City promoting national campaign at Friday’s Farmers Market and all month long
Along with fresh produce, products and fare, the Mission Viejo Farmers Market on Friday will also celebrate America Recycles Day. America Recycles Day, a program to keep our country beautiful, is a nationally recognized day this month dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States. Each year, folks across the country host events [...]
Recycling campaign nets over $4K for Friends of the Mission Viejo Library
The Friends of the Mission Viejo Library received $4,242.75 from the City’s waste hauler, Waste Management, for residential recycling in April. Waste Management donates $5 per ton for the amount of recycling collected from Mission Viejo residents. During the past 12 years, the company has donated $58,828 to the Friends of the Library and has [...]
Volunteers sought for City’s fun-filled environmental celebration
Mission Viejo will celebrate Earth Day & Arbor Day from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 28 on the Village Green at Oso Viejo Park and the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way. Volunteers are sought to take part in planting activities at Oso Viejo Park and along the trail. [...]
Recycle your old cell phones at the library
If you have an old cell phone you were thinking of tossing in the trash: Think again. The Mission Viejo Library is now a cell phone recycling collection site. The collection bin is conveniently located in the lobby of the Mission Viejo Library at 100 Civic Center. The City has long been a supporter of [...]
City Council honors Marines and multi-family complexes for outstanding efforts
The City Council on Monday recognized two outstanding Marines for their dedication and four multi-family complexes for becoming greener. Council recognitions are designed to pay homage to those who make a difference in Mission Viejo. Lance Corporal Deron J. Johnson was recognized as “Marine of the Quarter” and Sergeant Camilo R. Osuna was honored as [...]
Recycle for the Mission Viejo Library in April
Saving up some extra recyclables to be collected during the month of April will help stock the Mission Viejo Library’s shelves with new children’s books, thanks to a program the City’s waste hauler launches each spring. Waste Management of Orange County donates $5 for every ton of residential recycled material collected from single family and [...]
Christmas Tree Recycling starts Dec. 27
The City’s waste hauler, Waste Management of Orange County, will recycle Christmas trees for three weeks starting Dec. 27. Simply place your tree – sans decorations and stands – curbside or in green-waste carts on your regularly scheduled trash pick-up day and the waste hauler will pick it up for free. Trees greater than six-feet [...]
Boy Scout will encourage shoppers to use reusable bags
Jameson Senger is on a mission to obtain his Eagle Scout badge and benefit the environment by encouraging residents to use reusable bags. This weekend, Jameson, who teamed up with the City on an environmentally friendly project, will survey shoppers at two different Ralph’s grocery stores regarding their plastic bag use. Armed with fellow scout [...]
City's Super Recycler recycling hair to soak up oil spill
Instead of scooping up hair clippings and throwing them in the trash, Carlton Hair International Hair Salon has started donating them to help soak up oil spills. About a week ago, the salon, located in the Shops at Mission Viejo, joined an effort that could possibly help contain a leak spewing from an underwater well [...]
Mission Hospital's new Green Team celebrates Earth Day with recycling push, special soap
Mission Hospital kicked off a new recycling program and formed a Green Team in an effort to encourage recycling and green practices at the regional facility. The City, Waste Management and EcoNomics have been working with the hospital to help it launch the new program it rolled out this week. On Thursday in honor of [...]
