Recycling preserves natural resources, and helps ensure that the things we use have a second chance. The small act of placing recyclable materials in the blue bin instead of the garbage creates a greener future for SLO County.

Paper and cardboard, glass, aluminum and tin cans and foils, and hard plastics can all be recycled in your blue bin. 

When you recycle in SLO County, your materials are sorted, baled, and sent to facilities that will use them to make new products out of recycled material. See how it all works in our video below!