Recycling Overview

Recycling is more important today than it has ever been before. In order to keep our communities safe and clean, we all must pitch in to help recycle and reuse as much as possible. Butte County residents of Thermalito, Kelly Ridge, Las Plumas and South Oroville will be provided curbside recycling and greenwaste collection starting in October 2007. This comes at no additional cost to customers with existing collection service.

Butte county residents in areas without curbside collection may still bring their recycling and greenwaste to the Norcal Waste Systems of Butte County facility. It is located at 2720 South Fifth Avenue in Oroville, and is open during our normal business hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm and Saturday, 8:30am to 4:00pm.

Only place recyclable materials into your blue container!

• NO Household Hazardous Waste
  (Paints, solvents, motor oil, cleaners, corrosives, etc.)
• NO Electronic / Universal Waste
  (Televisions, computers, cell phones, batteries, etc.)
• NO Green Waste
  (Grass clippings, leaves, tree and bush prunings, etc.)
• NO Garbage
  (All non-recyclable materials.)
• NO Construction Debris
  (Concrete, rocks, dirt, etc.)

Acceptable Recycling Materials Glass All colors of glass beverage and food containers (Please rinse and remove lids) Metal All metal food and beverage containers, including those made of aluminum, tin, steel and bi-metals: Aluminum cans (Soda cans, beer cans, etc.) Pots and pans Tin/steel food and beverage cans (Please rinse - Labels are okay) Paper Most clean and dry household paper, such as: Cardboard (Flatten and bundle with string no larger than 3'x3') Computer paper Envelopes (Including plastic window types) Food boxes (cereal, crackers, etc.) Junk mail and catalogs Magazines and phone books Newspaper Plastic All rigid containers with recycling symbols 1-7, and other materials including: Milk and juice jugs Shampoo, detergent, and other household bottles (Please rinse and remove lids) Soft drink and water bottles Yogurt, margarine, and other food containers

Unacceptable Recycling Materials Glass Ceramics, Pyrex, porcelain, or other dishware Light bulbs or stemware Mirrors or window glass Metal Aerosol cans Car parts Foil Microwaves Small metal pieces (Nuts, bolts, etc.) Paint cans or other household hazardous waste containers Scrap metal Wire clothes hangers Paper Plates, cups, paper or cardboard contaminated with food Plastic Plastic bags (Grocery, produce, dry cleaning, newspapers, etc.) Polystyrene blocks (From packaging materials) Polystyrene packing peanuts (Must be securely contained in a clear plastic bag) Polystyrene or plastic "take-out" containers Toys, furniture, flower pots and syringes Five-gallon buckets

Proper Container Placement And Storage
Recycling, green waste and garbage containers are collected by a semi-automated sanitation truck. The automated truck requires ample room to collect containers safely and effectively. For more information on container placement, please view our Proper Container Placement And Storage page.

Printable Materials
Several brochures and guides are available in PDF format and can be printed for easy reference.
For a list of available documents, please view our Printable Materials page.

For more information on our recycling program, or any other service, please contact a customer service representative by calling (530) 342-4444 or (530) 533-5868, or by using our online contact form.