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Welcome to OCWR’s education hub. Simply click on your topic of interest below and find out more about what we offer the residents of Orange County. Make sure to follow us on social media @OCWaste to stay informed of public education events and receive recycling tips

OC's World Class Landfills

Award-winning operations

Waste-to-energy at the landfills

Anatomy of a landfill

Anatomy of a landfill quiz

What can I take to the landfill?

Fact sheets

Organic Waste

Organic waste diversion in OC

OC Food recovery program(link is external)

CalRecycle education/outreach toolkit(link is external)

 

 

 

Composting

Composting makes the world a better place(link is external)

Compost awareness(link is external)

EcoChallenge Kid's Compost Activities(link is external)

Guide to composting at school(link is external)

Recipe to backyard composting(link is external)

Benefits of composting

Where can you learn about composting in
Orange County

Household Hazardous Waste

What can I take?

What is the Materials Exchange Program?

Medication and sharps disposal

 Smoke alarm/detector disposal

 

 

 

OC Recycle Guide

OCRecycleGuide.com(link is external)

OC Recycle Guide Poster

OC Recycle Guide Quiz(link is external)

Printable Recycle Guide Quiz

What goes in which bin?

What is recycling contamination?(link is external)

Recycle Right Tips(link is external)

EcoChallenge

Recycling exhibit at Discovery Cube OC(link is external)

Free Child Admission Coupon

EcoChallenge Activity Book

America Recycles Day

Mattress Recycling and Disposal

Mattress Disposal Tips(link is external)

Mattress Recycling PSA(link is external)

 

 

 

Videos

OC Landfills: Resource Recovery for a Greener Future(link is external)

OC Landfills: The Inside Story(link is external)

Virtual Tour of Olinda Landfill(link is external)

Recycling 101 with OCWR Team(link is external) 

OCWR Talking Careers With Inside the Outdoors and The Orange County Department of Education(link is external)  

Costa Mesa Sanitary District's Earth Day Video 2021(link is external) 

ECO Challenge: Bad Apples Program (Anaheim Ducks Entertainment)(link is external)

ECO Challenge: Bad Apples Q&A (Anaheim Ducks Entertainment)(link is external)

 

Fact Sheets

Landfills

Anatomy of a landfill

What can I take to the landfill

Household hazardous waste 

Landfill Gas-to-Energy

Where can I recycle bottles and cans for redemption?

 

 

 

 

Recycling

Bottles and Cans Recycling

City Recycling Contacts

Changes in Recycling

Building a Regional Approach

Organics Initiative Report

OC Recycle Guide(link is external)

OC Unincorporated Communities

Where can I recycle bottles and cans for redemption?

Find a recycling center(link is external)

Test Your Recycling IQ (link is external)

Learn More

Annual Report

Speakers Bureau

Tour Program

 

 

 

 

 

City Resources

City Recycling Contacts

Commercial Haulers by City

Residential Haulers by City

2024 Orange County Trash Rate Survey