Refuse & Recycling Information Contact Information (909) 464-0758 Stormwater Pollution Prevention (P2) Contact Information (909) 464-0781

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Residential Service
Commercial Service
Construction and Demolition Debris
Sharps Program
Used Motor Oil and Filters
Household Hazardous Waste
Electronic Waste (E-Waste)
California Redemption Value (CRV)
Materials Reuse Program
County Solid Waste Management Division
Utility Billing & Questions
Storm Water P2

City of Chino Water Conservation Contact Information (909) 591-9845

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Conservation Rebates
Educational Grants
California Native Plants
Conservation District
Water Quality Report
25 Ways to Save Water
Fire Flow (Coming Soon)
Utility Billing & Questions

The City of Chino takes pride in providing outstanding environmental services to our community through waste reduction and recycling programs, water reclamation, conservation and pre-treatment, and stormwater non-point and point-source pollution prevention methods.Listed below are programs provided by the City, or links to other organizations, to assist residents with their waste management and water quality needs.

Residential Service Information

Bulky Item Collection
For items that don’t fit in the provided trash container, residents can receive three bulky item pick-ups per year at no additional cost. Contact Waste Management at (800) 423-9986 at least 24 hours in advance of your regular collection day to schedule your items for pick up. Additional pick-ups are available for a nominal fee.

Residential Curbside Recycling, Green Waste and Trash
As part of the City of Chino’s weekly refuse service, each single-family residence has received three 96-gallon wheeled carts: one with a gray lid for recyclables, one with a green lid for green waste, and one with a black lid for trash.

Recycling Container (Gray Lid)
The following types of materials should be placed in your Recycling Container:

• All aluminum and steel cans
• All colors of glass bottles and jars
• Plastic bottles (PET & HDPE)
• Clean, colored, and white plastic containers
• Newspapers and inserts
• Junk mail
• White ledger paper
• Corrugated cardboard
• Magazines
• Colored construction paper
• Cereal boxes (with the liners removed)
• Telephone books

Green Waste Container (Green Lid)
The following types of materials should be placed in your Green Waste Container:

• Grass clippings
• Leaves
• Brush
• Shrubbery prunings
• Cuttings
• Tree trimmings
• Tree limbs sized to fit the cart.

NOTE: Do Not Include: Cactus or Palm fronds or Palm trunks. Place these items in your regular trash.

Trash Container (Black Lid)
Non-recyclable or non-green waste materials should be placed in the Trash Container. This includes but is not limited to:

• Food wrappers
• Milk cartons and waxed cardboard
• Soiled or wet paper
• Tissues, paper plates, and paper towels
• Scrap metal
• Mirrors or window glass
• China, ceramics, drinking glasses or mugs
• Pyrex-type glass
• Light bulbs
• Plastic bags
• Food waste
• Diapers
• Styrofoam

Commercial Service

There is something to be said about an owner/manager of a business who strives to do the right thing.It takes leadership, integrity, hard work, and responsibility to convey standards.Those standards should extend out to the smallest priorities accompanied with running a business, like recycling.Even though recycling seems insignificant to you as a business owner/manager, look at the “Big Picture.”As landfill space becomes less and less, waste disposal prices will continue to increase.However, considering a recycling program for your business today, will undoubtedly save you money.

Step #1
Contact Waste Management of the Inland Empire, Steve Glenn, Recycling Manager at (951) 445-7757 to discuss recycling options.

Step #2
An on-site waste audit will be conducted to determine what level of service is recommended.

Step #3
Per the owner/manager’s request, service changes will be made to start recycling.

For More Information...

Recycling Hotline (909) 590-5526 www.cityofchino.org

Waste Management (800) 423-9986 www.wminlandempire.com/chino

Construction & Demolition (C&D) Debris

Assembly Bill 939 requires that localities throughout the State of California divert 50% of the solid waste they generate from the landfills.Construction and Demolition (C&D) material accounts for more than 20% of the State’s waste going to landfills.The City of Chino is one of the region’s fastest growing cities with significant amounts of C&D material being generated.If the City does not meet or stay above 50% diversion, State fines could be as high as $10,000 per day for each violation.

Construction and Demolition (C&D) material is generated in the construction and demolition of buildings, roads, homes, tenant improvements, landscaping, hardscaping, and site clearing activities.This waste stream includes, but is not limited to: concrete, asphalt, gypsum, wood waste, glass, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, red clay brick, corrugated cardboard, soils, trees and shrubs.This guide provides information on reducing, reusing, and recycling of construction and demolition materials at the source for self-haul C&D projects.

The City of Chino has an exclusive franchise with Waste Management for the removal of all trash and debris within the community.Therefore, trash haulers other than Waste Management are not permitted to operate within the city of Chino. If you need to dispose of construction or demolition debris from a remodel or other work on your home, you will need to arrange for a roll-off box. Construction type debris cannot be thrown away in your regular residential trash cart. Waste Management offers roll-off boxes sized from 10 cubic yards to 40 cubic yards. Recycling roll-off boxes are also available for source-separated materials such as green waste, wood, concrete or asphalt.

View the Waste Guide (450 KB PDF)

For more information or to order a roll-off, contact Waste Management at (800) 423-9986 or visit their website at www.wminlandempire.com

Sharps Program

Improperly disposed syringes, hypodermic needles and other “sharps” are a serious hazard to our family and community.Fortunately, the Sharps Disposal by Mail System can eliminate the risk by providing you with a sharps container, a government-approved return sharps mail back box, a protective 3-ml bag liner, and a 4-part simplified tracking form.The cost of destruction and mailing, as well as confirmation of destruction, is included in the price.

For more information visit
www.KeepingInlandEmpireClean.com

Used Motor Oil and Filters

The City of Chino offers door-to-door pick up service for Used Motor Oil and Filters. To schedule a pick up, contact Waste Management at (800) 423-9986 at least 24 hours in advance of your regular trash collection day.

Used Motor Oil and Filters may also be taken to any of the following Certified Collection Centers.

AutoZone 5780 Riverside Dr. (909) 591-6529 Big O Tire 14135 Pipeline Ave. (909) 548-6682 Jiffy Lube 4143 Riverside Dr. (909) 627-6873 Kragen Auto Parts 12516 Central Ave. (909) 591-4878 Pep Boys 4046 Grand Ave. (909) 590-7141 Pep Boys 11980 Central Ave. (909) 627-3662

Click here to learn about becoming a certified center (700 KB PDF).

Or contact California Integrated Waste Management Board (916) 341-6000 www.ciwmb.ca.gov

Household Hazardous Waste

Residents who need to dispose of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) products may take them to the City of Chino’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility.

Days & Hours Of Operation are Subject to Change Without Notice

City of Chino HHW Facility
Public Works Service Center
5050 Schaefer Ave.
Open the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month
8am to 1pm

Common HHW products include:

• Weed Killers, Cleaners, Gasoline, Antifreeze
• Wood Preservatives, Paints & Paint Products, Paint Thinner
• Auto & Furniture Polish, Chemical Drain Cleaners
• Pesticides & Fertilizers, Pool & Hobby Supplies
• Auto & Household Batteries
• Motor Oil, Oil Filters

Unacceptable Items Include:

• Business Waste
• Explosives
• Asbestos
• Large Appliances
• Sharps/Medical Waste

For Information on Hazardous Waste Disposal for Small Businesses, please contact

County of San Bernardino Fire Department
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) Program
2824 East “W” Street
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0799
Phone: (909) 382-5401
Fax: (909) 382-5413
www.sbcfire.org/hazmat/hhw.asp

U-Waste Collection Program

In the past, residents and businesses were allowed to put waste batteries, electronic devices, mercury containing thermostats, and fluorescent light bulbs in the trash. However, effective February 8, 2006, changes prohibiting the disposal of all universal wastes (U-waste) into the regular trash was implemented.

What are universal wastes and why can’t I put them in the trash? Universal wastes are hazardous wastes that are generated by several sectors of society, rather than a single industry or type of business.Hazardous wastes contain harmful chemicals, which, if put in the trash may cause harm to people or the environment.

Universal wastes include:

• Common Batteries – AA, AAA, C cells, D cells and button batteries (e.g. hearing aid batteries)
• TVs and Computer Monitors (CRTs)
• Fluorescent Tubes and Bulbs and other Mercury-Containing Lamps
• Thermostats – “tilt switch” of the old style, not the newer digital
• Electronic Devices – TVs, computer monitors, computer printers, VCRs, cell phones, telephones, radios, and microwaves
• Electrical Switches and Relays – can be found in chest freezers, pre-1972 washing machines, sump pumps, electric space heaters, clothes iron, silent light switches, automotive hood and trunk lights, and ABS brakes
• Pilot Light Sensors – Mercury-containing switches are found in some gas appliances such as stoves, ovens, clothes dryers, water heaters, furnaces and space heaters
• Mercury Gauges – barometers, manometers, blood pressure, and vacuum gauges contain mercury
• Mercury Added Novelties – greeting cards that play music, athletic shoes made before 1997 with flashing light soles, and mercury maze games
• Mercury Thermometers
• Non-Empty Aerosol
• Tires (off the rim)

The DTSC tested these items and found they contained concentrations of metal high enough to make them hazardous.Unless you are absolutely sure that items are not hazardous, you should presume these types of devices need to be recycled or disposed of as hazardous waste and they may not be thrown in the trash.

Starting February 25, 2006, the City of Chino accepted computer monitors & TVs (CRTs) and other miscellaneous electronic devices in conjunction with our Household Hazardous Waste Program.No business waste will be accepted and there is a limit of three CRT’s per visit.

Buy Back Information (CRV)

The City of Chino has four California Redemptive Value (CRV) Buy Back Centers. The Centers listed pay recyclers cash for CRV beverage containers and selected other materials. CRV-type containers include soda, water, and beer cans and bottles – to be certain please look for either “CA Cash Value” or “CA Redemptive Value”.

View a list of Buy Back Centers (700 KB PDF)

For more information please visit
Department of Conservation call 1-800-RECYCLE or visit www.conservation.ca.gov

County Information

San Bernardino County Materials Exchange
This is a free service designed to help residents, businesses and organizations in San Bernardino County locate available or wanted industrial by-products, surplus materials and the like.

San Bernardino County Solid Waste Management
The County of San Bernardino Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) is responsible for the operation and management of the County of San Bernardino’s solid waste disposal system, which consists of six regional landfills, eight transfer stations and five community collection centers. The County contracts with Burrtec Waste Industries for disposal site operations and maintenance.

Stormwater Pollution Prevention (P2) Information

Unlike the sewer system, which carries wastewater from your home to treatment plants, the storm drain system in Chino releases untreated water into flood control channels, creeks, and rivers. Therefore, anything that gets thrown, swept or poured into the street, gutter or a catch basin will lead into our local waterways. This includes:

-Paints
-Fertilizers
-Pesticides
-Motor oil
-Pet waste
-Trash

Storm water pollution from urban runoff is a public health risk and an environmental threat to the quality of our local waterways. For additional information on stormwater pollution prevention, please contact the Public Works Department, Water & Environmental Section at (909) 464-0781 or visit the following websites containing stormwater pollution prevention information. These pages will open in a new window.

• San Bernardino County Stormwater Program
• Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Handbook
• State Water Resources Control Board - Water Quality
• Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board
• www.erasethewaste.com

To report illegal dumping into the City of Chino’s streets or storm drains and to report clogged storm drains, please call: (909) 591-9824 (7:00 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays) and (909) 628-1234 all other hours.

The San Bernardino County Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) Guidance for New Development and Redevelopment Projects (Approved by the Regional Board on April 30, 2004, updated June 9, 2005) can be found at the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board website:

• http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/santaana/html/sb_wqmp.html

Industrial Waste Discharge to Sewers

The City of Chino Public Works Department, Environmental Section, issues Industrial User Discharge Permits and inspects companies that discharge industrial wastewater into local sewers. Any business, which generates, handles, and/or disposes of industrial wastewater, may be required to obtain an Industrial User Discharge Permit. Through the Industrial User Discharge Permit process, the City works with local business’ to achieve compliance with applicable Federal, State and local wastewater discharge regulations. If you would like more information regarding the need for your business to obtain an Industrial User Discharge Permit or the City of Chino’s Industrial Waste Discharge program, please contact the City of Chino, Environmental Section at (909) 464-0781 or (909) 464-0744.

H2O Conservation

Water control measures are a way of life for most living in Southern California. Because of growing populations and the uncertainty of annual rainfall, conserving water should be embraced by all. Listed below are links to help residents and business owners find answers and ideas to questions regarding water conservation methods. Having the proper tools for using less water will not only save our water supply, but will also save money by reducing your utility bill.

Be Water Wise
www.bewaterwise.com
This site is an excellent resource for those interested in efficient water use outside their home.
Information includes:

• Native Plants
• Water Wise Landscape
• Efficient Watering Practices

Saving H2O in and Around Your Home
www.h2ouse.org
This web site is an excellent resource for water saving tips and measures for all areas.
Information includes:

Water Quality Report

The City of Chino is pleased to provide residents a summary of the quality of our drinking water, detailing where our water comes from, how it is tested, and how it complies with state and federal requirements.

NEW!	WATER QUALITY REPORT 2006 (650 KB PDF)
	WATER QUALITY REPORT 2005 (900 KB PDF)
	WATER QUALITY REPORT 2004 (1.5 MB PDF)

25 Ways to Save H2O

Fresh, clean drinking water is yours to use whenever you need it. Water is a valuable resource to all and should not be wasted.Did you know that the average household uses over 326,000 gallons of water annually?So, help save water by following the tips listed below:

In the Bathroom

• Check toilets for leaks.
• Install Ultra Low Flush Toilets (ULFTs)
• Only flush when needed.
• Place a water displacement device in your toilet tank.
• Take short showers.
• Wash in the bathtub.A partially filled tub uses less water than showering.
• Turn off the water when shaving or brushing your teeth.
• Install water saving showerheads.
• Replace washers to prevent dripping faucets.
• Check pipes for leaks.

In the Laundry Room & Kitchen

• Run full loads only in the dishwasher and washing machine.
• Fill the sink when washing dishes by hand and rinsing, don’t let the water run continuously.
• Choose water saving cycles on appliances.
• Install water saving devices such as aerators or flow restrictors.
• Check pipes, faucets, and fittings for leaks.

Outside

• Plant drought resistant trees and plants.
• Water lawn only when it needs it.
• Give your lawn a good drink of water.Water long enough to deeply soak the roots.
• Adjust sprinklers to avoid wasting water on sidewalks and driveways.
• Place a layer of mulch around trees and plants to keep soil moist.
• Don’t let the hose run while washing cars, animals, etc.
• Use a broom or rake, instead of water to clean sidewalks and driveways.
• Install water saving devices.Use a nozzle that can be shut off or adjusted to a fine spray.
• Check for leaks in pipes, hoses, faucets, and couplings.