RECYCLING CENTER - Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle
The Recycling Center is open Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please visit the Community Development office located at 50 Diamond Valley Road in Woodfords to gain access to the recycling drop-off center. The office is closed for lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The Recycling Center accepts the following recyclable materials: aluminum beverage cans, glass (cleaned with no lids), plastic containers {cleaned and flattened with no lids, separate by CA Cash Redemption (CRV) and non-CRV}, tin cans, newspaper, magazines, catalogs, white paper, cardboard (flattened at seams, separate and box small cardboard, i.e. cereal boxes), and used motor oil-uncontaminated (maximum 5 gallon containers).
The following items are not accepted at the Recycling Center: junk mail, packaging, styrofoam, aluminum foil, waxed milk cartons, plastic bags, take-out food containers, gasoline, or antifreeze.
South Tahoe Refuse, located at 2140 Ruth Avenue in South Lake Tahoe (530-542-8366) accepts the following hazardous wastes: Electronic wastes ($25 fee per TV or computer monitor), mercury containing items, household and car batteries, automobile fluids (antifreeze), aerosol cans, oil-based paints, and more. Hours: Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (except from noon to 1:00 p.m.) and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Douglas Disposal, located at the end of Pinenut Road off Highway 395 in Gardnerville (775-782-5713) accepts most of the same hazardous waste on Thursday afternoons. Please call for an appointment.
Batteries Plus in Carson City (775-884-0566) accepts used household and car batteries.
The recycling yard is provided by Alpine County. Capital costs are funded by the California Integrated Waste Management Board and the State Department of Conservation, Division of Recycling. All revenue from collected materials goes to maintain the program. For more information call 530-694-2140.
FUELS REDUCTION COLLECTION (Formerly known as the Burn Pile)
The next Fuels Reduction Collection is due to be held in the fall of 2010. Please check back in September for more information.
Listed below are resources that may assist in your fuels reduction efforts.
RESOURCES:
USFS Guard Station - 530-694-2142 (Burn permits)
Bently Agrowdynamics - 775-782-4513, www.bentlyagrowdynamics.com (Pine needles, grass and leaves are accepted free of charge)
Carson City Landfill - 775-887-2355, www.carson-city.nv.us/Index.aspx?page=1977
Douglas Disposal - 775-782-5713, www.douglasdisposal.com
Fire Safe Council - 530-694-2791, www.alpinefiresafe.org
Full Circle Compost - 775-267-5305, www.fullcirclecompost.com
South Lake Tahoe Refuse - 530-541-5105, www.southtahoerefuse.com
Fuels Reduction Collection is typically held twice a year, in the spring and fall for Alpine County residents and is free of charge. The event is provided by Alpine County Department of Public Works in cooperation with Markleeville Volunteer Fire Department, Woodfords Volunteer Fire Departments, and Alpine Fire Safe Council. The drop off area is divided into piles of shrubs/branches/limbs, pine needles/grass/leaves and a mixed pile, if the vegetation cannot be separated. Any effort to separate the vegetation is appreciated as this assists with cost saving measures. All dogs must be on a leash.
Accepted Materials: Natural vegetation, shrubs, branches, limbs, pine needles, grass and leaves.
Not Accepted: Stumps, treated wood, wood with nails, non-vegetation items, tires, trash, garbage, household waste, rocks, dirt, cement, construction debris and construction site clearing debris, furniture, recyclable items, metals, appliances, plastics, batteries, oil, vehicles, paint, solvents, anti-freeze, paint thinners, cleaning fluids, aerosol cans, pesticides and insecticides.
COUNTY CLEAN-UP
The next County Clean-up is due to be held in the fall of 2010. Please check back in September for more details.
The County Clean-up is held twice a year, in the spring and fall at the Public Works Yard. The event is free of charge and is provided as a courtesy to Alpine County residents. Dumpsters are provided by Douglas Disposal to Alpine County residential customers as part of its franchise, the cost of which is included in residential customers monthly rate.
Accepted Items: Residential household garbage, metal, plastic, paper, treated wood waste, washers/dryers, water heaters, stoves, refrigerators/freezers, computers/monitors, intact TVs, florescent bulbs in original packaging, and car batteries.
Recycling Materials: Aluminum beverage cans, glass, plastic containers: CRV and non-CRV, newspaper, cardboard flattened at seams, and uncontaminated motor oil.
Not Accepted: Dirt, cement, stumps or similar debris, construction debris and construction site clearing debris or slash, commercial business garbage, waste or debris, chemicals, paint, or rummage sale items.
Call Alpine County Community Development at 530-694-2140 for more information.
