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Leaves are still falling in Vacaville. There are 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.

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Recology will collect your Christmas tree curbside until January 17. Just cut your tree into

three-foot-long sections and stack them next to the green yardwaste Toter®

Trees may always be cut to fit inside the yard-waste Toter®. Trees placed in the green Toter® must be free of flocking, ornaments, tinsel, 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

Holiday Cardboard SolutionsLarge corrugated cardboard boxes are accepted

at the Recology Recycling Center at 8551/2

Winter 2020

Recology Santa to the Rescue!Recology Santa once again

saved the holiday for a local fam-ily. Recology employees donated money to purchase gifts, gift cards, tree, and ornaments for a mother and her two children. The family faced a bleak holiday due to financial struggles. The generous employees wrapped the gifts with special messages for the mom and children. They then delivered the gifts just in time for the holiday.

Recology employees pictured above include Barbie Bagwell and Lenny Bertolina. Recology employees donated funds for gifts that they delivered to a local mom and her two children just in time for the Christmas holiday.

A check for $14,225 was presented to the Solano Midnight Sun Breast Cancer Foundation in November by Recology employees. The funds were raised through the Recology Vacaville Solano Pink Toter® pro-gram. Caring customers lease the pink Toters® and all funds from the leases are donated to help families in our neighborhoods who are battling cancer. Contact us about leasing a pink Toter® to show your support.

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Presenting the check to Midnight Sun Foundation are (left to right) Elizabeth Fry, Sue Laren, Marleen Maltby, Scott Pardini, Julia Lopez, Barbie Bagwell, Melanie Calabrese, Megan Hillendahl, Regina Martin-Romo, Sara Brooks, and Johana Preciado.

Holiday Recycling, Winter Updates

Winter coats and blankets were collected November 4 through November 15 by Recology Vacaville Solano. Boy Scout Troop 897 sorted the collected coats and blankets which were distributed to local residents in need.

Davis Street from Tuesday through Saturday, 9AM until 3PM. Boxes may also be flattened and placed in the blue recyclables Toter® for collection. The lid of the Toter® must be able to close.

Easy Battery DisposalCustomers may easily recycle household batteries.

On your collection day, just place your batteries into a clear zip-lock bag, then place the bag on top of your blue recyclables Toter®.

Thanks for Your GenerosityVacaville residents have once again demonstrated

how much they care. Nearly 4,000 pounds of coats, jackets, and blankets were donated during the Share the Warmth program. The donations were collected in November by Recology Vacaville Solano.

Groups that helped coordinate the drive include Valley Church, The Father’s House, Cooper Elemen-tary, Willis Jepson Middle and Fairmont Charter schools, Earnest Kimmel Academy, Vacaville Fire De-partment, and the City of Vacaville. Boy Scout Troop 897(pictured below) sorted the items which were then distributed to various non-profit groups.

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). 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.

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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

Recology offers two easy ways to dispose of used mattresses in Vacaville.

The Residential Cleanup Pro-gram (RCP) allows residential customers a single collection of one of the following: two cubic yards of bagged materials, up to 3 e-waste items, or 2 large bulky

items. A mattress and box spring set counts as one bulky item.

Schedule your RCP collection at least one day before your regular pickup day by calling us at 448-2945.

Used mattresses are also accepted for recycling at the Recology Vacaville Solano Recycling Facility on Saturdays, 9AM until 2PM, at 855½ Davis Street in Vacaville. Mattresses must be clean, dry, and free of insects. There is no charge to residents to dispose of mattresses at the Recycling Facility.

Extra Trash SolutionsThe holiday season often brings

unexpected volumes of extra trash. Residential customers are given one Landfill Pass in their January statement. E-Bill customers may call

to obtain their pass. The Pass allows residential customers

to self-haul a single load of up to two yards or 1,000 pounds of materials to the Recology Hay Road landfill without charge. Electronic waste or recyclable materials should not be included in the materials.

Click recology.com or call us at 448-2945 for information about all our services.

Recology Solutions

Time for a new mattress? Rest assured, Recology offers convenient ways to dispose of your old mattress sets.

Recology Vacaville Solano has named Payroll and Purchase Order Coordinator Barbie Bagwell as their Recology Owners Com-mitment (ROC) Star! Recology is a company that is owned by the employees who work for it. Barbie was nominated as an exceptional employee-owner who goes above and beyond.

“I always try to do everything I can to help customers,” Barbie explains. “I love the family envi-ronment here at Recology. As employee-owners, we all want to do the best job possible.”

Barbie has only been at Recology in Vacaville for a short time, but she quickly mastered her job.

“Everyone here at Recology is awesome,” says Barbie. “I plan on working here a long time.”

Barbie lives in a rural area outside of Dixon with her husband Ron, where they raised their two sons, Cody, age 27, and Jeffery, age 23. When not working, she enjoys gardening and salmon fishing with Ron in Oregon.

Safe Disposal of HazardsItems that are flammable, explosive,

or dangerous to handle must never be placed out for collection. They can cause explosions or fires.

Bring aerosols, auto batteries, anti-freeze, auto fluids, caustic chemicals, fluorescent bulbs, gas, herbicides, paint, hypodermic needles, pesticides, propane tanks, solvents, spa and pool chemicals, thinners, used oil filters, and used motor oil to the Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Center at 855½ Davis Street on Saturdays only from 9AM until 3PM.

ROC Star Barbie!

Barbie BagwellPayroll & PO Coordinator