WELCOME TO NORTHERN RECYCLING
Serving Paradise and Upper Ridge Residents and Businesses
NEW! Expanded Services for the Town of Paradise
Starting January 5th, 2026
NRWS Office
Guido's Recycling
Town of Paradise Green-waste Yard
CONTAMINATION IN CARTS
Learn how to keep your recycling and compost bins clean and compliant.
To be in compliance with SB 1383 and AB 1826, and to reduce the high level of contamination we are facing in our recycling, composting, and landfill streams, we now check your carts for contamination. It is mandatory that all recycling and compost be properly sorted. Correct participation keeps material out of the landfill, and will keep you in compliance to avoid additional fees.
Find out more about our Flip the Lid program to help reduce contamination (things that do not belong) in our recycling, compost, and landfill carts.
Questions? Review how to correctly participate in our recycling and organics program.
Staff or driver inspects contents at the time of servicing using camera video and/or pictures to document correct or incorrect sorting.
If carts contain unacceptable materials (such as plastic bags in the recycling), your container may not be serviced. The photos are examples of contaminated recycling carts that were not serviced.
Our staff will contact you regarding your contaminated cart(s) and provide you with the option to either remove the contaminants to avoid a fee, or have the cart serviced as landfill for an additional fee. Contact will be made via an emailed or mailed letter and, in some cases, via a phone call.
EXPLORE
Residents
Learn more about our curbside collection and residential services.
Businesses
Learn more about our commercial services and how we support bussinesses.
Bill Pay Portal
Go to our bill pay portal and manage your payments.