Thanksgiving Recycle Tips
Happy Thanksgiving! We have created this small guide to help you avoid contamination this holiday season. We have given some examples on the contamination we see most in your recycle and organics cart.
Kern Household Hazardous Waste Event
Kern County is holding a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Saturday, February 11 from 9am to 1pm. The event is being held at the Shafter- Waste landfill located at 17621 Scofield Ave. This is a FREE event. Accepted materails are batteries, motor oil, paints, light bulbs, sharps, pool chemicals, automotive products, cleaning products and more!
Free Compost & Tree Giveaway
Free Compost & Tree Giveaway join us this Saturday October 15th from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. We will behaving this event at the Shafter Court House parking lot. Please bring your own bag, bucket, or container for your compost. We will also be giving away a nutless Pistachio Tree. **Limit one per household while supplies last.**
Bulky Waste Collection Event
Join us Saturday, October 15 at the Shafter Court parking lot at 329 Central Valley Hwy from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Bring all your unwanted bulky items for FREE.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
The Shafter- Wasco landfill is holding a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event. It is being held Saturday, August 13, 2022 from 9 am to 1 pm.
Educational Workshop 3- Cart Refuse Service
City of Shafter residents join us in learning about the new 3 cart refuse service. Two available workshops!
Thursday, July 14 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM at Mannel Park and Saturday, July 16 from 9:00 - 10:00 AM at Veterans Park.
Compost Giveaway
Join American Refuse for our first ever Compost Giveaway! We will be located at the Shafter Youth Center 455 East Euclid Ave. Shafter CA from 8 am - 10 am. Please bring a bucket, bag, or container for your compost.
Mandatory Commercial Recycling - Spanish
El Condado de Kern ha mandado una carta a clientes que caen bajo las leyes AB 341 y AB 1826. La carta le deja sabe cómo cumplir con la normative y que son las 2 yardas de basura.

