Be Smart Use The Green Cart

FREE counter recycling bins are available. Call 805-782-8530. You are welcome to stop by our office and pick one up – Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM.

Why Do We Collect Food Scraps?

Clean Air! Did you know when you send your food scraps to the landfill to be buried they produce methane gas?

Methane gas is 23 x more potent than carbon dioxide (CO2).
1/3 of what we throw away should go in the green cart.

Interested in Where Your Food Scraps Go?

Food scraps and green waste collected from curbside bins are sent to one of two facilities in our county where they’re turned into energy and soil amendments used by our local farmers and wineries.

Hitachi Zosen INOVA – (805-434-6699)

An Anaerobic Digester -Watch this GREAT VIDEO to see how it was built!

North County Compost – (805) 434-0043

Windrow Composting

May contain: animal, butterfly, insect, invertebrate, and monarch

What Items Can be Placed in the Green Cart or Green Bin?

All food products: fruit, vegetables, breads, cereal, dairy, meat (including bones), coffee grounds, spices, filters and tea bags.
Items not accepted: NO COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS, plastic (bags and Styrofoam), glass, metal, liquids and animal waste.

Easy Tips to Get Started

Remove stickers, twist ties, and rubber bands from produce.
Keep a small bowl or food scrap pail handy for food prep trimmings and scraping your plate.
Store food scraps in a convenient location: on the counter, under the sink, in the fridge or freezer (especially for meat and fish during hot weather).
Put your food scraps in the green cart for weeky pick up.
Help your guests and family be Super Sorters by visiting our Recycling Guide or create a visual aid by printing the Green Cart Sticker or Blue Cart Sticker

Website Accessibility Policy

San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (805) 782-8530

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (805) 782-8530.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.