Commercial Services
City of Delano commercial services are provided with weekly collection services for garbage, recycling, and organics.
Ensure that the contents are contained within the container and that the lid is securely closed.
What Goes Where?
Please place in your gray container:
- Polystyrene foam
- Single-use plastic
- PPE
- Diapers and Pet Waste
Please do NOT place in your gray container:
- Food
- Hazardous or electronic waste
- Recyclables
- Medical Waste
Please place in your green container:
- Food scraps
- Food-soiled paper (uncoated)
- Yard trimmings and green waste
Please do NOT place in your green container:
- Carpets
- Non-compostable paper
- Textiles
- Recyclables
- Plastic
- “Compostable plastics”
- PPE or medical waste
Please place in your blue container:
- Paper, cardboard
- Metal
- Glass
Please do NOT place in your blue container:
- Food
- Single-use plastic
- Hazardous or electronic waste
- PPE or medical waste
Composting and Recycling Laws
California has enacted several laws focused on waste reduction, resource conservation, and greenhouse gas emission mitigation. Four specific laws primarily impact commercial entities and multifamily dwellings with five or more units: AB 341 (Mandatory Commercial Recycling), AB 1826 (Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling), AB 827, and SB 1383 (Short-lived Climate Pollutants Reduction Strategy). Among these, only SB 1383 applies to single-family residences and multifamily dwellings with fewer than five units.
There are several key laws governing recycling and waste management in California. SB 1383 was designed to help the state achieve its diversion objectives and promote the responsible handling of resources by reducing landfill contributions.
In 2017, AB 1826 required that organic waste recycling extended to businesses that generate 4 cubic yards of organic waste which includes food scraps, yard trimmings and food soiled paper. Multi-family complexes are only required to recycle yard waste.
SB 1383
Commercial accounts can comply with SB 1383 by subscribing to and participating in compostables service.
For more information about SB 1383, visit California’s Short-Lived Climate Reduction Strategy page on California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) website.
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Extra Curbside Services
Bulky Waste
STRR provides three on-call bulky waste pickups a year for a fee. Contact us to learn more.
“Bulky Waste” means discarded furniture (including but not limited to chairs, sofas, mattresses, and rugs); appliances (including but not limited to refrigerators, ranges, washers, dryers, water heaters, dishwashers, plumbing, small household appliances, and other similar items). Bulky Waste does not include construction and demolition waste, or large items such as car bodies, tires, Jacuzzi tubs or spas, or other items that cannot be handled by two persons. In addition, Bulky Waste does not include Electronic Waste.
For hazardous waste removal, sharps, and E-waste, please contact Kern County Public Works.
California law states that Electronic Waste (E-Waste) must be recycled. Many consumer electronics contain low levels of hazardous metals that can potentially contaminate soil and water. To comply with the State mandate and preserve natural resources, Kern County supports Electronic Waste Recycling Collection Events. There’s a productive future for used televisions and computer monitors, a future of reusing and recycling. Electronic Waste, banned from local landfills because of hazardous components, is a by-product of technology. Cathode ray tube (CRT) devices including TVs and computer monitors, LCD desktop monitors, laptop computers, and televisions contain hazardous materials and cannot be tossed into a landfill.
For E-waste, whose life has come to an end, the Department recommends a Community Recycling program. Non-working E-waste can be taken to Kern County’s Disposal Sites.
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