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Sponsor: Butte County Public Works

Butte County is a place of natural beauty with countless opportunities for recreation in both rural and urban environments. Many Butte County residents live in one of the five incorporated towns or cities: Biggs, Chico, Gridley, Oroville or Paradise. Butte County government provides services to residents through 23 diverse departments. Services include elections, road maintenance, public safety, solid waste disposal, and health and human services.

Organic waste diversion goals: Butte County is working to meet new state law requirements

Sponsored by: Butte County Public Works

California’s SB 1383, or the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy, aims to reduce the disposal of organics in landfills 75% by 2025, which means diverting more than 20 million tons from landfills across the state. […]


A Win-Win: Learn how Butte County is reducing organic waste by getting food to residents who need it

Sponsored by: Butte County Public Works

In a society where so much food ends up in the dumpster—and then the landfill—millions live without access to enough food to meet their basic needs. Somewhere between 30% and 40% of the U.S. food […]


The challenge of uneaten food: How Butte County plans to comply with new organic waste laws

Sponsored by: Butte County Public Works

Food waste mostly goes into the landfill. But that is changing under California’s SB 1383, or Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Organic Waste Reductions, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions—namely, methane—produced by organic waste. […]


The ABCs of SB 1383: What to expect of California’s new organic recycling mandates

Sponsored by: Butte County Public Works

To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, California’s SB 1383, the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy, is changing the way we recycle. While these changes may seem daunting, the end goal is a cleaner and healthier Golden […]


Advice from the Butte County landfill: Holiday tips to help reduce, reuse and recycle waste

Sponsored by: Butte County Public Works

From operating the Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility to implementing programs that divert waste from landfills, the Butte County Public Works Waste Management Division provides friendly advice to correctly dispose of and recycle your holiday trash. […]


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New project at Neal Road: Butte County’s up against short-lived climate pollutant reduction challenge

Sponsored by: Butte County Public Works

The California legislature authored SB 1383, which was adopted in 2016 and implemented in January 2022. A statewide mandate to fight climate change, SB 1383 regulations pose new challenges to not only landfills and recycling facilities across California, but also to local governments responsible for managing solid waste. […]


cardboard recycling

What gets recycled? Neal Road facility in Paradise sees sharp spike in e-waste and lots of cardboard

Sponsored by: Butte County Public Works

Developing a circular economy depends on markets for materials. What we recycle keeps evolving–loads brought to Butte County’s Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility are constant reminders. […]


Neal Road landfill in Butte County annually recycles 18,000 mattresses. Next up: organic waste

Sponsored by: Butte County Public Works

The Neal Road facility accepts about 18,000 mattresses a year, Miller says. Stacked atop each other, those mattresses nearly reach the height of Lassen Peak. Lined end to end, they stretch 23 miles – the distance between Oroville and Chico. […]


landfill equipment

Constantly under construction, the Butte County Neal Road landfill makes the most of its limited space

Sponsored by: Butte County Public Works

More than 7.2 million tons of waste have been buried at Neal Road landfill since it opened in 1970, the final resting place for consumer goods that are either unwanted or have reached their product life. About 200,000 tons more arrives each year. The challenge: Where to put it? […]


Fire, rain and a whole lot of trash; how a Butte County landmark–the Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility–bounced back

Sponsored by: Butte County Public Works

Butte County Public Works major landfill facility managed the Camp Fire and the subsequent floods–and have plans to meet the challenges ahead. […]


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