Fall Recycling Tips
Fall means variety of exciting activities, including Halloween festivities, crunchy leaves, Thanksgiving meals, and the start of the holiday season. During all this fun, households can generate a little more waste than usual - from old pumpkins to yard trimmings, cardboard boxes, and leftovers. When creating waste, it's important to know what goes where to be a bit kinder to the environment.
Green organics bin
- Give your Jack-O-Lantern a second life! Old pumpkins can be recycled in the organics bin - just remember to remove all candles, lights, and plastic decorations first
- Fallen leaves, grass, lawn trimming, and other yard waste
- Food scraps - Share, reimagine, or freeze leftovers before recycling them in the green bin!
- Food-soiled or greasy carboard
- Make sure to never pour fat, oil, or grease down the drain. When cooking a feast, place cooking oil and grease in liquid and hardened form loosely in your green organics cart with paper towels or cardboard
Blue recycling bin
- Cardboard decorations and costumes
- Clean boxes
- Hard plastic decorations and containers
- Plastic recycling #1 through #7
- Plastic or glass bottles
Want to learn more?
Our expert sustainability team member, Corey, is here to help you learn all about organics recycling, waste sorting, and food waste prevention. Learn more here.
HHW pick-up or drop-off
Batteries, lights, and any other electronic or battery-embedded items should not be thrown in any household bin. Please keep our community and workers safe! Schedule a pick-up by calling 800-714-1195 or bring your items to a HHW facility below (open Saturdays from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM)
- The Vista facility is located at 1145 East Taylor Street at Laguna Lane.
- The Poway facility is located in the South Poway Business Park at 12325 Crosthwaite Circle at Stowe Drive.
Residents can bring their HHW to these facilities free of charge (the City subsidizes the disposal cost). Proof of residency (formal I.D. or current utility bill) is required. Pick-ups or drop-offs are limited to 125 lbs of waste.
Clothing
Are you clearing out your closet, or have Halloween clothing items you won't wear again? You're in luck! The City will be hosting a Clothing Swap and Fixit Clinic at the Fletcher Cove Community Center during World Kindness Day on Saturday, November 14th from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Learn more here.
