Recycle Right!

Two transparent glass jars, one with a metal lid.
No need to clean empty jars before recycling.

Putting the wrong things in your recycling container contaminates the whole load.

Why recycle?

Recycling saves: Natural resources; energy; clean air and water; space in landfill. Recycling also creates jobs by supporting manufacturers who use recycled material.

How to recycle right

A blue plastic bag and a roll of clear plastic wrap.
Flimsy plastics go in the trash.

Putting items in the recycling container that don’t belong there contaminates the container. If the recycling cart has too much trash in it, it can’t be recycled at all and is landfilled. Help reduce recycling contamination by knowing what goes where—recycling, organics, and trash— and putting it there.  Always put your recyclables directly into your recycling cart. Never put your recyclables in a bag.

A trash bag with a red "X" beside a trash bin, indicating not to use loose bags.
Don’t bag recyclables!

Learn more recycling tips

Both the Oro Loma Sanitary District and StopWaste.org websites have great recycling tips.

Congrats to the Oro Loma Community

State law requires jurisdictions to recycle at least 50% of what would otherwise go to landfill. For the past two years, Oro Loma’s diversion rate has been 88%.

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