Events will be held Saturday, November 5 from 9 a...

SANTA ANA, CA (October 24, 2022) – OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) announces a county-wide Compost Giveaway at Bee Canyon Greenery (Frank R. Bowerman Landfill), Valencia Greenery (Olinda Alpha Landfill) and Capistrano Greenery (Prima Deshecha Landfill). Orange County residents can pick up free compost on Saturday, November 5, between 9...

OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) announces a County...

Giveaway Places Quality Organic Compost Material into the Community Orange County, CA (March 16, 2023) – OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) announces a County-wide Compost Giveaway at Bee Canyon Greenery (Frank R. Bowerman Landfill), Valencia Greenery (Olinda Alpha Landfill) and Capistrano Greenery (Prima Deshecha Landfill). Orange County residents can pick...

GET THE SCOOP ON VERMICOMPOSTING WITH OC WASTE & RECYCLING, OC PUBLIC LIBRARIES and DISCOVERY CUBE OC Orange County, CA (April 5, 2023) – In celebration of Earth Month, OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR), OC Public Libraries (OCPL) and Discovery Cube OC (DCOC) will partner for County-wide Earth Day events to...

4/19/23 Update The April FRB community meeting included the following updates: New Flare 6 Update LFG Collection System Improvements Phase VIIIA-1 Development Overview Bee Canyon Greenery Received US Composting Council Certification for Mulch Product Invitation to Residents to Request for Free Compost and Mulch at www.oclandfills.com/compost Odor Management Recap The...

ORANGE COUNTY, CA (May 12, 2023) – OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) is now accepting smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors from Orange County residents for free recycling at all four County-operated Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers (HHWCC). The safe disposal of household smoke detectors is important, but often limited...

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ORANGE COUNTY, CA (May 11, 2022) – OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) receives $3 million from CalRecycle, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. The grant award will enable OCWR to expand composting operations at the Frank R. Bowerman (FRB) Landfill in Irvine. "OCWR is developing composting operations co-located...

OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) has received two 2023 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) for innovative initiatives including a regional community compost program for the Orange County, and a smart misting system at the Prima Deshecha Landfill (PDL) in San Juan Capistrano. Both honors acknowledge excellence...