The Sort Report Spring 2024

Welcome to The Sort Report, a Quarterly Newsletter published by the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA). We are excited to introduce this newsletter as a channel for news related to the state of solid waste in San Luis Obispo County! Stay tuned for event announcements, programming information and tips about waste disposal and reduction.

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Earth Month Events

April is Earth Month, which is a great time to reflect on our use of natural resources, and to address the actions we all can take to have a positive…

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HZI Spring 2024 Compost Giveaway

Join Hitachi Zosen Inova for their Spring Compost Giveaway on Saturday April 6th from 10 AM - 2 PM, 4300 Old Santa Fe Road, San Luis Obispo

Spring Clean Up

Attention City of San Luis Obispo residents! San Luis Garbage is doing Spring Clean Up collections June 24th-June 28th. Residents may place up to 6…

Route Reviews

Our outreach team, Science Discovery, has been hard at work conducting educational route reviews in neighborhoods across the county. We conduct weekly route reviews in an effort to decrease the level of contamination in our recycling, compost and garbage streams. In 2024, we've already reviewed over 800 addresses!

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Packaging Face-off: Battle of the Milks

Paper-based, waxy-coated milk cartons often tout themselves as recyclable, but did you know that gable-top and tetra-pak cartons-- anything paperboard with that glossy, waterproof coating on it-- are NOT recyclable in SLO County?

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