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2025 Sustainability Update 皇冠体育365b News Release
Recology is proud to release our 2025 Sustainability Update, marking another year of progress in building a more sustainable and circular future.聽 皇冠体育365鈥檙e not just collecting materials鈥攚e're reshaping systems, deepening community partnerships, and creating real momentum toward a more sustainable, circular economy.聽聽
Batteries can spark trouble
Every week, more and more everyday electronics make their way into the waste stream鈥攁nd many of them contain lithium-ion batteries. Found in items like kids鈥� toys, smartphones, power tools, vapes or e-cigarettes and more, these small but powerful batteries can pose big risks if they鈥檙e not disposed of safely. 聽 Remember: batteries never go in […]
Read our 2024 Sustainability Update
Recology Diverts 1.4 Million Tons of Materials from Landfills, Delivers on Key Sustainability Goals in Latest Sustainability Update聽 Highlights Include a 27 Percent Increase in Composting, Investments in Landfill-Gas-to-Energy systems聽 SAN FRANCISCO, August 20, 2024 鈥� Recology, a leading resource recovery company on the 皇冠体育365st Coast, has released its 2024 Sustainability Update, showcasing the company鈥檚 […]
The Truth About Recycling: 7 questions with Recology’s Head of Sustainability
In honor of this year鈥檚 Earth Month theme: 鈥淧lanet vs. Plastics鈥�, Julia Mangin, Head of Sustainability at Recology, recently sat down for a Q&A to dispel some of the myths around recycling, discuss the complexities around the recycling process, and explain the importance of contributing to the circular economy. Read on for Julia’s answers to […]
Landfills, the third-largest source of methane emissions globally, significantly contribute to the climate crisis. While the waste management industry traditionally relies heavily on landfills, an alternative approach that focuses on resource recovery鈥攄iverting material from landfills for recycling into new products or returning to the earth鈥攊s paramount in methane reduction. Reuters, Dec. 12, 2023.聽
Updates for Treated Wood Waste Disposal
Recology Mariposa received a variance from the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to transport treated wood waste (TWW).聽 With this variance, Recology Mariposa can transport TWW from residential customers or from commercial customers with a TWW generator variance. To apply for a treated wood waste variance, visit DTSC’s website here.聽 For more information about […]
Read our 2023 Sustainability Report
Recology is proud to announce the release of our 2023 Sustainability Report! This year鈥檚 report showcases our company-wide commitment to decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, supporting our diverse employee-owners, and partnering with local communities to achieve our shared goals.
Recology achieves goal to power fleet with 90 percent renewable or alternative energy聽
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10, 2023 鈥� To celebrate Earth Month, Recology announced that it achieved its goal to power its fleet with more than 90 percent renewable or alternative energy in 2022.聽 鈥溁使谔逵�365 made a commitment in 2019 to significantly reduce our use of conventional fossil fuels. In hitting this mark, we achieved one of […]