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Business Hazardous Waste
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The following is a partial list of disposal companies to assist with the proper disposal of waste materials. A more comprehensive list of companies that dispose of waste can be found in the Business-to-Business telephone directory under the listing “Waste Disposal – Hazardous” or by searching on the internet by...
Household Hazardous Waste
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Free Household Hazardous Waste and E-waste Disposal for OC Residents Leftover household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive ingredients are considered Household Hazardous Waste (HHW). Products such as paints, cleaners, oils, batteries, smoke detectors, and pesticides that contain potentially hazardous ingredients require special handling when you dispose of...
Automated Payment Program Information
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General Information If you're a regular business user, you may apply for an automated payment account for waste and soil disposal at our landfills. Soil disposal needs to be a separate application from waste disposal application . WASTE DISPOSAL: Click here to download an automated payment program application for general...
OC Office of Sustainability
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Climate Action Plan Public Forum Recap If you missed the May 12th forum, download the slide presentation . Please note that we would love your feedback on the CAP and its progress to date. Submit your comments to GreenOC@ocwr.ocgov.com on or before June 2nd to be included in the next...
City Recycling Contacts
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Sign up for updates to the Recycling Coordinators contact list For recycling questions, including waste reduction or local programs, please contact your city's representative. CITY ADDRESS City Website Aliso Viejo Rae Beimer rbeimer@avcity.org 12 Journey, Suite 100 Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 (949) 425-2538 Solid Waste & Recycling | Aliso Viejo...
Residential Organics Recycling
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Changes Have Been Made to Your Waste and Recycling Services Starting in early 2022, Orange County residents saw a new change to residential waste and recycling bin services. Residents are required to begin sorting organic waste, including specific food items, into their green waste bin. What's going on now? Organics...
Commercial Organics Recycling
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Beginning January , 2022, all businesses and multi-family dwellings must implement an organics recycling program. Business owners should contact their local waste hauler for additional information on how to obtain organics service to maintain compliance. What is organic waste? Organic material comes from anything living – plants and animals. Organic...
Enforcement
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The State of California approved Senate Bill (SB) 1383 in 2016 and requires jurisdictions throughout the State to adopt an organics recycling ordinance or enforceable mechanism by January 1, 2022. Per SB 1383 the ordinance/enforceable mechanism shall mandate that organic waste generators, haulers, and other entities subject to the requirements...
Organics Recycling at Home
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Food scrap pails, recycling details and hauler info Orange County residents are required to sort organic waste, including specific food items, into their organics cart. Below are links to resources for organics recycling, composting tips, household hazardous waste, local waste haulers, recycling coordinators, food donation opportunities and more. Food scrap...
Implementation & Compliance
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WHAT In September 2016, Senate Bill (SB) 1383 (Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016) set methane emissions reduction targets for California in a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP). This requires jurisdictions to implement mandatory organic waste collection and recycling in a statewide effort to divert...