All single-family residences are required to:

1. Participate in an organics curbside collection program (aka have and properly use a green cart supplied by Mount Diablo Resource Recycling!)

2. Properly sort waste into appropriate carts. Don't know what waste goes where? Visit mdrr.com/what-goes-where/ to get answers!

 3. Haul your waste to the Recycling Center and Transfer Station (RCTS) yourself!  The RCTS is located at 1300 Loveridge Road (925) 473-0180.  Check out the Pittsburg Municipal Code Section 8.04.250 for details on self-hauling residential waste.

Recycling Center and Transfer Station
1300 Loveridge Road
Pittsburg, CA 94565
(925) 473-0180
Open: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

All residents living in multifamily dwellings with 5 units or more are required to: Properly sort waste into appropriate carts. Don't know what waste goes where? Visit mdrr.com/what-goes-where/ to get answers on proper source separation!

All multifamily property owners/managers are required to:

1a. Participate in an organics curbside collection program (aka have and properly use a green cart supplied by Mount Diablo Resource Recycling!),

OR

1b. Haul your waste to the Recycling Center and Transfer Station (RCTS) yourself!  The RCTS is located at 1300 Loveridge Road (925) 473-0180.  Check out the Pittsburg Municipal Code Section 8.04.250 for details on self-hauling residential waste.

Recycling Center and Transfer Station
1300 Loveridge Road
Pittsburg, CA 94565
(925) 473-0180
Open: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

2. Ensure there is enough room in the trash, recycling, and organics carts to accommodate for the entire multifamily complex.  MDRR will help you select the appropriate service size and pickup frequency for your location! Contact them at (925) 682-9113 or customersupport@mdrr.com, or visit 555 California Ave. in Pittsburg.

 3. Educate your residents annually on source separating and provide educational materials to new residents within 14 days of move-in.  Don't want to develop your own educational materials? MDRR has you covered. Contact them at (925) 682-9113 or customersupport@mdrr.com, or visit 555 California Ave. in Pittsburg to receive ready-to-go educational materials for your residents.

1a. Participate in an organics curbside collection program (aka have and properly use a green container supplied by Mount Diablo Resource Recycling!) 

OR

1b. Haul your waste to the Recycling Center and Transfer Station (RCTS) yourself!  The RCTS is located at 1300 Loveridge Road (925) 473-0180.  Check out the Pittsburg Municipal Code Section 8.04.250 for details on self-hauling residential waste.

Recycling Center and Transfer Station
1300 Loveridge Road
Pittsburg, CA 94565
(925) 473-0180
Open: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

2. Provide collection containers for organic waste and recyclables in all areas where disposal containers are provided for customers, except restrooms. *If your business does not generate any of the materials that would be collected in a specific container, then you does not have to provide that particular container. These containers are for use by employees, tenants, contractors, and customers.

3. Color and label your internal containers: black for trash, blue for recyclables, and green for organics. Need guidance on designing labels to demonstrate which waste items go in which container? Visit mdrr.com/what-goes-where/ to get answers!

4. Ensure there is enough room in the trash, recycling, and organics containers to accommodate for employees, customers, tenants, and contractors.  MDRR will help you select the appropriate service size and pickup frequency for your location! Contact them at (925) 682-9113 or customersupport@mdrr.com, or visit 555 California Ave. in Pittsburg.

5. Educate your employees, contractors, customers, and tenants annually on source separating and provide educational materials to new tenants and customers within 14 days of move-in.  Don't want to develop your own educational materials? MDRR has you covered. Contact them at (925) 682-9113 or customersupport@mdrr.com, or visit 555 California Ave. in Pittsburg to receive ready-to-go educational materials for your residents.

6. Perform periodic inspections of organic waste containers for contamination with non-organic materials. Let your employees, contractors, customers, and tenants know when source separating is done improperly.

We would like to help! Active January 1, 2022, SB 1383 requires the recovery of surplus edible food. The goal is to increase access to nutritious food for members of our community, while also reducing waste and greenhouse gas emissions that are the result of surplus food that is landfilled. 

To reduce food waste and help address food insecurity, SB 1383 requires that by 2025 California will recover 20 percent of edible food that would otherwise be sent to landfills, to feed people in need. The law directs the following:

• Jurisdictions must establish food recovery programs and strengthen their existing food recovery networks
• Food donors must arrange to recover the maximum amount of their edible food that would otherwise go to landfills
• Food recovery organizations and services that participate in SB 1383 must maintain records

MDRR and the City will be conducting targeted outreach to all regulated food donors in 2021 to ensure all relevant parties are aware of the new SB 1383 edible food recovery regulations. Please visit please visit www.mdrr.com/foodrecovery for guidance, contacts at MDRR, and more on this topic.

Mandated Food Donors Include:

• Supermarkets
• Grocery Stores
  Facilities ≥ 10,000 sq. ft.
• Food Service Providers
• Food Distributors
• Wholesale Food Vendors
• Restaurants
  Facilities ≥ 5,000 sq. ft. or 250+ seats
• Hotels
  with an On-Site Food Facility and 200+ Rooms
• Health Facilities
  with an On-Site Food Facility and 100+ Beds
• Large Venues
• Large Events
• State Agency Cafeterias
  Facilities ≥ 5,000 sq. ft. or 250+ seats
• A Local Education Agency
  with an On-Site Food Facility

All regulated food donors must:

1. Arrange to recover the maximum amount of edible food that would otherwise be disposed.
2. Prepare a contract or written agreement with a food recovery organization or service that collects edible food or accepts edible food that your business self-hauls to their facility.
3. Maintain the following records:

• List of food recovery organizations that collect or receive your business’ edible food. Including organization name, address, and contact.
• Copies of the contracts or written agreements.
• Types of food being recovered.
• Frequency of collection or self-hauling to food recovery facility.
• Quantity of edible food recovered measured in pounds per month.

SB 1383 requires mandated food donors to:

• Donate their excess edible food to a local food recovery organization or service, which includes, but is not limited to:
  • Food banks
  • Food pantries
  • Soup kitchens
  • Other non-profits that distribute food to people in need
  • Food runners
  • For-profit food recovery services
• Establish contracts or written agreements with food recovery organizations, which can include:
  • Establishing a regular food donation or collection schedule
  • Identifying allowable foods for donation
  • Cost-sharing options

Food recovery organizations and services that have a contract or written agreement with a mandated food donor will be required to maintain records of the food they receive from each mandated food donor, including: Total Pounds Collected in the previous calendar year to the jurisdiction where their primary address is physically located. 

Visit Contra Costa County's Recycling website for a list of food recovery and food recovery services operating within the County.  

Visit CalRecycle's website for more information.

Curbside Oil Pick-Up: Customers must call (925) 682-9113 for an Oil pick-up. Call MDRR to request a free 6-quart oil container. MDRR-Concord will drop one off to you. Once it is full, call and they will pick it up

Curbside CFL’s Pick-Up: Customers must call (925) 682-9113 for CFL’s (compact fluorescent lights) pick-up. Please place CFL’s in a plastics bag or a container with a label that says, “Lights” and place it next to your brown garbage cart.

Curbside Battery Pick-up: Customers must call (925) 682-9113 for a battery pick-up. Please place batteries in a plastic bag or closed container with a label that says, “Batteries” and place it next to your brown garbage cart. Only Household Batteries. Please, no Automobile Batteries.

Two On Call Pick-ups: For your convenience, MDRR-Pittsburg customers, with regular paid garbage service, may call MDRR at (925) 682-9113 and schedule 2 free of charge pick-ups per calendar year. MDRR will collect up to 12 bags of garbage or yard debris not weighing more than 50 lbs per bag, on your regularly scheduled pick-up day. Please call to schedule your extra pick-up. Pick-ups must be at least one week apart.

925-682-9113
Customersupport@mdrr.com

Bulky Item Pickup: you can now schedule ONE bulky item which may include either an appliance, large furniture, or an electronic. Item cannot weigh more than 200 pounds and must be set out curbside on the scheduled pick-up day. 

925-682-9113
Customersupport@mdrr.com

You may also call in to schedule a pick-up of small metal scrap items and cast aluminum one time per year.

925-682-9113
Customersupport@mdrr.com