What's new about curbside recycling in Arcata and Eureka?

What is dual stream (or 2 stream) recycling?

Is dual stream curbside recycling free?

How do I sign up for dual stream curbside recycling?

Can I have dual stream curbside recycling if I am a single family residence outside the Arcata city limits with weekly Arcata Garbage Company service?

Can I have dual stream curbside recycling service if I am a City Garbage Company of Eureka customer?

What bins should I use for curbside recycling in Arcata?

When do I leave my recycling at the curb for pickup in Arcata?

How do I sort my materials for dual stream curbside recycling?

Who can I call with questions about recycling?

Will the Arcata and Eureka Community Recycling Centers and the Reusables Depot Thrift Store still be open?

What do I do with my other recyclables that are not accepted at the curb?

Eureka Curbside Reference Sheet

Arcata Curbside Reference Sheet

Now you only have to sort materials into two categories: paper and containers. The materials will be processed at the Arcata and Eureka Community Recycling Centers' new materials recovery facility in Samoa. In Eureka, a $2.84 fee will apply. (Contact Eureka City Garbage at 442-5711 to sign up.) In Arcata, this new curbside recycling service is free for residential Arcata Garbage customers within the Arcata city limits or $5.12/month for those outside city limits. (Contact Arcata Garbage at 822-0304 to sign up.)
This is a method of recycling that makes it possible for people to sort recyclable materials into two categories (or streams) for pickup at the curb. These two categories of mixed materials are containers and fibers (paper products). These enter the recycling sorting facility in Samoa and are separated by material type (i.e. newspaper, cardboard, aluminum cans, etc.) by various methods including magnets, blowers, and people power. Visit arcatarecycling.org to learn more about the dual stream Samoa Processing Facility.
It depends.  Yes, if you are a single family residential customer within in the city limits of Arcata who subscribes for weekly garbage pickup service with Arcata Garbage Company. If you are a customer outside the Arcata city limits, it will cost you $5.12 per month.  In Eureka, a $2.84 fee also applies for City Garbage customers.
In Eureka, Call City Garbage at 442-5711.  In Arcata, call Arcata Garbage Company at 822-0304.
Yes, with an additional charge of $5.12 per month on your garbage bill.
Yes, call City Garbage Company of Eureka at 442-5711 to arrange for service. There is a $2.84 fee for this service.
You may use any two bins (plastic tubs, cardboard boxes, crates, etc.) for placing your two categories of recycling at the curb for pickup.
Both types of materials will be picked up on your designated garbage day.
Sort into containers and paper. 
Containers include:
-Aluminum, tin, steel, and bimetal cans
-Glass jars and bottles (all colors)
-Aluminum foil and formed containers
-#1-#7 plastic bottles and food containers
-Do NOT include plastic bags or plastic that did not contain food or a beverage
-Please do NOT package your recyclables in a plastic bag

Paper Products (fibers) include:
-Home and office paper (office pack)
-Newspaper
-Magazines and catalogs
-Cardboard, chipboard, and paper bags
-Junk mail, envelopes, and folders
-Phonebooks and paper-back books
-Gift wrap (non-foil only)
-Please do NOT include waxed milk cartons, aseptics (soymilk or juice boxes), paper towels, napkins, tissues, paper plates or cups, photographs, overhead transparencies, wax paper, padded envelopes, paper ream wrappers, hardcover books, neon or Astrobrite colored paper
Call the Arcata Community Recycling Center at 822-4321.
Yes. Operations at these sites will remain the same.
The Arcata or Eureka Community Recycling Centers will continue to accept all materials that you can recycle curbside, as well as a wide variety of additional materials that are not accepted in curbside recycling. These include: plastic bags, hardcover books, motor oil, antifreeze, batteries, packing materials (padded enveloped, bubblewrap, packing peanuts), CDs, electronic waste, appliances, printer cartridges, vegetable oil, and sharps.