Redwood Waste Solutions
Presented by: Michelle Goodman
Education and Outreach Manager
About Us
W h o i s R e d w o o d Wa s t e S o l u t i o n s ? • C&S Waste Solutions has been servicing Lake and Mendocino County for nearly
15 years
• Redwood Waste Solutions began
servicing Fort Bragg on July 1st, 2022
• C&S Waste Solutions was recently
acquired by Waste Connections
• Waste Connections is the 3rd largest
solid waste company in North America
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Customer Service Locations
C o m e v i s i t u s !
Fort Bragg and Coastal County
• There is a Customer Service office
opening in Fort Bragg.
• 325A E. Redwood Ave. Fort Bragg, CA 95437
• Open Monday- Friday from 8:00AM-4:30PM
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Residential Service Offerings
• Curbside sizes are20-, 32-,64-, or 96-
Gallon Carts
• Grey lids are trash, blue lids are
recycling, and green lids will be organic
waste per SB1383 requirements.
• We utilize Split Body Collection Trucks
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Commercial Service Offerings
• Cart and dumpster sizes will remain the
same. Carts: 20-, 32-,64-, or 96-.
Dumpsters: 1-6yds
• Collection days are up to 5x per week
• Organics collection is available
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Special Service Offerings
• Bulky Item and Electronic Waste
collection. (2 Items per year)
• Changed a bit for City customers through the
switch over to RWS
• Holiday Tree Collection
• Paper Shredding Event (1 event annually)
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Mobile CRV Redemption
Center • 1 of 10 Pilot Projects allowed in
the state
• Mendocino Middle School &
Caspar Community Center
• Fort Bragg Food Bank • Designed with individuals on foot or bike in mind
• Takes place in a corner of the food
bank lot
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How Does The
Pilot Project
Work?
• We show up & leave all in the same
day
• No trace should be left behind
• Mobile Scales are utilized on-site
• Payment is offered via check, which is
the same form of payment provided
by the previous CRV Redemption
Center
• Benefits of the mobile program
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S o l i d Wa s t e o f W i l l i t s & C o l d C r e e k C o m p o s t Where does the Coast’s Waste Go?
Landfill: Solid Waste of
Willits
Recycle: Solid Waste of
Willits
Organics: Cold Creek
Compost
What goes in the Landfill Cart?
• Styrofoam
• Compostable Bags
• Plastic cutlery
• Plastic Bags
• Pet Waste
What goes in the Recycle Cart?
• Cardboard
• Plastic
• Glass
• Cartons
• Aluminum
What does a “mrf” look like?
1. Bailer, Paper sort, Cardboard
Sort
2. Paper Sort & Cardboard Sort
3. Pre-sort (Contamination)
4. Aluminum, Tin, Beverage
Plastics, and milk jugs
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***This is NOT Solid Waste of Willit’s
MRF. This is our MRF in Ukiah
What goes in the Organics Cart?
• Food Waste
• Coffee Grounds
• Yard Waste
• Food Soiled Paper
• Pizza Boxes
What’s Up With
Compostable
Plastics? • They DO decompose, but not at the
same rate as other organic material • We are looking into BPI certified bags right now, but there are no guarantees at
the moment of acceptability
• Paper Bags can be used as an immediate
alternative to compostable plastic bags
• They jeopardize the organic
certification, and Cold Creek is
Organic Certified
• How does the processor know if the
item is truly compostable or not when
sorting through the large loads?
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC What Does
An Organic
Facility Look
Like?
***This is NOT Cold Creek
Compost’s Facility
Tipped & Sorted Ground
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SB1383 Implementation
• Required color and labeling of carts
• Organic waste collection-Commercial
• Route Audits
• Waivers
• Education and Outreach
• School Outreach
• Newsletters
• Commercial Customer Education
• Multi-Family Education
• Edible Food Recovery Program
• In collaboration with the City & County
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What is Hazardous Waste?
• Chemicals
• Sharps
• Medications
• Propane Tanks
• Batteries
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HHW in Mendocino County
• Mobile Event took place at Caspar Transfer Station
on August 3rd & 4th from 9am-1pm for residential
customers
• Transfer Station Collection is available for certain
items
• There is a 15 Gallon HHW Limit
• Maximum 60 Linear feet of Fluorescent bulbs
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C a l l u s a t 7 0 7 - 234 - 6 4 0 0 i f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d We Offer Lots of Free Public Education!
Facility Tours
School Presentations & Trainings
Group Presentations
Bilingual On-Site trainings at commercial businesses and apartment complexes
Bilingual flyers, posters, magnets, newsletters, and more Public Education Booths at Events
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Redwood Recycles
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Follow Us On Facebook!
Topics we post about:
• Service delays
• Fun sustainability facts
• Updates on different service offerings
• Job Opportunities
• You can message us with questions
• Stay up to date on community involvement
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