Avoid the Spark: Be Battery Safety Smart

Hazardous Waste, Tips

Batteries cannot go in the recycling, trash or compost carts! Multiple times in the past few years, misplaced batteries have started fires at our facilities and in our trucks. Luckily they were put out quickly, but fires from lithium ion batteries – the ones in your...

Household-Generated Battery Drop-off Sites

Hazardous Waste, Tips

Tape the positive (+) terminal on your batteries before dropping off. Return cell phones and their batteries to any store they are sold. Locations: All locations accept rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries. Find out more about recycling batteries here.  Ace...

The Importance of Proper Pet Waste Disposal 🐶🐱

Contamination, Landfill, Tips

Did you know that pet waste is the #1 form of bacterial pollution found in the Napa River? Unlike waste from wild animals, dog and cat feces can contain harmful bacteria and parasites, posing serious health risks. ⚠️ Health Risks of Pet Waste Prolonged exposure to dog...

Green Cart Brown Cart

Compost, Food, Tips

Here in Napa, you may have seen new GREEN COMPOST CARTS alongside the brown ones.   To align with a statewide requirement to standardize the colors of carts across California, we’ve started the process of making the switch from brown to green for compost (the...

What Goes in the Compost?

Compost, How-to, Tips

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

What Goes in the Recycling?

How-to, Recycle, Tips

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