What Goes Where?
Find out how to properly dispose of your items below. You may also drop off CRV and non-CVR recyclables at the Fortuna Transfer Station and the Redway Transfer Station.
If you’re unable to find what you’re looking for, reach out!
- Green Waste
- Recycle
- Trash
We accept all plants in the green waste cart. Green waste carts are collected every other week.
Accepted Green Waste
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Unaccepted Green Waste
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Plants
- Branches and brush
- Flowers and floral trimmings
- Grasses and weeds
- Leaves
- Tree trimmings (no more than 3 feet ling or 1 foot wide)
- Unpainted wood (no nails), untreated wood (no nails), etc.
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- Dirt
- Rocks
- Paper
- Plastic
- Styrofoam
- Food
- Sheetrock
- Metal
- Painted wood, treated wood, stained wood
- Liquids
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Single stream carts are emptied every two weeks, year round. Collection days vary, so please check the calendar.
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Unaccepted Recyclables
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Metal (no liquids or food)
- Aluminum cans
- Aluminum foil and trays (ball foil up to softball size)
- Caps and lids from bottles, jars and steel (tin) cans
- Paint cans (must be empty or dry)
- Spray cans (must be empty)
- Steel (tin) cans
Plastic
- Bottles (remove caps and place them in your cart)
- Coffee cup lids
- Containers and clamshells
- Corks – plastic
- Cups and plates (plastic only, no Styrofoam)
- Molded plastic packaging
- Toys (no electronics, metal or batteries)
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Paper (clean, dry and unsoiled)
- Bags (paper only, no plastic)
- Cardboard (non-waxed)
- Cereal boxes and Paperboard (remove plastic liner)
- Computer and office paper
- Egg cartons
- Envelopes (windows okay)
- Junk mail and magazines
- Newspapers
- Packing or Kraft paper
- Phonebooks
- Sticky notes
- Wrapping paper
(non-metallic)
Glass (no liquids or food)
- Glass bottles and jars only (metal caps and lids too)
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- Batteries
- Ceramic dishware or glassware
- Clothing, linens and rags
- Coat hangers
- Electronics
- Foil-backed or plastic-backed paper
- Food scraps
- Glass mirrors and windows
- Juice or soy milk type boxes with foil liner
- Incandescent light bulbs,
Fluorescent light bulbs and HIDs
- Plastic bags, wrappers or film
- Plastic items mixed with metal, fabric or rubber
- Plastic labeled “Compostable” or “Biodegradable”
- Scrap metal
- Soiled paper (paper cups, plates, napkins, tissues, towels, take-out boxes and greasy pizza boxes)
- Styrofoam
- Waxed cardboard and paper
- Waxy paper milk or juice cartons
- Wood
- Yard trimmings
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Few things, once they are used, are actually trash. Among such things are non-recyclable plastics and other complex materials that were not designed to be recycled.
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Unaccepted Trash Items |
- Cat litter and animal feces (bagged)
- Ceramic dishware or glassware
- Clothing linens and rags
- Cigarette Butts (extinguished – run under water prior to disposal)
- Dental floss
- Diapers
- Feminine Hygiene Products
- Foil-backed or plastic-backed paper
- Glass mirrors and windows
- Incandescent light bulbs
(no fluorescents or HIDs)
- Juice or soy milk type boxes with foil liner
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- Mylar (shiny metal) bags (potato chips, candy bars, balloons, etc)
- Pens and pencils
- Plastic bags, wrappers and film
(not labeled “Compostable”)
- Plastic items mixed with metal, fabric or rubber
- Plastic labeled “Biodegradable” only
- Rubber bands
- Six-pack ring holder – please cut up
- Sponges
- Styrofoam
- Twist Ties
- Wood – small pieces of plywood, press board, and painted or stained wood
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- Appliances
- Asbestos
- Batteries
- Coat hangers
- Construction debris
- Cooking oil and grease
- Dirt, rocks or stone
- Electronics
- Fluorescent or HID light bulbs
- Household hazardous waste or chemicals
- Large items (furniture, metal, plastic, wood)
- Liquids or ice
- Motor oil
- Needles or syringes
- Paint
- Recyclable cardboard, glass, metal, paper or plastic
- Toys with electronics or batteries
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