BURRTEC NEWS Waste Recycling Newsletter

March 2015

Sponsored by the City of Santa Clarita and Burrtec Waste Industries

GreenSantaClarita.com

Contact InformationBurrtec Waste Industries, Inc.

(661) 222-2249

26000 Springbrook Avenue, Suite 101Santa Clarita, CA 91350

Hours of OperationMon-Fri 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Saturday* 8:00 am to 2:00 pm(*on holiday weeks)

Is Your Business Generating Used Oil or Hazardous Waste?The City can help! There is a great program to properly dispose of unwanted hazardous chemicals you can’t dispose of in your regular trash bins. Businesses generating less than 27 gallons or 220 pounds per month of hazardous waste are defined by the State of California as “Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators” (CESQG’s). The City of Santa Clarita has partnered with At Your Door to provide fully-permitted collections of used oil and hazardous waste at a reasonable cost. To determine if your business qualifies for a collection, please call At Your Door directly at (800) HHW-PKUP or go to GreenSantaClarita.com for more information. You are not required to use At Your Door, but you are required to manage your materials in accordance with state law. If you are interested in more green resources, please contact the City’s Environmental Services Division at (661) 286-4098 or online at GreenSantaClarita.com. You might also consider earth911.com for more environmental information.

Holiday Schedule

When the holiday falls on a weekday, collections for the remainder of the week will be delayed by one day. There is no service interruption or delay when the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday.

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No service on observed holidays.

Santa Clarita Calendar of Green EventsSave the Date for the following events!

Earth Arbor Day, Saturday, April 11, 2015 – 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Central Park, 27150 Bouquet Canyon Road. The festival will feature a variety of activities, entertainment and displays in six interactive zones. The 3rd annual cArt aRt contest will also be held, so individuals and groups are encouraged to participate. See page 4 for application and more information.

Bike To Work Day, May 14, 2015. Bike to Work Day is a friendly competition between businesses in the City of Santa Clarita to see which employer can get the most employees to bike to work. Pledge to ride on Bike to Work Day and be entered into drawings for cool prizes! If your business would like to participate, please visit GreenSantaClarita.com for more information.

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Are you looking for ways to make your home more energy efficient and valuable? Get started at the Home Upgrade Workshop, hosted by the City of Santa Clarita and The Energy Network. The meeting will include some basic building science (including what you need to think about before going solar) and how your home uses and loses energy. We’ll also let you know about rebates and financing that can help make it easier to upgrade. Participating Contractors with the statewide Energy Upgrade California® Home Upgrade rebate program will be on hand to answer questions about your home’s needs. Come enjoy free refreshments and prizes, and walk away knowing how your home uses energy and how you can get started on your money-saving home upgrade, and become one of Santa Clarita’s 100 Greener Homes in 2015! For more info: 877-785-2237 or homeupgrade@theenergynetwork.com

Maintain Your Trash Enclosure Follow these simple tips to keep your trash enclosure clean:

• Keepdumpsterlidsclosed. This prevents the rain water from entering the container and keeps wind and feral animals from tossing litter into the parking lot and surrounding areas.

• Pickuplitter inandaroundtrashenclosureandparkinglot. Don’t let it enter the streets or storm drain system. Call Burrtec to empty the dumpster if it is full.

• Don’thoseoutorfilldumpsterorcompactorwith liquidwaste. Keeping liquids out of your trash and recycling containers will prevent any liquids from leaking into the surrounding area.

• Sweepoutsideareasinsteadofusingahose. Sweeping not only conserves water, it also prevents the material from being swept away into the storm drain.

Santa Clarita 100 Greener HomesStop by an Upcoming Workshop:

Thursday, March 196:00 PM - 7:30 PMOld Town Newhall Library

24500 Main StreetSanta Clarita, CA 91321

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CommercialRecycling

(661) 222-224926000 Springbrook Ave., Suite 101

Santa Clarita, CA 91350

ACCEPTABLE RECYCLABLES

NON-ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS

Newspaper/Magazines/Mixed PaperJunk mailTelephone booksCatalogsComputer paperEnvelopesWrapping paperBrochuresCrayon drawings

Copy paper

Cardboard/ChipboardCereal boxesTissue boxesFood boxesMilk cartonsJuice boxesSoda/beer cartons

Paper bagsCardboard boxesGift boxes

Glass Bottles/JarsJuice bottlesBeer bottlesWine bottlesLiquor bottlesBaby food jarsJam jarsJelly jarsAssorted food jarsSalad dressing bottles

Plastic Bottles,Jugs & jars #1 & #7Plastic water bottlesPlastic soda bottlesPlastic milk jugsPlastic laundry jugsShampoo bottlesLotion bottlesFood bottlesCondiment bottlesMotor oil containersVegetable oil bottlesPlastic bags

Aluminum &Metal CansAluminum soda cansAluminum beer cansFruit cansVegetable cansPet food cansJuice cansSoup cansSauce cansAssorted food cans

(Place in your trash container)

All materials must be placed in the commercial recycling container provided

Used diapersUsed tissue productsSoiled pizza boxesWax paperUsed paper plates

ClothingStyrofoam cupsStyrofoam platesStyrofoam packagingEgg cartons (styrofoam)

Ceramic dishes/cupsLight bulbsMirrorsWindowsSafety glass

Drinking glassesPlastic pools & toysPlastic margarine tubsGarden hosesPlastic lawn furniture

Food wasteFurniture, carpets & other products containing fabricMetal lawn furnitureUsed aluminum foil

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2015

GreenSantaClarita.com/earth-arbor-day

Overview This contest is designed to promote environmental art while learning about the recycling programs in the City of Santa Clarita.

Guidelines Everything used in the work, with the exception of the cart, will be provided by the artist. It may be painted or left natural. Please do not use hazardous materials or containers that once held hazardous waste (i.e. paint, oil, pesticides, cleaning products, chemicals, etc). In addition, ALL ART PROJECTS MUST BE APPROPRIATE AND NON-OFFENSIVE FOR A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT!

Reserve Your Space Participating artists MUST reserve a cart no later than March 27.

Art Drop-off Drop off entries at the Environmental Services booth at the Santa Clarita Earth Arbor Day Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2015 between 9 am and 10 am in Central Park.

Art Pick-up All Works of Art must be picked up the same day, Saturday, April 11, 2015 between 3:30 pm and 4 pm. Any unclaimed artwork will be recycled or donated to local schools.

Awards Entries will be judged at the Earth Arbor Day Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Winners will be notified the following week. Cash prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

Grand Prize Most Creative Best Local Flair Best Green Theme Fan Favorite $200 $100 $100 $100 $50

First name/Last name _________________________________________________

Address _________________________________________________________

City/Zip code ______________________________________________________

Cell phone number ___________________________________________________

E-mail address _____________________________________________________

Indicate whether the art work is an: individual or group entry

Title of artwork _____________________________________________________

Materials used to construct artwork __________________________________________

List of all Artists: ____________________________________________________

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Reserve your cart! Contact Laura Jardine at (661) 255-4376 or via email: ljardine@santa-clarita.com

Each cart must include an

Entry Form!

To enter, create a work of art using a

96-gallon trash cart and materials of

your choice.(Carts are 39" h X 20" w X 23" d)

Saturday, April 11, 2015CENTRAL PARK

To participate, you must reserve a cart!

Please contact Laura Jardine at (661) 255-4376 or

ljardine@santa-clarita.combefore March 27, 2015

if you will be bringing “cArt aRt” to Santa Clarita’s

Earth Arbor Day Festival!

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