RESIDENTIAL ORGANICS SERVICE

Residential organic waste collection is provided to all customers residing within the city limits of Vacaville. Residential customers receive one 32- or 96-gallon green organics cart to collect a variety of organic materials for recycling.

Organic waste is used in a number of recycling processes, such as composting. Organic waste recycling produces rich compost which can be used by local residents and farmers, rather than going to waste in a landfill.

For questions about residential organic recycling service, contact Recology Vacaville Solano at (707) 448-2945 or visit www.recology.com.

Click here to view our Residential Waste Service & Recycling Guide

ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE MATERIALS

ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS Please place these materials in your green bin.
	Food-Soiled Paper & Cardboard Napkins & paper towels Greasy pizza boxes Uncoated paper plates & cups Coffee filters and teabags Wooden coffee stir sticks & chop sticks Food Waste Fruit and vegetable scraps Bread, rice, pasta, & grains Meat, poultry, fish, and shellfish (incl. bones) Coffee grounds & tea Green Waste Grass, leaves, & weeds Tree & shrub prunings
NOTE: Tree and shrub prunings must be cut small enough to fit inside the cart with the lid completely closed. Extra tree and shrub prunings may be placed in 32 gallon cans with lids and handles or bundled no larger than 2’x3’, using twine (no wire), then placed next to the green bin on your collection day.

UNACCEPTABLE MATERIALS Do not place these materials in your garbage cart – visit www.whatbin.com to learn how to dispose of these items
	Plastic bags (including those labeled “compostable”) Trash Dirt or rocks “Compostable” labeled plastics (pla) Treated wood (including plywood, painted or stained) Animal feces Hazardous waste Electronics

KITCHEN PAILS

All single-family residential customers are provided with a complimentary kitchen pail to conveniently collect and dispose of kitchen scraps in the green organics cart. To request a replacement pail, contact Recology Vacaville Solano at (707) 448-2945.

FREE COMPOST GIVEAWAY

Free compost is available to Vacaville residents at Recology’s Jepson Prairie Organics facility located next to the Recology Hay Road Landfill at 6426 Hay Road in Vacaville. Residents may self-load up to four (4) cubic yards of compost per day beginning April 1st through October 31st. For questions, contact Jepson Prairie Organics at (707) 678-4718.