Recycling is important for many reasons. Recycling helps the environment by slowing down the rate at which we have to burn garbage or put it in landfills.
Fewer landfills means more space for people to farm, live, and work.
Recycling also helps by reducing our need consumption of fresh natural resources to make new products. Recycling also saves energy and reduces pollution. Lastly, California cities are required by law to reduce waste going landfills. Despite many new recycling programs and weekly curbside recycling, Rohnert Park and other Sonoma County cities were unable to meet this deadline and now must file for an extension. The current hauler will collect old containers at the end of June after your last June collection day.