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. A convenient curbside recycling collection program is provided to all residential customers in Colusa county for no additional charge.

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 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 Aluminum cans Tin/steel food and beverage cans (Please rinse - Labels are okay) Paper Most clean and dry household paper, such as: Cardboard (Bundle larger pieces and place next to container) 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, 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 Foil Paint cans or other household hazardous waste containers Pots and pans Scrap metal Paper Milk cartons and other waxed paper Plates, cups, paper or cardboard contaminated with food Plastic Five-gallon buckets Plastic bags or wrap Styrofoam/polystyrene containers and packing peanuts Toys, furniture, flower pots and syringes

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) 473-3282 or by using our online contact form.