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…

Are you up to the challenge? Plastic Free July started in 2011 as a challenge that encourages participants to lessen their use of single-use plastics throughout the month of July. Last year, around…

Have you been waiting to clean out under the sink and inside the garage? Disposing of any household hazardous waste you uncover  is as easy as going to a drive-thru for lunch…

Heading back to school soon? Before you go supply shopping, go green! Assess what supplies from last year can be reused, reduced, and recycled. Simple fixes like stitching, washing or gluing can…

Tucked in the canyons of Irvine, within Frank R. Bowerman Landfill, is Bee Canyon Greenery. The greenery is the flagship composting program created by OCWR …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  County of Orange, OCDE Partner on Curricular Initiative Supporting Sustainability  COSTA MESA, Calif. — As part of a multifaceted outreach program to educate…

Happy New Year from OC Waste & Recycling! Just a friendly reminder that our landfills and Household Hazardous Waste Centers will be closed on New Year’s Day, but will operate during normal…

Take the Recycling Pledge for Chance to Win Tickets to Discovery Cube Orange County     SANTA ANA, CA – OC Waste & Recycling (OCWR) invites the…

Heading to an OC Landfill? Make sure you cover your load! Not only is covering your load an important safety issue, it’s the law. OC Waste & Recycling is partnering with California…

OC Waste & Recycling is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25, 2021. Please note the following details for landfills, Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers, and  HQ…