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OCWR Highlights

Business and Multifamily Recycling Compliance

Click here to view more information regarding business owner and multifamily residential recycling and waste diversion .

Take the EcoChallenge!

Our planet is calling on YOU to step up to the challenge! Discovery Cube and OC Waste and Recycling have partnered to bring an environmentally themed, eco-friendly exhibition to...

Drone overhead, trash haulers unloading waste at the landfill

Landfill Fees

Rates effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

The fees listed are for public disposal at Orange County's landfills only. The Olinda and Prima Deshecha landfills are the...

Composting Tips & Benefits

Click here for composting tips and benefits!

Visit the OC Recycle Guide!

Click here to view the OC Recycle Guide. Orange County's A-Z recycling tool to recycle right!

SOIL APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR DISPOSAL AT OC LANDFILLS

OC Waste & Recycling's criteria for the acceptance of clean soil are required to protect the environment and ensure regulatory compliance.

SOIL ACCEPTANCE STATUS BY LANDFILL...

OC LANDFILLS NOW ACCEPTING TREATED WOOD WASTE

Treated Wood Waste Disposal Information-Please Review This Notice Carefully Prior to Disposing of Treated Wood Waste (TWW).

BEGINNING APRIL 16, 2021, FOR A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS...

Virtual Landfill Tour: Olinda Alpha Landfill

Virtual Landfill Tour Offers at Home Learning Opportunity for Families.

County and Mattress Recycling Council team up to Offer Free Recycling Service

SANTA ANA, Calif., September 29, 2020 – OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) and the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) today announced a new service at OC’s landfills: free commercial and...

News & Headlines

Compost Giveaway May 21

May 19, 2022

OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) announces a Compost Giveaway at Frank R. Bowerman (FRB) Landfill. Pick up FREE compost at 11002 Bee Canyon Access Road in Irvine on Saturday, May 21, 2022, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. while supplies last. The self-haul event by OCWR offers the compost free of charge and...