Advance Disposal has been actively recycling since the mid-1960s. Although residents do not use separate containers for curbside recycling, plastic, glass, metal, wood, yard waste, paper, aluminum and tin are hand sorted for recycling at the Material Recovery Facility (MRF). Once trash is delivered to the MRF, it goes through a number of screens, shakers and conveyor belts where employees pull out recyclables to be diverted from the San Bernardino County landfill.While this means that Hesperia residents are not required to source separate items at the curb, residents are still encouraged to bundle their green waste separately, as well as their paper items, which are unusable if contaminated by liquids or food.