Body With campaign season over (for now), it’s time to think about what to do with all those lawn signs and posters. If the signs have mixed materials (metal, paper and plastic), they do not belong in the curbside recycle bin without separating. Instead, here are some creative ideas for those corrugated...

Body As we continue to wear disposable gloves and masks to protect ourselves, please remember to properly dispose of used protective equipment in the trash bin. Littering of waste can pollute the environment and pose a threat to human health, including children who may not realize the items they are touching...

Body 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...

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Body The holiday season brings so much joy and cheerful spirits to most of us, it also brings along an additional large amount of waste. Did you know that we send 25% more trash to landfills during the holiday season than any other time of the year in the United States...

Body Your friends at OC Waste & Recycling offer a suggestion for perhaps one of the easiest new year’s resolutions ever: Properly dispose of batteries! If you do, you will increase your environmental stewardship and help prevent waste fires. We have all heard the slogan, “Reduce, reuse, recycle.” Three simple acts...

Body For those of us who enjoy spending our time in and around the ocean, a common site that usually accompanies those blue skies and majestic sunsets, unfortunately, can be the unsightly waste products that we typically see: that water bottle carelessly tossed on the sand, the plastic red cup floating...

Body OC Waste and Recycling would like to remind our residents, that the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers, (HHWs), are required to close during rain events. This may include intermittent closures during regular operating hours, as centers may reopen when weather permits. Fortunately, those days are often few and far between...

Body OC Waste & Recycling: Service Update Orange County Landfills and Household Hazardous Waste Centers remain open during normal business hours. Materials Exchange Programs (MEPs) will reopen Saturday, June 27 for regular business hours. Follow us @OCWaste on social media for up-to -date changes and information. We understand that many people...

Body Celebrate National Pizza Day this year by not only enjoying a slice of your favorite pizza, but also recycling the box in came in! The debate as to whether pizza boxes can be recycled, is as time honored as choosing your favorite toppings to adorn your pizza. A recent study...