Recycling News Summer 2019 Summer Safety Tips Service ...... · pool chemicals in your trash or...
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Recycling Place recycling in your BLUE cart. An additional cart is available at no cost. The 2019 recycling calendar can be downloaded at home.wm.com/ridgecrest. Trash Place trash in your 95-gallon GREEN cart. Additional carts are available for a monthly fee. Service Guidelines Please place all waste in the appropriate cart and close the lid. Trash or recyclables outside the cart will not be collected, unless arranged in advance. Carts should be at the curb side by 6:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day. Roll carts into the street and place them against the curb, with the handles facing your home. Place carts at least three feet away from other carts and objects. “Pay as You Throw” Standard Service includes one 95- gallon cart for Trash and one 95-gallon cart for Recycling. With “Pay as you Throw,” residents may request a 35- gallon or 65-gallon cart for Trash at a reduced rate. Please contact Customer Service for more information. City of Ridgecrest Recycling News Summer 2019 WASTE MANAGEMENT CUSTOMER SERVICE (760) 463-6024 home.wm.com/ridgecrest Please do not place pool chemicals in your trash or recycling carts. You can bring them to the Kern County Special Waste Facility for safe disposal. See reverse for more information. Summer Safety Tips Those long summer days call for lots of backyard barbecues! If you’re planning on firing up the grill this summer, please help keep your family and our drivers safe by following these simple tips on how to properly dispose of barbecue coals: • Always allow coals/ashes to cool for at least 48 hours in the grill, 72 hours for extra precaution. • Once cooled, place coals/ashes in a metal container with a tight lid before placing in your trash cart (never in your recycling cart). • Never place coals/ashes in plastic, paper or wood containers.
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RecyclingPlace recycling in your BLUE cart. An additional cart is available at no cost. The 2019 recycling calendarcan be downloaded at home.wm.com/ridgecrest.
TrashPlace trash in your 95-gallon GREEN cart. Additional carts are available for a monthly fee.
Service GuidelinesPlease place all waste in the appropriate cart and close the lid. Trash or recyclables outside the cart will not be collected, unless arranged in advance.Carts should be at the curb side by 6:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day. Roll carts into the street and place them against the curb, with the handles facing your home. Place carts at least three feet away from other carts and objects.
“Pay as You Throw” Standard Service includes one 95-gallon cart for Trash and one 95-gallon cart for Recycling. With “Pay as you Throw,” residents may request a 35-gallon or 65-gallon cart for Trash at a reduced rate. Please contact Customer Service for more information.
City of Ridgecrest
Recycling News Summer 2019
WASTE MANAGEMENT CUSTOMER SERVICE(760) 463-6024 home.wm.com/ridgecrest
Please do not place pool chemicals in your trash or recycling carts. You can bring them to the Kern County Special Waste Facility for safe disposal. See reverse for more information.
Summer Safety TipsThose long summer days call for lots of backyard barbecues! If you’re planning on firing up the grill this summer, please help keep your family and our drivers safe by following these simple tips on how to properly dispose of barbecue coals:
• Always allow coals/ashes to cool for at least 48 hours in the grill, 72 hours for extra precaution.• Once cooled, place coals/ashes in a metal container with a tight lid before placing in your trash cart (never in your recycling cart).• Never place coals/ashes in plastic, paper or wood containers.
Bulky Item CollectionResidents receive up to three (3) free bulky item pick-ups per year. Please contact Waste Management Customer Service at least 48 hours in advance of your regular service day to schedule a bulky item pick-up, or schedule one online at home.wm.com/ridgecrest. Acceptable items include: furniture, appliances, tires, mattresses and electronics.
Non-acceptable items include: hazardous waste; machinery and industrial discards; oil, grease and other liquids; construction and demolition debris orexcessively large items. Please no cardboard boxes or bags of trash.
Payment InformationWaste Management customers have several options for paying their bill including by mail, phone, online and in person using cash, check or credit card.
• Phone: (760) 463-6024• Website: home.wm.com/ridgecrest• Walk In: Alvord St. Mini Mart, 104 North Alvord St., Ridgecrest• Mail: Waste Management, P.O. Box 79168, Phoenix, AZ 85062-9168
Sharps Home DeliveryResidents can safely dispose of needles, lancets and other sharps from home using Waste Management’s Sharps Mail Back Program. Contact Waste Management Customer Service at (760) 463-6024 for your FREE container and it will be delivered right to your door. Once the Sharps kit is full, mail it back using the pre-paid postage label. A second kit is available, upon request, for a $5 co-pay.
WASTE MANAGEMENT CUSTOMER SERVICE(760) 463-6024 home.wm.com/ridgecrest
Waste Management observes the following holidays:
Independence Day (Thursday, July 4, 2019)Labor Day (Monday, September 2, 2019)
Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 28, 2019)Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25, 2019)
New Year’s Day (Wednesday, January 1, 2020)
*Residential collection service will be delayed one day following the holidays above. If a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, there will be no delays.
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