KEEP THE RECYCLING STREAM CLEAN RECYCLE RIGHT!

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1 0 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT NEWSLETTER KEEP E RECYCLING STREAM CLEAN RECYCLE RIGT! AVE YOU EVER STOPPED AT YOUR PURPLE RECYCLE CART AND OUGT IS IS RECYCLABLE? If you have, you are not alone. There are so many different types of packaging that it can be hard to determine what is and is not recyclable. And who doesn t wish that every paper, plastic, metal and glass product could be recycled. YES? NO? ELP REDUCE CONTAMINATION IN E RECYCLING STREAM BY FOLLOWING ESE SIMPLE RULES: Only recycle EMPTY bottles, cans, and cartons. Keep food and liquids out of your recycle cart. Never bag recyclables in plastic bags. Never place loose plastic bags in your recycle cart. Store your recycle cart on your property in between your collection days so no one else can put contaminants in your cart. Donate clothing and other reusable household items. owever, items that are not accepted in the purple recycle carts are considered contaminants and ultimately make recycling harder for the sorting facility. While Denver residents do a good job of keeping the recycling stream clean, there is room for improvement. To find a list of accepted materials, see page of this newsletter. Call us with questions or us a photo of any item that you aren t sure is recyclable. The most common contaminants found in recycle carts are: Clothing Food Napkins Non-rigid plastics (toothpaste tubes) Paper towels Plastic bags Scrap metal Styrofoam Tanglers (cords, hoses) Yard debris NEVER place these items in your purple recycle cart. Never place plastic bags in your recycle cart. To find out more about the Denver Recycles program, visit DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles or call.

2 0 EXTRA TRAS CALENDAR NORST (noreste) Colorado (noroeste) EXTRA TRAS IS COLLECTED EVERY FOUR EKS. FOLLOW ESE INSTRUCTIONS: (LA BASURA EXTRA SE RECOGE CADA CUATRO SEMANAS. SIGA ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES:)) Colfax (suroeste) (sureste). Check the map and calendar to find your scheduled collection week. . Extra trash may not be stored at the curb or in the alley on non-collection days. (No guarde el exceso de basura en el callejón o en la banqueta los días que no hay de basura extra recolección.) (Consulte el mapa y el calendario para averiguar la semana programada de recolección.). Place your extra trash items out by a.m. on your normal day of trash collection during your extra trash service week. (Saque la basura extra antes de las a.m. el día de servicio regular de la semana prevista para el servicio de basura extra.). Place your extra trash items in the same location as your trash cart.. Do not set extra trash out in cardboard boxes. (No saque la basura extra en cajas de cartón.). A maximum of 0 bags and large items will be collected from each home per collection. (Recogeremos un máximo de 0 bolsas y artículos grandes por hogar en cada ciclo de recolección.). Extra trash collection will not accept construction or building materials, automotive fluids or materials, car tires or batteries, electronics, commercial waste, hazardous waste or chemicals. (Coloque los artículos de basura extra en el mismo lugar del carrito de basura.). Make sure items are at least feet away from all obstructions, including your trash cart. (La recolección de basura extra no recogerá (Asegúrese de que los artículos estén a por lo menos pies (0 cm) de distancia de cualquier obstrucción, incluido el carrito de la basura.) = Citywide Treecycle Collection (Reciclaje de árboles colección) February (febrero) January (enero) SU MO 0 0 May (mayo) March (marzo) SU MO September (septiembre) SU MO 0 0 SU MO 0 0 October (octubre) SU MO SU MO 0 Select the day and time you would like to receive your notification. SMARTPONE APP Download the free Denver Trash and Recycling phone app from either the App Store or Google Play. Available in English and Spanish. CALENDAR UPDATES Import your service calendars or download to print. PONE CALL Select the time you would like to receive a call the day prior to your collection. To sign up for reminders, visit DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles or call. DON T WASTE April (abril) July (julio) June (junio) SU MO 0 materiales de construcción; fluidos o materiales automotores; llantas y baterías de automóviles; equipos electrónicos; residuos comerciales; residuos químicos y residuos peligrosos.) = City oliday (Feriado municipal) SIGN UP FOR ELECTRONIC SERVICE REMINDERS! 0 E GOOD SFF GO GREEN CITY AND COUNTY OF Subscribe to the Denver Composts collection program for $. per month. August (agosto) 0 0 November (noviembre) SU MO 0 0 GO SMALL CITY AND COUNTY OF Downsize to a smaller trash cart. CITY AND COUNTY OF GO PURPLE December (diciembre) CITY Increase recycling capacity by COUNTY upsizing to a -gallon recycle cart. AND OF SU MO 0 0 SU MO 0 0 SU MO 0 0 SU MO 0 0 Double recycling capacity by requesting a second recycle cart. To choose one or all of these options, visit or call. To learn ways to reduce your trash, visit DenverGov.org/Trash.

3 OW CAN YOU ELP OUR DRIVERS? TWO COMMON COLLECTION CALLENGES ARE:. Not aving Feet of Clearance Around the Carts. ' PAPER CUPS ARE NOW ACCEPTED IN YOUR PURPLE RECYCLE CART Even though you can now recycle paper cups, using a reusable cup is still the best choice. Remember, you can only recycle EMPTY cups. Cardboard sleeves are recyclable but must be separated from the cup.. Trees and Shrubs Blocking Collection Locations. Styrofoam cups are not accepted in your purple recycle cart. KEEP OUR CREWS FE BAG YOUR TRAS NOT YOUR RECYCLING Bagged recyclables do not get recycled. PAY ATTENTION M inimize distracted driving O bserve turn signals of collection trucks G ive collection trucks room to turn DRIVE CAREFULLY S low down D o not tailgate or cut off collection trucks P ass safely B e patient O T Denverites love their coffee, but they don t love trashing all those paper cups! That s why Denver Recycles is now accepting paper cups for recycling. Obstructions such as vehicles, fences, trees, poles, overhangs, mailboxes, extra trash and other carts can prevent automated trucks from emptying your carts. Denver property owners are responsible for pruning and removing overgrown trees and vegetation in and/or blocking the public right-of-way. The public right-of-way extends from the back of your property line to the center of the alley, and from the front and sides of your property line to the curb. C OLD Throw lids, straws, and plastic stirrers in your trash cart. The addition of paper cups to the recycling program is made possible by a partnership between Denver Recycles, Alpine Waste and Recycling, Sustana and the Foodservice Packaging Institute. RECYCLE YOUR GLASS. KEEP IT LOCAL. DID YOU KNOW that the glass you place in your purple recycle cart is turned into new bottles right here in Colorado? That s right! ALL glass placed in your purple recycle cart is turned into glass cullet at Momentum Recycling in Broomfield. And that cullet is sent to bottling companies and made into new glass bottles at two bottle manufacturers right here in Colorado. Did You Know? Every glass bottle placed in a purple recycle cart is turned into a new bottle right here in Colorado! Close the glass loop by always recycling your glass and buying products in recyclable glass. For more information, visit DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles or call.

4 IN 0, OUSEOLDS GENERATED,000 TONS OF WASTE, BUT ONLY RECYCLED AND COMPOSTED ABOUT,000 TONS OF AT WASTE. TO REAC OUR 00 GOAL OF % NEED TO RECYCLE AND COMPOST,000 MORE TONS OF OUR WASTE. AT S ONLY MORE POUND CERRY CREEK RECYCLING DROP-OFF E CERRY CREEK RECYCLING DROP-OFF provides a convenient and NO-COST way for Denver residents to keep extra recyclables out of the landfill and to compost yard debris, food scraps, and non-recyclable paper. RECYCLE ESE ITEMS Bottles & Cans Aluminum and Steel Cans, Glass Bottles, Plastic Bottles and Aerosol Cans empty The Drop-Off is open to Denver residents only. No commercial or landscaping company material is accepted at this site. SUNDAY PAPER GLASS BOTTLES S. Quebec St. WAT IS ONE POUND? E. Food Scraps Ch er ry Flattened Cardboard, Food Boxes, Paper Towel Tubes and Pizza Boxes flatten Mixed Paper, Newspaper, Magazines, Paper Cups, Food and Beverage Cartons empty Plastics Kitchen, Laundry, Bath: Bottles, Tubs and Containers empty COMPOST ESE ITEMS PER DAY! PER OUSEOLD Paper Boxes Yard Debris NonRecyclable Paper Miscellaneous Cr ee kd r. S. E. Jewell Ave. Baked Goods, Cereals/ Pasta, Dairy, Meat, Produce, Vegetables Napkins, Paper Plates, Paper Towels, Greasy Pizza Boxes, Tissues, Waxed Paper Branches, Brush, Flowers, Grass Clippings, Leaves, Weeds Pet air, Coffee Grounds/ Filters, Tea Bags, Wooden Chop Sticks, Wooden Popsicle Sticks Look for BPI certified compostable paper products. Items are compostable in the green compost carts. CARDBOARD BOXES CUPS OF FOOD SCRAPS OURS Tuesdays Fridays: 0 a.m. p.m. ELP E CITY AT YOU LOVE! PLEDGE TO RECYCLE AND COMPOST MORE POUND PER DAY IN 0. Saturdays: a.m. p.m. CLOSED on Sundays and Mondays, and on all scheduled City holidays. NO! No Bagged Recyclables (do not bag recyclables) No Plastic Bags (return to store) No Scrap Metal (no bulky metals, cookware or hangers) No Tanglers (no cords, hoses or chains) For a full list of acceptable items, visit DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles.

5 NO PLASTIC BAGS ERO. ILC. NADA. PLASTIC BAGS SOULD NEVER BE PLACED IN YOUR RECYCLE OR COMPOST CARTS. FOLLOW ESE SIMPLE RULES TO ENSURE YOU ARE RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING PROPERLY. 0 NEW DAY-OF-SERVICE SCEDULE IS YEAR January 0 Treecycle Collection Schedule SU MO 0 0 Tree Collection Day Your tree must be placed at your trash set-out location by a.m. on your scheduled trash collection days. Bagged recyclables are NOT recycled. When they reach the recycling facility, they must be thrown away because it is a health and safety concern for facility workers. If you collect recyclables in a plastic bag, empty the contents straight into the recycle cart and place the bag in the trash. No Solid Waste Management collections. P lace trees at your trash set-out location by a.m. on your scheduled trash collection day. N O artificial or flocked trees will be accepted. D o NOT place trees inside bags or collection carts. Plastic bags are NOT recyclable in your purple recycle cart. They get caught in the sorting equipment at the recycling facility and can cause the entire facility to shut down. Plastic bags should be reused, taken back to grocery or retail stores for recycling, or as a last resort, thrown in the trash. NEVER place your compostables in plastic bags. Plastic bags do NOT break down at the compost facility. Instead, they break into smaller pieces of plastic which contaminate the compost piles at the facility making that compost unusable. Place your compostable items straight into the compost cart, or if you must bag your food scraps, use paper bags or BPI certified compostable bags. For more information, visit DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles or call. ONE DAY ONLY Saturday, May, 0 AM to PM (while supplies last) Free Mulch Dig-Your-Own and Loader Service will be available at avana Nursery. Multiple Dig-Your-Own mulch sites will be open throughout the city. Compost for sale Pre-Bagged and Loader Service will be available at avana Nursery. There are NO Dig-Your-Own compost sites. In observance of the New Year s Day holiday on //, all Tuesday through Friday Solid Waste Management collections are delayed by one day during that week. Treecycle is for Denver residents only. TIRED OF AT JUNK? RECYCLE IT! o NOT place loose plastic D bags in your recycle cart. MULC GIVEAWAY & COMPOST LE New Year s Day oliday R emove all decorations, lights, and the tree stand. Do NOT bag your recyclables. Denver Recycles Annual E GREAT CLEANUP JOIN E LARGEST GRAFFITI BRUS OFF & LITTER CLEANUP IN! RDAY, SEPTEMBER, 0 EAST COLFAX CORRIDOR The Brush Off is a fun way to meet other people and revitalize the community! 00 volunteers of all ages are needed to help pick up litter and paint out graffiti vandalism. Every year, Denver Solid Waste Management offers Denver residents the opportunity to dispose of their household trash and yard debris in a responsible way at the annual Great Denver Cleanup (GDC). The GDC offers multiple free drop sites for household items to be either donated for reuse, recycled, composted, or taken to the landfill. In 0, we collected more than 00 tons of unwanted material from residents, and we hope to collect even more in 0! For more information about the 0 event and accepted materials, visit DenverGov.org/KDB. Take the challenge Come help Denver Partners Against Graffiti spruce up one of Denver s busiest streets! Sponsored by Denver Partners Against Graffiti, a program of Denver Solid Waste Management For more information about graffiti services and events, visit DenverGov.org/Graffiti.

6 0 OLIDAY SCEDULE KEEP BEAUTIFUL! CONTACT INFORMATION MASTER MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR NEIGBOROOD AND AROUND TOWN IS EASIER AN YOU INK. DON T GET MISSED Keep Denver Beautiful can help support your community cleanup by providing free supplies and resources. New Year s Day Tuesday, January Call or visit us online for Solid Waste Management services and programs listed below: Martin Luther King Day Monday, January Denver Composts DenverGov.org/Compost Presidents Day Monday, February Denver Recycles DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles César Chávez Day Monday, March (observed) Trash & Extra Trash Collection DenverGov.org/Trash Register a beautification project in your neighborhood, join a scheduled project, or participate in one of the many cleanup and graffiti removal events Keep Denver Beautiful hosts each year. Since our projects are suitable for individuals, groups, and people of all ages, every one of us can help make Denver a better, cleaner, more beautiful place to live! To schedule a cleanup, request supplies, or to find out more about our Keep Denver Beautiful program, visit DenverGov.org/KDB or call. VANDALISM DON T LET IT GROW LIKE A ED! In 0, service will be delayed one day following the holidays listed below: Memorial Day Monday, May Become a COMPOSTER! Independence Day Thursday, July Denver Partners Against Graffiti DenverGov.org/Graffiti Labor Day Monday, September Keep Denver Beautiful DenverGov.org/KDB Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November PocketGov DenverGov.org/PocketGov Christmas Day Wednesday, December En Español DenverGov.org/DenverRecicla APPLICATIONS FOR E 0 PROGRAM ARE ACCEPTED NOW ROUG JANUARY Ap ply TODA Y! For more information and application details, visit or call --00 If calling from outside Denver or from a mobile phone, dial 0--. Veterans Day oliday: Normal waste services will occur on Veterans Day, Monday, November (observed). Para obtener información y una copia de este boletín en español, llame al o visite DenverGov.org/DenverRecicla. FELY D I S PO S E O F YO U R OUSEOLD AARDOUS WASTE GRAFFITI VANDALISM. Sometimes graffiti is hard to notice, but once you start looking for it, you might be surprised how much there is in Denver. Graffiti has a tendency to grow like weeds onto traffic signs, utility poles, and neighboring properties when overlooked. EXAMPLES OF ACCEPTED ITEMS YOU CAN ELP KEEP GRAFFITI EE BY: Reporting and removing unwanted graffiti on your property. Free graffiti removal supplies are available to residents at 0 paint bank locations throughout the city. Becoming a Brush Off partner by reporting the graffiti you see while traveling through the city by calling or online via pocketgov.org (you can remain anonymous). Making an online Police Report to help the police track and target graffiti areas. It s fast & easy! Find one of places in Denver to drop off leftover house paint, stain and varnish for free. () -0 Automotive fluids Batteries Caulk & grout Cleaners & polishes Fertilizers Fluorescent lights Glue adhesives I nsecticides & poisons M ercury thermometers Paint Pool chemicals Solvents & thinners Stains & varnishes $ copayment due at time of appointment Make an appointment by calling.00.w.pkup or visit DenverGov.org/ DenverRecycles. A program of Denver Public Works Solid Waste Management and Wastewater Management Divisions To learn more about Denver Partners Against Graffiti and the services we provide, visit DenverGov.org/Graffiti.