Hazardous Household Waste Curbside Pickup Program
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May 1 San Carlos residents will have a new curbside collection program that provides a
safe and convenient way to properly recycle old paint, solvents, insecticides,
cleaning products, fluorescent lamps, laptops, computers, monitors, TVs and
sharps. This innovative program benefits San Carlos by providing a convenient
way for residents to clean out their garage of this old hazardous material.
Also, many residents may improperly dispose of these hazardous materials which
then pollute our water and air.
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This material will not be collected
alongside your current recycling programs! Instead, residents will call a
toll free number or send an email to order a "kit bag" from a new collection
company called Curbside, Inc. Residents need to properly follow the guidelines
included in the kit and schedule an appointment for its collection. Curbside,
Inc. will then properly recycle, reuse, re-refine or dispose of the materials
collected.
San Carlos is one of four cities in the South Bayside Waste
Management Authority (SBWMA) that will provide this new program to single-family
and multi-family residents. The SBWMA is a joint powers authority of 12 member
agencies in San Mateo County and is a leader in implementing innovative waste
reduction and recycling programs. The San Carlos City Council approved the
program to make it easy and cost effective for the San Carlos community to
handle hazardous waste and protect our environment.
For expect more
information on the new program to be posted on SBWMA website and we will keep
you all posted as soon as we get more information.
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