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Other Service Options Vacation Holds – Planning an extended vacation for the summer? Republic Services offers vacation holds at no cost for up to 4 weeks annually. Contact customer service to learn more! Used Motor Oil and Filter Collection - Your Republic driver will deliver a new Motor Oil and Filter Recovery Kit upon request. Place next to your Recycling Cart on your collection day for service, and a new kit will be left at the curbside for future use. One Motor Oil Kit will be serviced per collection day, per household. Sharps Disposal - The Republic Sharps Mail Back Disposal Service is a simple, cost-effective, confidential way of disposing of used sharps, such as: needles and syringes, razor blades, contaminated broken glassware, tattoo needles and piercing devices. Learn more: www.republicsharps.com Free Landfill Passes! Haul up to 4 cubic yards of waste to the Newby Island Landfill, twice per year. Contact us to request your passes, which can either be mailed to you, or you can pick them up in-person at our Fremont office. Passes are not available for pick up at Newby Island. Debris Box Services – Remodeling your home, or working on a major clean-up? Republic Services offers a variety of debris box sizes to meet your project needs. Call customer service, or get more information: www.republicservices.com/site/ alameda-county Battery Recycling - Batteries are a household hazardous waste, and should never be placed in landfill, recycling or organics carts. Batteries placed in a clear, sealed bag left on top of (not inside) your recycle cart will be collected on your service day. Recycling and Organics Contamination – What’s the Big Deal? Mixing trash with your recycling or organics carts creates contamination – simply put, contamination is placing non-accepted items in your carts. Contamination affects the quality of the end product, and can damage sorting equipment. It is important to think about where your waste ends up, to better understand why it is so important to keep your carts contaminant-free! Did you know that your organics is turned into nutrient-rich compost? And your recycling is sorted and bundled as a resource for companies to turn those materials into new products. Yes: Paper, mail, newspaper, magazines, cardboard, non-soiled food boxes (like cereal boxes/ egg cartons) and paper packaging, plastic containers #1-7, glass bottles and jars Blue Cart Recycling Only Pizza boxes Food-soiled paper Packing peanuts Any textiles (clothing, shoes, luggage – place in black trash cart, or donate to a local charity) Food scraps and yard trimmings Garbage Household Hazardous Waste (like batteries, motor oil, fluorescent light bulbs/CFLs) – visit www.stopwaste.org/hhw for proper disposal information. Animal feces (place in black trash cart) Diapers (place in black trash cart) Plastic bags – keep compost plastic-free! Utilize a paper cereal box, paper bag, pizza box, or paper egg carton to collect food scraps inside your kitchen, then place it in your green organics cart. Flower pots – plastic or ceramic pots should be disposed of in your black trash cart. Metal Treated wood Palm fronds (difficult to compost – place in your black trash cart) Dirt, rocks, and construction debris Plastic containers – empty any food or liquid, then rinse and place in your blue recycling cart Hazardous waste – dispose of all hazardous material properly. Visit www.stopwaste.org/hhw to learn more! Yes: Food scraps, meat, bones, and seafood scraps, pizza boxes, coffee filters and grounds, tea bags, yard trimmings, eggs and dairy scraps, waxed paper packaging. Green Cart Organics Only Newark Residential Recycling, Organics & Waste News SUMMER 2015 NEWSLETTER 916CA0018 Safety Is No Accident Tips for Summer Safety It’s summer! The kids are out of school and making the most of sunny days by playing outside, riding bikes and taking walks. Republic Services’ collection drivers are trained to be conscious of more children out and about this time of year. Conversely, we need you and your family to be aware of our drivers! Remember to wave, make eye contact and wait for the driver to acknowledge you before you cross the street in front of a Republic truck. Keep out of the “danger zone” – at least a 15 foot area around the truck. Safety is everyone’s responsibility, especially on our roadways, driveways and parking lots. Below are some kid-friendly tips to ensure a safe and fun summer: 1. Always Cross at the Crosswalk It’s never safe to cross in the middle of the street or between parked cars! Drivers, including those in big vehicles like garbage and recycling trucks, will have a difficult time seeing you and may not have enough time to react. When there isn’t a marked crosswalk, everyone should cross at the corner. Make sure you always look both ways before crossing any street, and wait until you know it is safe. 2. Trucks Take Time Trucks—especially garbage and recycling trucks—take much longer to stop than cars. Play it safe and let a truck go past before crossing the street. 3. Watch for Right Turns Kids, before stepping off the curb, look over your shoulder to make sure there isn’t a vehicle behind you about to make a right turn directly into your path! 4. Stay on the Sidewalk Always stay on the sidewalk! When there isn’t a sidewalk, walk facing traffic and stay alert. 5. Pay Attention in Parking Lots Parking lots, driveways and other “non-traffic” areas are just as dangerous as the streets. Garbage and recycling trucks that are backing up or servicing dumpsters, or any vehicle looking for a parking spot, may not see you walking around them. So remember—never play or hang out in a parking lot or near dumpsters. Always Wear Your Bike Helmet! A bicycle helmet may save your life one day. In fact, in states where there is a mandatory bicycle helmet law, the number of children’s bicycle-related traffic fatalities is 60% lower than other states. And you can also personalize them with reflective tape so you stand out in the crowd—and at night! 4 5 ! 2 3 4 5 1 1 2 3 Did you know? The City of Newark RAVEN volunteers and police officers, as time permits, will drive by your home keeping an eye out for you while you are away. There is no cost to you for this service. Learn more: http://www.newark.org/departments/police/ community-engagement/vacation-house- emergency-information/ Contact Us for More Information Call customer service: 510-657-3500 Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday to Friday Visit Republic Services of Alameda County 42600 Boyce Rd, Fremont, CA 94538 Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday to Friday For more information, or to contact us via email, visit: www.republicservices.com/site/alameda-county

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Other Service Options • Vacation Holds – Planning an extended vacation for the summer? Republic Services offers vacation holds at no cost for up to 4 weeks annually. Contact customer service to learn more!

• Used Motor Oil and Filter Collection - Your Republic driver will deliver a new Motor Oil and Filter Recovery Kit upon request. Place next to your Recycling Cart on your collection day for service, and a new kit will be left at the curbside for future use. One Motor Oil Kit will be serviced per collection day, per household.

• Sharps Disposal - The Republic Sharps Mail Back Disposal Service is a simple, cost-effective, confidential way of disposing of used sharps, such as: needles and syringes, razor blades, contaminated broken glassware, tattoo needles and piercing devices. Learn more: www.republicsharps.com

• Free Landfill Passes! Haul up to 4 cubic yards of waste to the Newby Island Landfill, twice per year. Contact us to request your passes, which can either be mailed to you, or you can pick them up in-person at our Fremont office. Passes are not available for pick up at Newby Island.

• Debris Box Services – Remodeling your home, or working on a major clean-up? Republic Services offers a variety of debris box sizes to meet your project needs. Call customer service, or get more information: www.republicservices.com/site/ alameda-county

• Battery Recycling - Batteries are a household hazardous waste, and should never be placed in landfill, recycling or organics carts. Batteries placed in a clear, sealed bag left on top of (not inside) your recycle cart will be collected on your service day.

Recycling and Organics Contamination – What’s the Big Deal?Mixing trash with your recycling or organics carts creates contamination – simply put, contamination is placing non-accepted items in your carts. Contamination affects the quality of the end product, and can damage sorting equipment. It is important to think about where your waste ends up, to better understand why it is so important to keep your carts contaminant-free! Did you know that your organics is turned into nutrient-rich compost? And your recycling is sorted and bundled as a resource for companies to turn those materials into new products.

Yes: Paper, mail, newspaper, magazines, cardboard, non-soiled food boxes (like cereal boxes/ egg cartons) and paper packaging, plastic containers #1-7, glass bottles and jars

Blue Cart Recycling Only

• Pizza boxes • Food-soiled paper • Packing peanuts • Any textiles (clothing, shoes, luggage – place in black trash cart, or donate to a local charity)

• Food scraps and yard trimmings

• Garbage • Household Hazardous Waste (like batteries, motor oil, fluorescent light bulbs/CFLs) – visit www.stopwaste.org/hhw for proper disposal information.

• Animal feces (place in black trash cart)

• Diapers (place in black trash cart)

• Plastic bags – keep compost plastic-free! Utilize a paper cereal box, paper bag, pizza box, or paper egg carton to collect food scraps inside your kitchen, then place it in your green organics cart.

• Flower pots – plastic or ceramic pots should be disposed of in your black trash cart.

• Metal

• Treated wood • Palm fronds (difficult to compost – place in your black trash cart)

• Dirt, rocks, and construction debris

• Plastic containers – empty any food or liquid, then rinse and place in your blue recycling cart

• Hazardous waste – dispose of all hazardous material properly. Visit www.stopwaste.org/hhw to learn more!

Yes: Food scraps, meat, bones, and seafood scraps, pizza boxes, coffee filters and grounds, tea bags, yard trimmings, eggs and dairy scraps, waxed paper packaging.

Green Cart Organics Only

Newark Residential Recycling, Organics & Waste NewsSUMMER 2015 NEWSLETTER

916CA0018

Safety Is No AccidentTips for Summer SafetyIt’s summer! The kids are out of school and making the most of sunny days by playing outside, riding bikes and taking walks. Republic Services’ collection drivers are trained to be conscious of more children out and about this time of year. Conversely, we need you and your family to be aware of our drivers! Remember to wave, make eye contact and wait for the driver to acknowledge you before you cross the street in front of a Republic truck. Keep out of the “danger zone” – at least a 15 foot area around the truck.

Safety is everyone’s responsibility, especially on our roadways, driveways and parking lots. Below are some kid-friendly tips to ensure a safe and fun summer:

1. Always Cross at the Crosswalk It’s never safe to cross in the middle of the street or between parked cars! Drivers, including those in big vehicles like garbage and recycling trucks, will have a difficult time seeing you and may not have enough time to react. When there isn’t a marked crosswalk, everyone should cross at the corner. Make sure you always look both ways before crossing any street, and wait until you know it is safe.

2. Trucks Take Time Trucks—especially garbage and recycling trucks—take much longer to stop than cars. Play it safe and let a truck go past before crossing the street.

3. Watch for Right Turns Kids, before stepping off the curb, look over your shoulder to make sure there isn’t a vehicle behind you about to make a right turn directly into your path!

4. Stay on the Sidewalk Always stay on the sidewalk! When there isn’t a sidewalk, walk facing traffic and stay alert.

5. Pay Attention in Parking Lots Parking lots, driveways and other “non-traffic” areas are just as dangerous as the streets. Garbage and recycling trucks that are backing up or servicing dumpsters, or any vehicle looking for a parking spot, may not see you walking around them. So remember—never play or hang out in a parking lot or near dumpsters.

Always Wear Your Bike Helmet! A bicycle helmet may save your life one day. In fact, in states where there is a mandatory bicycle helmet law, the number of children’s bicycle-related traffic fatalities is 60% lower than other states. And you can also personalize them with reflective tape so you stand out in the crowd—and at night!

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Did you know? The City of Newark RAVEN volunteers and police officers, as time permits, will drive by your home keeping an eye out for you while you are away. There is no cost to you for this service. Learn more: http://www.newark.org/departments/police/community-engagement/vacation-house-emergency-information/

Contact Us for More Information Call customer service: 510-657-3500 Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday to FridayVisit Republic Services of Alameda County 42600 Boyce Rd, Fremont, CA 94538 Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday to Friday

For more information, or to contact us via email, visit: www.republicservices.com/site/alameda-county

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Opciones de servicios adicionales • Servicio de espera en vacaciones: ¿Piensa tomar vacaciones largas durante el verano? Republic ofrece servicio de espera en vacaciones sin costo para los residentes hasta 4 semanas al año. ¡Comuníquese con servicio al cliente para obtener más información!

• Recolección de aceite de motor y filtros usados: El conductor de Republic le entregará un equipo nuevo de recuperación de aceite y filtro de motor con solicitud previa. Se deben colocar al lado del carro de material de reciclado el día de servicio de recolección que le corresponda. Además le dejarán un equipo nuevo en la acera para que use en el futuro. Se dará servicio a un equipo de aceite de motor por día de recolección, por residencia.

• Eliminación de material puntiagudo: El servicio de eliminación de material puntiagudo por correo de Republic es una manera simple, económica y confidencial de eliminar artículos puntiagudos como agujas, jeringas, hojitas de afeitar, vidrios rotos contaminados, agujas para hacer tatuajes y aparatos para hacer orificios en la piel. Obtenga más información: www.republicsharps.com

• Pases gratis para el vertedero! Vierta hasta 4 yardas cúbicas de desperdicios en el vertedero de la Isla Newby, dos veces al año. Comuníquese con nosotros para pedir sus pases. Se le enviarán por correo o los puede recoger en persona en nuestra oficina de Fremont. No se pueden recoger los pases en la Isla Newby.

• Servicio de entrega de cajas para escombros: ¿planea remodelar su casa o hacer una limpieza general? Republic Services ofrece una variedad de cajas para escombros de diversos tamaños para cualquier proyecto. Llame a servicio al cliente u obtenga más información en: www.republicservices.com/site/alameda-county

• Reciclado de pilas y baterías: las pilas y baterías son desperdicios peligrosos del hogar y no deben colocarse nunca en un vertedero o en el carro de material orgánico o reciclado. Las pilas y baterías que coloque en una bolsa transparente y cerrada encima, no adentro, del carro de material de reciclado se recogerán el día de su servicio.

Contaminación de material de reciclado y orgánico: ¿Cuál es el problema?Mezclar basura con el material de reciclado u orgánico en los carros crea contaminación: en pocas palabras, la contaminación se produce al colocar artículos que no se aceptan en los carros. La contaminación afecta la calidad del producto final y puede dañar el equipo de separación de material. Es importante pensar sobre dónde van a terminan los desperdicios, para comprender mejor por qué es fundamental mantener los carros libres de contaminantes. ¿Sabía que el material orgánico se convierte en abono rico en nutrientes? Y el material de reciclado se separa y empaqueta como un recurso para que las compañías conviertan esos materiales en productos nuevos.

Sí: Papel, correspondencia, periódicos, revistas, cartón, cajas sin restos de alimentos (como cajas de cereales/huevos) y embalajes de papel, recipientes de plásticos marcados de Nro. 1 a 7, frascos y botellas de vidrio

Carro azul Sólo material de reciclado

• Cajas de pizza • Papel con restos de alimentos • Material de embalaje tipo maní • Cualquier producto textil (ropa,

zapatos, maletas: colóquelos en el carro de basura negro o dónelos a una asociación de beneficencia local)

• Restos de alimentos y recortes del jardín

• Basura • Desperdicios

peligrosos del hogar (como pilas y baterías, aceite de motor, focos de luces fluorescentes/lámparas fluorescentes compactas) – visite www.stopwaste.org/hhw para obtener información sobre cómo eliminarlos de manera adecuada.

• Excrementos de animal (colóquelos en el carro de basura negro)

• Pañales (colóquelos en el carro de basura negro)

• Bolsas de plástico: ¡mantenga el compostaje libre de plástico! Utilice una caja de cereales de papel, bolsa de papel, caja de pizza o caja de cartón de huevos para juntar los restos de alimentos de su cocina y luego colóquelos en su carro verde de material orgánico.

• Macetas: arroje las macetas de plástico o cerámica en el carro de basura negro.

• Metal

• Madera tratada • Hojas de palmera

(difícil para transformar en abono: arrójelas en el carro de basura negro)

• Tierra, piedras y escombros de construcción

• Recipientes de plástico: quíteles los restos de alimentos y líquidos, luego enjuáguelos y colóquelos en el carro azul de material para reciclar

• Desperdicios peligrosos: elimine el material peligroso de la manera correcta. ¡Visite www.stopwaste.org/hhw para obtener más información!

Sí: Restos de alimentos, carne, huesos, restos de mariscos, cajas de pizza, filtros y restos de café, bolsitas de té, recortes de jardín, restos de huevos y productos lácteos, papel encerado para embalaje.

Carro verde Sólo material orgánico

BOLETÍN VERANO 2015

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La seguridad no pasa por accidenteConsejos para la seguridad en el verano¡Ya llegó el verano! Las clases escolares terminaron y los niños aprovechan los días de sol para jugar afuera, montar bicicleta y dar paseos a pie. Los conductores de los vehículos de recolección de Republic Services saben que hay más niños afuera en esta época del año. ¡Pero necesitamos que usted y su familia tomen consciencia de esta situación! Recuerde agitar las manos, mirar a los ojos y esperar a que el conductor se percate de su presencia antes de cruzar la calle en frente de un camión de Republic. Manténgase alejado de la “zona de peligro” – a una distancia mínima de 15 pies del camión.

La seguridad es responsabilidad de todos, especialmente en las calles, entradas de vehículos y estacionamientos. A continuación encontrará algunos consejos para garantizar un verano divertido y seguro para los niños:

1. Siempre cruce por el cruce peatonal ¡Nunca es seguro cruzar por el medio de la calle o entre automóviles estacionados! A los conductores, incluso a aquellos que manejan vehículos grandes como los de recolección de basura y reciclado, les resultará difícil verlo a usted y es probable que no tengan tiempo suficiente para reaccionar. Si no hay un cruce peatonal marcado, todos deberían cruzar por la esquina. Siempre mire a ambos lados antes de cruzar la calle y espere hasta saber que no hay peligro.

2. Los camiones tardan más Los camiones, especialmente los de recolección de basura y reciclado, tardan más tiempo en frenar que los automóviles. No se arriesgue; deje pasar al camión y después cruce la calle.

3. Tenga cuidado con los virajes a la derecha Niños: antes de bajar del cordón, miren por encima del hombro para confirmar que no haya ningún vehículo detrás de ustedes que esté por virar a la derecha directamente hacia donde ustedes están parados.

4. Quédense en la acera ¡Siempre quédense en la acera! Si no hay acera, caminen de cara hacia el tráfico y manténganse alerta

5. Presten atención en los lugares de estacionamiento Los lugares de estacionamiento, las entradas de vehículos y otras áreas “sin tráfico” son tan peligrosos como las calles. Los camiones de recolección de basura y reciclado, cuando están dando marcha atrás o cuando están vertiendo la basura de los contenedores y los vehículos que están buscando un lugar para estacionar, pueden no ver que ustedes están caminando en los alrededores. Entonces recuerden: nunca jueguen ni permanezcan en un estacionamiento o cerca de los contenedores de basura.

¡Siempre usen el casco para bicicleta! El casco para bicicleta puede salvarles la vida algún día. En efecto, en los estados en los que la ley obliga a usar cascos para bicicleta, la cifra de niños que mueren en accidentes automovilísticos relacionados con las bicicletas es 60% menor que en otros estados. ¡Y además pueden personalizarlos con cinta reflectora para que se distingan entre la multitud y de noche!

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¿Lo sabía? Voluntarios y policías del programa R.A.V.E.N de la Ciudad de Newark, si el tiempo lo permite, conducirán alrededor de su casa cuando usted esté fuera para vigilar que todo esté bien. Este servicio es gratuito para los residentes. Obtenga más información en: http://www.newark.org/departments/police/community-engagement/vacation-house-emergency-information/

Comuníquese con nosotros para obtener más información Llame a servicio al cliente: 510-657-3500 Horario: lunes a viernes de 8 a.m. a 5 p.m.Visite Republic Services del Condado de Alameda 42600 Boyce Rd, Fremont, CA 94538 Horario: lunes a viernes de 8 a.m. a 5 p.m.Para obtener más información o para comunicarse con nosotros por vía electrónica, visite: www.republicservices.com/site/alameda-county

Noticias sobre reciclado residencial, desperdicios y material orgánico de Newark