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Solid Waste & Recycling

Welcome to the Recycling Homepage for the City of Chico. Learn first hand what you can do to make a difference at home and support your community in its recycling efforts.

Why Recycle?

Recycling saves natural resources. The earth’s resources are finite and recycling helps reduce the need for raw materials, such as trees, valuable minerals and fossil fuels.

Recycling saves energy. It takes less energy to manufacture products from recycled material. For example, one ton of recycled paper uses only 60% of the energy that is required to make one ton from raw materials.

Recycling preserves landfill space. California landfills are filling up fast and it is very expensive to build new ones.

In 1989, Assembly Bill 939 was enacted to reduce the amount of waste dumped into landfills by fifty percent by the year 2000. In addition, California legislature requires cities and counties to remain diligent and resourceful in their efforts to maintain a 50% recycling rate and to further waste reduction efforts for the coming decade and century.

Click below for more information regarding: 

• Butte County Recycling Directory
• Beverage Container Recycling Locations
• Reducing Junk Mail

• 2008 Christmas Tree Recycling
• Curbside Recycling
• Multifamily Recycling
• Butte County Recycling Directory
• Beverage Container Recycling Locations
  To report problems with a local beverage container recycler - Call the California Department of Conservation toll free at 1-866-CANLOAD or 1-866-226-5623.
  
• YARD WASTE RECYCLING/COMPOST FACILITY
  The Compost Facility is located on Cohasset Road, north of Eaton Road, and is open Tuesdays - Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.  For information, call 624-3529.
  
• Electronic Wastes (e-waste)
  
• Household Hazardous Waste 
  Household Hazardous Waste Facility is open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Fridays, and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays.  For information, call toll free at 1-866-429-2288.  Please note that it is now illegal to throw used medical needles or "sharps" into the trash.  They must be taken to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility.  Click here for more information on proper sharps disposal.
• Used Oil Recycling
• Reducing Junk Mail