REFUSE COLLECTION / RECYCLING

FRANCHISE AGREEMENT

Franchise Agreement – Cal Waste Recovery Systems

CURBSIDE COLLECTION

Households and businesses may arrange for trash collection at the curb, from your yard, or from your businesses.  The City contracts with Cal-Waste Recovery Systems for these services.

Cal-Waste Recovery Systems

Sonora Information

Collection Schedule for Sonora

Customer Service Sonora: (209) 795-1532

328 W. Stockton Rd.
Sonora, CA 95370

MANDATORY COMMERCIAL RECYCLING

California State Assembly Bill 341 established mandatory recycling for businesses. All businesses generating four or more cubic yards of waste per week are required to recycle. Under the law, all multifamily residential dwellings of five units or more must recycle, regardless of the amount of waste generated.

Recycling Options
Businesses have a choice in how they recycle. The options are:
Make arrangements with the franchise hauler in your collection area to collect commingled recyclables and/or cardboard.
Self haul recyclable materials to a recycling center.
Donate your recyclables.

Recycling Benefits
Recycling may provide opportunities for your business to save money.
Recycling helps conserve resources and extends the life of California’s landfills.
Recycling helps create a healthy environment for our community and future generations.

For More Information
To learn how you may save money by recycling or for more information on the Mandatory Commercial Recycling Law contact:
Tuolumne County Community Resources Agency Solid Waste Division at 209-533-5588

For additional general information about recycling and waste reduction, visit the California Department of Resources and Recovery (CalRecycle) at www.calrecycle.ca.gov.
The Tuolumne County Solid Waste Division is willing to work with businesses and multifamily dwelling on their recycling options.

CONTACT US

City of Sonora
94 N. Washington St.
Sonora, CA 95370
tel: 209-532-4541
fax: 209-532-2738

Tuolumne County Solid Waste Division
email: [email protected]
tel: 209-533-5588
fax: 209-533-5698