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Refuse Collection
The City of Capitola has a franchise with Green Waste Recovery for the collection of refuse, recycling and yardwaste. Green Waste Recovery is located at 735 West Beach Street, Watsonville, 95076.
Telephone: (831) 768-9505 or (800) 665-2209. www.greenwaste.com Please have your containers ready for service by 6:30 am on your service day.
GreenWaste Recovery, Inc.
Garbage Rates: Residential 2012
Garbage Rates: Commercial 2011
Recycling Collection
The City of Capitola is committed to recycling. Through increased efforts of the community and the staff, the City is recycling 51% of its refuse from the landfill. The State of California mandates that the City achieve a diversion rate of 50%. With your help we can increase our diversion.
Spring 2011 Capitola Wastelines Newsletter
Multi-Family Recycling Videos
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Central Coast Recycling Videos
Protect your Central Coast
Remember to recycle!
Paper Mail
Cardboard Magazines, Catalogs, Phone Books
Paper bags Bottles, Jars, Cans
Aluminum Plastic Containers
Cereal Boxes
Empty Aerosol Cans
Paper Egg Cartons
What NOT to Put in the Recycling Can
Carpet or Furniture Clothes and shoes
Contaminated food containers Disposable razors, toys
Drinking glasses or cups Food Contaminated aluminum foil
Green Waste Hazardous materials
Paper Towers or napkins Plastic bags
Styrofoam blocks Packing peanuts
Wood or vinyl products
The City sponsors recycling collection service through its Refuse, Recycling and Yard Waste Collection Franchise Agreement with Green Waste Recovery. Recycling collection is part of a comprehensive service package available to any resident or business of the City. Unlimited recycling collection is included in the cost of refuse collection.
The City uses a single bin for recycling as opposed to the crates. Green Waste Recovery provides you with the bin. These bins are “single stream,” which means you can put all of your recyclable material into one bin and Green Waste sorts it at their Castroville facility.
Castroville Waste Management Facility
Fluorescent Light Bulbs - Click here for important information on where to recycle your bulbs!
Household Hazardous Waste
Many common household products are legally defined as hazardous. These materials can pose a threat to human health, animals, and the environment. Now is the time to rid your home of household hazardous materials or wastes which cannot be reused, recycled, or properly disposed of with trash. For more information, call the Household Hazardous Waste Information Line at (831) 454-2606. The Santa Cruz County Hazardous Waste Program is sponsored by the County of Santa Cruz and the Cities of Watsonville, Scotts Valley, Capitola and Santa Cruz.
Free drop-off at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facilities:
Sharps & Medicines:
As of September 1, 2008 It is illegal to discard used sharps in the garbage or recycling. do not flush old medicines down the toilet or put them in the trash. Bring your used sharps and medicines to Lauden Pharmacy at 1840 41st Ave. or Sharps only to Longs at the Nob Hill shopping center.
Buena Vista Landfill
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
Ben Lomond Transfer Station
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every Thursday & Sunday
Santa Cruz Resource Recovery Facility:
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every Saturday
(three miles north of Santa Cruz City limits off of Highway one)
(7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Christmas Eve. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s)
WHAT TO BRING
Art & Hobby Supplies
Degreasers, solvents
Flammable liquids
Outdated medicines
Paint & paint products
Pesticides
Photographic chemicals
Pool, hot tub & spa supplies | DO NOT BRING
NO Explosives
NO Infectious wastes
NO Radioactive materials
NO Waste oil, oil filters, batteries, anti-freeze (take to disposal site recycling centers)
NO Commercial hazardous wastes |
In case of an emergency caused by the improper use of household chemicals, call 911.
THE SECOND CHANCE STORE
The Santa Cruz County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program sorts out the safe, quality items that can be reused. These items are available to the general public for FREE. Items commonly available include:
PAINTS
STAINS
AEROSOLS
ADHESIVES
CAULKING | GARDEN PRODUCTS
HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS
AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS
COLORED LATEX
WOOD PRESERVATIVESPAINT |
Ask to browse through the Second Chance Store when you drop off your Household Hazardous Waste. Stop by the Second Chance Store before you start your next project.
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