News Archive for Butte Colusa: Butte County
Read our 2024 Sustainability Update
Recology Diverts 1.4 Million Tons of Materials from Landfills, Delivers on Key Sustainability Goals in Latest Sustainability Update Highlights Include a 27 Percent Increase in Composting, Investments in Landfill-Gas-to-Energy systems SAN FRANCISCO, August 20, 2024 – Recology, a leading resource recovery company on the West Coast, has released its 2024 Sustainability Update, showcasing the company’s […]
The Truth About Recycling: 7 questions with the Recology Head of Sustainability
In honor of this year’s Earth Month theme: “Planet vs. Plastics”, Julia Mangin, Head of Sustainability at Recology, recently sat down for a Q&A to dispel some of the myths around recycling, discuss the complexities around the recycling process, and explain the importance of contributing to the circular economy. Read on for Julia’s answers to […]
Rethinking waste: Recology’s methane reduction strategy
Landfills, the third-largest source of methane emissions globally, significantly contribute to the climate crisis. While the waste management industry traditionally relies heavily on landfills, an alternative approach that focuses on resource recovery—diverting material from landfills for recycling into new products or returning to the earth—is paramount in methane reduction. Reuters, Dec. 12, 2023.
New Customer Account Portal Coming in 2022
Starting July 1, 2022, payment processing and account management will begin moving to our new Customer Account Portal. Commercial Customers in All Areas Starting July 1, 2022, pay your bill using the new Customer Account Portal. Residential Customers in Colusa, Oroville, and Williams Starting July 1, 2022, pay your bill using the new Customer Account […]
Treated Wood Waste Update – Updated Jan. 2022
On August 31, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 332 which takes effect immediately. AB332 adopts new Alternative Management Standards (AMS) for treated wood waste. As a result of the new bill, all treated wood waste variances issued by DTSC since March 2021 are now inoperative. The variances are no longer necessary because they have […]
Let’s Recycle Right – Webinar Series
Join us for a free webinar hosted by Recology Butte Colusa Counties. Learn about Recology’s compost, landfill, and recycling programs! Join us for a free webinar from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM with videos of composting & recycling facilities, contamination quizzes, sorting guides, and Q & A! Upcoming webinars: 3/31 – Let’s Recycle Right 5/21 […]
COVID 19 Update: Customer Service & Drop Off Facilities
CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICE Please be advised, our Customer Service Office at 2720 South Fifth Avenue Oroville, CA 95965 is temporarily closed to all walk-in customers as a precautionary safety measure for our employees. Payments can be made online at Recology.com or by phone 530.764.2102. TRANSFER STATION & HHW FACILITY Our Household Hazardous Waste Facility is […]
Read our 2023 Sustainability Report
Recology is proud to announce the release of our 2023 Sustainability Report! This year’s report showcases our company-wide commitment to decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, supporting our diverse employee-owners, and partnering with local communities to achieve our shared goals.
Recology achieves goal to power fleet with 90 percent renewable or alternative energy
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10, 2023 – To celebrate Earth Month, Recology announced that it achieved its goal to power its fleet with more than 90 percent renewable or alternative energy in 2022. “We made a commitment in 2019 to significantly reduce our use of conventional fossil fuels. In hitting this mark, we achieved one of […]