Landfills

• Central Disposal Site Reuse & Recycling – The recycling drop-off area at Central Disposal Site features a z-wall where recyclables such as scrap metal, cardboard, glass, metal, and plastic containers, and newspaper can be conveniently unloaded.
• Sonoma County Refuse Disposal Sites – From Zero Waste Sonoma, find your local county refuse disposal sites and learn about the schedules and fees for your disposals.
• Waste Reduction Model (WARM) – Learn about the EPA’s model to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through practices including source reduction, recycling, anaerobic digestion, combustion, composting, and landfilling.
• Recology – Serving Sonoma and Marin County, Recology makes a shift from traditional waste management to resource recovery, as a resource ecosystem that serves to achieve high landfill diversion and meet sustainability goals.

Paper

• How Paper is Recycled – Learn more about Paper Recycling.
• How to Recycle Paper – Delve into the three main streams of paper waste and learn how best to recycle them.
• Improve Paper Recycling – From Earth911, paper products account for half of all recycling products but only 33% of those products are actually recycled, learn how you can improve paper recycling.

Glass

• Sonoma County Glass Recycling – Zero Waste Sonoma’s map on where you can recycle glass products, including information on recycling odd glass items such as glass plates, mirrors, picture frames, and windows.
• Is all Glass 100% Recyclable? – CalRecycle’s resource for recycling glass, the problems that arise with glass products, and regulated programs for recycling glass.
• How is Glass Recycled? – Discover how glass is recycled, the importance of recycling glass, and even how to recycle glass at home.

Cans

• Can Recycling Location Finding – Recycling means reduced litter, cleaner neighborhoods, playgrounds, and retail establishments. With more than 450 recycling centers throughout California, rePLANET Recycling provides a clean, safe, convenient, and friendly location to recycle CRV containers.
• Sonoma’s Zero Waste CRV – Find where you can get paid to recycle with the California Redemption Value (CRV).
• Are You Recycling Your Cans the Right Way? – The dos and dont’s of can recycling.
• The Lifecycle of an Aluminum Can – Learn about the recycling superiority of aluminum cans.

Batteries and Hazardous Waste

• All About Recycling Batteries – The EPA’s resource for recycling batteries including types of batteries, single-use and rechargeable batteries, and state and federal laws on recycling batteries.
• Zero Waste Sonoma Recycling Batteries – Your local resource for recycling household batteries including alkaline and rechargeable batteries that cannot be landfilled in California because they contain acids and toxic metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, and nickel. Find recycling locations throughout Sonoma County, including curbside recycling.
• Recycling Motor Oil and Filters –  Zero Waste Sonoma allows residents and businesses to recycle oil and other hazardous materials right from your curbside.
• Hazardous Waste – Learn about which household items are considered hazardous, and how you can dispose of them safely.

Electronics

• Donate or Recycle Used Electronics – Information on donating or recycling used electronics, including programs from most major electronics stores.
• CalRecycle’s E-Waste Map – An interactive map to help you find local e-waste recycling locations near you.
• Recycle at BestBuy – See all the products your local BestBuy will recycle, including electronics, appliances, and fitness equipment. Don’t forget to inquire about trade-in items that are redeemable for BestBuy gift cards.
• Before You Recycle Those Electronic Devices – From Californians Against Waste, learn about the choices to make before recycling electronics, including the leading brands and popular retail locations that will take back your electronic devices.

Housing

• Green Housing Resources – Courtesy of MelodyMontero.com, learn about green and energy-efficient housing.
• Recycled Homes aka “Earthships” – Take a look at the process of building recycled homes, also known as Earthships, and discover how they can become million dollar climate-havens.
• 3D Printing PreFab Homes from Recycled Plastic – From Yahoo Finance, see how one Los Angeles start-up company is turning to 3D printing to build innovative eco-friendly homes.
• Upcycled Homes – discover the environmental benefits of recycling and restoring vintage homes.
• Eco-friendly Green Roof Systems – Learn about the endless benefits of making your roof, a green roof.

Laws

• Recycling Laws – Take a look at Zero Waste Sonoma’s overview of State and local waste policies.
• CalRecycles Laws and Regulations – Local and California State laws and regulations about all-things recycling, including federal guidance and regulations.
• Sonoma County Integrated Waste – Learn about Sonoma County’s strategies and programs in place to prevent most waste from ever going to a landfill.

Education

• Environmental Education – From the Green Project, educate yourself on a variety of environmental topics and issues.
• Environmental Protection Agency on Recycling – From the EPA, learn about recycling on local and national levels and discover how national recycling can create a circular economy.
• 10 Ways to Improve Your Recycling – Discover best-practice methods for all things recycling, from reducing your consumption to recycling your water.
• The EPA’s Recycling and Educational Outreach Program – The Bipartisan Infrastructure law focused on improving the effectiveness of residential and community recycling programs through public education and outreach
• Wikipedia’s Recycling Page – Provides a wealth of information on recycling.

Composting

• Sonoma Compost – We operate the successful Sonoma County Organic Recycling program. We Keep It Cleanproduce premium quality organic compost and mulch from 100% recycled organics.
• CompostGuide.com – A thorough guide to composting.
• Apartment and Condo Composting – The EPA’s guide to composting at home.