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Butte County Recycling Guide
Butte County's Public Works Dept. has an excellent guide:

Recycling Resource Chart

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For numbers referenced on chart, see listing below.

Legend
   A = Accepts material
   C = Cash paid for material
   $ = Fee charged for recycling material

Recycling Facility -> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
CRV C C A C A C C   A C     A C C A C C   C
Glass   C A C   C A     A C   A A   A A   A  
Metal                                        
    Bi-metal cans   C A   A A       A     A A     A   A  
    Tin cans   C       A A     A     A A     A      
    Aluminum foil/ pie pans     A       C     A                    
    Scrap metals   C   C   C         C     A            
Plastics                           A            
    #1 Plastic   C A A A   C   A A C   A A   A A   A  
    #2 Plastic   C A   A   C     A C   A A   A A   A  
    #3-7 Plastic   C A       A     A C   A A   A A      
Paper                                        
    Newspaper     A     A C     A     A A   A A   A  
    Magazines     A       A     A     A A     A   A  
    Phone books     A       A     A     A A     A   A  
    Cardboard     A     A C     A     A A   A A   A A
    Mixed paper     A       C     A     A A     A   A  
    Ledger paper     A       C     A     A A     A   A  
Hazardous Waste                                        
    Alkaline batteries     A           A         A            
    Car batteries   C       C A A     C A   A            
    Paint               A           A            
    Pesticides               A           A            
    Fluorescent lights & ballasts             C A           C            
    Used motor oil             $ A           A       C      
    Anti-freeze               A           A            
Miscellaneous                                        
    Appliances (no freon)   A       $                            
    Appliances (with freon)                           $            
    Cars                           $            

1. 20/20 Recycling Centers
California Department of Conservation

Albertson's, 1050 Oroville Dam Blvd., Oroville

Albertson's, 146 W. East Ave., Chico

Safeway, 1596 Hwy 99, Gridley

Safeway, 1016 W. Sacramento Ave., Chico

Safeway, 690 Mangrove Ave., Chico

Safeway, 1366 East Ave., Chico

Safeway, 6020 Clark Rd., Paradise

Tuesday-Friday 11-5, Saturday 8:30-5, Closed 1:30-2

2. Aldred Scrap Metals/Steel Mill Recyclers
786 Oroville-Chico Highway, Durham, 342-4930
Monday-Friday 8-5

3. AS Recycling Saturday Donation Center
Corner of W. 4th St & Cherry St., Chico, 898-5033
Saturday 10-2:30

4. Berry Creek Rental & Recycle
10 Menzie Lane, Berry Creek, 589-4828
Tuesday-Sunday 9-6

5. California Vocations (CVI)
10 Menzie Lane, Berry Creek, 589-4828
Tuesday-Sunday 9-6

Click here for more info

6. Chico Scrap Metals, Chico Scrap Metal South & Nor-Cal Recyclers
Auto bodies (call first)

878 E. 20th St., Chico, 343-7166
Monday-Friday 8-12, 1-4, Saturday 8-12

766 Oroville-Chico Hwy., Durham, 345-6241
Monday-Friday 8-4

1855 Kusel Rd., Oroville, 532-0262
Monday 8-4, Tuesday-Friday 9-4, Saturday 8-12

7. Chico Transfer & Recycling
2569 Scott Ave., Chico, 893-0333
Monday-Friday 8-4, closed for lunch, 12 to 1

8. Butte County Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Facility / NRC Environmental Services

1101 Marauder St. (at Chico Airport)

895-4829 or 343-5488

Friday-Saturday 9-1

Free to City of Chico residents

9. County Roads Disposal
Curbside recycling in Bangor, Berry Creek, Feather Falls & Palermo, 589-3680
Monday-Friday 8-5

10. Fair Street Recycling - Work Training Center
2300 Fair Street, Chico, 343-8641
Monday-Friday 9-4, Saturday 9-3:30

11. Joe Verni Recycling
4980 Lincoln Blvd., Oroville, 534-7402
Monday-Friday 9-3:30, Saturday 9-1

12. Neal Road Landfill
1023 Neal Rd., Paradise, CA., (530)879-2350, (866)369-3867, Monday-Sunday 7:00am - 4:00pm, Closed: New Years Day, Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

13. NorCal Waste Systems Curbside Recycling
Chico, 342-4444

14. Norcal Waste Systems of Butte County
345-4917
Daily 7-4

15. Ord Ranch Transfer Station & Gridley Household Hazardous Waste Recycling
Ord Ranch Road, Gridley, 846-0810
Transfer Station Saturday, Sunday 9-4
Hazardous Waste 2nd Sunday of month, Gridley residents only 9-4

16. Paradise Elementary School
588 Pearson Rd., Paradise

Drop boxes open 24 hrs.

17. Recycle Paradise
951 American Way, Paradise

Holiday Market, 14001 Lakeridge Cir., Magalia (CRV, newspapers only)

Stratton's Market, 5760 Sawmill Rd., Paradise (CRV, newspapers only) 877-2777
Monday-Saturday 10-4

18. TOMRA Pacific
Collins & Denny Market, 434 Plumas Ave., Oroville
Raley's Supermarket, 2325 Myers St., Oroville
(916) 381-6861
Tuesday-Saturday 9:30-5, closed 1-1:30

19. Waste Management - North Valley Disposal
Curbside recycling in:
Chico (893-4777)
Biggs
Durham (by Appt)
Gridley (846-0810)

20. Westside Recycling & Wood Products
2669 Hwy. 32, Chico, 892-2262
Monday-Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-4

Additional Resources:

Yard Waste: Compost Facility
Cohasset Rd (west headed toward airport), 624-3529
Tuesday - Saturday, 8-4

Septic Problems: Butte County Environmental Health Dept.
Chico: 891-2727
Oroville: 538-7282

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