Waste Management is continuously working together with the community to increase the recycling efforts. We strongly encourage you to participate each week by placing all acceptable recycling materials in your designated recycling cart and place at curbside on your regularly scheduled service day.

Just remember the 3 R’s – REDUCE, REUSE & RECYCLE!

 Acceptable Materials for Curbside Recycling

	Aluminum Beverage cans (empty and clean)
	Plastic Bottles and containers labeled #1 - #7 Look for the recycle symbol on the bottom of the container (empty and clean - labels ok)
	Glass All food and beverage containers that are brown, green and clear (empty and clean - labels & lids ok)
	Metal Containers All metal, food and beverage containers and scrap metal (empty and clean - labels ok)
	Newspaper And everything else that comes in it
	Paper Color, white and office paper
	Cardboard Paper bags, cereal and food boxes, egg cartons, shoe boxes (flatten down to make room for more recyclables!)
	Other Tin, junk mail, magazines and telephone books

Non-Acceptable Materials for Curbside Recycling

	Hazardous Waste Materials Batteries, tires, oil, paint, anti-freeze
	E-Waste
	Grass
	Yard Waste Branches, leaves, plants
	Dirt
	Rocks
	Animal Manure
	Tissue Paper
	Napkins
	Food Waste
	Pizza Boxes
	Gift Wrap

	Freecycle Freecycle is a grassroots community movement and nonprofit organization, based on the web, made up of individual city groups that promote waste reuse among their members. Members have the opportunity to give and get great things for free, in an effort to keep unnecessary waste out of landfills. Join an existing group in Palmdale or Lancaster or start your own today!
	CalMax CalMAX is a free service designed to help businesses and residents in California find markets for nonhazardous materials they have traditionally discarded. CalMAX helps businesses and residents find alternatives to the disposal of valuable materials or wastes through waste exchange.
	Recycled Products Did you know that recycled items not only stay out of landfills, but also are remade into new products? There are thousands of products on the market today that are made from recycled goods.

Tire Recycling

• Call your local tire stores for drop-off locations.
• LA County hosts tire waste events throughout the year. For more information please call (888) CLEAN-LA or visit www.888cleanla.com.
• Antelope Valley Recycling & Disposal Facility and Lancaster Landfill & Recycling Center will accept tires at a nominal hazardous waste fee

Refrigerator Recycling

• Lancaster single-family residents may call the Customer Service Department to arrange for once-a-year refrigerator pickup. The service account must be in good standing prior to arranging for the special service.
• Southern California Edison (800) 234-9722
  (Refrigerators and freezers must be in working condition)
• Antelope Valley Recycling & Disposal Facility and Lancaster Landfill & Recycling Center will accept refrigerators and freezers at a nominal fee.