Woodland Service Guidelines
Woodland Service Guidelines
Residential Service
Recycling
Green Waste
Additional Services
Single-family Residential Service
All single-family residences and duplexes (two units) are provided with the following enhanced services on your scheduled collection day:
- Recyclable materials (grey cart with blue lid)
- Green waste (grey cart with brown lid)
- Household trash (grey cart with grey lid)
For prices please contact Customer Service.
Place all carts at curbside by 6:00 am on your scheduled collection day. Lids must be closed, and the lid opening must face towards the street. Carts should be placed side-by-side at least 3 feet apart and 6 feet away from parked cars or objects. As a courtesy to your neighbor, promptly remove carts after service.
Discounts
There are a limited number of low-income discounts available. Please contact Customer Service at 530-662-8748 for additional information and application.
Maximum Weight Limits
96 gallon carts: 250 lbs.
To avoid exceeding the weight limitation of the cart, or causing possible damage to the cart or collection vehicle, do not place rocks, concrete, bricks or dirt inside carts. Any items placed within the cart must fall out easily when the cart is being serviced. Please do not overfill or tightly pack items into the cart.
If the cart exceeds the weight limitation, the driver will attempt service and will notify the resident of the problem by leaving a Non-Collection Notice attached to the cart. However, if we are unable to empty the cart, the cart will be tagged and marked as “overweight.” It will then be the responsibility of the resident to make the correction and contact Waste Management for service.
Resident Responsibility for Cart
Waste Management will provide free of charge one free replacement cart (per type) every four years of lost or stolen containers and containers taken or damaged and one free replacement per year for graffiti on containers. Please contact Customer Service for cart replacements.
Prohibited Waste
Do NOT place the following materials in your carts:
- Hazardous waste (products labeled toxic, poison, corrosive, flammable, or irritant)
- Medical waste (visit http://medwaste.wm.com for an approved mail-in sharps container or visit www.cityofwoodland.org for local information)
- Paint
- Oil and/or oil filters
- Automotive batteries
- Batteries of any kind
- Cfl bulbs (twisty bulbs) and/or fluorescent tubes
- Tires
- Hot ashes
- Electronic waste (electronic equipment such as computers, TVs, cell phones, microwave ovens)
- Toner/ink cartridges
- Infectious waste (including used needles)
If these materials are found in the cart, it will be tagged with a Non-Collection Notice and will not be serviced. It will then be the responsibility of the resident to make the correction and contact WM for service.
Holiday Schedule
Waste Management will be closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. If the holiday falls on a weekday, services will be delayed by one day for that week only. Your regular collection schedule will resume the following week. There will not be any interruption in service if the holiday is on Saturday or Sunday.
For example: If the holiday falls on Thursday then Thursday’s collection services will be provided on Friday and Friday’s collection services will be provided on Saturday, and so forth.
Each household is provided with a 64-gallon grey cart with a blue lid for recyclable materials. There is no need to sort cans, bottles or paper; they all go in the same cart.
Acceptable Materials for Recycling
Paper Products:
- Newspaper
- Mixed color paper
- White paper
- Cardboard
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Telephone books
- Paper bags
- Cereal & food boxes
- Egg cartons
- Shoe boxes
Metal Containers:
- Aluminum cans
- Steel cans
- Tin cans
- Food cans
- Empty aerosol cans
- Pie tins
- Small pieces of scrap metal
Plastic Containers:
- Bottles & containers (Labeled #1-7)
- Plastic milk containers
- Detergent containers
Glass Containers:
- Clear, brown & green food & beverage containers (with lids removed)
Non-Acceptable Materials for Recycling
- Hazardous waste
- Sharps
- Yard waste
- Electronic waste
- Animal waste
- Window glass
- Diapers
- Mirrors
- Ceramics
- Clothing
- Napkins
- Carpet
- Food waste
- Pizza boxes
- Tissue paper
- Light bulbs
- Wood
- Liquids
Green Waste Recycling
Place loose green waste materials in the green waste cart (grey cart with brown lid). Set cart out for collection with your trash and recycling carts on collection day. DO NOT BAG YOUR GREEN WASTE. Please make sure the lid is closed and the opening faces the street.
Grass clippings must always go in the green waste cart and never in the street.
Acceptable Materials for Green Waste Cart:
- Grass
- Weeds
- Green plants
- Tree limbs
- Wood chips
- Dead plants
- Brush
- Garden trimmings
- Leaves
Non-Acceptable Materials for Green Waste Cart:
- Branches that do not allow the lid to close completely, more than 6 inches in diameter or weighing more than 50 lbs.
- Tree stumps
- Bamboo
- Soil
- Dirt
- Rocks
- Concrete
- Asphalt
- Plastic bags
- Animal waste
- Palm tree branches
- Painted wood
- Treated wood
- Fencing
Green Waste Recycling – Weekly and Monthly Street Pile Collection
From January 16 until October 14, Waste Management will provide monthly green waste street pile collection along with weekly green waste cart collection.
From November 1st through February 1st, Waste Management will provide weekly green waste street pile collection along with weekly green waste cart collection.
Woodland residents are asked to fill their green waste carts first before placing their green waste in the street.
Please remember: Grass clippings MUST NEVER GO IN THE STREET and MUST ALWAYS GO IN THE CART.
Residents may place their green waste out on the street up to seven days prior to their collection date. Please see calendar provided with cart, on back page of quarterly newsletter or call Customer Service for clarification of the service date for your neighborhood.
Acceptable Materials for monthly Green Waste Street Piles:
- Weeds
- Green plants
- Tree limbs
- Wood chips
- Dead plants
- Brush
- Garden trimmings
- Leaves
Non-Acceptable Materials for monthly Green Waste Street Piles:
- Branches longer than 5 feet in length, more than 6 inches in diameter or weighing more than 50 lbs.
- Tree stumps
- Bamboo
- Soil
- Dirt
- Rocks
- Concrete
- Asphalt
- Plastic bags
- Animal waste
- Palm tree branches
- Painted wood
- Treated wood
- Fencing
Leaf Drop Season – Nov 1. 2010 - Feb. 1, 2011
Monthly Pile Collection
To view the map and schedule for your area click here.
Composting
Compost your food scraps and yard trimmings to make your garden grow! For more information, visit www.ciwmb.ca.gov/organics/homecompost/ and/or the yolocounty.org websites.
Holiday Tree Recycling
Beginning December 26 and ending January 15, Waste Management will collect holiday trees free of charge. Trees must be stripped of all ornaments, garlands, tinsel, flocking, stands, and placed on the curb near your carts, on your regularly scheduled collection day. Trees not meeting these guide lines, (such as flocked trees) will not be picked up for recycling.
Electronic Waste
Electronic Waste (E-Waste) is the term used to describe discarded electronic equipment. Television, microwaves, computers, monitors, keyboards, printers, VCR’s, fax machines, electronic games and cell phones fall in this category. These products contain Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) which are made of lead and cannot be disposed of in your trash or recycling carts.
E-Waste is accepted daily free of charge at the Yolo County Landfill for Yolo County residents. Please visit yolocounty.org for more information. E-Waste is also accepted at the Annual Bulky Waste Event held every April.
Household Hazardous Waste
Household hazardous waste (HHW) is any product labeled: toxic, poison, corrosive, flammable, combustible or irritant. HHW items include paint, batteries, oil, non-controlled pharmaceuticals, and pesticides. These products, if mishandled, can be dangerous to your health and the environment, and therefore should be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. Also, these materials should never be discarded in a sink, storm drain or in your regular trash.
These items, now referred to as Universal Waste, are banned from landfills and it is against the law to dispose of these items as garbage:
- Common household batteries (rechargeable and non-rechargeable)
- Compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs and fluorescent tubes
- Mercury lamps
- Old thermostats
- Electronic devices
- Electrical mercury switches and relays
- Pilot light sensors
- Mercury gages
- Mercury added novelties
- Mercury thermometers
- Non-empty aerosol cans
HHW is accepted monthly (Friday and Saturday) at the Yolo County Landfill. Please visit yolocounty.org for specific dates and information.
For more information on Hazardous waste disposal visit http://web.cityofwoodland.org/gov/depts/pw/areas/environment/recycling/hazwaste.asp.
Safe Needle Disposal
Waste Management offers a safe, confidential and cost-effective medical waste disposal to several of the communities we serve. The MedWaste TrackerSM provides individuals, companies and institutions a way of disposing used hypodermic needles, lancets, test strips and other small quantity medical waste. Each system includes a specially designed sharps container and a postage-prepaid shipping container ensuring your medical waste will be delivered safely by the U.S. Postal Service to a certified medical waste resource recovery facility. Click here for more local information.
Assisted Service
Assisted service for carts is provided at no extra charge for those customers physically unable to participate in the curbside program. Everyone residing at the residence must qualify for this additional service to apply. Please call 530-406-4332 for application.
Annual Bulky Waste Drop Off Event
Each year, Waste Management of Woodland will provide one Bulky Waste Drop-Off Event for residents of Woodland. This event is held annually during the month of April. More information will be provided in the quarterly newsletter or billing statement.
Curbside Oil and Oil Filter Program
At the request of a residential customer, used oil filters and motor oil will be collected in sealed containers provided free of charge by Waste Management. Please call Customer Service for delivery of the special oil container and filter bags.
Recycling Bins, Temporary Bins, Roll-Off Containers & Storage Bins
Contact Customer Service for more information about these additional services.
