Body Laguna Woods TV highlights benefits of Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center for OC residents Did you know that Orange County has four free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers servicing County residents? Watch our recent news segment on Laguna Woods TV to find out everything you need o know about proper...

Body While COVID-19 forced OC Waste & Recycling to cancel its free landfill tours for the time being, the staff has created a stunning virtual tour of Olinda Alpha Landfill in Brea. Even during this health crisis landfill operations continue as waste management is an essential public service. See the aerial...

Body Please Review This Notice Carefully Prior to Disposing of Treated Wood Waste (TWW): OC Waste & Recycling accepts treated wood waste (TTW) at Frank R. Bowerman Landfill (commercial/business only) in Irvine and Prima Deshecha Landfill in San Juan Capistrano. TWW is not accepted at Olinda Alpha Landfill in Brea. WHAT...

Body Please review all information carefully prior to disposing TWW. Please note: Alpha-Olinda and Prima landfill will not accept TWW. If you attempt to dispose TWW at Alpha-Olinda or Prima Deshecha Landfill, you will be turned away. To view a copy of the CORRECTED PRESS RELEASE regarding TWW disposal, click here...

Body OC Waste and Recycling and Discovery Cube OC are bringing Earth Day activities to families both at home and in-person at the Cube. Be on the lookout for news of the new County-sponsored World of Organic Waste exhibit, a hands-on experience featuring the red wiggler worm station, a waste decomposition...

Body Calling all students to take the Project Zero Waste Challenge. Whether you are back to school in-person, or attending class from home, you can challenge yourself to think about how a simple challenge can help make a big impact for the environment. During the week of May 10-14, Orange County...

Body The first full week of May marks International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW), celebrated worldwide as more people, businesses, municipalities, schools and organizations are recognizing the importance of composting. This year’s theme is Grow, Eat…COMPOST…Repeat. For details on how to participate in the International Compost Awareness initiative, residents, businesses and organizations...

Body New Waste Hauler Service Company for El Modena Effective July 1, 2021 The Unincorporated Areas of Orange County are broken into 11 different Franchise Areas. El Modena is its own area – Franchise Area 5 CA-2. Each area has an Exclusive Franchise Agreement with a company to manage waste and...

Body Compost Awareness What is composting? Below are some helpful links to help explain what composting is all about: Live Brighter Blog, What is composting? UCCE Master Gardener, Composting brochure Composting makes the world a better place Compost for kids Decompose Why is composting important? Check out The Compost Story, as...

Body Dear Neighbor: This week, we held our first virtual job fair ! One of my goals for the Second District has been to equally support small businesses and focus on job revitalization. I’m proud to say our first virtual fair was a tremendous success: Registered businesses: 87 Registered job seekers...