BURRTEC NEWS Waste Recycling Newsletter

July 2017

Sponsored by the City of Santa Clarita and Burrtec Waste Industries

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Contact InformationBurrtec Waste Industries, Inc.(661) 222-224926000 Springbrook Avenue, Suite 101Santa Clarita, CA 91350

Hours of OperationMon-Fri 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Saturday* 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.(*on holiday weeks)

Holiday Schedule

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.

No service on holidays.

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• Christmas Day • New Year’s Day

• Independence Day• Labor Day• Thanksgiving Day

Thank you to everyone who rode in the 2017 Bike to Work Day Challenge. Overall, 36 business teams totaling 301 reported employees participated in the event. That is a new record number of businesses and riders! What a great Santa Clarita Bike Week we had!

The challenge team winners were: Small Business TIED – Hahn & Associates AND Nick Rose Insurance Agency, Inc.

Both with 100 percent participation!Prize - $75 gift certificate to restaurant of choice and Juice It Up gift cards for both

Medium Business – Alfred Mann Foundationwith 39.7 percent participation

Prize - $150 gift certificate to restaurant of choice and Juice It Up gift cards Large Business – B&B Manufacturing

with 13.9 percent participation Prize - $250 gift certificate to restaurant of choice and Juice It Up gift cards

Thank you so much to those who supported the event. It was a spectacular turnout this year and we look forward to next year!

Wrap up

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• Aerosol cans• Aluminum cans (please do not crush)• Brochures• Cardboard• Cartons• Cereal boxes (remove wax paper lining)• Clothes hangers• Computer paper• Coupons

Recycle Right!Place these types of materials in your recycling barrel or bin. Make sure all containers are completely empty.

*Not all areas recycle Styrofoam. Please contact customer service at (661) 222-2249.

• Envelopes• Glass bottles/jars• Glass cosmetic bottles• Junk mail• Laundry bottles• Magazines/catalogs• Milk/juice cartons• Newspaper• Paper

• Paper tubes• Phone books• Pizza boxes• Plastic containers• Plastic milk jugs• Styrofoam products* • Tin cans• Tissue boxes• Wrapping paper

Recycling Fact - Recycling is a process to create new items from old and used materials. This helps in reducing energy and prevents potentially useful

materials from being wasted.

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Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste RoundupSaturday, July 29, 2017 • 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

19201 Via Princessa • Santa Clarita

Saturday, September 23, 2017 • 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.Come help clean a portion of the Santa Clara River, the longest free-flowing river and one of the last two natural river systems remaining in Southern California. Be a part of the solution for a better environment by helping to preserve the river’s natural beauty and variety of wildlife. To date, thousands of volunteers have collected more than 422,000 pounds of trash and debris from the Santa Clara River and its tributaries! Pre-registration will be required again this year but we have a convenient, web-based volunteer registration system. You will need to create an account first. If you have signed up for City recreation classes, you may already have an account. If you need assistance with volunteer registration, email volunteers@santa-clarita.com or call (661) 250-3708.

For more information, call the River Rally Hotline at (661) 284-1415 or email environment@santa-clarita.com.

Registration opens July 24, 2017!

What will NOT be accepted:• HHW and E-Waste from businesses• Explosives, ammunition and radioactive materials• Trash and tires• White goods (refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, etc)• Controlled substances

This is a one-day, drive-through HHW and E-Waste collection event for residents to drop off their household hazardous waste and electronic waste. There is a transportation limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds of hazardous waste per trip. This event is free and open to all residents of L.A. County.

Household Hazardous Waste Items accepted: Motor oil • Antifreeze • Paint • Paint thinner • Turpentine • Cleaners with acids or lye • Pesticides and herbicides • Household and car batteries • Old computers and television sets • Sharps or used needles

Expired pharmaceuticals and mercury thermometers

TOO TOXIC TO TRASH

The 23rd Annual River Rally is Coming Up!