Should I Recycle or Compost Paper? August 1, 2021 Email Soiled Paper GOES IN THE COMPOST CART so it can be turned into a high quality, 100% organic soil amendment Tissue Paper Towels Food-soiled Paper Coffee Cups Paper Egg Cartons* To-go Containers Pizza Boxes Waxed Paper & Waxed Cardboard Clean Unsoiled Paper GOES IN THE RECYCLING CART so it can be made into new paper Office Paper Clean Cardboard Newspaper Magazines / Catalogs Paper Bags Junk Mail / Envelopes Phone Books Shredded Paper in Clear Bags *Please note: Paper egg cartons now go in COMPOST, not recycling.
NOW HIRING: Napa Schools & Local Nonprofits August 1, 2021 Email FULL-TIME & PART-TIME POSITIONS Let’s build community – healthy, educated and thriving youth and families! Visit NCOEcpJOBboard.com for more information.
Composting Conserves Water August 1, 2021 Email COMPOST conserves water! Nearly half of our community’s water is used to maintain landscaping — compost limits evaporation and can significantly reduce the amount of water needed! Napa’s local compost is perfect for vineyards, farms, garden, yards and landscaping. AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE at the Napa Recycling & Composting Facility on 820 Levitin Way, American Canyon Organic Compost Only $12/cubic yard! (+ tax) NRWS will deliver within our service area. Additional fees apply — contact sales@naparecycling.com for a quote.
Helping Teachers Help Kids August 1, 2021 Email Teacher Resource Center of the North Bay TRCNB is a local non-profit organization that provides teachers in Napa County with basic classroom supplies, free of charge, to enhance students’ educational and creative experiences. Please help us fill our shelves through September 1, 2021! Shop for bargains, then drop items in marked bins at these locations. TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER BINS Whole Foods 3682 BEL AIRE PLAZA, NAPA Nob Hill Foods 611TRANCAS ST, NAPA Bank of Marin REDWOOD PLAZA, NAPA Grocery Outlet 1491 WEST IMOLA AVE, NAPA Umpqua Bank 1500 SOSCOL, NAPA Browns Valley Market 3263 BROWNS VALLEY RD, NAPA Ranch Market Too WASHINGTON ST, YOUNTVILLE Sunshine Market 1115 MAIN ST, ST. HELENA Calmart 1491 LINCOLN, CALISTOGA OR MAIL DONATIONS TO: Teacher Resource Center of the North Bay (or TRCNB) 1370 Trancas Street #195 Napa, CA 94558 TOP TEN MOST NEEDED SUPPLIES Composition Books Spiral Notebooks 2-Pocket File Folders Dry Erase Markers Highlighters Filler Paper Graph Paper Glue Sticks Scissors Construction Paper Index Cards TRCNB strongly supports Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and accepts gently used classroom and office supplies. Monetary donations and volunteers are always welcome. CONTACT INFO: www.teacherresourcecenter.org Connie Gore EMAIL: conygore@gmail.com PHONE: (707) 346-0526
Recycle Old Tires – It’s Free! August 1, 2021 Email Get rid of those illegal, unhealthy and unsightly piles of tires today. NRWS has partnered with the City and County of Napa to provide a FREE waste tire amnesty period August 1–30, 2021 for NRWS customers. You can help to make sure these tires are recycled properly instead of becoming breeding grounds for mosquitoes or fire hazards. Together we can make a difference! The coupon authorizes the transportation of up to 19 tires for free recycling. The regular recycling price for tires 22” or less in rim size diameter is $5 per tire. PLEASE NOTE: All passenger and light truck tires 22” or less in rim size diameter will be accepted. Tires can remain on the metal rims. LIMIT ONE COUPON PER TRIP! REMEMBER: You must comply with the law when hauling waste tires. With this coupon in your possession, you may haul and recycle no more than 19 tires. This offer is available to residential and non tire-dealer commercial customers only during the amnesty period of August 1-30, 2021. To get a coupon, contact NRWS/NCRWS at (707) 255-5200. PLEASE NOTE: City coupons are only good for the month of August, County coupons are good all year! Tires brought to the Napa Recycling and Composting Facility will be ground and made into an array of products, including: new tires fence posts playground safety surfaces athletic surfaces mud flaps bed liners roofing material For additional information, call (707) 255-5200 or visit naparecycling.com.
New City Drought Regulations August 1, 2021 Email Watering Your Landscape Effective July 2021 City of Napa water customers are now restricted to two days per week of sprinkler irrigation. Sprinklers allowed… For EVEN Numbered Addresses: MONDAY and THURSDAY For ODD Numbered Addresses: TUESDAY and FRIDAY No sprinklers allowed: WEDNESDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Restrictions do not apply to: Low-volume drip irrigation Container plants Hand watering Testing, maintenance, repair Defeat the Drought! cityofwater.org/water Regando Su Césped A partir de Julio 2021 Clientes de agua en Napa ahora están restringidos a dos días por semana de riego. Se permiten rociadores… Para domicilios con números PARES: LUNES y JUEVES Para domicilios con números IMPARES: MARTES y VIERNES No se permiten rociadores: MIÉRCOLES SÁBADO DOMINGO Las restricciones no se aplican a: Riego por goteo de bajo volumen Plantas en macetas Riego ha mano Prueba, mantenimiento, reparación ¡Derrota la sequía! cityofwater.org/water
Don’t Take a Summer Vacation from Recycling & Composting July 1, 2021 Email TIPS TO REDUCE WASTE AT EVENTS: Avoid single-use plastics – use reusable or compostable products. Place recycling & compost containers next to each trash can. And when away from home, ask for compost and recycling bins, or simply take your items home to compost and recycle. Make your own custom signs at: www.NapaRecycling.com/sign-maker
Congratulations to our JD Fullner Recycling Leadership 2020 Award Winners! July 1, 2021 Email Play our quiz and enter to win a $25 gift card to one of the 12 JD Fullner Award-winning restaurants! Read more about our awards program here. Curious about our commercial composting program? Check out: www.cityofnapa.org/compostcrew CITY OF NAPA WINNERS Foodshed Take Away Genova Deli Grace’s Table Hop Creek Pub La Morenita Market Meadows of Napa Valley Monday Bakery N.T.C. – First Street Napa NVUSD Central Kitchen Riverwood Apartments Stone Crewing Company Spork Kitchen The Dutch Door The Model Bakery (Pastry Kitchen) Van Winden’s Garden Center NAPA COUNTY WINNERS Bodega Shipping Co Carneros Resort and Spa Clos du Val Wine Company Last Bottle Wines Luna Vineyards Trefethen Family Vineyards
Keep It Loose! July 1, 2021 Email Plastic bags and other soft stretchy plastics tangle and damage the sorting lines at our facility. DO NOT BAG RECYCLABLES – items placed in bags are landfilled. Put recyclables loose in the blue cart and put plastic bags and other soft stretchy plastics in the gray (landfill) cart. Worker removing stretchy plastics from sorting screen. Learn more: www.naparecycling.com
Recycling & Composting Saves July 1, 2021 Email Recycling and composting are easy and efficient methods to save energy, create jobs and reduce the production of greenhouse gases. In 2020, almost 170,000 tons of materials were recycled or composted at the Napa Recycling & Composting Facility. By keeping these valuable resources out of the landfill, we decreased carbon dioxide emissions by 150,652 metric tons and used 906,065 million fewer BTUs of energy. This is enough energy to power all the houses in Napa for four months. Additionally, these savings are the equivalent of taking 31,986 passenger cars off the road and conserving over 17 million gallons of gasoline, helping to fight climate change and reduce our dependency on fossil fuels. And, they provide for over 350 full-time jobs across the recycling, composting and reuse economy!* *Information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Waste Reduction Model (WARM), www.epa.gov/warm
