Stanton – STANTON Location: The site is located on the east side of Knott Avenue, 3/4-mile south of Katella Avenue in the City of Stanton. Dates of Operation and Closure: The County operated the site as a refuse disposal station from 1948 to 1955. Current Land Use: Materials Recovery Facility...
County Unincorporated (Silverado) – SILVERADO Location: The site is located at the northwest corner of Santiago and Silverado Canyon Roads in eastern unincorporated Orange County. great Dates of Operation and Closure : The County operated the refuse disposal station from 1947 to 1967. Current Land Use: Open space; Christmas tree...
OC Waste and Recycling (OCWR) received three Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo). OCWR was recognized for their involvement in creating the Neighbor Support Portal, submitting an Organics Management Plan and aiding in the development of the OC Safety Application. The Neighbor Support Portal allows residents to...
As part of the department’s month long outreach and promotion of recycling for America Recycles Day, OCWR hosted its annual collection event at the Honda Center in partnership with the Anaheim Ducks. Residents were invited to bring documents for free paper shredding, home good collections, e-waste and new this year...
On 10/10/18, Landon and Phil were found at Prima Deshecha Landfill. The Waste Inspector noticed something moving as the load was being unloaded. Immediately he recognized that it was two small kittens. With aid from his coworkers, the kittens were transported to OCWR administration offices and provided with water and...
Did you know about 200 million pounds of turkey are thrown away each year at Thanksgiving? As we work to preserve our natural resources, the County of Orange would like to encourage residents to recycle right this holiday season. By making a conscience decision about what goes in your waste...
Beginning in January 2020, key pieces of legislation will have significant impacts on cities, haulers and our own landfill operations. Together we are working on solutions to divert Processed Green Material (PGM) that will no longer count as diversion when used as Alternative Daily Cover (ADC) and other organic material...
Wild Wing of the Anaheim Ducks is back at it and this time he is “talking trash” about battery disposal. Batteries contain chemicals that are hazardous to the environment and can potentially cause fires when thrown in the trash. OC Waste & Recycling makes disposal easy by accepting them for...
Looking for something to do with the family during winter break? Why not discover the Science of Gingerbread and explore OC Waste & Recycling’s EcoChallenge exhibit at the Discovery Cube OC. Follow this link to score your free admission ticket!
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