Press Room

	SAN CARLOS, CA – January 7, 2013 – Don't stop thinking about tomorrow. "We've got great men and women working for us. They get it. We've got a great team of managers and supervisors and we follow through." Read More...

	SAN CARLOS, CA – February 6, 2012 – New data shows residents in the RethinkWaste service area* set out record amounts of recyclables and compost through the CartSMART weekly Recycle, Compost and Garbage collection services launched one year ago in partnership with Recology of San Mateo County. Read More...

	SAN CARLOS, CA – May 10, 2011 – The numbers prove it - residents in the RethinkWaste service area are taking advantage of the new CartSMART weekly Recycle, Compost and Garbage collection services. Residential single stream recycling tonnages are up by 33.5% during the first quarter of 2011 in comparison to the same period last year. Compost has increased by 28.9% for the same period, and just as significantly, garbage has decreased by 19.8%. Read More...

	SAN CARLOS, CA – May 6, 2011 – RethinkWaste's contractors, Recology San Mateo County and South Bay Recycling (SBR), have switched the type of fuel used by their respective fleets to B5 fuel, a blend of 5% biodiesel and petroleum diesel fuel. The change was made on April 1, 2011. Read More...

	SAN CARLOS, CA – March 31, 2011 – RethinkWaste is excited to announce the grand re-opening of its Public Recycling Drop-Off and Buy-Back Center at the Shoreway Environmental Center in San Carlos on April 4, 2011. The Public Recycling Center (PRC) consists of a free drop-off area for such items as cardboard, electronics, household cooking oil, sharps, and fluorescent tubes, among others, and a buy-back area for California Redemption Value (CRV) bottles and cans. The PRC has been undergoing significant changes and a move to its permanent location at 333 Shoreway Road, accessible via Gate 1, to provide the general public a safer and more convenient experience. Read More...

	SAN CARLOS, CA – February 18, 2011 – The winners of the RethinkWaste CartSMART Video Contest have been selected based on voting cast by the public over the last week and a review by the Agency's committee. First Place recipient for videos submitted by Individuals/Families is Connie Walikonis of San Carlos featuring kids in a Charlie Chaplin-style video, "Do Your Part." Read More...

	SAN CARLOS, CA – February 11, 2011 – RethinkWaste is seeking public input on 12 videos submitted by residents for the CartSMART Video Contest that was announced last December. The public is asked to vote for their top three favorites. Read More...

	SAN CARLOS, CA – February 10, 2011 – Compostable bags can now be used by residents and businesses in the RethinkWaste service area in the CartSMART and BizSMART compost collection programs only. The bags must be certified as compostable by the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI). Read More...

	SAN CARLOS, CA – February 8, 2011 – The City of Foster City approved providing Door-to-Door Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), Universal Waste (U-Waste), Electronic Scrap (E-Scrap) and Sharps Recycling Collection Services to its single-family and multi-family residents at its January 18, 2011 City Council meeting. Read More...

	Record volumes of material were collected by Recology during the company's initial days of service in San Mateo County, Calif., through a new contract. The company saw a 78% increase in the daily average of organic materials collected and a 31% increase in the daily average of recyclable materials collected during its first three days of service this week, Recology said. Read More...

	SAN CARLOS, CA-Recology San Mateo County, RethinkWaste's new service provider, today reported record volumes of material being collected in its first week of service to over more than 92,000 residences in the service area. By the close of business on Thursday, roughly 74,300 of those residences will have been serviced with the remaining to occur on Friday. Read More...

	Residents throughout the RethinkWaste service area in San Mateo County will be kicking off the new year with the official start of the much-anticipated new CartSMART weekly Recycle, Compost and Garbage collection services in the 12 Member Agencies that comprise the South Bayside Waste Management Authority, known as RethinkWaste. Read More...

	Residents will not have a change in their garbage and recycling collection schedule over the holidays since both Christmas and New Year's fall on a Saturday this year. Residents are asked to set out their carts by 6 am on their regular collection day this week and next week. Read More...

	The new Door-to-Door Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Program starts September 1 for all residents in the City of East Palo Alto. Through the convenient new program, residents follow a simple process to safely and properly manage items such as paint, solvents, insecticides, cleaning products, fluorescent lamps, laptops, computers monitors, TVs and sharps. Read More...

	This morning marks the beginning of Recology San Mateo County's phased delivery of 276,000 new Recycle, Compost and Garbage carts to residents of the South Bayside Waste Management Authority (SBWMA) service area (i.e., Atherton, Belmont, Burlingame, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo, Unincorporated San Mateo County and the West Bay Sanitary District) with deliveries first starting in the City of San Mateo. A total of 92,000 homes, or an average of 1,200 homes per day, will receive the new wheeled carts over the next three and half months. Read More...

	San Mateo residents are invited to view the new Recycle, Compost and Garbage Carts firsthand and learn more about the new CartSMART collection services at a community meeting on Wednesday, August 18, 2010. The meeting will be held in the Oak Room of the Main Library at 55 West 3rd Avenue, San Mateo from 6 to 7:30 pm. Read More...

	The new Door-to-Door Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Program starts August 2 for all residents in the City of Menlo Park and the West Bay Sanitary District (WBSD). Through the convenient new program, residents follow a simple process to safely and properly manage items such as paint, solvents, insecticides, cleaning products, fluorescent lamps, laptops, computers monitors, TVs and sharps. Read More...

	In continued preparation for providing collection services for the twelve member agencies in the RethinkWaste service area, Recology San Mateo County has produced a compilation of instructional videos to help customers learn more about their upcoming programs. The videos are available in three different categories: Single Family Residence, Multi-Family Dwelling and Commercial customers. Read More...

	Residents living in single-family homes in the RethinkWaste service have until this Friday, July 9, to change their Garbage Cart size if they would like to do so. Residents in most of RethinkWaste's service area received a Garbage Cart Selection Brochure over a three-week period in June letting them know what their current garbage service level is and what size Garbage Cart had been assigned to them based on that service level. Responses are only needed if they would like to receive a different size cart than the one assigned to them. Read More...

	Beginning July 1, 2010, Recology San Mateo County, in partnership with RethinkWaste, will launch their "Recycling Blitz" outreach campaign, giving commercial and multi-family customers a head start on the new services coming to San Mateo County on January 1, 2011. Read More...

	The RethinkWaste Board of Directors approved two significant items related to the new franchised collection services at its April 22, 2010 meeting - making these the last major contractual decisions before the actual transition from Allied Waste of San Mateo County (Allied Waste) to Recology San Mateo County (Recology) for rollout of new collection services begins later this summer. Read More...

	Recology San Mateo County was presented with the Outstanding Business Award last week at a reception held for the Redwood City Sequoia Awards, a non-profit organization that recognizes outstanding volunteerism in the community. Read More...

	On January 14th, 2010, Gino Gasparini, employee-owner with Recology San Mateo County, was sworn in as Chairman of Board of Directors for the Burlingame Chamber of Commerce. One might think being Chairman of the Board is a glorified position. After all, how hard can it be when you have a well established Chamber with 66 years in existence, a dynamic CEO and support of exceptional staff? Read More...

	Congratulations to Recology San Mateo County for receiving this year's Large Business Award from the City of San Mateo and the San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented to Recology San Mateo County at San Mateo's 15th Annual Business Awards, which was held at the Peninsula Golf & Country Club on January 21, 2010. Read More...