Commercial Recycling Programs

Recology Vallejo Commercial RecyclingRecology Vallejo offers comprehensive recycling services that can help your business save money. By diverting recyclable commodities from your waste stream, you could reduce your garbage bill significantly. What does all this mean? Less trash and more cash for your business! There is no additional charge for commercial recycling services.

Need help? Recology Vallejo is available to assist you in performing waste audits, training your employees, and creating the recycling program to best fit your needs at no cost to you!

Please contact us to set up a recycling program for your business.

Bottles & Cans

Acceptable Recycling Materials
Recycle bottles, cans and plastic containers.
Glass
  • All colors of glass beverage and food containers
    (Labels are okay)
Metal
  • Aluminum cans
  • Tin/steel food and beverage cans
    (Labels are okay. Jar lids are accepted.)
Plastic Containers with recycling symbols 1-2:
  • Detergent bottles
  • Milk and juice jugs
  • Motor oil bottles
  • Soft drink and water bottles
  • Colored bottles are OK
Unacceptable Recycling Materials
Un-Recyclable Glass, Metal and Plastic
  • Window glass, mirrors, drinking glasses, ceramics, light bulbs, fluorescent tubes
  • Plastic bags, food/deli trays, plant trays or pots, irrigation pipe, small furniture, toys or Styrofoam
  • Tubs (such as yogurt or margarine containers)
Construction Debris
  • Concrete, rocks, dirt
Electronic / Universal Waste
  • Televisions, computers, cell phones, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, mercury switches

Cardboard & Newspaper

Acceptable Recycling Materials
Recycle cardboard, newspaper and magazines.
Mixed Paper
Transport all recyclable paper in brown paper bags or place loose in your gray cart. Please DO NOT put recyclable paper in plastic bags.
  • Brown paper bags
  • Chip/Box board (shoe boxes, cereal boxes, etc.)
  • Egg cartons (not Styrofoam)
  • Junk mail (sorted)
  • Magazines
  • Newspaper
  • Paper Packaging
Cardboard Clean, corrugated cardboard must be broken down no larger than 3' x 3' in size. Place in the wheeled recycling cart for collection. Please remove plastic liners from boxes.
Unacceptable Recycling Materials
Un-Recyclable paper items
  • Paper with food on it
  • Waxed cardboard
  • Foil-lined paper
  • Wrapping paper or Styrofoam
Construction Debris
  • Concrete, rocks, dirt
Electronic / Universal Waste
  • Televisions, computers, cell phones, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, mercury switches

Office Paper

Acceptable Recycling Materials
Mixed Office Paper
Transport all recyclable paper in brown paper bags or place loose in gray cart. Please DO NOT put recyclable paper in plastic bags.
  • White or colored paper
  • Computer paper
  • Slick or glossy paper
  • Junk mail (sorted)
  • Heavily printed or coated white paper
  • Manila and bleached file folders
  • Shredded Paper
  • Envelopes
  • Fax Paper
  • Carbonless Paper
Unacceptable Recycling Materials
Un-Recyclable paper items
  • Goldenrod or Astrobright colored paper
  • Deep tone, fluorescent colored paper
  • Tyvex (non-tearing) envelopes
  • Paper tissues or towels
  • Paper with plastic coatings (such as photographs)
Construction Debris
  • Concrete, rocks, dirt
Electronic / Universal Waste
  • Televisions, computers, cell phones, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, mercury switches

Commercial Cardboard Recycling Program

Acceptable Recycling Materials
Special dumpsters can be provided exclusively for cardboard.
Cardboard Only
Different sized bins and compactors are available depending on the volume of cardboard generated by your business. Cardboard must be flattened or broken down.
  • 2 cubic yard
  • 4 cubic yard
  • 6 cubic yard
  • Various size drop boxes
  • Various size compactors
Unacceptable Recycling Materials
Please do not place the following un-recyclable materials into your cardboard bin!
Un-Recyclable paper items
  • Waxed cardboard
  • Cardboard with plastic liners
  • Garbage or other debris
Construction Debris
  • Concrete, rocks, dirt
Electronic / Universal Waste
  • Televisions, computers, cell phones, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, mercury switches

WRAP Program

We realize that there are businesses in our community that are doing a great job of reducing waste and recycling but whose efforts go unrecognized. We would encourage these businesses to apply for the State of California Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP).