Recycle Right!Place these types of materials in

your recycling barrel or bin.

• Aerosol cans (must be completely empty)• Aluminum cans (please do not crush)• Brochures• Cardboard• Cereal boxes (remove wax paper lining)• Clothes hangers• Computer paper• Coupons• Envelopes• Glass bottles, jars• Glass cosmetic bottles• Junk mail• Laundry bottles• Magazines/catalogs• Newspaper• Paper• Paper tubes• Phone books• Pizza boxes• Plastic containers #1– #7• Plastic milk jugs• Styrofoam products* • Tin cans• Tissue boxes• Wrapping paper

*not all areas recycle Styrofoam, please contact customer service for more details

Recycling Considerations: Make Your Program a Success!Ensuring the success of your recycling program depends on a few key elements; most importantly assistance from employees and/or residents. Here are a few pointers to get you started in the right direction. • Post signage to remind employees and/or residents to recycle specific items

(cardboard, paper, etc.). Communication is essential. Newsletters and flyers also reinforce the message.

• Placementofrecyclingcontainersnexttotrashcontainersincreasesthechancesofgetting more recyclables into the correct container.

• Emptying recycling containers into the proper recycling bin will ensure that yourbusiness or multi-family residential dwelling is doing its part to lower costs and reduce landfillwaste.

October 2013

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BURRTEC NEWS Waste and Recycling Newsletter

Sponsored by Burrtec Waste Industries forCommercial, Roll Off, and Multi-Family Customers

Contact InformationBurrtec Waste Industries

(909) 822-2397

9820 Cherry AvenueFontana, CA 92335

Hours of OperationMon-Fri 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Top 5 Items to Keep OUT of the Recycling Bin Here are the 5 top items that should never be placed in the recycling bin: 1. NoPlasticBags.Bagsoftengetstuckinthemachinegearsattherecyclingfacility

and damage them. Recycle plastic grocery bags at your local grocery or drug store.

2. No Diapers. Diapers should be placed in the trash bin.

3. No Hazardous Waste. Hazardous wastes place our facility staff at risk. Do not place it into the trash bin either; For more information about properly disposing hazardous wasteitems,pleasecallTheCityofRanchoCucamonga’sEnvironmentalProgramsInfo Line at 909-919-2635.

4. No Shrink Wrap. Shrink wrap also gets stuck in the machine gears at the recycling facility,andit isbesttorecycleit inbulkonitsown.PleasecontactBurrtecaboutgetting a dedicated container for recycling shrink wrap.

5. No Electronic Waste. These items are best recycled through a proper e-recycler. For more information about properly disposing e-waste items, please call The City of Rancho Cucamonga’sEnvironmentalProgramsInfoLineat909-919-2635orvisitEarth911.com.

Is Your Business in Compliance?CaliforniaAssemblyBill 341mandates businesses andpublic entities, generating four cubicyardsoftrashormoreandmulti-familyresidentialdwellingswithfiveormoreunits,to establish and maintain recycling service. This law went into effect on July 1, 2012. Recycling not only conserves our natural resources, but can save money by reducing waste disposal costs. Burrtec recyclingcoordinators can assist in selecting the appropriate recycling service level, along with the necessary education and outreach to residents and managerial staff. Call our customer service department today to schedule a complimentary waste and recycling assessment. If you already have a recycling program and would like to make additional enhancements, please call our customer service department for assistance.

Proper Sharps DisposalSharps are syringes and needles used to administer medication or to test blood sugar. It is illegal to dispose of sharps in your trash. Only residents may use the City of Rancho Cucamonga’s home-generated sharps disposal program to dispose of sharps they generate. Sharps from medical or dentaloffices,grouphomes,schools,andotherbusinessesarenotacceptedinthisprogram.Anybusiness that generates sharps is required to use a medical waste hauler to properly dispose of the sharps.Formoreinformation,calltheCity’sEnvironmentalProgramsInfoLineat(909)919-2635.

Whether it’s called dumpster diving or scavenging, it is the unauthorized removal of recyclable materials placed in a designated container at a designated location for the purposes of collection and processing by an authorized agent. Removal of recyclable materials from a bin may increase the cost of collection services! Materials placed in a recycling bin have a value, and that value is used to offset collection and processing costs. When scavengers break the law by removing those materials, they are also removing items valuable to the recycling program, which ultimately affects rates. Do not approach or confront a scavenger! Get a description of the person and the vehicle with license plate number or take a picture. ThenreporttheincidenttotheRanchoCucamongaPoliceDepartmentat909-941-1488.Discouragescavenging - do not give permission to scavengers to take recyclables from your bins.

Scavenging Hurts Businesses!

Maintain Your Trash Enclosure Follow these simple tips to keep your trash enclosure clean:

• Keepdumpsterlidsclosed. This prevents the rain water from entering the container and keeps wind and feral animals from tossing litter into the parking lot and surrounding areas.

• Pickup litter inandaround trashenclosureandparking lot. Don’t let it enter the streetsorstormdrainsystem.CallBurrtectoemptydumpsterifitisfull.

• Don’tfilldumpsterorcompactorwith liquidwasteorhose itout. Keeping liquids out of your trash and recycling containers will prevent any liquids from leaking into the surrounding area.

• Sweepoutsideareasinsteadofusingahose. Sweeping not only conserves water, it also prevents the material from being swept away into the storm drain.

Hazardous Waste DisposalIfyourbusinessormulti-familycomplexproducessmallquantitiesofhazardouswaste,suchaspaint,electronicwaste,orcleaners,theSanBernardinoCounty’sConditionallyExemptSmallQuantityGenerator(CESQG)programcanbearesponsibleoptionforproperdisposal. The program accepts material from organizations that generates no more than 27 gallons or 220 pounds of hazardous waste or2.2poundsofextremelyhazardouswastepermonth.

Businessescanhavethewastematerialpickedupforfeebytheprogram,orscheduleanappointmenttodeliveritthemselvestotheprogram’smainfacilityinSanBernardino.Disposalcostsvarydependingonthematerial.

For additional information, to make an appointment or to inquire about program costs call 1-800-OILYCAT (1-800-645-9228) or visit www.sbcfire.organdseeinformationunder“Hazmat”.

Note:Businessesornon-profitsMUSTdisposeoftheirhazardouswastethroughtheCESQGprogramorabusinesswithalicensetohandleandtransporthazardouswaste.Hazardouswastefrombusinessesornon-profitsisnotacceptedattheCity’shouseholdhazardous waste collection facility.