Chamber and Tanforan Partner to Bring 6th Annual Small Business Showcase

Have you ever wondered where all that trash from your house goes after the trucks pick it up from the curb? What about all that stuff from the recycling bins?

If those questions have every crossed your mind, you can talk to someone directly from the waste company Saturday during the San Bruno Chamber of Commerce’s sixth annual and find out everything you’ve ever wanted to know.

Recology will be among 21 businesses (including this publication) participating in the event at The Shops at Tanforan. The showcase will give consumers a seat at the table with all of the businesses present so that each person can learn more about the company and what if offers locally. Prizes will be given out for each business someone visits at the event.

"This is a chance for our small businesses to connect with the public they serve," said Laura Baughman, CEO of the chamber. 

For Recology, which services 12,000 homes and businesses throughout the city, the company has been trying to make residents more aware of recycling. The city has a 90 percent participation rate so far. So representatives will be explaining to people what they can trash and what they can recycle, said Kirsten Pinochi, general manager of Recology San Bruno.

Consumers will also get to meet face-to-face with the people they may have only spoken with when calling for help, Pinocchi added.

“It will put a face on the voice on phone,” she said. “People will get to say, ‘Oh, you’re the person I talked to on the phone.”

The businesses participating in the showcase include:

• AllStore Center, 
• the American Cancer Society, 
• Brian Lew of Incline Connection, 
• the Citizens Emergency Preparation Committee, 
• Cypress Lawn, 
• of State Farm, 
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• Wendy McLaughlin of New York Life Insurance, 
• Patch, 
• the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance, 
• Recology San Bruno, 
• the San Bruno Chamber of Commerce, 
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• the San Mateo Credit Union, 
• the San Mateo Daily Journal, 
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• Todd Chandler of Exterior Design, 
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• Visiting Angels and 
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The event will take place on the upper level near JCPenney.