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

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

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

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. […]

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

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. […]

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

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

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. […]

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

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

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