GreenWaste Recovery

Wishing a safe and fun Holiday celebration from the GreenWaste family to yours. #HappyHolidays #Recycle #Environment

HOLIDAY COLLECTION SERVICE REMINDER! If your regular collection day occurs on or after Christmas Day (12/25), your collection will be delayed by one (1) day. We hope you all have a safe & fun Holiday. #HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas #Recycle #Environment

Happy Thanksgiving from GreenWaste. Wishing you all a safe & fun Holiday. #HappyThanksgiving #Thanksgiving2020 #Environment

Friendly collection service reminder for the Thanksgiving Holiday! If your regular collection day occurs on or after Thanksgiving Day (11/26), your collection will be delayed by one (1) day. We hope you all have a safe & fun Thanksgiving. #Thanksgiving #Recycle #Environment

The cardboard separator (aka OCC separator) in the GreenWaste Material Recovery Facility (MRF) uses triangular shaped discs that identify the size & weight of cardboard. Once separated, the cardboard is stored until it is ready to be baled! #recycle #cardboard #environment #MRF

ATTENTION CITY OF SAN JOSE! Do you know a K-12 student in San José? The Environmental Services Department is seeking student artists to participate in our Recycle Right Truck Sign Design Contest! #SanJose #Contest #Recycle #Environment SJEnvironment More info: https://www.sanjoseca.gov//en/truck-artwork-design-contest

Have you seen our Street Sweeper trucks out and about? Next time you do, be sure to wave hello! Did you know that sweepers use 250 mph blasts of air to clean the street surface?! #GarbageTruck #Truck #Garbagman #Environment #FunFact

The bucket loaders can be found operating in all of our buildings at the GreenWaste Material Recovery Facility (MRF). Bucket loaders feed the material that is brought in by our trucks to begin their processing journey. #MRF #Garbageman #Environment

There will be regular waste collection throughout the observation of Labor Day. Keep this in mind if your service day is today - set your containers out as usual! #LaborDay #garbagetruck #environment

Here is a shot of our Side-loader truck in action! The driver needs to bring the carts to the side of the truck in order to operate the tipper. The tipper lifts up the cart and empties the contents into the body of the truck. #GarbageTruck #Truck #Garbageman #Environment

There are 2 Baler machines in the Recyclables Material Recovery Facility. The baling of materials occurs at the end, after the recyclable material is processed. #MRF #Garbagman #Environment #Recycle

The Electromagnetic Separator at the GreenWaste Material Recovery Facility (MRF) is used to capture ferrous metals from the trash that comes in. Recovering ferrous metals helps increase the diversion of those materials! #MRF #Garbageman #Recycle #Environment

The GreenWaste Front Loader truck can be seen servicing businesses and multi-family complexes. The forks in front lift bins overhead and them dump into the body of the truck. #GarbageTruck #GarbabeMan #Truck #FrontLoader

Do you have Avocados at home on the verge of going bad? Help prevent Food Waste by following this delicious recipe from (@savethefood): #NationalAvocadoDay #PreventFoodWaste #foodie #recipe https://savethefood.com/rec/buried-avocado-chocolate-mousse

Once you have finished using up recyclable material for any fun DIY projects over the summer, be sure to place them in the proper container! Sorting your recyclable properly along with keeping them clean & dry will help prevent them from going to the landfill. #Recycle #DIY

The Tip Floor at the GreenWaste Material Recovery Facility (MRF) is where all recyclables are dumped after collection. Floor sorters take out large items by hand before a bucket loader feeds the material into the system to begin processing! #MRF #Garbageman #recycle #environment

Ready to recycle your cardboard? Remember to place them loosely in your cart to prevent them from getting stuck during collection. Placing them loosely also helps you fit more in your cart. Extra cardboard can also come in handy for DIY projects! #recycle #cardboard #environment

City of San Jose Residents: A friendly reminder on acceptable items for your yard trimmings collection! #recycle #environment #yardtrimmings #SanJose