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Did you know?
Understanding Your Trash Toters
(or, What goes where?)
Do you know
what to put inside your trash toters? Has the garbage man
failed to pick up your gray can, and instead left a note with a
number to call? It may be confusing to residents who have moved
to Riverbank from another city as how to use their trash
toters. Here is a quick explanation:
The black
toter is for everyday-type trash – kitchen garbage, plastic,
Styrofoam, and metal of all kinds.
The gray toter
is for green waste – lawn clippings, weeds, branches (less than
one-inch in diameter and cut up to fit completely inside the
toter), dead plants, leaves, cardboard, and paper. If you place
any other garbage in this container, it will not be picked up.
If you like to
recycle your aluminum cans and plastic containers from home, put
them in a blue plastic bag and add them to the black can
(similar to how Modesto residents recycle). Blue bags are
available at your local grocery store. If you like to recycle
those items yourself, you can take them directly to recycling
outlets. In Riverbank, you can visit one in the parking lot of
Star Market, 2622 Patterson Road; or at the O’Brien’s Shopping
Center at the corner of Oakdale and Patterson Roads.
Know your
garbage pick-up day (call Gilton at 527-3781), cans should go
out no earlier than the night before pick-up and should be
pulled back off the street after pick-up. If you work, bringing
them back in to your yard that evening is okay. If you
habitually leave your cans in the street for two or three days
after pick-up, you may receive a violation from Code
Enforcement.
If you have
any questions regarding your garbage service, please contact
customer service at Gilton Solid Waste Management, Inc. at
527-3781.
What’s coming up next?
Riverbank is growing, and
with the building of new homes, Riverbank is also building new
parks. Where are Riverbank’s parks and what equipment is
available at each?
If you have any questions,
comments, or concerns, please contact Luanne Bain at
lbain@riverbank.org.
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