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Ask a Recycler: What Do You Do With Our Green Bin Contents?
What happens to the organics we place in our green bins? Davis Street Transfer Station's recycling programs manager answers.
Question:
What do they do with our green bin contents?
Answer, from Rebecca Jewell, Recycling Programs Manager
Davis Street Transfer Station:
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All organics (curbside green and food) from households in Alameda County are sent for composting.
Contents of our bins go to Newby Island in San Jose. There the material is ground and piled into windrows where it stays for up to three months. The resulting compost is ready for sale to vineyards and other agriculture.
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More information about recycling across Alameda County, including the reusable plastic bag ordinance and mandatory commercial recycling can be found at StopWaste.org.
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