Commitment to the Community

We’ve been committed to the community since the 1930s.

At Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery, we pride ourselves on not just the service we provide or how we process the material in a healthy and environmentally safe way but how deeply we are woven into the fabric of the communities we serve. We are proud to be an essential resource and our decades-long community involvement tradition. Part of being a good neighbor means giving back to the communities and people that we serve.

Whether providing education and outreach, supporting youth organizations, sponsoring community events and organizations, or just getting our hands dirty with park and creek cleanups, we are deeply committed to enriching the area we call home.

Community Initiatives

Education and Outreach

We believe that education is critical to improving the way we recycle and helping to encourage environmental stewardship.

We provide scheduled tours to schools, clubs, and sustainability groups but are also open to the public. During the 45-minute tour of our processing facility, our guests see firsthand how serious we are about resource recovery. The interactive tours also firmly explain why waste reduction and proper sorting are essential.

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Presentations

We are passionate about sharing our knowledge about waste reduction and recycling and sharing it with the community whenever possible.

MDRR offers presentations to neighborhood associations, civic/environmental groups, businesses, and all other service and community-based organizations within our service areas. Our presentations cover the importance of waste reduction and proper sorting techniques and often end with an interactive sorting game that helps connect the dots.

School Education

Good things are growing thanks to our unique partnership rooted in helping others.
MDRR is committed to helping the school districts we service, MDUSD & PUSD, with their on-campus school gardens.

We genuinely believe that farm-to-table education is essential to our youth. Whether donating compost and mulch for school gardens and campuses, assisting with cafeteria lunch sorting, or providing classroom presentations to educate the importance of waste reduction and encourage proper recycling, we are there!

Supporting Youth Organizations

The future of our humanity relies on the youth. MDRR proudly sponsors organizations that boost academic performance, reduce risky behavior, promote physical health, and provide a safe, structured environment for our young.

Odyssey of the Minds is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college.

STS Academy provides support, enrichment, and recreation to the youth of Pittsburg. Through mentoring, tutoring, and homework assistance, STS seeks to offer students and their families academic assistance in a safe and fun environment.

Friends of Camp Concord provides scholarships to send under-serviced children to summer camp.

Kennedy-King Memorial Fund provides scholarships to students from minority groups who desire to attend California four-year colleges.

Community Cleanups

MDRR is also a proud partner to organizations that help keep our streets, parks, and waterways clean—often donating or lending supplies, providing service, and, more often than not, rolling up our sleeves and getting down and dirty. As Earth Ambassadors, MDRR dislikes litter!

Community Events

Whether hosting our events or participating in our communities and business partners’ events, we love hanging out with our neighbors.

Earth Month 2022

We had to postpone our Earth Day Celebration due to the pandemic, but that didn’t stop us from showing love to Mother Earth.

The MDRR team supported multiple events within our communities on Saturday, 4/23. We partnered with the Concord Chamber, local businesses & neighbors to help clean up downtown Concord. Our group also worked with the Pittsburg Chamber and other volunteers and cleaned up the Delta De Anza Trail while other team members were assisting with planting trees in Oakley at Summer Lake Park.

 

Concord’s July 4th Parade, Festival, and Fireworks

What do fireworks and your neighborhood waste and recycle resource company have in common?

As a proud sponsor of Concord’s July 4th Parade, Festival, and Fireworks, we are there yearly, showing our support and coming by with our vintage disposal truck.

Here are a few other city events that we are proud partners of:

  • Mayor’s Cook-Off
  • Concord Music in the Park
  • Pittsburg Civic Day
  • Heart of Oakley
  • Rio Vista Bass Derby
  • Rio Vista Luna Festival
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