All Rigid Plastics Now Recyclable!
EDCO is pleased to announce that starting July 1, 2010 all rigid plastics labeled  through  will be accepted into all recycling programs, including the curbside recycling collection program. This is in addition to plastics labeled  and  and all CRV items that are already part of our recycling program.
NEW ACCEPTABLE ITEMS (but not limited to): Plastic buckets with metal handles, plastic drums, totes & empty garbage cans, plastic milk crates, kitty litter buckets, laundry baskets, lawn furniture, and pet carriers, plastic toys, plastic agricultural trays/pots, plastic pallets, yogurt containers, cottage cheese containers, and other mixed plastic containers.
NON-ACCEPTABLE ITEMS:
Styrofoam, PVC pipe, vinyl siding, plastic film (grocery bags & stretch film)
LARGE ITEMS:
Recyclable items that are too large to place in blue recycling carts can be dropped off at no cost at any of our Buyback Centers.
Recycle your Household Batteries at EDCO
 Did you know that Americans purchase nearly 3 billion dry-cell batteries every year to power radios, toys, cellular phones, watches, laptop computers, and portable power tools? Dry-cell batteries include alkaline and carbon zinc (9-volt, D, C, AA, AAA), mercuric-oxide (button, some cylindrical and rectangular), silver-oxide and zinc-air (button), and lithium (9-volt, C, AA, coin, button). On average, each person in the United States discards eight dry-cell batteries per year.
Batteries contain heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, and nickel, which can contaminate the environment when batteries are improperly disposed of. When incinerated, certain metals might be released into the air or can concentrate in the ash produced by the combustion process. Recycling batteries keeps heavy metals out of landfills and the air. Recycling also saves resources because recovered plastic and metals can be used to make new batteries.
One way to reduce the number of batteries in the waste stream is to purchase rechargeable batteries. Nearly one in five dry-cell batteries purchased in the United States is rechargeable. Over its useful life, each rechargeable battery may substitute for hundreds of single-use batteries.
You can now conveniently recycle your household batteries for FREE at an EDCO facility near you.
You Can Now Dispose of Your Home-Generated Sharps at EDCO
Click here for more information and to find an EDCO facility near you.
EDCO Named as a 2009 Environmental Partner of the City of San Diego’s Environmental Services Department!
 The Environmental Partner Award is a special recognition reserved for businesses which have worked closely with the Environmental Services Department (ESD) during the award year, contributed substantially to the City's compliance with the State's 50% waste reduction and diversion mandate, and served as a leader within the community for others to see and emulate.
ESD recognized EDCO for its continued leadership and improvements to the region's recycling infrastructure which has reduced the load on community landfills and conserved resources for future use, and for actively being involved in developing community recycling programs and new markets for collected materials. EDCO was also recognized for its collaboration with ESD, its vision and investments in advanced technologies which led to the development of the mixed construction and demolition (C&D) processing infrastructure in our region and the implementation of the City's C&D Ordinance, and its support of the City's residents and ESD’s waste diversion efforts in response to the 2007 Wild Fires which resulted in substantial amounts of materials being diverted from the landfill and helped the City’s residents realize notable cost savings relating to disposing of debris from their damaged properties.
 California's Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP)
For a twelfth consecutive year, EDCO’s programs to reduce, reuse and recycle waste company-wide have been recognized by California’s Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP). Click here for more info.
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