Recycling Resources & Education

Learning how to reduce, reuse, and recycle can help you, your community, and the environment by saving money, energy, and natural resources. By doing your part, you can be a part of the change!

Reduce

• Buy only what you need
• Use tote bags when shopping
• Don’t have any? The City of Corona offers free tote bags to residents. Email CoronaRecycles@CoronaCA.gov for additional information.
• Use dish towels instead of paper towels
• Buy long-lasting products

Reuse

• Switch out single use plastics with reusable options
• Turn old clothes into cleaning rags
• Cut up plastic bottles and use them as planters
• Make a watering can out of a clean milk jug
• Convert scrap paper into memo pads
• Buy products made of recycled content
• Maintain and repair products, rather than replacing them
• Purchase from thrift stores
• Donate used blankets to an animal shelter
• Use glass jars or containers for food storage

Recycle

The following items can be placed in your WM recycle container:

• Paper (Computer, White, Colored, Newspaper, Magazines, and Junk Mail)
• Cardboard
• Aluminum, Steel and/or Tin Cans
• Glass Bottles
• Plastic (Number 1, 2, and 5) 

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On average, the State of California disposes 30-40 million tons of solid waste per year. About 30% of the solid waste disposed is categorized as organic waste.

What is organic waste?

Organic waste is any material that comes from plants or animals that is biodegradable. This includes:

• Food Scraps
• Coffee Grinds and Filters
• Tea Bags
• Yard Trimmings
• Flowers and Plants
• Uncured Wood
• Livestock Manure
• Bones
• Food-Soiled Paper

Why does it matter? 

When organic waste decomposes in landfills, it emits methane, a greenhouse gas significantly more potent than carbon dioxide. These methane emissions harm our ozone layer and are major contributing factors of climate change. Fortunately, these emissions are largely preventable through composting.

What can I do to help?

Corona residents can now recycle any food scraps, food-soiled paper, and yard waste into their organics cart. This material will then be collected by Waste Management and be turned into nutrient rich compost. This compost helps plants grow naturally and to their fullest potential.

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What is composting? 

Composting is a controlled, aerobic process that converts organic waste into a nutrient-rich soil through the natural process of decomposition. It is nature’s way of recycling organic waste, such as food scraps and yard trimmings. The product is a soil amendment containing a wide variety of nutrients, micro-nutrients, and organic matter.

What items can I compost? 

Compostable items often fall into two categories: carbon materials (browns) and nitrogen materials (greens). These materials make up the ingredients required to make nutrient rich compost and are commonly found in most households. See below for examples of these materials:

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How can I compost? 

​Composting can be completed in seven simple steps.

1. Find a nice, shady area for your compost pile.
2. Layer the bottom with lightweightbrown materials (Ex. dried grass clippings).
3. Mix in your greens (Ex. foodscraps).
4. Layer in more brown materials.
5. Add water as needed.
6. Cover your compost pile so itabsorbs heat.
7. Mix weekly until compost is made.

For more information on composting, click here.

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