Residential Recycling Program
Recycling is more important today than ever. In order to keep our communities safe and clean, we all must pitch in to help recycle and reuse as much as possible. Recology Dixon provides a convenient curbside recycling collection program to all residential customers.
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Recology Dixon Curbside Recycling Instructions | |
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Place these materials inside your blue toter...
METAL - Tin and Aluminum Cans
You do not need to remove labels or crush cans. Please rinse containers.
NO: coat hangers, scrap metal, fuel tanks or propane tanks.
GLASS
Remove lids and throw them away.
NO: Mirrors, light bulbs, ceramic, window panes, dishware, drinking glasses or mugs, and vases.
PLASTIC
Remove the lids from the bottles and throw them away. You do not need to remove the labels. Please empty and rinse all containers and remove lid or cap.  Look on the bottom of the bottle for the #1 - #7 recycling symbol.
NO: plastic bags, garden hoses, styrofoam, PVC or other piping
PAPER AND CARDBOARD
Please place all materials in your blue toter.
NO: Hardback books, carbon paper, photographs, facial or toilet tissues, plastic or foil lining from cereal or cracker boxes, paper contaminated by food, and thermal fax paper. | |
Please Do Not Place these materials inside your blue toter... | |
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Construction Debris
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Green Waste
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Proper Toter Placement
To help prevent empty toters from falling and blocking sidewalks after they are emptied, please follow our toter replacement procedures.
- Please place toters sideways in the street. As you face the street, place the handle to your left with the right-hand side of the toter parallel with the curb. Your toter should open on the right-hand side.
- Toter lid must be closed.
- Don't block the sidewalk.
- Don't park cars within 3 feet of toters.
- Place toters 3 feet apart.
- Put toters out by 6:00am on pickup day.
- Remove toters from curb as soon as possible after pickup and place them out of view from the street.
- Please contact us for more information.
Close the Loop -- Buy Recycled!
There is another important step to recycling: buying products made with recycled content. When you purchase products with recycled content, manufacturers will continue to use recyclables in their products and will expand their use to other products.
Compare labels to find the product with the highest percentage of "post-consumer" recycled content. ("Post-consumer" is the material you recycle in your curbside bin.) Many products, such as greeting cards, tissue, toilet paper and paper towels, offer a variety of recycled-content choices. Be sure to look for the recycling symbol! Other products, such as aluminum cans, almost always contain high post-consumer recycled content, even if the can doesn't have the symbol.
Remember to look for the familiar "chasing arrows" recycling symbol when you shop!
Compare labels to find the product with the highest percentage of "post-consumer" recycled content. ("Post-consumer" is the material you recycle in your curbside bin.) Many products, such as greeting cards, tissue, toilet paper and paper towels, offer a variety of recycled-content choices. Be sure to look for the recycling symbol! Other products, such as aluminum cans, almost always contain high post-consumer recycled content, even if the can doesn't have the symbol.
Remember to look for the familiar "chasing arrows" recycling symbol when you shop!
REUSE -- Leave less for the future!
You can help the environment and your pocketbook by buying reusable products. Consider sponges, dish towels, and cloth napkins in place of paper towels and disposable napkins, rechargeable batteries, and products in reusable packaging, such as glass jars.
Instead of throwing that old coat or dress away, consider donating your unwanted household items to a nonprofit or church-run thrift store. Look in the Yellow Pages under "consignment", "second hand", "thrift", "antiques", or "used" such as "clothing - used" or "furniture dealers - used".
Instead of throwing that old coat or dress away, consider donating your unwanted household items to a nonprofit or church-run thrift store. Look in the Yellow Pages under "consignment", "second hand", "thrift", "antiques", or "used" such as "clothing - used" or "furniture dealers - used".
Local Recycling Resources
If you are interested in learning more about how to reduce, reuse, and recycle, check out these resources for finding additional information:
By Phone
- "10 Easy Ways to Buy Recycled" - a guide from the California Department of Conservation - 1-800-RECYCLE
On the Internet
- Earth's 911 - www.earth911.com - offers extensive listings of recycling and waste reduction resources for neighborhoods throughout the U.S.
- Recycle City - www.epa.gov/recyclecity - provides fun games and activities that also educate the user about recycling issues.