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A Lot of the Stuff We Throw in Those Recycling Bins Is Really Just Trash

Posted on May 13, 2019July 31, 2019

For most Californians, it's a no brainer. Toss all your recyclables into a big blue bin, a truck comes to take it, and it all somehow gets recycled. But it turns out this easy-as-1-2-3 scenario is at least part…

One Thing You Can Do: Know Your Plastics

Posted on April 24, 2019July 31, 2019

Ever notice those recycling symbols, the triangles with the numbers inside, on plastic packaging and containers? I always assumed they meant the plastic was recyclable. But that’s not necessarily the case. Those numbers are resin identification codes, and they tell…

Allied approach

Posted on April 15, 2019November 11, 2019

Personal relationships are key to advancing recycling operations at RethinkWaste, San Carlos, California. Joe La Mariana relies on relationships to keep materials moving and operations growing at South Bayside Waste Management Authority (SBWMA), which is more commonly known as RethinkWaste. The agency…

Recycling crisis: China doesn’t want our waste. Now what?

Posted on April 2, 2019September 15, 2019

Recycling used to be a money maker but now it’s costing us, and growing our landfills https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=WWqlIhwVcZ4 With probes and clipboards, Chinese inspectors tour Bay Area recycling centers at least once a month, testing our trash to see if…

California must lead on cutting down plastic waste

Posted on March 14, 2019July 31, 2019

At least we know the newspaper believes in some recycling. Recently, editorial writers recycled a tired, old argument that environmental regulation is bad for business. California proved that wasn’t true for emissions controls and renewable energy. We’re now economic leaders thanks…

Holiday tree pickup begins

Posted on January 4, 2019December 18, 2019

Collectors eases process for those looking to recycle their former holiday centerpiece Disposing of a holiday tree is becoming easier than returning unwanted gifts placed under it. For customers of RethinkWaste, which services most of the Peninsula, undressed trees…

It is time to cut use of plastics

Posted on December 24, 2018September 15, 2019

The good news is, our collective efforts to reduce, reuse, recycle and compost have made San Francisco the most successful big city in America at reducing what goes to landfill. The bad news is, plastics have become a huge…

After the fire, a new alarm is sounded

Posted on October 9, 2018July 26, 2019

The aftermath of a 2016 fire at the Shoreway Environmental Center in California has included a call to action on how lithium-ion batteries are handled. Fires have become distressingly common at recycling and solid waste facilities this decade, causing…

Where does it go?

Posted on September 13, 2018July 26, 2019

County waste facilities weather changing tides of recycling, garbage trends For many, the sight of a cardboard box might spark excitement about its contents or dread for an impending task to do something with it, likely flatten and recycle…

Important change made to battery disposal on collection day

Posted on September 5, 2018August 20, 2019

As of Sept. 3, a program allowing residents of local single-family households or in apartment buildings with four units or less to dispose of household batteries and cellphones on collection day re-launched with an important change. Instead of putting…

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