April 22 is Earth Day! Celebrate our wonderful home, Earth, by recycling, reducing and reusing! It’s easy, it’s free, and best of all, you’re helping to keep our environment clean and healthy for generations to come.

Go green at work. Turn off lights in rooms that are not being used; place paper waste, glass, bottles, and cans in the blue containers provided by our Local Conservation Corps’ Recycling program; print only when necessary; carpool; minimize the use of plastic utensils, Styrofoam plates, and paper cups by bring in a set from home; and, at the end of the day, make sure you shut off your computer (computers on stand-by mode still use a small amount of energy).

At home, dry clean dishes with a cloth towel instead of paper towels, use cloth bags for groceries, and use containers for leftovers instead of plastic bags or aluminum foil. Keep a special recycling bin near your trash can -- it’s a constant reminder to recycle!

Live in the City of Fresno but aren’t sure what can be placed in your blue bin? Below are lists of both recyclable and non-recyclable items.

Recyclable (to be placed in your blue bin):

* All Paper
Including books, junk mail, envelopes, newspaper, inserts, telephone books, magazines, catalogs, flattened paper milk cartons, juice boxes, office paper including computer, copy & ledger paper, construction paper & manila folders, paper bags and packaging.

* All Cardboard
Including flattened cereal & other dry food boxes.

* All Plastic (except Styrofoam)
Including milk & juice containers, shrink & bubble wrap, plastic grocery bags, & plastic toys.
Please empty and remove caps from all plastic containers.

* ALL Metal
Including aluminum cans, tin/steel cans, empty paint & aerosol cans, lawn chair frames, metal frames, all steel items (remember all items must fit loosely in your cart).

* Small Appliances
Including transistor radios, blow-dryers, curling irons, small microwave ovens, coffee pots, toaster ovens, small power tools (batteries removed).

* Glass (empty)
Including all container glass, jars, and bottles. No sheet glass, windows, ceramic glass, or mirrors.

Non-recyclable items:

*Trash, diapers, rubber hoses, carpets, clothing, styrofoam, soiled paper (place in your gray cart)

* Yard clippings, fruit (place in your green cart)

* Motor oil / filters (dispose at appropriate collection site. Click here for a list)

* Tires (see Code Enforcement), auto and household  batteries (See Household Hazardous Waste)

* Toxic materials (See Household Hazardous Waste)