November 2019

Sponsored by the City of Rancho Cucamongaand Burrtec Waste Industries

BURRTEC NEWS Waste and Recycling Newsletter

Recycling ListPlace these items into your blue

recycling container. ✔ Aluminum cans✔ Aerosol cans (must be completely empty)✔ Brochures✔ Cardboard✔ Cartons✔ Cereal boxes (remove wax paper lining)✔ Computer paper✔ Coupons✔ Envelopes (includes plastic windows)✔ Glass bottles, jars✔ Glass cosmetic bottles✔ Junk mail✔ Laundry bottles✔ Ledger paper✔ Magazines/catalogs✔ Newspaper✔ Paper✔ Paper tubes✔ Phone books✔ Plastic containers #1-#7✔ Plastic milk jugs✔ Styrofoam products✔ Tin cans✔ Tissue boxes✔ Wrapping paper

Free Used Oil Filter Exchange EventsBring your used oil filters in a reusable bucket for

recycling and receive 1 new oil filter valued up to $15.00. Proofof Rancho Cucamonga residency is required.

One filter per household.

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Saturday, November 168 am to 1 pm

O’Reilly Auto Parts9750 Base Line Rd.

Rancho Cucamonga

Saturday, December 148 am to 1 pm

AutoZone9457 Foothill Blvd.

Rancho Cucamonga

Contact InformationBurrtec Waste Industries9820 Cherry AvenueFontana, CA 92335

Automated Payment Service(866) 306-8122

Customer Service(909) 987-3717

Hours of OperationMonday - Friday8:00 am to 5:00 pm

WebsiteBurrtec.com/rancho-cucamonga

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Residential ChristmasTree Collection

Burrtec will collect and recycle your Christmas tree. Please place your tree at the curb from December 26, 2019, through January 11, 2020, on your regular collection day. Trees over 6’ need to be cut in half. Please remove all ornaments, lights, and metal stands from the tree.

Extra Holiday Trash and RecyclablesApproximately 80% of your holiday trash is recyclable. All gift boxes, wrapping paper, greeting cards, and cardboard packaging are items that may be placed in your recycling barrel. Burrtec will collect your excess holiday trash and recyclables beginning December 26, 2019, through January 11, 2020. Place excess holiday trash and recyclables in bags alongside your containers on your collection day.

The City of Rancho Cucamonga Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Facility is located at 8794 Lion Street (south of 9th Street, between Hellman and Vineyard). The HHW Collection Facility is open Saturdays only, 8 A.M. to Noon, except on holiday weekends.

2019 Holiday Closures:• November 30• December 21• December 28

We accept: cooking oil, motor oil, oil filters, anti-freeze, old medications, cleaners, pesticides, pool chemicals, paint, batteries, fluorescent lights, electronics, and other chemicals used around your home. Facility is open to Rancho Cucamonga or San Bernardino County residents only. Proof of residency is required.

Please note: Transportation limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds per trip. No Business Waste accepted. For more information visit www.CityofRC.us or call the Environmental Programs Info Line at (909) 919-2635.

Single-family residential solid waste customers in the City of Rancho Cucamonga are eligible for up to four free bulky item pick-ups per calendar year. Examples of bulky items include furniture, appliances, and televisions.

The service will not pick up vehicle parts, construction materials, or hazardous waste.

Bulky item pick-ups must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance of your regular service day. Do not place items at the curb until morning of your scheduled day collection.

For more information or to schedule a pickup, call Burrtec Waste Industries at (909) 987-3717.

Apartment, condominium, and mobile home park residents should contact their property management for disposal options.

Household Hazardous Waste

Collection

Bulky Item Removal

Happy Discount Day SeniorsIf you are 60 years old or older, you might qualify for a discount on your trash bill.

Seniors who meet the following requirements should apply:

1) 60 years of age or older, and;2) Also the head of household

If you meet these requirements, then Happy Discount Day! Contact Burrtec Customer Service and forward a copy of your driver’s license or California Identification card to start receiving your well-deserved Senior discount.

Seasonal Green Waste Pick-UpExcess seasonal green waste can be bundled and placed beside your greenwaste container for pick-up. Tie your prunings into bundles no larger than 18 inches in diameter and 4 feet long and they’ll be hauled away at no additional cost. Remember your greenwaste container is for grass clippings, brush, prunings, leaves, twigs, weeds, livestock manure, and branches smaller than 6 inches in diameter. Greenwaste is composted or recycled and is part of reducing the waste stream. If you consistently have more greenwaste than can be stored in your container, call Burrtec Waste Industries at (909) 987-3717.

Be a Sustainable Hero!Advance renewable energy efforts by volunteering or installing solar on your home. Looking for ways to make a difference in the community and/or in your home? Look no further than the GRID Alternatives program! The City has partnered with GRID Alternatives, a local community-based nonprofit that makes renewable energy more accessible. They offer low-income families the opportunity to have solar energy installed on their home free of charge through a California state program via the Public Utilities Commission, Disadvantaged Community- Single-family Solar Affordable Homes (DAC-SASH). For more information please contact Deborah Allen, Management Aide, at (909) 774-2047 or by email at Deborah.Allen@CityofRC.us.

Keeping Your Neighborhood CleanGusty Santa Ana winds can stir up problems for the collection of neighborhood trash and recyclables. Containers are frequently blown over and the materials end up strewn throughout nearby streets. You can help your neighborhood clean on windy days by doing the following:

1. Avoid placing trash barrels out on windy days.2. Be sure to place your trash into a large trash bag and tie it closed before placing in the barrel.3. Bag any excess trash and recyclables that do not fit in your barrel.

Accumulated bags will be removed by your waste hauler on the next scheduled collection day.

Have you heard of Senate Bill 1383?Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383), establishes requirements for emissions reduction targets in effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants. In order to do this, many waste stream items must be reduced from the landfill, such as organic waste. Organic waste includes food and landscape waste. Not only does this greatly affect all businesses in California, but all residents as well. California generates approximately 20-23 million tons of organic waste each year.

You can do your part in reducing organic waste from the landfill by:• Practice Smart Food Shopping, by sticking to your shopping list, only buy what you need, store food items properly to avoid food going bad.• Eat leftovers first, before preparing a new meal.• Make your own vermicompost bin at home with your food scraps.• Donate edible food to your local church or food pantry.

California throws away 5.6 million tons of food waste every year.

Let’s feed people not landfills.For more information please visit: https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/climate/slcp

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Goals of SB1383·50% reduction in statewide disposal of organic waste by 2020·75% reduction in statewide disposal of organic waste by 2025·Goal that no less than 20% of edible food must be recovered for human consumption by 2025