Palm Springs Disposal Services 4690 East Mesquite Avenue P.O. Box 2711 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Printed on Recycled Paper New Recycling Program FREE Carts to be distributed PSDS is pleased to announce the start of a new recycling program. Beginning June 30th, all recyclables go into the new Blue Cart. There is no additional cost for the improved program. Also, Residents may now subscribe to Walk-In recycling collection. The Carts will be Free. They will offer more space. Wheels make them easy to move. Lids mean less mess. No pre-sorting means recycling will be easier than ever. CART DELIVERY The new Carts will be delivered street-side June 16 - 27. You may begin placing the Carts on your Recycling collection day after June 30th. WON’T BE HOME? No problem. If you subscribe to the Walk-In recycling service option, we will automatically relocate your cart to the location of your choice. If you are not a Walk-In service subscriber, but expect to be away when we deliver your cart, call 3271351, ext. 313 and leave word on where you would like us to place your Cart. If you plan to be away for an extended period we can defer delivery of your Cart – just let us know. 760-327-1351 Please remember that City Codes prohibit storing carts at the street AND an unattended cart can be a tell-tale sign that the home is not occupied. Also, Customers are responsible for lost carts. All of these are good reasons to contact us and make arrangements for your Cart. RECYCLE THESE Metal Paper WALK-IN OPTION We collect recycling street-side, but, if you like, we can make it more convenient by offering Walk-In service. For an additional $4.74 per month added to your bill, our collectors will WalkIn (up to 50 feet) to collect your Blue Cart recyclables. Sign-up on-line or call our office. www.palmspringsdisposal.com Glass Plastic Steel & aluminum beverage, food & aerosol cans, clean aluminum pie plates, dinner trays & foil. Newspaper, magazines, catalogs, phone books, bulk mail, office paper, computer paper, envelopes, gift wrap, cardboard, food boxes, shoeboxes, paper towel & toilet paper tubes, paper egg cartons. Any color of beverage bottles & food jars Any bottle, jug or container and plastic shopping bags. DO NOT RECYCLE Animal Waste Bubble wrap Cactus Diapers Dirt Food waste Garden hose Kleenex Light bulbs Lumber Mirror glass Motor oil Nursery pots Padded envelope Paper towel Plastic wrap Rock Sharps Styrofoam Trash Window glass info@palmspringdisposal.com ReduceReuseRecycleReduceReuseRecycleReduceReuseRecycleReduceReuseRecycle SPRING CLEAN-UP OLD RECYCLE BINS The old recycling bins will no longer be used in our recycling program. You may keep the bins and Reuse them for another purpose. -OR Or, you may place it at the curb (empty) and we will recycle it for you. Please call 327SAVE (7283) and leave a message before placing it out for us to collect DO YOU ABOP? Antifreeze, Batteries, Oil & Paint plus other Household Hazardous Waste will be accepted at the Palm Springs Fire Dept. Training Center, April 25 & 26, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Visit rivcowm.org for Household Hazardous waste information. THEFT Customers are reporting unauthorized persons stealing recyclables and asking us what to do. Call the City’s 24-hour Code Enforcement complaint line (778-8434) with the date, time and description or make a report on-line at: www.palmspringsca.gov/services/code-enforcement/. 760-327-1351 Co. 1-Cycle R1,R3,C2 Our Spring Cleanup Event will be held exclusively for Palm Springs residents, April 14th through 19th. This is your opportunity to dispose of any unwanted items. Before you decide to dispose of usable household items, please consider donating them to one of many local agencies — many will pickup at your door. Please separate Green and Wood Waste from other debris for recycling. Once again, we will offer you two ways to dispose of extra household waste and bulky items. Drop-Off — On Saturday, April 19th you may drop off extra household waste, large bulky items like furniture and mattresses, yard waste and electronic products at the designated location in the North parking lot at City Hall, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way between the hours of 8 AM and 2 PM. Curbside Pickup — If you prefer curbside pickup, we will also collect extra household waste and up to TWO bulky items (furniture, appliances, etc.) street-side at your residence. Please www.palmspringsdisposal.com place extra contained waste or bulky items at the curb on Monday, April 14th for collection sometime during that week. You DO NOT need to call to schedule this pickup. And, as always, this service is provided free of charge. RECYCLING IS EASY The new recycling program is easy. You place all of your recyclables in the Blue Cart. We collect them with our new, clean-burning, CNGpowered trucks. We transport the recyclables to a processing facility where they are sorted. The sorted materials are sent for processing into new raw materials or products. FULL CARTS ARE BEST For the SMALLES environmental footprint, place Carts out for collection only when full. T info@palmspringdisposal.com