Pacific Sun: Recycling Your Dead Batteries Did you know that household batteries (all types, from the AAA Alkalines in your TV remote to your watch battery) are considered household hazardous waste? It’s important for the health and safety of our community that we recycle batteries properly. The Pacific Sun
Recycling Is a Trip! Fun Videos for All Ages Have you ever wondered what happens with all the bottles, cans, and paper in the recycling cart? Or why trash in recycling is a problem? Or maybe if there’s a better option than recycling? Meet Dave the Recycling Fairy, the star
Curbside Rules – Helping Us, Help you! By: Rebecca VanHorn, Customer Service Representative Follow these simple curbside rules for proper recycling, compostables, and garbage collection. Placement matters. Space your carts two feet apart, with the handles facing AWAY from the street. The carts need to be standing clear of utility poles, cars
How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled For an overview of the problems facing plastic recyclers and how they were created, check out this article from NPR. It gives a great background of the issues we face with recycling plastic, and why MSS has narrowed the
Every Day is Earth Day! Here at Marin Sanitary Service, every day is Earth Day! Join us this year for Earth Day by committing to keep organic material out of the landfill and help fight climate change by composting organic materials! By placing your food scraps, uneaten leftovers, peels and
MSS Spring Newsletter 2021 Our spring newsletter should have arrived, check your mailbox! In case you missed it, we’ve included it below or you can download the full PDF here. Remember, if you’re not sure about whether a material is recyclable or compostable you don’t have to guess. Use the
Lose Single-Use, Choose ReUseful! Nowadays, there are a whole lot of items – such as plastic bottles, utensils and wrap – that are designed to be used once and then thrown “away.” That may feel convenient, but there is a long-term cost. Many items cannot be recycled easily and those
MSS Curbside Composting Guide We’ve put together this composting guide to help you understand the importance of composting, what you should and shouldn’t put in your green compostables cart, and even some tips on how to make the process easy and “yuck” free. What is Composting? What Can Go In
Marin Sanitary Service’s “Top 10 Recycling Mistakes” You can help keep our recycling streams clean and organized when you avoid making these recycling errors. Are you confused about whether an item is recyclable or not? Are you following MSS’s most recent recycling guidelines? Below we detail some common issues
The alternative management standard (AMS), which allows waste haulers to accept treated wood waste (TWW) from residential and commercial customers, expires on December 31, 2020. For this reason, beginning on January 1, 2021, waste haulers in the County of Marin cannot accept TWW at their facilities, in their debris boxes,
