Pay My Bill HOME SERVICES CURRENT LAWS ABOUT US FAQ CONTACT US Mandatory Commercial Recycling AB 341 – Mandatory Commercial Recycling What is Recyclable Waste? -Recycled waste consists of paper, catalogs, junk mail, magazines, newspapers, phone books, aluminum cans, cardboard, glass bottles & jars, cardboard, tin, steel cans/containers, plastics #1-7. Why is the state requiring commercial recycling? -The goal is to reduce the amount of waste entering landfills through recycling efforts. The state estimates that 75% of the waste in California is from the commercial sector, and much of that 75% is readily recyclable. Who is required to recycle their waste? -State Law requires businesses that generate 4 or more cubic yards of trash per week to arrange for recycling services. This would include schools, farms, restaurants, prisons, hospitals, and apartment complexes of at least 5 units or larger. How do I comply? -Visit our webpage at www.westsidewaste.com to find out more details about how you can get in compliance with state laws AB 1826 – Mandatory Commercial Organic Recycling What is Organic Waste? -Organic waste consists of green waste and food waste. This includes landscape waste, food scraps, food-soiled paper, and milk cartons. Organic waste can be converted into renewable fuel and energy through anaerobic digestion or can be recycled through mulching and composting. What is NOT Organic Waste? -Cooking oil, hazardous material such as cleaning fluids and powders with a warning label, polystyrene (Styrofoam), poisonous plants, palm, any blue container only recyclables, no landfill trash. Why is the state requiring Organic Recycling? -California is aiming to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that are emitted from landfills from decomposing organic waste. This organic waste makes up roughly 30% of –California’s annual disposal rate of 30 million tons of waste. Who is required to recycle their organic waste? -It is mandatory for businesses that generate over 4 cubic yards of waste per week to recycle. This includes many restaurants, farms, schools, hospitals, prisons, and other establishments to recycle their organic waste material. These businesses include schools, farms, restaurants, prisons, hospitals, and apartment complexes of at least 5 units or larger. How do I comply? -You can sign up for organic recycling services if you visit our webpage at www.westsidewaste.com . -You can self-certify compliance by filling out the this form, Business Self Recycling Certification Form, and submitting it to the county at www.kerncountywaste.com CALENDARS FORD CITY/LOST HILLS TAFT HEIGHTS / SOUTH TAFT / BUENA VISTA ESTATES / DUSTIN ACRES / VALLEY ACRES / BUTTONWILLOW IMPORTANT INFORMATION *All bins must be accessible by 5:00 a.m. on pick-up days *Bin lids must be closed to be dumped HOLIDAY'S -New Year's Day -Fourth of July -Thanksgiving Day -Christmas Day PICK-UP DAYS Monday & Thursday -City of Taft (4th St. to Taft Hwy) -Derby Acres -McKittrick -Buttonwillow -Tupman -Fellows Tues & Fri -City of Taft (Upper West Half) -Ford City -Maricopa -Lost Hills WESTSIDE WASTE MANAGEMENT 274 Bob Hampton Rd (across from Franklin Field) Taft, CA 93268 (map) (661) 763-5135 Office (661) 763-5717 FAX Hours Monday - Thursday 7:00 am - 4:00 pm Friday 7:00 am - 3:30 pm RESOURCE LINKS CalRecycle Kern County Waste Management City of Taft City of Maricopa Taft Midway Driller Taft Independent Bulky Waste Schedule Start Commercial or Roll-Off Service