Winter Holiday Fair November 16
When: Saturday November 16 10am – 2pm Where: Recycling Center 535 Jacoby St., San Rafael
October 22, 2019
California Legislature Passes Commercial Composting, Recycling Bill
In 2020, many California restaurants, malls and other businesses will need to change the way they make compost and recycling bins accessible to customers. Assembly Bill 827 (making its way through the California legislature now) mandates that businesses that are already
September 9, 2019
California Bill Incentivizes Dual Stream Recycling
With the signing of Assembly Bill No. 815, California Governor Gavin Newsom has added another layer of accountability on cities, counties and regional agencies in the state’s quest to divert from disposal 50% of all solid waste through source reduction, recycling,
September 9, 2019
No! (That Isn’t Recyclable) Music Video
What happens when you mix recycling education with a Maghan-Trainor-inspired song and a dash of silly? This parody video! Made by our friends at Sustainable Tucson about wishful recycling, both the message — and the delivery — made us smile.
August 23, 2019
Join California Coastal Cleanup Day
On the third Saturday in September California cleans up! California Coastal Cleanup Day welcomes more than 60,000 volunteers who will pick up hundreds of thousands of pounds of trash and recyclables from beaches, lakes, and waterways each year. It brings awareness
August 9, 2019
Tips to Keep Your Compostables Cart & Pail Clean
We know that collecting food waste for composting can be… well, downright yucky. Here are some tips to keep that “yuck factor” to a minimum. Wash your kitchen compost pail regularly with soap and water. Some pails are even dishwasher
July 18, 2019
America’s History with Plastics
Ever wonder just how we got to be so dependent on plastics? In Never gonna give you up: how plastic seduced America, journalist Susan Strasser takes us on tour of America’s plastic story from first production in 1907, to the
July 4, 2019
The Case for Recycling Optimism
There’s no doubt that the recycling industry is changing. Over the last few years there have been significant fluctuations in the markets for plastics and other recyclables that have caused us (and everyone else) to reevaluate the status quo. As
June 13, 2019
Marin IJ article: Plastic bans are a growing trend in Marin
Check out Matthew Pera’s May 31, 2019 Marin IJ article titled “Plastic bans are a growing trend in Marin” to learn about the challenges recyclers are facing selling plastics and the steps some of our local cities are taking to
June 3, 2019
Spring 2019 MSS Newsletter
Spring 2019 MSS Newsletter The Spring 2019 Marin Sanitary Service newsletter is out and should be arriving in your mailbox. In it we cover the new website, our new “Where’s it Go, Joe?” online tool and mobile app and some
April 3, 2019
