Amador County – The Amador County Waste Management Department announced Monday a new free Green Waste Recycling Program to correspond with America Recycles Day.

The new local program begins December 1st, 2010 and continues throughout the next year.

Amador Solid Waste Program Manager Jim McHargue said in an announcement that green waste “consists of yard trimmings, tree pruning, lawn clippings, pine needles, leaves, weeds, brush, limbs” and other similar trimmings.

The program is not open to business or commercially-generated waste products – only private citizens.

McHargue said recycling green waste is a far better alternative than burning, which is unclean and sometimes unsafe. He said participation in this program will reduce smoke from burning and help to reduce landfill space.

A standard “pickup size” load can be brought in any vehicle, but it must not exceed the amount of material that would normally fit in the bed of a pickup truck.

In order to participate, get your “Green Back” recycling voucher to begin recycling by visiting the Waste Management Department in Jackson, the Air District office in Martell, ACES Waste Services in Pine Grove, or Vicini Brothers in Plymouth. For more information, please call the Waste Management Department at (209) 223-6429.

America Recycles Day, which also took place Monday, is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and buy recycled products.

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