What Can I Recycle

Ukiah Waste Solutions is the new contracted provider for Household Hazardous Waste Collection through MendoRecycle. The MendoRecycle facility, located at 3200 Taylor Drive in Ukiah, is open on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For questions about Household Hazardous Waste Collection please call 707-234-6400. For questions about the transition please email Seth Strader at the City of Ukiah sstrader@cityofukiah.com

This is a general guide to what can and cannot be recycled.  Items marked UKIAH ONLY are only for recycle in Ukiah. For more information about the recycling options in your area please contact your franchise hauler.

For CRV redemption, visit www.calrecycle.ca.gov and click on "Where do I recycle bottles and cans?" 

List of retailers that redeem in-store.

PLASTIC
Cleaning Product Containers	Egg Cartons (Plastic) (Ukiah Only)	Laundry Baskets
Plastic #1 (PET)	Plastic #2 (HDPE)	Plastic #4 (LDPE)
Gift Bags	Gift Boxes	Plastic #5 (Polypropylene)
Plastic #7 (Other)	Plastic Food Containers

 

PAPER
Boxed Wine	Cardboard	Construction Paper
Junk Mail	Magazines & Catalogs	Manila Folders
Milk & Juice Cartons (Ukiah Only)	Newspapers	Office Paper
Paper Bags	Paper Towel & Toilet Paper	Paperboard
Phone Books	Tissue Boxes	Wrapping Paper (Ukiah Only)
Posters

                                           

METAL
Aluminum Cans	Aluminum Foil     (Ukiah Only)	Aluminum Trays & Pans (Ukiah Only)
Utensils (Ukiah Only)	Bootle Caps  (Ukiah Only)	Cookware  (Ukiah Only)
Food Cans	Paint Cans (Empty)	Scrap Metal
Takeout Containers (Aluminum)

 

GLASS
Broken Glass	Glass Bottles	Jars

 

CONSTRUCTION
Paint Cans (Empty)	Scrap Metal

 

 

FOOD PACKAGING
Aluminum Cans	Beer & Malt Beverages	Bottle Caps  (Ukiah Only)
Boxed Wine	Carbonated Fruit Drinks	Carbonated Soft Drinks
Carbonated Water	Coffee Beverages	Egg Cartons (Plastic) (Ukiah Only)
Food Cans	Glass Bottles	Juice Boxes
Milk & Juice Cartons (Ukiah Only)	Milk Jugs	Non-Carbonated Drinks
Paperboard	Plastic #1 (PET)	Plastic #2 (HDPE)
Vegetable Juice	Plastic #4 (LDPE)	Plastic #5 (Polypropylene)
Plastic #7 (Other)	Sports Drinks	Takeout Containeres (Aluminum)
Tea Beverages	Water & Mineral Water	Wine & Distilled Spirit Coolers

 

GENERAL PACKAGING
Cardboard	Gift Bags (Ukiah Only)	Gift Boxes
Paper Bags	Paperboard	Plastic #1 (PET)
Plastic #2 (HDPE)	Plastic #4 (LDPE)	Plastic #5 (Polypropylene)
Plastic #7 (Other)

 

HOLIDAY
Gift Bags  (Ukiah Only)	Gift Boxes	Wrapping Paper  (Ukiah Only)
Posters

 

KITCHEN
Aluminum Foil	Aluminum Trays & Pans (Ukiah Only)	Cookware  (Ukiah Only)
Jars	Utensils (Ukiah Only)

 

OFFICE
Manila Folders	Office Paper

 

OUTSIDE
Nursery Containers

 

 

 

 JUNK MAIL

The key to stopping unwanted advertising mail being delivered to your home is getting your name off the mailing lists.

Of course, that's a lot easier said than done. There are, literally, thousands of commercial lists out there. DirectMail.com can use their vast direct marketing expertise to get your name off of those lists.

Mail-order companies don't want to waste their money sending mail to people who don't want to receive it.

They'll gladly take your name off their lists when they're asked to do so. But with countless mail-order companies doing business today, you just can't contact enough of them on your own to make a difference. The postage alone would cost a fortune!

To register on the National Do Not Mail List, go to DirectMail.com.

 

Recycle Beyond the Bag – Recycle Plastic Film

You may have heard that plastic bags are recyclable, but did you know that plastic film is, too?

Plastic film, such as produce bags, dry cleaning bags, the wrap around paper towels and diapers, and more, can be recycled along with plastic bags.

 

What types of plastic film can I recycle? There's a lot more you can recycle besides plastic bags!

Click on the following link to LEARN WHAT PLASTIC FILM PRODUCTS CAN BE RECYCLED

 

What happens to recycled plastic film? Give your plastic film a second life through recycling.

Click on the following link to FIND OUT WHAT RECYCLED PLASTIC FILM CAN BECOME

 

There are a few differences between recycling plastic film and recycling other plastics, like bottles, jars and jugs. The main difference? Except in a few cases, plastic film cannot be recycled in your curbside bin at home. Instead, it must be taken to a drop-off location, like a grocery or other retail store, to be collected for recycling.

The good news is that there are more than 18,000 locations across the U.S. and Canada that collect plastic film for recycling. Chances are there’s a drop-off location near you!

 

Find out where to recycle plastic film! Use your zip code to search our drop-off directory. 

Click on the following link to SEARCH