News Archive for Davis
Davis Bulky Waste Voucher 2025
We are offering a Bulky Waste Voucher Program for our City of Davis customers to dispose of bulky items. One voucher will be issued per the City of Davis household. Hold on to your voucher when you receive it in the mail and don’t throw it away—this is your ticket for a free load of […]
Congrats Jose Duran – 2025 Driver of the Year Honorable Mention
We’re so excited to share that Jose Duran, side-loader driver at Recology Davis, has been recognized as an Honorable Mention in the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) Driver of the Year awards in the Residential category! The NWRA Driver of the Year awards recognize waste collection professionals for their commitment to safety, years of service, […]
New Customer Account Portal has Arrived!
We are excited to announce that our new Customer Account Portal is live! Beginning this month, all payment processing and account management will move to the new online Customer Account Portal. Please note: These changes are for Yolo County customers, Davis Debris Box customers, and Recology Sacramento customers. City of Davis residential customers, you will […]
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.
Farmers urge residents to participate in curbside composting programs
Expanding programs help farms grow crops that ‘support your health’. As more cities implement and expand curbside food scrap collection programs for composting, farmers are speaking out. The Davis Enterprise, Oct. 13, 2023.
Recology Driver Wins National ‘Driver of the Year’ Award
Congrats again to Recology Davis driver Gustavo Arriaga for being named Regional Residential Driver of the Year by the National Waste & Recycling Association! Read more on Gustavo in this article by the Davis Enterprise here.
Recology Drivers Earn Prestigious National Recognition
We’re extremely proud to share that Recology Davis driver Gustavo Arriaga has been named the 2023 Regional Residential Driver of the Year, and Recology South Valley driver Salvador “Sal” Plascencia has received Honorable Mention for Regional Commercial Driver of the Year! This is the third year in a row that two Recology drivers have been […]