. >> reporter: san francisco recycler and trash hauler recology says byoc is real and growing. >> it's the next step in being green. >> reporter: some folks bring in glass containers, others metal boxes. others japanese bento boxings. they provide glass container jars. >> you will get a discount in the future and the jars cost about a dollar a jar. i think it really reduces the amount of containers. this neighborhood is good. people barely ask for bags here. they bring their own bags and they try to bring their own containers. >> it's eliminating garbage. it's better than recycling. >> reporter: where else than right here in the bay area. reporting live consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> b.a.r.t. has approved a contract. the transit agency says the warm springs extension in fremont should open in 2015 at a total cost of $900 million. the city of fremont will pay to build a station in the irvington district between the fremont and warm springs station. >>> the battle over san jose's budget crisis took an unusual turn. that would allow the city to put a measure on the ba

. >> supervisors, recology. i am not going to go over what you have already been told. here we are. how this is going to go tonight. there are people here from labor who need work. there are people here from homeless organizations and shelters. there are people from housing organizations that want to see housing built, so i ask you, supervisors. i stood here in a 2004 and urge you to pass the phase one disposition of the agreement and environmental impact report for the hunters job -- hunter gÉrard shipyard. where are the jobs? jobs were promised. where are the jobs? holmes, 300 homes were promised to these people. where are these times? we did the same thing last june and july on the hunters yard shipyard phase two. where are the jobs? $37 million was promised for hunters point for community development. shelters, programs. where are those programs? today, and your reviewing the exact same promises, and we have the exact same problems. when you vote today, you will be casting your vote and making your promise to these individuals that these things will, in fact, occur. 2004, 2011,

example, from recology here in san francisco. >> we have landfill, we have smaller carpet stores and independent contractors, homeowner. >> reporter: this electronic detector determines the material the carpet is made from then they are sorted by those types. then crews slice the carpeting into pallet sized bails. >> reporter: although they come in one part, they are made of several parts all of which will soon be able to be recycled. a machine separates the seam, padding and wool. >> it can be used for faux lumber, it can be used in several different things. >> reporter: the company says savings in garbage fees help keep new carpet prices low. >> i'm going to say it's closer to 65% per year in our garbage or utility fees. it's night and day. that's why we're so happy about the program. >> reporter: now new carpet of course is going to be even more recyclable. that saves oil from which most carpeting is actually made. reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> new scoreboards and an improved sound system are coming to an arena in oakland as part of a settlement and lon