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2020 RethinkWaste Poster Contest Open

Posted on September 28, 2020September 28, 2020

The 7th annual RethinkWaste poster contest is now open! The theme for the 2020 contest is Rethinking Waste on the Move. Students are encouraged to illustrate which of the 4 R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot/Compost) they are practicing while…

Join Us For a Virtual Shoreway Facility Tour!

Posted on September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

RethinkWaste has launched a brand new, virtual version of our popular Shoreway Facility Tours – no shoes, vests, or masks required! Come and learn what happens to our recycling, compost, and garbage after it gets picked up from homes…

Food, Too Good to Waste Webinar Follow-Up

Posted on September 2, 2020September 2, 2020

RethinkWaste held a webinar about food waste on August 27, 2020. This page provides the webinar recording, presentation slides, links to more resources, and all of the questions submitted by attendees. If you have additional questions, fill out the…

Why Recycling is Not the Same Everywhere

Posted on August 31, 2020August 31, 2020

If you pay close attention to recycling, you’ve probably noticed that what’s accepted one place is not necessarily accepted in the next town over. For example, in the RethinkWaste service area (Burlingame to East Palo Alto) we do NOT…

Public Recycling Center Reopens Monday, August 3

Posted on August 3, 2020August 5, 2020

RethinkWaste has reopened the Shoreway Public Recycling Center located at 333 Shoreway Road in San Carlos beginning today, Monday, August 3. The Public Recycling Center (PRC) resumed regular business hours to serve as a free drop off location for residential customers…

9 Ways to Reduce Your Food Waste

Posted on July 30, 2020July 30, 2020

With everything that's happened in the past few months, planning ahead is even more important. Not only can planning ahead help keep us prepared, it can also help reduce waste. This can apply to many types of waste, but…

Beyond Recycling: The Other “R’s” Webinar Follow-Up

Posted on July 9, 2020July 9, 2020

RethinkWaste and Recology San Mateo County held a webinar on June 30, 2020. This page provides the webinar recording, presentation slides, links to more resources, and all of the questions submitted. If you have more questions, fill out the…

The Importance of Recycling and Composting

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020

Every day we face the choice of properly sorting our waste into our three carts. With proper sorting, there should be more items in your blue recycling and green compost carts than in your black garbage cart. But why…

5 Tips for Managing Your Recycling, Compost & Garbage

Posted on June 22, 2020July 2, 2020

[1] The Sorting Hat Not sure what goes where? Check out WhatBin.com to learn what materials belong in each cart. Think you're a master sorter? Test out your skills with our Interactive Carts Game. [2] Let's Break It Down…

2020 Trash to Art Winners Announced

Posted on May 29, 2020May 31, 2020

RethinkWaste is excited to announce the winners of its eighth annual “Trash to Art” Contest, which was open to all 3rd through 5th grade students in the RethinkWaste service area. The contest challenged students to create a piece of…

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