Learn more about recycling by visiting the following links:

• Tahoe Truckee Blue Bag Recycling Program
• Global Recycling Network
• Glossary of Recycling Terms
• Educational Resources
• EcoWeb Recycling Factoids
• Recycling Tips for Home and Office
• Recycling Guide

Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal Co., Inc (TTSD)
Eastern Regional Sanitary Landfill (ERSL)

Contractors for garbage and refuse removal.

P. O. Box 135, Tahoe City, CA 96145
Highway 89 & Cabin Creek Road,3 miles South of Truckee
Office: 916-583-0148
Fax: 916-583-0804
Buyback Hours: 8:00 to 4:00 - Tuesday through Saturday - Closed 12:00 to 12:30 & Holidays

Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal Company (TTSD) and Eastern Regional Sanitary Landfill (ERSL) are committed to recycling in the Tahoe-Truckee Sierra area. TTSD offers a curbside "blue-bag" recycling program and various recycle drop-off locations. The Eastern Regional Sanitary Landfill Material Recovery Facility (MRF) sorts uncontaminated recyclable materials from the residential and commercial waste stream. ERSL also operates a California certified Recycle Buyback Center open to the public. Cash is paid to California residents for the following California redemption value items:

• Glass bottles
• Aluminum cans
• #1 Plastic (P.E.T.) Soda bottles
• Used motor oil (uncontaminated) is also accepted for redemption.

Other recyclable materials accepted at no charge include:

• #2 HDPE plastic (milk & soap containers)
• Newspaper
• White paper
• Cardboard
• Magazines
• Steel (Tin) and Bimetal cans
• Car batteries

Take a Few Minutes to Go Through Your Garbage

• The average American household produces 100 pounds of trash every week.
• A Ton of paper made from 100% wastepaper saves:17 trees, 7,000 gallons of water and 4100 kw of energy (enough to power the average home for 6 months).
• Making paper from recycled paper uses 30% to 55% less energy than making paper from trees.
• 74 percent less air pollution is produced from the manufacturing of recycled paper compared to paper from virgin wood pulp.
• We create enough garbage each day to fill the New Orleans Superdome twice, and half of that waste is paper.
• When one ton of glass is recycled, water consumption is reduced by 50%, mining wastes by 79 %, and air pollutants by 14 %.
• It takes six weeks for an aluminum can to be recycled and placed back on you store shelf.