SV Recycles

Join us in Promoting a Future Without Landfills!

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Field Operations Supervisor, Juan Camacho Jr, saw this load heading to landfill and redirected it to organics, upholding our mission in a future without landfills!
While we do what we can, it's everyone's responsibility to keep recyclables (like food) out of the landfill ♻️

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Wally Waste-Not's Art Extravaganza begins now!! 🖍

All TK-12 students from Salinas Valley are invited to create artwork that shows the importance of separating food scraps to become compost ♻ the winning submission will get a prize!

Visit https://t.co/9GjC2aTBCs for more!

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Missed our last #composting workshop? Don't #soil yourself! Join this Saturday, Feb 24th at 10am 🌱

Learn to make nutrient-rich soil amendment at our FREE & bilingual composting workshop! Register at https://t.co/PR3F1TArlM
#GlobalWorming #CanYouDigIt #SalinasValleyRecycles

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📖 Word of the day 📖
DIVERT - verb: to reallocate (something, especially resources) to a different purpose.

Your food scraps, yard waste, and recyclables can be diverted from the landfill (trash) because they are resources!

So let's all do our part to divert our resources!

[CalRecycle @CalRecycle]

Exciting changes to beverage container recycling starting on Jan. 1, 2024! All wine and liquor containers will be added to the CRV program. Check out the details in this video.

[Recology @RecologyWZ]

Please dispose of holiday lights as e-waste or take them to a scrap metal recycler and place all other tanglers in your landfill bin for proper disposal. Thank you!

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Spruce things up this holiday season with these tree-mendous waste zero tricks!

[Recycle by City ♻️ @recyclebycity]

Here's your holiday #tuesdaytip!
🚫Ornaments and "other" glass such as mugs, stemware, Pyrex and dishes are not recyclable curbside.
ℹ️ As always, check your local rules: https://t.co/G3pjVvTt3M

#recycling

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Old & broken string lights?💡If they can't be fixed, don't place them in your recycle bin - instead, bring string lights to us for recycling! ♻
We accept these for FREE in our E-Waste bins, and we have three convenient locations for drop-off in Salinas Valley!

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This is what yard waste contamination looks like when it arrives to our organics operation🥴 It requires 5 staff plucking out ~18,000lbs of trash per WEEK, becoming costly for everyone.

Be sure to recycle right and only put yard waste and food scraps ito the green cart♻️

[CalRecycle @CalRecycle]

Give back to nature this #GivingTuesday -- pick up trash, then recycle the bottles and cans. Starting Jan. 1, you can even redeem wine and liquor bottles for a CRV refund.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Here are tips for a zero-waste day!

-Collect & recycle cooking oil
-Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours
-Separate food scraps into the green cart
-Serve guests with real plates & tableware
-Put recyclables (like pie tins) in recycle cart (no food/liquids)

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Happy #NationalRecyclingDay!!!

In 2023-24:
🌱41,073 tons of green waste
🧱8,032 tons of concrete & demolition
📦921 tons of cardboard
🔋283 tons of e-waste
⚙️2,537 tons of metal
...and more, were recycled & never entered our landfill!

THANK YOU, and keep up the great work!

[Keep America Beautiful® @kabtweet]

Today, November 15, is America Recycles Day!

On this day and everyday, we urge you to reduce, reuse, repurpose and recycle.

#ARD #AmericaRecyclesDay #AmericaRecycles #RecyclingRealityCheck #DoBeautifulThings

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Glass is glass...right?

Not quite, especially when it comes to recyclability.

Mirrors require a higher temperature to melt than bottles & jars during the recycle process, making them tough to recycle.

So, toss the glass jar (lid too!) to recycle ♻️ & mirror in the trash 🗑️

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What could be spookier than haunted backroads of Salinas Valley? The consequences of illegal dumping! The environment, the community, and the illegal dumper could suffer from these actions.

DON'T DUMP! It's wrong, and you never know who's watching 👀 @SupervisorLopez @CHP_HQ

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Candy time is here!! 👻🍬 Once you've enjoyed your #candy, remember to put wrappers in the #TRASH. If there's no trash can around, hold onto it until you get to a bin. 🚮

Let's keep our environment #litter-free this holiday while we make some fun memories!!

[Recycle by City ♻️ @recyclebycity]

These no-carve pumpkin decorations are stylish, simple to make and preserve the flesh of the pumpkin, so they can go from decoration to dessert with zero-waste. 🧡https://t.co/d3pexUKkIz

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Uh oh 😬 looks like these materials lost their way to our recycling facilities!
We accept mattresses, cardboard, small appliances for FREE ♻️ Bring your tires for FREE during Tire Amnesty events!
Illegal dumping is no good. Take advantage of our services instead!