THE RECYCLER IS PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY ALLIED WASTE OF STOCKTON, (209) 466-3604, WWW.ALLIEDWASTESTOCKTON.COM

It’s dIy tIme!It comes every year….time to fi x, upgrade, construct or tear down! Allied Waste can help! We can provide the answers to your waste removal problems.

Depending on the complexity of your project, you may be required to document how your material was disposed—we do that! Or you may need a bin for concrete or yard waste—we do that! Or you may need multiple bins for a large project—we do that too! We can customize an environmentally friendly disposal program to meet your needs, large or small, business or residence. Our employees know our business. They live and work in San Joaquin County and are proud of the service we provide.

Please contact one of our friendly representatives for more information at 209-466-5192

allIed waste offers sharpsmaIl baCk servICeRepublic Services, Allied Waste’s parent company, has launched a medical sharps mail back disposal service. It is ideal for people who use needles or syringes at home to treat diabetes, arthritis, cancer or other medical conditions. It’s simple, cost-effective, confi dential and offers an environmentally-responsible way to dispose of home-generated medical waste to keep you and your community safe.

For more information on this service please go to www.republicsharps.com

CommerCIal reCyClIngDo you live in an apartment complex with 5 or more apartments? Or maybe you own a business and generate 4 or more cubic yards of waste a week? If either of these descriptions applies to you, you should know about Assembly Bill (AB) 341. Governor Jerry Brown recently signed AB 341 which requires California to increase its waste diversion rate to 75 percent by 2020. As a result, area apartment complexes (“multi-family housing”) and businesses will be required to start an on-site recycling program beginning July 1, 2012. Many Stockton businesses and multi-family housing complexes already have recycling programs thanks to the Stockton’s convenient waste collection system. If your business or complex does not have recycling services, let us know! As one of the City’s franchised waste haulers, Allied Waste is available to help educate commercial businesses and multi-family complexes about how recycling not only benefi ts their local community but can also save them money. Give Allied Waste a call at 209-466-5192.

Newsletter: July 2012

For more information on Allied Waste and the programs we offer, please

visit our local website.

www.alliedwastestockton.com

Hello and welcome to Ask Rocky. My name is Rocky and I’m the City’s recycling mascot. I will be featured in each issue of The Recycler. I’ll highlight frequently asked questions from members of the community like you. I hope you’ll find my column useful in your efforts to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

Q: Can I throw a plastIC mIlk Jug InsIde my reCyClIng Cart

(yellow lId) ? Yes, just be sure the plastic milk jug is empty prior to placing it in your recycling cart.

Q: I have an old CurlIng Iron that Is broken. how Can I properly dIspose of It?Cut the cord off the curling iron and place it inside your recycling cart (yellow lid) and discard the cord inside

your trash cart (gray lid).

Q: when wIll extra servICe stICkers be maIled to me? Your waste hauler, Allied Waste, mailed City of Stockton residents Extra Service Stickers in May.

Next quarter, look for more answers your questions. In the meantime, send Rocky your questions at Rocky.Raccoon@stocktongov.com

mIxed reCyClables / reCyClIng Cart

How can you save money while also helping the environment? By recycling, that’s how! Many people know about recycling but not many people know how to recycle. With Stockton’s single-stream recycling cart, it’s fast, easy and convenient. Best of all, it can save you money!

Make the most of the City’s curbside recycling service by sorting and placing recyclables such as paper, plastic, cans, glass and scrap metal inside your recycling cart instead of your trash cart. Small appliances such as a blender, waffle iron, toaster and hair dryer can also be placed inside your recycling cart. (Just remember to remove the cord before placing the small appliance inside the recycling cart and place the cord inside your trash cart.) By removing recyclables from the trash cart and placing them inside your recycling cart, you can reduce the size of your trash cart. Not only does this benefit the environment by reducing the amount of waste that goes to landfills but it also saves

YOU money on your garbage bill!

For a complete list of acceptable items that can be placed inside your recycling cart, check out our “Recyclables List” available at www.stocktongov.com/files/RecyclablesList.pdf or call Allied Waste at 209-466-3604 for more information.

Rocky

City of StocktonPublic Works Department

Solid Waste and Recycling Division

For more recycling options check out our Recycling Guide, avaliable at http://stocktongov.com/files/waster-eductionandrecyclingguide.pdf.