Curbside Recycling
If you live in an area where curbside recycling service is offered by a commercial garbage company, here's some information that may be helpful.
What you can recycle:
- Glass bottles, jars
- Tin cans (Please rinse)
- Aluminums cans
- Plastic bottles, jars, jugs (No. 1 thru 7)
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Junk Mail
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Cereal Boxes (Please remove liner)
- Phone Books
What should not be recycled: - Waxed cartons (Milk, juice)
- Window glass, stemware
- Pizza boxes (used)
- Food Waste (Much food waste can be composted, see compost page)
- Hazardous Waste containers (See HHW page)
- Scrap metal
- Plastic film, plastic bags
- Medical waste, used medical sharps
Those areas that offer curbside recycling through their garbage Company:
- City of Oroville, Including Kelly Ridge, South Oroville & Thermalito
- City of Gridley
- City of Biggs
- City of Chico and the greater Chico urban area as well as the Community of Durham.
- Town of Paradise, including the Magalia/Upper Ridge area up to Steiffer Rd.
- Additional areas may have curbside recycling. Contact your service provider for specific areas.
For more information on curbside recycling please contact your garbage company. - Waste Management: 893-4777
- Recology of Butte-Colusa Counties: 533-5868 (Now serving Forest Ranch with curbside recycling)
- Northern Recycling & Waste Services: 876-3340
- Northern Recycling & Waste Services Recycling Calendar for 2012 (pdf)
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| Curbside Greenwaste Recycling: If you live in an area where curbside greenwaste recycling service is offered by a commercial garbage company, here's some information that may be helpful.
What you can recycle: Grass clippings, weeds Leaves Pine needles, pine cones Brush, small branches
What you can not recycle: - Palm fronds
- Pampas grass
- Anything over 3 inches in diameter
- Anything over 3 feet long
- Food waste
- Lumber
Those areas that offer curbside greenwaste recycling through their garbage company: - City of Oroville, Including Kelly Ridge, South Oroville & Thermalito
- City of Gridley
- City of Biggs
- City of Chico and the greater Chico urban area as well as the Community of Durham.
- Town of Paradise, including the Magalia/Upper Ridge area up to Steiffer Rd.
For more information on curbside greenwaste recycling please contact your garbage company Waste Management: 893-4777 Recology Butte-Colusa Counties : 538-5868 Northern Recycling & Waste Services: 876-3340
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