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2025 RethinkWaste Trash to Art Contest Winners

Posted on April 14, 2025April 28, 2025

RethinkWaste is pleased to announce the winners of its annual Trash to Art contest! The contest was open to all 3rd through 5th grade students and classes attending schools in the agency’s service area. The contest inspires students to…

Are You Disposing of These 3 Items Correctly?

Posted on March 12, 2025March 12, 2025

Whether you need to dispose of a cell phone, lights, or an old fry pan, we are here to help! Let’s take a deep dive into these three commonly tricky categories of items, how to dispose of them properly,…

Seven Green Resolutions To Make Today

Posted on December 23, 2024December 23, 2024

With a new year approaching, it’s natural to reflect on how we can improve both ourselves and the environment around us. What better way to start the new year with some practical ways to live a more environmentally conscious…

2024 RethinkWaste Poster Contest Winners

Posted on November 7, 2024November 7, 2024

RethinkWaste is pleased to announce the winners of its eleventh annual poster contest! The contest was open to all 3rd through 8th graders attending schools in the agency’s service area. This year’s poster theme was “My Green Routine,” encouraging…

RethinkWaste’s In-Schools Program

Posted on October 31, 2024October 31, 2024

RethinkWaste offers several different in-school education programs for schools in our service area to reduce their landfill waste. Our program provides all necessary infrastructure to implement recycling and composting at schools, as well as, educating students on how to…

Composting at Shoreway

Posted on September 30, 2024September 30, 2024

Every day at our Shoreway Transfer Station in San Carlos we receive roughly 740,000 pounds (370 tons) of organic material, a.k.a. compost! When you toss compostable materials (such as food scraps, yard trimmings, and food-soiled paper) into your green…

A Brief History of Garbage in California

Posted on July 30, 2024July 30, 2024

California has paved the way in the modern world through its cutting-edge technology and rich cultural diversity. However, throughout its history, it has faced its fair share of waste management difficulties. The interesting journey of California's waste story tells…

The Practice of Swapping

Posted on July 1, 2024July 1, 2024

A swap is a community “marketplace” that doesn’t require the exchange of money, instead community members simply bring items that they don’t need any more to exchange for items that they could use from other participants. The more people…

Plastics Here, Plastics There, Microplastics Everywhere

Posted on June 25, 2024June 25, 2024

Did you know that the plastic material that make up car tires and plastic cutting boards wears off? These tiny plastic particles, or microplastics, shed and enter the environment. For example, from your tire, rainwater washes tire microparticles from…

Green Teams Celebration

Posted on June 14, 2024June 14, 2024

In late May 2024, RethinkWaste hosted the second annual San Mateo County Green Team Celebration! The event took place on a cheerful, sunny, spring afternoon at Beresford Elementary in San Mateo. Nearly a hundred students, parents, teachers, and school…

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