream, you could reduce your garbage bill significantly.

Businesses in Yuba-Sutter know that trash costs are a necessary part of doing business. Many businesses, however, don't realize that there are many things they can do to keep their garbage bill as low as possible. Recology Yuba-Sutter is available to assist you in performing waste audits, training your employees, and setting the recycling program to best fit your needs. These services are available free, at no cost to you!

To find out more about the available services in your area, please contact us.

Acceptable Recycling Materials Only place recyclable materials into your blue container! Please empty and rinse all food and beverage containers and remove the caps and lids from the containers before placing them into the blue recycling cart. Place lids in the garbage. You do not need to remove any labels.
Glass All colors of bottles and jars. We accept both California Redemption Value (CRV) and Non-redeemed containers. Glass Bottles (beer, juice, liquor, soda, wine) Glass Jars (apple sauce, pasta sauce, mayonnaise) Metal You do not need to crush cans. Aluminum cans (soda and beer cans) Tin Cans (vegetable & meat products, pet food, soup) Plastic Narrow-neck plastic bottles & jugs marked #1-#7. Detergent and shampoo containers Milk and orange juice jugs Soda & water bottles	Paper Most clean and dry household paper: Brown paper bags Cardboard (please flatten cardboard and wrap it with twine in bundles no larger than two feet by three feet) Chipboard (cereal, crackers, shoes or gifts) Junk mail and catalogs Magazines, catalogs and phone books (includes glossy publications) Newspaper (include inserts) Office paper (all colors) Paperboard egg cartons (not Styrofoam)

Unacceptable Recycling Materials Please do not place the following un-recyclable materials into your blue container!
Construction Debris Concrete, rocks, dirt Electronic / Universal Waste Televisions, computers, cell phones, fluorescent light bulbs, mercury switches Green Waste Grass, leaves, tree and bush cuttings	Household Hazardous Waste Paints, solvents, cooking oil, motor oil, cleaners, corrosives, fuel tanks - propane tanks Un-Recyclable Glass, Metal, Paper and Plastic