About 35-40% of the city's single-family residences put out recyclables as part of a voluntary municipal recycling program which has been in effect about 18 months and involves 10,000 homes.
The Arcadia City Council has approved an ordinance to upgrade the recycling efforts of commercial haulers in the city. The ordinance decreases the number of permitted commercial haulers in the city to 3. The ordinance adds language to clarify how recycling diversion is calculated, and requires free recycling containers and public education.
Arcadia is one city among at least 18 cities in the San Gabriel Valley that have met or exceeded the state of California's goal to recycle 50 percent of its waste. Arcadia is recycling 63 percent of its waste.
Newco Waste Systems, the city's trash disposal company, is asking residents who participate in the voluntary curbside recycling program to sort their trash more carefully since some are mixing household waste with yard waste.
1. City of Arcadia Informational Brochure, 1995. 2. Arcadia Recycles! Newsletter, Volume 2, Fall Edition, Issue 5, 2001. 3. Arcadia Recycles brochure on the new automated green waste collection system starting in April 2002. 4. Your New Waste Collection Program Is As Easy As 1,2,3. Flyer listiā¦
3. Arcadia Recycles brochure on the new automated green waste collection system starting in April 2002.
4. Your New Waste Collection Program Is As Easy As 1,2,3. Flyer listing what is accepted for the recyclables, green waste and trash carts. 2002.
5. 2005 Calendar printed by the City of Arcadia: Keeping Arcadia Beautiful.
6. "One person's trash..." your guide to reducing, reusing and recycling. A newsletter of the City of Arcadia and Waste Management of San Gabriel/Pomona Valley. Summer 2007. (2 copies)
7. Free electronic waste recycling event, hosted by Santa Anita Park and Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. April 30 and May 1, 2011.