Recycling

Did you know?

While 95% of Californians have access to recycling, only 37% choose to recycle.

That means about 3.2 million tons of recycleable material in California alone ends up in the landfill each year. 

You can do your part by knowing and separating your recyclable items and placing them, unbagged, into your blue container. 

Unsure which items are recyclable?

Use our searchable Waste Wizard tool below. 

What happens to my recyclables?

All materials diverted for recycling in our service area head to our MRF "Murf" or Materials Recovery Facility, pictured here.

Once items are separated by type, they are packaged into bales and delivered to a broker, who sells them to recyclers. The majority of our materials are currently sent to domestic processors to be turned into new consumer products. 

*Note*- We do not sort through our landfill waste stream for recyclables. 100% of material that is placed in a garbage recepticle goes directly to the landfill. Please do your part by separating your recycling! 

Our friends at IWMA have a great step-by-step description of what happens to your recycling at our MRF.

You can also watch some fun videos on social media for a behind the scenes look at the MRF in action.