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Butte County Residents Only:
Exchange your 1 lbs. propane cylinder
Did you know that Propane Cylinders are considered household hazardous waste (HHW)? To learn more about HHW go to:
https://www.buttecounty.net/recyclebutte/householdhazardouswaste
Bring in empty 1lb. propane cylinders for exchange* Limited to one free while supplies last.
Agricultural Oil Recycling Facilities now back open
Butte County has re-opened both it's Agricultural Oil Recycling facilities. Farmers can now take their clean waste oil to either the City of Biggs Public Works Yard or to the Neal Road Recycling & Waste Facility. For details of the program, see our Ag Oil page.
Recycling Drop-Off Center now at the Neal Road Recycling & Waste Facility
Do you have a lot of the basic recyclable items with no place to take them? The Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility, now has basic recycling drop-off for the basic items that households generate. Plastics #1, #2, and #5. Newspaper, Magazines, Junk Mail, Bottles, Cans, Glass now all can all be brought the Neal Road Facility for recycling. Please, no polystyrene or film plastic.
This service offered with the cooperation of Waste Management of Chico.
Recycle your Mercury Thermostat
the right way. You Could get a Rebate
Did you know that you can receive a $70,000 fine for throwing out an old mercury thermostat? Avoid this penalty by bringing in your mercury thermostat to your the Butte Regional HHW facility where we will properly recycle them. If eligible, you can even get a $5 rebate from the Thermostat Recycling Corporation when you turn in your thermostat. You’ll get rewarded for doing the right thing, avoid the $70,000 penalty, and protect the environment by recycling mercury. Click here to find out more and see if you qualify for a $5 rebate.
Landfill Gas Extraction Projected constructed by using over 56,000 California waste tires. Funded by a grant from CalRecycle.
With a grant funded by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), the Neal Road Recycling & Waste Facility was able to purchase over 540 tons of waste tire aggregate to aid in the collection of methane gas at the landfill. This tire aggregate takes the place of rock cobble which would have been costly to purchase and transport. The collected methane gas is used generate over two megawatts of electricity at the landfill.
Residents in unincorporated Butte County can now use the two Household Hazardous Waste Facilities located in the County
The Butte Regional HHW Facility in Chico and Recology in Oroville will now accept household hazardous waste from any County of Butte Resident. You no longer have to reside in City Chico or Oroville. You still should bring a recent utility bill to determine origin for tracking purposes, will accept any county resident as always.
Walgreens offers free prescription drug take back service at their Chico East Avenue location.
In the first ongoing national effort of its kind by a retailer, Walgreens has installed safe medication disposal kiosks in more than 500 drugstores in 39 states and Washington, D.C., including their East Avenue location in Chico . The program will make the disposal of medications, including opioids and other controlled substances, easier and more convenient while helping to reduce the misuse of medications and the rise in overdose deaths.
The medication disposal kiosks allow individuals to safely and conveniently dispose of their unwanted, unused or expired prescriptions, including controlled substances, and over-the-counter medications, at no cost. The kiosks at Walgreens pharmacies will be available during regular pharmacy hours (24 hours a day at most of these locations) and will offer one of the best ways to ensure medications are not accidentally used or intentionally misused by someone else.
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