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What Goes in the Landfill Cart?

How-to, Landfill, Tips

Remember to search the Napa Recycling Guide to find out what must go in the landfill cart/bin. Want to print out helpful recycling signs for your home, business, or organization? Visit this page.

Do Not Recycle Garden Hoses

Landfill, Tips

  Non-recyclable items placed in recycling carts tangled into a massive 2,240 lb. ball that shut down the sorting line at the Napa recycling facility.   visit www.naparecycling.com for details

Soft and Stretchy Plastics are Trash

Landfill, Tips

All soft & stretchy plastic items are not recyclable in Napa’s curbside program. They tangle in our sorting equipment and must be landfilled. • Cleaning wipes • Face masks • Plastic gloves • Plastic storage bags • Plastic shopping...

What’s the Big Deal About Fruit and Veggie Stickers?!

Landfill, Tips

Stickers on fruits and veggies may be small, but they can have a big impact! Stickers down the drain = Problems in the wastewater treatment system! Stickers in the compost bin = Plastic in the compost used to grow food! How can you help? • Remove stickers from your...

Covid-19 Recycling FAQs

Contamination, Landfill, Recycle, Tips

Here’s what you need to know about disposing of waste from household and workplace cleaning as we all deal with the COVID-19 emergency… What should we do with cleaning wipes? Single-use/anti-bacterial wipes should be disposed of in the landfill cart. This includes...