BURRTEC NEWSWASTE AND RECYCLING NEWSLETTER

Spring 2020

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Holiday Schedule - No service on these holidays

Christmas Day | Independence Day | Labor DayMemorial Day | New Year’s Day | Thanksgiving Day

When the holiday falls on a weekday, collections for the remainder of the week will be delayed by one day. There is no service interruption or delay when the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.

Contact InformationBurrtec Waste Industries1250 East Holt AvenuePomona, CA 91767

Automated Payment Service(888) 298-5161

Customer Service(909) 620-1353

Hours of OperationMonday-Friday8:00 am to 5:00 pm

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Organics Recycling - Is Your Business in Compliance?Effective January 2019, the State’s Mandatory Organic Waste Recycling law (AB 1826) will require all businesses generating more than four cubic yards of solid waste per week and multifamily residential properties with five dwelling units or more that generate four cubic yards of solid waste per week, to arrange for organics recycling services. Burrtec offers food waste and green waste service to assist in complying with the law. Please see the schedule below. Note: The state law contains a trigger that may increase the scope of affected businesses in 2020, if waste reduction targets are not met.

You can comply by taking the following actions:• Separate your organic waste from your trash and subscribe to food and/or landscape organics

recycling service with Burrtec Waste Industries.• Multifamily residential properties are required to establish recycling service for landscape

organics only.• Donate edible food to a food bank, or food rescue as appropriate. For food rescue information

contact Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County at (909) 723-1500 and Food Finders at (562) 283-1400.

You may be in compliance if:• Contract landscaper removes green waste organics as part of their service and takes it to a

composting facility for recycling.• Food waste organics are back-hauled to a distribution center for recycling.• Food waste is donated to a non-profit for distribution to those in need.

It is important that your business ensure compliance by contacting Burrtec at (909) 620-1353 to either set up organics service or verify compliance.

Year Cubic Yards Generated Weekly2019 4 Cubic Yards (commercial solid waste, regardless of amount of organic waste)2020 2 Cubic Yards (commercial solid waste, if state does not meet goal)

Diversion for Construction and Demolition (C&D)

Burrtec’s Material Recovery Facilities can handle a wide array of materials for recycling and landfill diversion. If you are a builder, contractor or other agency looking to meet CalGreen/local C&D recycling ordinances/LEED Certification, we can help. Burrtec’s C&D program assists in meeting State regulations that require construction and demolition projects to divert 65% of C&D materials from local landfills. Diversion reports are available upon request. Please contact Burrtec’s Customer Service office for more information.

California Assembly Bill 341 mandates businesses and public entities, generating 4-cubic yards of trash or more and multifamily residential dwellings with five or more units, to establish and maintain recycling service. Recycling conserves our natural resourcesand conserves landfill space. Burrtec recycling coordinators can assist in selecting the appropriate recycling service level, along with the necessary education and outreach to residents and managerial staff. Call our customer service office today to schedule a complimentary waste and recycling assessment.

Mandatory Commercial Recycling -Is Your Business in Compliance?

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Recycle Right!Place these types of materials in your recycling container.✔ Aerosol cans (completely empty)✔ Aluminum cans✔ Brochures✔ Cardboard✔ Cartons✔ Cereal boxes (no wax paper lining)✔ Computer paper✔ Coupons✔ Envelopes✔ Glass bottles & jars✔ Glass cosmetic bottles✔ Junk mail✔ Laundry bottles✔ Magazines/catalogs✔ Newspaper✔ Paper✔ Paper tubes✔ Phone books✔ Plastic containers #1-#7✔ Plastic milk jugs✔ Styrofoam products✔ Tin cans✔ Tissue boxes✔ Wrapping paper

Help Keep Your Recycling CleanAs of 2018, China, the largest market for the world’s recycling materials, enforced the new “National Sword” policy. This policy banned numerous materials including several types of plastics, unsorted mixed paper and set strict standards for contamination levels. This policy has impacted recycling operations across the U.S. such that stakeholders are now faced with the challenges of stockpiled recyclables with little to no value in commodities markets, improving and lowering the levels of contamination from recyclables, and learning that certain materials may no longer be recyclable. We need your support. In order to continue pursuing alternative markets and help contain costs, please help lower the levels of contamination by only placing acceptable materials in your recycling container.

Sorted recycle bales are shipped to recycling manufacturing companies and made into new products. The Material Recovery Facility (MRF), workers must remove any contaminants— this is an essential but also time-consuming step that can slow down the process. If any contaminants are missed in the sorting process, the finished recycle bales could be rejected by recycling manufacturers and, therefore, not acceptable to be recycled. Keeping your containers free of trash and non-recyclable contaminants will help in reducing unavoidable future recycling cost increases. Spread the message, “Help keep your recycling clean!”

Scavenging Hurts Businesses!Whether it’s called dumpster diving or scavenging, it is the unauthorized removal of recyclable materials placed in a designated container at a designated location for the purposes of collection and processing by an authorized agent. The regular removal of recyclable materials from a bin will increase the cost of collection services! Materials placed in a recycling bin have a value, and that value is used to offset collection and processing costs which directly lower rates. When scavengers break the law by removing those materials, they are also removing items valuable to the recycling program, which ultimately affects rates. Do not approach or confront a scavenger! Get a description of the person and the vehicle with license plate number or take a picture. Then report the incident to local law enforcement. Discourage scavenging - do not give permission to scavengers or others to take recyclables from your bins.

Burrtec can provide bulky item and abandoned item pick-ups up to two times per calendar year. Contact Burrtec Waste Customer Service to schedule your pick up for up to 3 cubic yards of material. Bulky Items include small appliances, furniture, carpets, mattresses, white goods, over sized yard waste such as a tree trunk and large branches and similar items. Note: DO NOT PLACE ITEMS IN THE STREET. Place items near your bin only when Burrtec confirms your appointment.

MultiFamily Bulky Item Collection

Illegal Dumping Could Happen To YouHousehold trash, furniture, and tires are among the common items frequently dumped illegally along outlaying roads and businesses throughout the city, but catching and prosecuting the dumpers proves difficult. Sites that are prone to illegal dumping often have poor lighting and visibility to traffic and are easily accessible. The property owner is responsible for abating illegal dumping on their property and the costs involved in the cleanup, hauling and proper disposal can be considerable.

Do your best to safe guard your trash enclosures to avoid illegal dumping. Contact your solid waste provider to request a locking bin. It will be an extra step on you and your employee’s part but may save you money in the long run.

If you see illegal dumping in progress or have surveillance footage report the incident to local law enforcement. Try and get a description of the person and/or vehicle with license plate number or take a photo if you can.