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Modesto residents have a "Two Can" recycling program. The
black can is for garbage and recyclables
only. Recyclables should be co-mingled in blue bags
and placed in your black garbage can. Place the can out on your
collection day and let the garbage company do the rest!
Residents who live in apartments can also participate in the recycling
program by putting their blue bags of recyclables in the garbage dumpster.
Recyclables will be pulled out and processed at the
garbage company transfer stations.
For more information........
Click here!
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Garbage Companies,
Yard Waste/Green Cans, Composting,
Food Waste, Used Oil, HHW,
Waste Tires, Buy Back Centers,
Bulky Items, CRT's,
Business Recycling, School
Programs, Community & Special Events
Click here to view our
Recycling Guide and learn about all of Modesto's garbage and
recycling programs in one stop!
The Black Cans
- Household garbage
- Blue bags with recyclables
- 100 lb weight
limit
The Black Can'ts
Many items can be recycled with the Blue Bag Program.
You may co-mingle your recyclables in one bag.
See the photos below to determine what types of products are recyclable.
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What Goes in the Blue Bag for Recycling? |
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Tin, Steel &
Aluminum Cans:
- Labels are okay. Crushing cans saves space
- Aluminum cans, aluminum foil trays and pie plates, foil products
- Empty and lightly rinse
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Plastic Bottles
& Jars:
- Soda, water, milk jugs, soda bottles, and plastic bottles with a
"neck"
- Plastics
through 
- Remove any bottle caps which are not recyclable
- Labels are okay
- Crush or flatten to save space
- Empty and lightly rinse
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Glass
Bottles & Jars:
- Leave the lid off and put it into the blue bag
- Empty and lightly rinse
- Do not break the bottles and jars
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Newspapers,
Brown Bags, Cardboard & Other Clean Paper:
- Newspapers, brown paper bags, telephone books, magazines, mixed
paper, junk mail, computer paper, and cardboard
- Remove cardboard box liners
- Flatten cardboard boxes
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Blue Bags are available at the following
locations
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LOCATION |
ADDRESS |
| Tenth Street Place |
1010 Tenth Street, 2nd & 4th Floors |
| Senior Citizens Center |
211 Bodem Ave. |
| Leisure Services |
720 Coldwell Ave. (closed 12-1:30 pm daily) |
| Maddux Youth Center |
615 Sierra Ave. |
| NE Police Command Center |
3705 Oakdale Rd. |
Large size blue bags are now available. They
have been donated from a local industry for REUSE. Pick them up at the
following locations:
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LOCATION |
ADDRESS |
| DMC Foundation |
730 McHenry Ave |
| Save Mart Supermarkets |
1801 H Street |
| 801 Oakdale Road |
| 2601 Oakdale Road |
| 415 Paradise Road |
| 3900 Pelandale Road |
| 2100 Standiford Ave |
You can also have your groceries bagged in Blue Bags
when you shop at the following stores.
When asked "Paper or plastic?" Say "Blue bags, please"!
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O'Brien's Market |
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| Richland Markets |
| Save Mart Supermarkets |
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Residents must place their garbage cans out by 6 AM on their
collection day. Please help us ensure that your cans are collected quickly
by following these tips.
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Place cans on the asphalt portions of the street, next to
the curb. Do not block the sidewalk. If you have alley
pickup, put both cans in the alley.
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Cans must be placed at least 3 feet from any obstruction
such as mailboxes, cars, poles, etc. Please leave at least 1 foot of
space between the cans.
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Place cans with the handle toward your home.
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The lids must be closed. No excess garbage will be
collected without prior arrangements with your
service provider.
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Neither can may exceed 100 pounds.
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Cans will be serviced on the same day, but not necessarily
at the same time.
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Acceptable Placement
Unacceptable Placement
For more information on garbage or recycling programs,
contact the Solid Waste Management Office.
Tenth Street Place
1010 Tenth Street, Suite 4100
Modesto, CA 95354
209/577-5494
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P.O. Box 642, Modesto, CA 95353