City of Gonzales 2025 Summer REuse, REcycle & Cleanup Day Report
July 1, 2025
Submitted to: Mayor & City Council of the City of Gonzales through the Office of the City Manager On June 28, 2025, the City of Gonzales held its summer REuse, REcycle & Cleanup Day event at Fairview Middle School. Tri-Cities advertised the event to residential customers through social media and direct mail. The eventserviced one hundred twenty-nine (129) vehicle loads.
This event provides landfill disposal vouchers for refrigerators and freezers at the Johnson Canyon Landfill. Bulky items such as mattresses and appliances are routed to the landfill for free recycling.
Moving forward, the event will no longer track items diverted to the landfill. We will, however, continue to promote the diversion of these items in advertisements and provide disposal vouchers for refrigerators and freezers.
The event focuses on preventing illegal dumping, helping residents "clear the clutter," and promoting reuse and donation. It facilitates source separation, recycling, and proper disposal of hazardous wastes, trash, appliances, mattresses, scrap metal, rigid plastics, and electronic waste.
Residents had access to free and safe disposal of ABOP (Antifreeze, Batteries, Oil, and Paint) materials and sharps containers through Salinas Valley Recycles. Monterey County Environmental Health coordinated a CalRecycle grantfunded oil filter exchange (up to two vouchers for free filters) and provided free oil and filter collection kits. Please note the uptick in hazardous materials collections for this event.
The event provided residents with 25 cubic yards of free compost from the City of Gonzales. Although it was advertised prominently, the community did not take full advantage of this offering. We will reduce the amount offered in the upcoming fall event. TCDRS delivered the leftover compost to the Gonzales Community Garden and the Public Works yard.
The "Take it or Leave it" area remains a big hit with the community. As anyone who has participated in these events knows, the reuse area contains many great finds. Our partnerships also enable us to support numerous community groups and non-profits.
Event Highlights:
• Gonzales Community Church Clothing Closet: Fulfilled their request for men's jeans, pants, and shorts. • South County Animal Rescue: Four large bags of towels, linens, and blankets. • Swimsuits were donated to a local pool and recreation program for those who could not afford them. • Volunteers collected formal and prom dresses for delivery to the MC Free Library's prom clothing program. • Save the Whales collected 100 stormwater surveys to support the city's stormwater management plan.
From the Desk of: Maury Treleven
Special Projects Consultant,
Gonzales, Greenfield & Soledad
Tri-Cities Disposal & Recycling
831-262-2156 [email protected]
The Gonzales High School cross-country and track teams provided ten volunteers and 50 service hours. This group consistently meets its commitments with enthusiastic volunteers who exemplify the spirit of community service. Tri-Cities provided gloves, safety vests, lunch, and ice water. The cross-country and track team will receive a $500 donation from Tri-Cities Disposal & Recycling.
Thank you to our partners: Gonzales Unified School District, Trini Zavala, Monterey County Environmental Health, Save the Whales, and Salinas Valley Recycles.
2025 Summer Event
Diversion/Recycling: 10.95 tons Trash: 6.58 tons Total Collected: 17.53 tons Diversion Rate: 63% Cars/Trucks: 129 Total CUYD 358
Oil filter exchange: 29 Vouchers Sharps containers: 10
Note: This event will no longer track mattresses, freon, and non-freon appliances routed to the Johnson Canyon Landfill.
Respectfully submitted,
Maury Treleven
Item CUYD Summer
2025 Tons
Fall
2024 Tons
Summer
2024 Tons
Average Tons Per
Event Day 2013-2023
Trash 160 6.58 5.91 11.09 6.59
Metal 120 5.95 3.28 4.37 3.86
E-waste 20 0.91 0.36 1.53 1.02
Rigid Plastics 40 0.95 0.33 0.51 0.58
Haz. Mat. (ABOP) VAN 1.11
(2,226 lbs.)
0.27 (540 lbs.)
0.89 (1,779 lbs.)
0.67 (1,337 lbs.)
Clothing Donations &
Reuse Area 18 2.03(4,050 lbs.)
2.13 (4,267 lbs.)
1.60 (3,200 lbs.)
1.46 (2,912 lbs.)
Gonzales Residents ONLY
SOLAMENTE Habitantes de Gonzales FREE! Cleanup Day Event ¡Evento Gratis! Día de Limpieza Saturday/sábado, June 28, 2025 Tri-Cities Disposal & Recycling 10 Ryan Ranch Road Monterey, CA 93940 888-678-6798 Tri-CitiesDisposal.com By Appointment/Con Cita 1-888-678-6798
Food Scraps & Yard Waste
Sobres de Comida y
Desperdicios de Jardin
Take it or Leave it Reuse Area
Área de Reutilización
Bring this flyer with you!
Good for one FREE load at cleanup event
¡Traiga este folleto con usted!
Bueno para una carga GRATIS
en el evento de limpieza
Don’t litter!
Cover & secure your load
¡No tires basura!
Cubre y asegura tu carga
FREE Compost Giveaway! ¡Daremos Abono GRATIS! Bring a shovel and container to collect your compost. First come, first served—While supplies last! Traiga su pala y un contenedor para llevar. Primero en llegar, primero en ser atendido—¡Hasta agotar existencias! Free Large Item Collection
Colección Gratuito de
Artículos Grandes
Bring unwanted usable items from home to
share with someone who might want them:
Clothing & shoes, toys, household items, sheets,
blankets, kitchenware, tools, and garden items.
Traiga artículos utilizables que no desee tener
en casa para compartirlos con alguien quien
puede usarlos: Ropa y zapatos, juguetes,
artículos para el hogar, sábanas, mantas,
utensilios de cocina, herramientas y artículos de
jardinería.
Free!¡Gratis!
Reuse, Recycling & Cleanup DayDía de Reutilización, Reciclaje y Limpieza Receive up to two free oil filters when you
bring in your used oil filters for recycling
Recibe hasta dos filtros de aceite gratis cuando
traigas los filtros usados de aceite para reciclarlos
Special Wastes Collection;
Including sharps in APPROVED containers
Colección de Residuos Especiales;
Incluyendo contenedores APROBADOS
para jeringas
Artículos Aceptados: Basura General, Donaciones de Ropa, TVs, Computadoras, Electrónicos, Artículos de Metal. Colchones y Electrodomésticos: Lleve GRATIS al Basurero Johnson Canyon. Refrigeradores y Congeladores: PRIMERO, recoja su vale de disposición GRATUITA en el evento. Nota: Todos los motores y transmisiones deben tener las bandejas retiradas y no tener líquidos o aceite.
Por favor NO MADERA o Maleza/Desperdicios de Jardín, Llantas, Muebles Grandes, Sofás, o Desechos Tóxicos (excepto los mencionados arriba).
Items Accepted: General Garbage, Clothing Donations, Electronics, TVs & Computers, Metal & Steel Items. Mattresses & Appliances: Take directly to Johnson Canyon Landfill for FREE. Refrigerators & Freezers: FIRST, pick up your FREE landfill disposal voucher at the event. Note: All engines and transmissions must have the pans removed and be drained of fluids. Please NO WOOD OR YARD WASTE, Tires, Large Furniture, Couches, Sofas, or Hazardous Waste (other than listed below).
Fairview Middle School
Saturday, June 28, 2025
sábado el 28 de junio de 2025
8:00 AM—1:00 PM
or until boxes full
o hasta que los contenedores se llenen