Welcome to the Calaveras County Integrated Waste Management site
CalaverasRecycles.org is an on line resource created to serve the customers of Calaveras and Alpine Counties, which fall under the Calaveras County Solid Waste Division, a division of Department of Public Works.
CalaverasRecycles.org is intended to be a clearinghouse of information for local recycling programs and the management of solid waste.
All of our facilities are closed on New Years' Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Current news and events ...
This Holiday season, please remember to recycle your gift wrapping paper, cards, envelopes, gift boxes and of course, your Christmas tree. Click the picture above for more information. Happy Holidays! You will not be charged for your Christmas trees when you recycle them in our wood & yard waste areas. Please remove all tinsel, stand and decorations.
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Click this link to see what can go in your Mixed Recycling? Feel free to print this and post it near your household or work garbage cans and double check the items before you toss them in the garbage and make sure they are not recyclable in our County. Then help pass on the information to your friends, co-workers and neighbors.
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Calaveras County Department of Enviromental Health has approved a change to facilty operations at the Rock Creek Landfill to allow the use of wood ash as an alternative daily cover. Click here to read the Public Notice.
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We have a mixed recyclable program, where you can recycle glass, jars, newspaper, aluminum, tin, plastics marked 1 through 7, paperboard, magazines, office and junk mail in the same container. So, whether you have curbside service or you self haul, you don't have to separate the items.
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We can now put all plastics marked 1 through 7 in our mixed recyclables. This is big news, as it includes styrofoam products, which are normally marked with a number 6. As well as lots of other plastics, like yogurt cups, margarine and cottage cheese containers.
Check the recycling code on the container and if it is a 1 through 7, put it in your mixed recycling. Click the recycling code link for further information.
Talk to your friends, co-workers and neighbors, please share this website and recycling information to help get the word out. Thank you.
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Valley Springs Recycling accepts appliances. A $15.00 fee is charged for appliances that have freon in them (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners).
148 Main Street
Valley Springs
Open Tues - Sat 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Closed Sundays & Mondays
Please call them at (209) 772-9340 for further information.
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The Solid Waste Fee is implemented in accordance with Calaveras County Ordinance 2510. Currently the fee is $150 per year per residential equivalent. Please click to read the full ordinance.
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Our mission is to ensure the availability of safe, responsible, and cost effective waste collection and disposal services to residents and businesses in Calaveras County. This site is for everyone interested in making smart choices about the waste which is now generated in our homes, businesses, and our communities.