Waste Management of San Diego reminds customers of Thanksgiving holiday schedule, Offers tips to go green during holidays

Waste Management of San Diego’s curbside residential trash and recycling and commercial pick-up schedule will be delayed by one day beginning on Thursday, November 28, and through the remainder of the week in observance of Thanksgiving.

Customers who receive service on Thursday are being asked to place their carts out for service on Friday, and those who receive service on Friday should place their carts out on Saturday. All Waste Management customers in the following cities who receive service on Thursdays and Fridays will receive service one day later than usual Thanksgiving week.

•    City of San Diego business customers

•    4S Ranch

•    El Cajon

•    Santee

•    Communities in unincorporated San Diego County, including Lakeside, Spring Valley, Alpine and Jamul      

All local Waste Management operations will be closed on Thursday, November 28, with normal operations resuming on Friday, November 29.

With holiday planning underway, Waste Management would like to share a few eco-friendly tips to green this holiday season:

· Buy locally grown food:  Locally grown food travels fewer miles, thereby using less fuel, and that’s good for the environment. It also contributes more to your local economy by supporting local farmers and merchants.

· Use reusable bags when shopping for your holiday meal: By using reusable bags, you extend the availability of our limited natural resources.

· Right-size your feast:  Plan ahead and prepare a delicious meal that satisfies without leftovers that go to waste. 

· Reduce, recycle:  Use cloth napkins and utensils that can be washed and used over and over. Purchase only as much as you need and select products that have less packaging or can be recycled to reduce the overall amount of waste you may produce. Set up a specially marked recycling container to collect aluminum cans and plastic bottles so that they don’t end up in the trash.

Customer service is available at 1-866-WM RECYCLE (1-866-967-3292).

ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT

Waste Management, based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Our subsidiaries provide collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. We are the largest residential recycler and also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill-gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. Our customers include residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout North America. To learn more visit www.wm.com or www.thinkgreen.com.