June 2026 Greener Davis Environmental News

Moving Out or Clearing Out?

If you are planning to move soon, or if you’re clearing out unwanted items, be sure to make a plan for how to appropriately get rid of unwanted household goods, furniture and clothing. Check out our webpage for info on how to donate, sell or give away unwanted reusable materials. 

Dumpsters are for trash, not for donations. Plan ahead and make sure your first option for getting rid of unwanted household items, clothing and furniture is NOT a dumpster.

Local thrift stores usually accept a wide variety of reusable goods. Please call individual stores to verify drop-off times and if they can currently accept your items.

Big Blue Barn Thrift Store, Yolo County Central Landfill 

44090 County Road 28H, Woodland | 530-666-8856

Donations accepted 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Goodwill Thrift Store

1640 E. 8th St., Davis | 530-564-4474

Donations accepted 7 days a week from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Yolo County SPCA Thrift Store

920 3rd St., Davis | 530-758-0544

Donations accepted Wed. - Sat. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Please be responsible as you are moving or clearing out and do not leave items on the street, sidewalk or in your front yard. Leaving furniture, mattresses and other household items in front of your property or on the street and sidewalk is a violation of City Code and may be a safety hazard for bicycles and pedestrians. See our webpage for ways to recycle or reuse your unwanted stuff.

No More Yard Material Piles Until October

On-street collection of yard trimmings in piles is available only during certain times of the year. This collection is intended for large yard materials, such as pruned tree limbs and excess leaves that cannot fit into the organics cart. On-street collection has ended for the season. The next scheduled on-street collection will occur during the week of October 19. More information about the on-street collection of yard materials.

Yard materials are still collected every week in your organics cart(s). Roll your organics cart around the yard as you do your pruning, weed pulling and raking and fill it right up. Cut yard materials into smaller sizes as needed to maximize space in your cart.

Your organics cart can also handle fruit and veggie peelings, spoiled food, bones, paper plates, used paper towels and more! All the material placed in the cart is brought to the composting facility at the Yolo Landfill and turned into nutrient-rich compost.

Learn more about what goes in the organics cart

Submit Your Pet Photos for the 2027 Yolo County Recycling Calendar

Want to see your pet featured in a calendar? This is your chance!

Yolo County and the Cities of Woodland, Davis, West Sacramento and Winters are requesting your best pet photos to use in the 2027 Yolo County Recycling Calendar! This is open to all pets and working animals--hooved, scaled, furry and feathered.

Submit your pet photos here

Moving and Responsible Pet Ownership

In the summer, many people in Davis find themselves moving from one home to another in town, or sometimes leaving town altogether. Sadly, this is the time of year we also tend to find domesticated pets that have been abandoned in and around town. guinea pigs hiding under bushes in greenbelts, pet turtles in local ponds and rabbits hopping around in parks.

Domesticated pets such as cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits, birds and other pets rely on the care of humans to thrive. Most are not able to survive outdoors and will die when abandoned.

While it may seem like setting your fish or turtle free in a local pond will give it a better life, chances are that your pet will either starve or become another animal’s meal. Some animals, like cats, turtles and snakes can survive without humans for a short period of time, but their wellbeing will decline and without supplemental feeding they can suffer a tragic end. These abandoned pets also negatively impact native wildlife by eating them or the resources they depend on.

Some pets can also become an environmental hazard to native wildlife. Red-eared slider turtles out-compete native pond turtles. Feral and at-large cats kill local birds and other small animals. Domestic chickens and peafowl spread disease to native birds.

If you or someone you know cannot keep your pet, please surrender it to a foster family, animal shelter or animal rescue organization.