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There will be no change in the collection schedule for Thanksgiving. Residential waste collections will be made as usual on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 22. The Recology Hay Road Landfill will be open on Thanksgiving Day.

Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on Tuesdays this year. There will be no collections on these holidays. All collections will take place one day later than regularly scheduled. Friday collections will take place on Saturday.

The Recology office and the Recycling Facility will both be closed on Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.

Holiday schedule information is available at:recology.com

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Fall is here and the leaves are changing with the weather. Recology offers three options for the collection of additional yardwaste for customers with 96-gallon green Toter® service only. The first option is to rent additional yardwaste Toters® from Recology Vacaville Solano. The second option is to use your own sturdy 32-gallon cans that have handles and tight fitting lids. The third option is to use twine to tie tree or shrub prunings into bundles that are no larger than 3 feet by 2 feet. There is no extra charge for bundles or for the emptying of extra 32-gallon customer provided cans. Place extra yardwaste cans beside your green Toter®. Your green Toter® must be set out to use this service. Customers with 32-gallon green Toter® service do not get extra yardwaste collections.

ally provide coats, jackets, and blankets to the community. All donations go directly to Vacaville residents.

Donated items will be collected by Recology route drivers and then distributed by local com-munity groups in time for the holidays.

D o n a t i o n s will also be accepted at any Vacaville Fire Station during the c o l l e c t i o n period.

Call the City of Vacaville for details of the program at 469-6509.

Winter is coming, so it is time for a little generosity to keep your neighbors warm. The Share the Warmth program is a great way to help others while keeping unwanted clothing out of the landfill.

Just gather your clean, unwanted coats, jackets, and blankets and set them out on your regular collection day between November 5 and November 16. Place items in a plastic bag that is marked “Share the Warmth” and set the bag next to your green or blue Toter®.

City of Vacaville staff work with local schools, businesses, organizations, and Recology to annu-

Even though the Recology 3R (Recology Responsible Recycling) program has only been underway for a few weeks, it has already made a significant improvement in the materi-als set out by customers. The strict standards

Share the Warmth this Winter

Vacaville’s 3R Program Begins placed on recyclables accepted for export to China by the Chinese National Sword program prompted Recology to increase its efforts to eliminate con-taminants from the recyclables collected.

“Plastic bags are the main culprit,” explains Scott Pardini, General Manager of Recology Vacaville Solano. “Never put plastic bags, Styrofoam, materi-als contaminated with food, clam-shell containers, or household garbage into the Blue Toter®.”

Route drivers are placing red tags on blue Toters®

that contain improper materials. Residential customers who receive the tags have the option of removing the contaminants and having the materials collected the first time without extra charge. Customers may also opt to have the contaminated Toter® collected as trash for an extra fee.

Check the list of what can and cannot be recycled on the next page of this newsletter to avoid receiving a red tag. The new 3R program will help make sure that all the materials collected will be accepted for export under the National Sword guidelines.

The Recology Golf Tournament took another swing at help-ing military veterans during the Recology Golf Tournament that was held in June. $36 thousand was raised

by Recology to help build a permanent home for veterans in Dixon. The Recology Golf Tournament contributed an additional $36 thousand last year.

“The employees of Recology wanted to help our military veterans,” said Scott Pardini, General Man-ager of Recology Vacaville Solano. “This is such a

Veterans New Home, Holiday Tips

The Recology Golf Committee presents a check for $36,000 to Habitat for Humanity for the new Veterans Home that is being built in Dixon. The funds were raised during the annual Recology Golf Tournament that was held in June.

The future home for six veterans is underway in Dixon.

Recology intern Sarah Benedict inspects a blue Toter® in the new “Recology Responsible Recycling” 3R program. There has already been a notable improvement in the stream of recyclables set out by Vacaville customers.

wonderful way to support those who served.” Once built, the home will provide a place for

six veterans to live healthy and productive lives. It is being built by Habitat for Humanity and Community Action North Bay.

Treecycling SolutionsThe holiday season is almost here. Recology

has many recycling solutions. After the holidays, just cut your tree into three-foot-long sections and stack them next to the green yardwaste Toter® between December 26 and January 18.

Trees may always be cut to fit inside the yard-waste Toter®. Trees placed in the green Toter® must be free of tinsel, flocking, ornaments, and tree stands. The Toter® lid must be able to close. Trees with these materials may be cut up and placed in your gray residual waste Toter® or call for a special pickup.

Support Local GroupsPlease consider supporting local youth groups

that recycle trees. Tree recycling is one way Boy Scout troops and other youth groups raise funds after the holiday season. These groups will collect whole trees for a small donation.

Help Trash Cancer

Pink Toters® like the one above are a highly visible way to show your support of your neighbors who are suffering from cancer.

Pink Toters® are available for customers who want a unique

way to assist local cancer patients. The highly visible Toters® clearly show your support for your neighbors suffering from cancer.

Recology Vacaville Solano is leasing pink Toters® for $200 per year and all of the funds from the lease go to support the Solano Midnight Sun Breast Cancer Foundation.

The pink Toters® replace your current gray residual waste Toters®. Just come to our office in Vacaville to sign up. Call 448-2945 for more information.

Use Your Landfill PassLandfill Passes are the perfect solu-

tion to rid your home of clutter this fall. Residential customers are given one Landfill Pass each year. The pass allows customers to self-haul a single load of up to two yards or 1,000 pounds of unwanted materials to the Recology Hay Road Landfill without charge. E-waste or recyclables should not be included in the materials.

Recology Hay Road is open every day of the week from 8AM until 4PM.

Cardboard Box RecyclingLarge corrugated cardboard boxes

are accepted at the Recology Recycling Facility at 8551/2 Davis Street in Va-caville. The Facility is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9AM until 3PM. Click recology.com for a complete list of materials collected at the Facility.

Boxes may also be flattened and placed in the blue recyclables Toter®

for collection. The lid of the Toter®

must be able to close. facebook.com/recologyvacavillesolanodixon

Johana Preciado has only worked as a Customer Service Specialist at Recology Vacaville Solano since May, but she is no stranger to the company. Previously, she worked three years at Recology Vallejo where she learned the impor-tance of helping customers.

“Recology is all about recy-cling and customer service,” says Johana. “I’m here to help customers any way I can.”

Johana feels that her primary job is to educate customers.

“Most of my calls from customers are questions on the proper ways to set out materials for collection,” explains Johana. “I love helping people!”

Johana lives in Suisun with her hus-band Victor who is a Recology Vallejo driver. When not working Johana enjoys spending time with their five chil-dren Hugo, age 13; Lizbeth, age 12; Sophia, age 11; Monica, age 6 and Kamila, age 3.

The Recology Way!

Johana Preciado

Last Call for CompostUp to three yards per day of free com-

post are available for pickup to Vacaville residents who reside in the city limits. Show your Recology bill or other identification at the Recology Hay Road scalehouse. Com-post will only be available until October 31, weather permitting.

Customers are entitled to three yards per visit, one visit per day. Supply is limited and subject to supply on hand. Bring a shovel to load up your vehicle, and bring a tarp to cover your load of compost.

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• Toters® should be placed out with the wheels touching the curb. The lid should open to the street with the handle in the back.

• Don't block the sidewalk. • Don't park cars within 5 feet of Toters®.• Place Toters® 5 feet apart.• Put Toters® out by 6AM on your pickup

day.• Remove Toters® from curb by 6PM and

place them at the side of the house or in the rear yard. According to Municipal Code Chapter 8.10 waste receptacles must be at the side of the house or in the rear yard at all other times.

Check for proper Toter® placement

What can and cannot go in the blue Toter®?Customers in Vacaville are able to

recycle a great variety of materials. Following is a list of the materials that can and cannot go in the blue Toter®.

Place in the Blue Toter®:Paper-Newspaper, boxes, bags, cardboard (flattened), magazines, catalogs, glossy paper, phone books, softcover books, shredded paper in paper bags, junk mail, envelopes, all colors of office paper.

Glass-All beverage and food containers in all colors. Empty container, rinse, and remove lid or cap.

Plastic-All #1 through #7 narrow-neck bottles (water, soda, and detergent bottles), trays and containers. All California Redemption Value (CRV) containers. Plastic tubs for margarine, butter, yogurt, etc. Empty all containers and rinse.

Metal-Food and beverage cans (aluminum, steel, and tin). Rinse. Clean aluminum pans or foil. Empty aerosol cans. Metal lids from jars.

The following materials are not recyclable. Check website or call for proper disposal instructions.

Never Place in the Blue Toter®:

Paper-No hardcover books or binders; soiled papers, food wrappings, napkins, tissues or towels, waxed paper milk cartons or waxed paper juice cartons.

Glass-No drinking glasses; ceramics; window glass or mirrors; light bulbs or fluorescent tubes.

Plastic-No plastic toys, cups, garden hoses, etc.; plastic bags; Styrofoam; clam-shell food containers; PVC or other piping.

Metal-No electronic or computer equipment; hangers; scrap metal; fuel or propane tanks, etc.

Bundles, boxes, or bags of materials placed outside of the Toter®

will not be collected.

Click recology.com or call 448-2945

for more information.