Together, we can help #KeepFresnoClean
Life is full of tough questions. Truth or dare? Potato wedges or curly fries? Blue or gray cart?
We can’t save you from the dare, but we can help with recycling. Keeping Fresno clean is easy once you know what can be recycled and what goes in the trash!
Check out the lists below to see what can be recycled in the blue cart, what belongs in the green cart and what items belong in the gray cart.
Have an item that’s not on the list? Ask us if it can go in the blue cart on Instagram
@FresnoDPU
Blue
IS FOR RECYCLABLES
PAPER
- BOOKS
- CARDBOARDS
- CARTONS
- MAGAZINES
- NEWSPAPERS
- SPIRAL NOTEBOOKS
PLASTIC
- BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
- DETERGENT BOTTLES
- FOOD CONTAINERS
- SHAMPOO BOTTLES
METAL
- ALUMINUM CANS
- BI-METAL CANS
- PAINT CANS (EMPTY/DRY)
GLASS
- GLASS BOTTLES (EMPTY)
- JARS (EMPTY)
Gray
IS FOR GARBAGE
- ANIMAL WASTE (BAGGED)
- BROKEN GLASS
- CARPET – CALL 621-1111 FOR CARPET RECYCLING INFORMATION
- CDS/DVDS
- CLOTHING – PLEASE DONATE
- COLD COALS/ASHES
- DIAPERS
- FLEXIBLE PLASTICS
- PLASTIC BAGS
- RUBBER/VINYL HOSES
- STYROFOAM
- TOYS
- TREATED WOOD
#DYK
you can donate clothing and other household items to a local charity?
Green
IS FOR ORGANICS
- FOOD-SOILED NAPKINS / TISSUES / PAPER PLATES / PAPER BAGS / CARDBOARD
- FOOD WASTE
- GARDEN PLANTS, NUTS, FRUITS, AND VEGETABLES
- GRASS
- LEAVES AND / OR PINE NEEDLES
- LIVE HOLIDAY WREATHS*†
- LIVE CHRISTMAS TREES*†
- TREES / BRANCHES / PALM FRONDS*
- WOOD (UNTREATED)
* (CUT IN 3-FOOT LENGTHS)
† REMOVE ANY WIRES AND DECORATIONS
The Following Items Are
Not Allowed in ANY Cart!
- BATTERIES
- CFLS
- ELECTRONICS/E-WASTE
- FLUORESCENT TUBES
- PESTICIDES
- TIRES
- HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS
- USED MOTOR OIL
Can I Recycle
My Old Clunker?
Great question! Getting rid of an old junker can be bittersweet for some people — but for others, trying to find a place that will take their old car can just leave them, well, bitter. While the City doesn’t have a designated place to retire your ride, several local nonprofits will take old vehicles.
Here’s a list of a few that accept cars, trucks, vans and SUVs — plus motorcycles, boats, RVs, golf carts and riding lawn mowers:
Veteran Car Donations
veterancardonations.org
(877) 594-5822
Breast Cancer Car Donations
cardonations4cancer.org
(866) 540-5069
Goodwill Car Donations
goodwillcardonation.org
(866) 233-8586
Fresno Rescue Mission
fresnorm.org
(559) 268-0839
CCSPCA
(works directly with Car Donation Services, Inc.)
ccspca.com
(559) 233-7722 ext.110
Ronald McDonald House Central Valley
rmhccv.org
(559) 447-6793
For questions, call (559) 621-1111 or ask us here.
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