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November 2013
BURRTEC NEWS
Waste and Recycling Newsletter Sponsored by the City of Rancho Cucamonga and Burrtec Waste Industries
Windy Day Advisory The season for the Santa Ana Winds is here. This weather condition causes problems with the collection of trash and recyclables. Containers frequently tip over, causing spillage and materials get strewn throughout streets and neighborhoods. To prevent this from happening, Burrtec recommends doing the following: • Bag and tie trash before placing in barrels. This will make clean-up efforts easier should the barrels blow over. • If possible, do not set your trash or recyclables out for collection on windy days. Bag any excess trash and recyclables that will not fit in your barrel, and Burrtec will collect all accumulated bags along with your containers on your next scheduled collection day. Thank you for your assistance in keeping your neighborhoods clean.
Household Hazardous Waste Facility Holiday Update! The City of Rancho Cucamonga’s NEW Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Facility is located at 8794 Lion Street, between Hellman and Vineyard, Rancho Cucamonga. The HHW Collection Facility will be open Saturdays, 8 A.M. to Noon, except on certain holiday weekends. Please note that the HHW Collection Facility on Base Line Rd. is permanently closed. We accept: motor oil, cooking oil, oil filters, anti-freeze, old medications, cleaners, pesticides, pool chemicals, paint, batteries, fluorescent lights, electronics, and other chemicals used around your home. Please note: Transportation limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds per trip. NO Business waste accepted. For additional information visit the City’s website at www.CityofRC.us. Holiday Closures: November 30, 2013, December 21, 2013, December 28, 2013, and January 4, 2014.
Got leftover cooking oil? If you have or anticipate having large quantities of used cooking oil, make sure you: 1) STORE it in a container with a tight-fitting lid, and 2) DISPOSE of it properly by taking it to one of the household hazardous waste collection centers listed here: www.sbcountystormwater.org/Disposal.
Seasonal Green Waste Pick-Up
Contact Information Burrtec Waste Industries 1-909-987-3717 9820 Cherry Avenue Fontana, CA 92335 Hours of Operation Mon-Fri 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Excess seasonal green waste can be bundled and placed beside your green waste container for pick-up. Tie your prunings into bundles no larger than 18-inches in diameter and 4-feet long. They’ll be hauled away at no additional cost. Remember your green waste container is for grass clippings, brush, prunings, leaves, twigs, weeds, livestock manure, and branches smaller than 6-inches in diameter. Green waste is composted or recycled and is part of reducing the waste stream. If you consistently have more green waste than can be stored in your container, call Burrtec Waste Industries at (909) 987-3717.
Holiday Schedule • Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, December 28, 2013 • Christmas Day - Wednesday, December 25, 2013 • New Year’s Day - Wednesday, January 1, 2014 When the holiday falls on a weekday, collections for the remainder of the week will be delayed by one day. There is no service interruption or delay when the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
Safe Sharps Disposal
Recycling List
Home-generated sharps are syringes and needles used in your home to administer medication or to test blood sugar. It is illegal to dispose of sharps in your trash.
Place these items into your blue recycling cart.
The City of Rancho Cucamonga and the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District have partnered to provide a safe method to dispose of home-generated sharps from Rancho Cucamonga residents. To participate:
• Aluminum cans (do not crush) • Aerosol cans (must be completely empty)
1. Go to any Rancho Cucamonga fire station Monday through Friday, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M., to pick up a free sharps-approved container. Please let fire personnel know if you need additional collection containers to accommodate all of your sharps. Do not bring your sharps with you if they are not in a sharps-approved container, and never leave sharps or full collection containers unattended if the crew is out of the station.
• Brochures • Cardboard • Cereal boxes (remove wax paper lining) • Clothes hangers • Computer paper • Coupons
2. Fill your container to the marked fill limit line (usually three-quarters of its capacity). Lock the lid to seal the container in order to prevent spills and accidental sticks.
• Envelopes (includes plastic windows) • Glass bottles, jars • Junk mail
3. Exchange your full container of used sharps for an empty one by returning it to a fire station, Monday through Friday, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Never leave sharps or full collection containers unattended if the crew is out of the station.
• Laundry bottles
Note: Sharps from businesses are not accepted in this program.
• Ledger paper
For more information, call the Environmental Programs Info Line at (909) 919-2635.
• Glass cosmetic bottles
• Magazines/catalogs
Getting to Know Your Neighborhood is as easy as Checking Nextdoor
• Newspaper • Paper • Paper tubes • Phone books • Pizza boxes • Plastic containers #1-#7 • Plastic milk jugs • Styrofoam products • Tin cans
The Rancho Cucamonga Police Department has partnered with Nextdoor.com to provide a free and private social networking site that allows neighbors to communicate with each other and to the Police securely. Each Rancho Cucamonga neighborhood has its own private Nextdoor neighborhood website that is accessible only to residents of that neighborhood. Neighbors who use Nextdoor can share information about neighborhood watch and safety issues, local events, and other neighborhood information. Nextdoor information is password protected, and not shared with search engines such as Google. Visit www.Nextdoor.com for more information and to sign up.
• Tissue boxes • Wrapping paper
Get your FREE doggie waste bag dispenser TODAY! Picking up after your pet has never been easier than with this FREE Doggie Waste Bag Dispenser. How to get one: 1) Sign up, 2) Receive a FREE dispenser, and 3) Put it on your pet’s leash. You and your dog are now ready for your walk! Get your FREE dispenser today at www.sbcountystormwater.org/dog and tell your friends, family and neighbors to get one too!
