The new year has arrived and we would like to encourage residents to make recycling right their new year’s resolution! Need some motivation? Legislation is changing with new statewide recycling goals, so let’s work together to achieve them. In addition to recycling items such as paper and plastic, composting is...
OC Waste and Recycling (OCWR) received two 2020 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo). OCWR was recognized for the development and implementation of a Metal Recycling Pilot Program at the Prima Deshecha Landfill and for creation and launch of the OCRecycleGuide.com website. The Metal Recycling Pilot Project...
What happens to our trash at the end of the day? That question “what happens to our trash” is often asked by kids. The answer is, it goes to one of Orange County’s three landfills, where OC Waste & Recycling employees safely bury and cover it in environmentally engineered areas...
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OC Waste & Recycling offers OC residents a simple drive-through service to properly dispose of common household items such as paints, batteries, light bulbs, pesticides and much more. The drive-thru service at county Household Hazardous Waste collection Centers (HHWCCs) is designed to make hazardous waste disposal quick and convenient. How...
Orange County is serviced by several different waste haulers across all cities and unincorporated areas. That means each hauler can differ in terms of recycling do's and don'ts, as well as the varying colors of bins provided for residential green waste, recyclables and trash. Confusion can be the leading cause...
OC Waste & Recycling has various resource recovery programs in place to preserve valuable landfill space and re-divert materials that can be repurposed. Mattress recycling, metal recycling and composting are some of the various programs in place at active landfill sites. For more information, use the navigation bar on the...
With school back in session throughout many cities, OC Waste & Recycling has many tools available to help both students and families take a break from the books and help ease this unusual transition. Have item's that have been cluttering your work space and unsure where to dispose of them...
In observance of Labor Day, OCWR's landfills and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers will be closed on Monday, September 7. Both will resume normal operations the followoing day, Tuesday, September 8. Holiday schedules for Orange County residential trash collection may be confirmed with local haulers here . For more information...