Placer Recycles
Placer Recycles is a commitment to keeping Placer County a fantastic place to live, work, and play by ensuring that 100% of western Placer County community members recycle.
How? The WPWMA (Western Placer Waste Management Authority)’s Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). The innovative design of its MRF ensures that your trash gets sorted for recycling. Simply by living in western Placer County, you’re a part of Placer Recycles! Learn more about the WPWMA’s MRF HERE.
Placer Recycles is powered by the WPWMA in collaboration with Placer County, Recology Auburn Placer, and the cities of Auburn, Loomis, Colfax, Lincoln, Rocklin, and Roseville.
We’re taking care of recycling for you, to save you time and effort, so you can enjoy your life. Yes, we still hope you reduce and reuse, and there are some things, called Household Hazardous Waste that cannot go in your bin. So this site is full of educational tools to help you and your family properly dispose of materials to keep Placer County beautiful.
Placer Recycles
Placer Recycles is a commitment to keeping Placer County a fantastic place to live, work and play by ensuring that 100% of western Placer County community members recycle. We are already meeting that goal.
How? Meet the WPWMA, Western Placer Waste Management Authority. The innovative design of their Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) ensures that all trash gets sorted and recycled. Simply by living here, you are helping ensure Placer County remains beautiful.
We’ve taken care of almost all recycling and diversion for you, to save you time and effort, so you can enjoy your life. Yes, we still hope you reduce and reuse, and there are some things that cannot go in the bin, called Household Hazardous Waste. So this site is full of educational tools to help you and your family properly dispose and recycle to keep Placer County beautiful.
Simple Steps for Recycling and Disposal in Placer County
Toss your trash in the garbage bin without sorting.
We often call the garbage bin the "One Big Bin." Toss it in, and we’ll sort it for you at our Materials Recovery Facility (MRF).
Keep Household Hazardous Waste out of your garbage bin.
Drop most HHW off at one of our convenient drop-off locations, or schedule a free curbside pickup.
Learn more: Do you know what is considered an HHW?
On your trash day, place your garbage bin at the curb for your hauler to pick up.
Helpful Hint: Find your hauler here to make sure you don’t miss your trash (or green waste) pick up day!
Do You Like Talking Trash?
Play our game to learn how to dispose of your household items correctly.
Placer County residents can drop off household hazardous waste (HHW) at the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) free of charge, daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Find our location and hours here. Check with your local hauler to find out whether they offer curbside pickup of HHW and whether you can schedule a pickup.
Learn about specific programs in your community
Common Recycling Myths
Your food waste can be thrown away in your One Big Bin with other recyclables. These organic wastes will be diverted from ending up in the landfill due to facility improvements being made at the WPWMA’s Materials Recovery Facility and recycled into new materials like compost or biofuel. Learn more here.
There’s no need to wash, crush, or peel labels off of recyclables – they will still be recycled at the Materials Recovery Facility!
The bags are ripped open by machines or workers at the Materials Recovery Facility so the contents can be sorted and recycled accordingly.
Items such as batteries are easily missed in the sorting process, creating hazardous environmental conditions. The best approach is to dispose of these items correctly and safely. Learn more about convenient pick-up or drop-off options in your community here.
Learn More About the WPWMA Facility
Do you want to learn more about Placer County and the WPWMA’s sustainability efforts? Visit our facility online or in person.
Online Tour
Click below to take a virtual tour.
In Person Tour
Click below to schedule an appointment to tour the facility.
