Info on Haulers, Recycling Coordinators, Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers, Free Compost and More Who's My Waste Hauler? Orange County is home to several different waste haulers, and rules for waste disposal vary. Who's My Recycling Coordinator? Recycling coordinators can be a great resource for waste reduction and recycling programs...

Please browse the directory below to look for topics that align with your group's interests: Speakers Bureau Directory (PDF) Speaker Request FORM The people of OC Waste & Recycling play many different roles in delivering an essential public service to the residents and businesses of Orange County – the management...

Mission Statement The mission of OC Waste & Recycling is to provide waste management services, protect the environment, and promote recycling in order to ensure a safe and healthy community for current and future generations. Vision Statement A landfill and resource recovery system that safely manages waste, recycles resources and...

Are you an OC educator looking for a creative way to teach about topics like science, career and environmental engineering? At OC Waste & Recycling not only do we manage the County’s local landfills, but we also employ state-of-the-art engineering and top environmental measures to preserve our local resources. Talking...

OC Waste & Recycling serves the County’s solid waste disposal needs by providing waste management services, operating public landfills, protecting the local environment, investing in renewable energy enterprises and promoting recycling in order to ensure a safe and healthy community for current and future generations. The department manages one of...

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Proposed Changes and Addendum OC Waste & Recycling invites community members to attend a virtual informational meeting to learn more about the proposed operational changes and the Addendum. Staff will provide a presentation describing Capistrano Greenery and the proposed operational changes and will be available to answer questions about Capistrano...

CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY ORGANIZATIONS IN ORANGE COUNTY More than 30% of material that enters California landfills is considered organic material. Organic material includes edible food, which can be recovered to combat food insecurity. By recovering edible food we not only help out those in...

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...

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...