Tracy Delta Solid Waste Management Inc

In 1950, Carl Repetto, Dave Rosaia and Ben Roberts started Tracy Disposal Company and began servicing the City of Tracy with approximately 9,600 residents. Five years later, in 1955, the City of Tracy awarded Tracy Disposal with the leaf and yard waste service. Over the next thirty years, Tracy Disposal evolved with the growing community and with the latest technologies in waste management. In 1986, partner Ben Roberts retired, selling his share of the business to Carl's son, Mike Repetto . Mike's brother, Curt Repetto, later became a partner as well.

In 1989, the California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 939 which reduced waste going to the landfill by 25% by the year 1995 and by 50% by the year 2000. In response to the new legislation, Tracy Disposal implemented recycling services for waste products such as newspaper, cardboard, glass bottles, scrap metal, green waste, wood waste and construction/demolition materials. In 1991, the City of Tracy and Tracy Disposal started the curbside recycling 'blue box' system, followed by an automated yard waste collection system in 1995 at which time, the Tracy Material Recovery and Transfer Facility was built to help the City of Tracy and San Joaquin County meet and exceed the 50% diversion requirement of AB939. In 2003, the curbside recycling service evolved into a fully automated commingled recycling program as the City reached a population of over 80,000.For the last 60 years, Tracy Disposal Company has remained actively involved in the community through various non-profit organizations, community service programs and the local school district.

Residential Services

Garbage, Recycling and Yard Waste How the Three Cart System Works.

How the Three Cart System Works

• This Green cart is collected at the curb every week on your scheduled collection day. Service days may be subject to change and customers will be notified in advance. Placement of all carts at the curb is essential to insure collection by automated trucks. Place your trash cart on either side of your driveway, at the edge of the curb. Allow a minimum of three feet of clearance on all sides of the cart from objects such as trees, fences, mailboxes, streetlights and other carts. Carts must be a minimum of six feet from any vehicles. Position your carts in a manner so that pedestrians can use the sidewalk.
• You can do your part to help save landfill space, preserve natural resources, and conserve energy by participating. Put your recycling cart in a convenient location and use it every day. Make the recycling life-style a part of your household. Recycling is easy with the collection system. Just fill your blue cart with acceptable materials listed on the recycling page. Place the cart at the curb every other week along with your trash cart for collection.
• Resent surveys show that up to 40% of the residential waste stream is made up of organic “green waste”. You can help reduce waste by putting your yard and garden waste into this Brown cart. Place this cart at the curb every other week along with your trash cart for collection. Use the convenient color-coded Collection Schedule.

Commercial Services

Tracy Delta Solid Waste Management, Inc. provides garbage collection and recycling services to the commercial and industrial customers in the City of Tracy and in the Southwestern San Joaquin County. All of our collection programs can be tailored to meet your specific needs.We provide a multitude of container options from 60-gallon carts to 40-cubic yard debris boxes and compactor systems for all of your waste disposal and recycling needs.

Recycling

Acceptable Materials

• tin & steel cans
• aluminum cans
• glass bottles & jars
• newspapers
• plastic bottles & jugs
• aluminum foil & trays
• brown paper bags
• corrugated cardboard
• chipboard boxes
• junk mail
• colored paper & bags
• construction paper
• envelopes
• shoe boxes
• catalogs
• computer paper
• white ledge paper
• Styrofoam/polystyrene materials (no packaging peanuts)

Do Not Place The Following Items In Your Carts

• no dirt or rocks
• no liquids such as oil, water, gas or chemicals
• no hot ashes or coal
• no Styrofoam/polystyrene packing peanuts
• no dead animals
• no hazardous waste

REDUCTION AT HOME

• Never leave household hazardous products within the reach of children
• Always monitor the use, storage and disposal of products with potentially hazardous substances.
• To reduce the danger in your home, buy non-toxic or less-toxic alternatives
• Keep hazardous products in their original containers and never remove labels.
• REDUCE by purchasing only the amount needed to do the job
• REUSE products by donating unused portions of commonly used items, such as paint or fertilizer, to friends or community organizations
• RECYCLE by taking unwanted products to the San Joaquin County Household Hazardous Waste Facility