SANTA ANA, Calif. (Sept. 12, 2019) —On Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, OC Waste & Recycling, OC Public Libraries, City of Brea and Republic Services will be at the Brea Library educating and providing recycling and composting tips. The free education event will begin at 9 a.m. and end at noon...
Looking for a fun activity to do with the kids? OC Waste & Recycling has teamed up with Discovery Cube OC to help promote the importance of recycling right. Take the EcoChallenge by downloading our activity book filled with pages to color, tips on recycling and much more. You can...
OC Waste and Recycling will be present at the following events: OC Sanitation District Open House - July 27 Chalk Art Mural Event for Kids - August 10 Angels Stadium Family Sunday - August 18 Stop by our booth and play a quick game of What Goes Where? to learn...
Don't Be (April) Fooled by Landfill Myths Can we fool you? Celebrate April Fool’s Day by testing your knowledge on Orange County landfills! A landfill is a dump. False. Dumps are just holes in the ground. Landfills are highly engineered to steward the environment. Orange County landfills are lined and...
In honor of National Pack Your Lunch Day on March 10, OC Waste & Recycling would like to encourage you to be an environmental steward by packing a zero waste lunch. Using reusable containers and making your own condiments are just a few ways to help reduce waste. For more...
PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING ABOUT THE PROPOSED CAPISTRANO GREENERY COMPOSTING OPERATION QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSED CAPISTRANO GREENERY COMPOSTING OPERATION 1. NOTICE OF INTENT 2. INITIAL STUDY 3. FIGURE 1 - PROJECT LOCATION 4. FIGURE 2 - PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT 5. FIGURE 3 - OPERATIONS AREA 6. FIGURE 4 -...
OC Waste & Recycling Speakers Bureau members spent two days at Viejo Elementary in Mission Viejo spreading messages about recycling, composting and ways to keep unnecessary trash out of our landfills. With nearly 500 students stopping by the OCWR booth during the two-day event, OCWR staff had its hands full...
It’s the first day of spring and do you know what that means? It’s time for spring cleaning! If you’re looking for ways to declutter the house or be environmentally conscious while cleaning, check out this website for tips on how to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle this spring. If you...
CR&R has advised OCWR that there will be no residential collection today, Tuesday, January 22, and that residential collection will be delayed by one day for the rest of this week, January 22-26. Cities effected are San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, Rancho...
Drive-Thru service, believed to have originated in 1947 along Route 66, sure has changed since the days of roller skates and meal trays. Drive-thrus are now used at many businesses like pharmacies, banks, coffee shops, and even waste and recycling facilities. This iconic measure of convenience is observed annually on...