Body Do you know what it takes to safely dispose of your household hazardous waste? To answer this question, OC Waste & Recycling has teamed up with Wild Wing of the Anaheim Ducks to help educate residents on ways to recycle right! Find out what to do with those old paint...

Body SANTA ANA, Calif. (Sept. 12, 2019) —On Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, OC Waste & Recycling, OC Public Libraries, City of Brea and Republic Services will be at the Brea Library educating and providing recycling and composting tips. The free education event will begin at 9 a.m. and end at noon...

Body Looking for a fun activity to do with the kids? OC Waste & Recycling has teamed up with Discovery Cube OC to help promote the importance of recycling right. Take the EcoChallenge by downloading our activity book filled with pages to color, tips on recycling and much more. You can...

Body OC Waste and Recycling will be present at the following events: OC Sanitation District Open House - July 27 Chalk Art Mural Event for Kids - August 10 Angels Stadium Family Sunday - August 18 Stop by our booth and play a quick game of What Goes Where? to learn...

Body You are invited to tour Orange County's Landfills Orange County's landfills are not simply the places where our trash goes. They are incredible feats of environmental engineering, and they even provide natural habitats. OC Waste & Recycling staff members, including biologists and engineers, are proud to welcome you on a...

Body Year Award Program or Facility Awarded by 2025 Excellence in Recycling Public Education OCWR’s EcoChallenge Curriculum: Enhancing Sustainability and Benefitting Youth National Waste & Recycling Association 2025 Best Safety Training Program OCWR Landfill Spotter Safety Training: Standardizing Communications & Protecting Workers Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) 2025 Community...

Body Address 1942 Valencia Avenue Brea, CA Directions Take the 57 freeway to Imperial Highway, go east on Imperial to Valencia Avenue. Turn left on Valencia and follow to the landfill. View Larger Map

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Body Don't Be (April) Fooled by Landfill Myths Can we fool you? Celebrate April Fool’s Day by testing your knowledge on Orange County landfills! A landfill is a dump. False. Dumps are just holes in the ground. Landfills are highly engineered to steward the environment. Orange County landfills are lined and...

Body Anaheim – SPARKES (alternative spelling SPARKS) PIT Location : The site is located north of Lincoln Avenue and east of Beach Boulevard in Anaheim. Dates of Operation and Closure : The County operated the refuse disposal station from 1958 to 1960. Current Land Use : Site is Open space. County...