Composting made easy Saturday
The City of Mission Viejo and Waste Management are teaming up to host free compost workshops for residents Saturday, May 18 at Oso Viejo Park, 24932 Veterans Way. Composting is a simple and natural way to turn your yard and food waste into valuable organic fertilizer for your garden. On Saturday, compost and vermi-composting containers [...]
Recycling this month will help the Mission Viejo Library
If you fill up your recycling cart with extra recyclables this month, you will be helping the environment and the Mission Viejo Library. Waste Management of Orange County donates $5 for every ton of residential recycled material collected from single family and multifamily homes in April to the Friends of the Mission Viejo Library, which [...]
Christmas tree recycling starts Dec. 26
The City’s waste hauler, Waste Management of Orange County, will recycle Christmas trees for three weeks starting December 26. Simply place your tree at the curb or in your green-waste cart on your regularly scheduled trash collection day, and Waste Management will pick it up for free. Decorations and stands should be removed, and trees [...]
Saturday’s drive-thru document shredding a ‘win-win’ for residents and environment
Hundreds of residents and business owners took part in the City’s fourth annual drive-thru document shredding event Saturday, which resulted in more than 14 tons of paper shred and cardboard recycled. The event, hosted by Mission Viejo Police Services Crime Prevention Unit and the City, provided residents with a quick and easy solution to their [...]
Residents encouraged to embrace new recycling habits as new school year begins
As summer ends and students and teachers head back to school and parents get back in their school year routines, the City’s waste hauler, Waste Management of Orange County, is encouraging residents – both in and out of school – to include recycling and waste reduction habits this back-to-school season. Waste Management offers the following [...]
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 [...]
Free Compost Giveaway as part of Earth, Arbor Day celebration Saturday
The City will host a free compost giveaway starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 28 in the parking lot of Oso Viejo Park and the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way. The compost giveaway is part of Mission Viejo’s Earth Day and Arbor Day celebration that runs until noon at [...]
Tree recycling runs through January 20
If you haven’t recycled your Christmas tree yet, don’t fret: The City’s waste hauler, Waste Management of Orange County, will recycle the trees through January 20. 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 [...]
City Council recognizes good Samaritan, top recyclers and Marines for outstanding efforts
The City Council on Monday recognized a good Samaritan, the senior “recycling family” of the quarter, and two Marines from the Headquarters Battalion of the 1st Marine Division. Council recognitions are designed to honor those who make a difference in Mission Viejo. Monday’s meeting began with an impressive piano recital by Shelby Wong, a gifted [...]
City Council recognizes Waste Management, high school baseball varsity team and students for outstanding efforts
The City Council on Monday recognized Mission Viejo’s waste hauler for its donation to the library, a high school varsity baseball team for its CIF win and local student essay contest winners. Council recognitions are designed to honor those who make a difference in Mission Viejo. Waste Management of Orange County was recognized for donating [...]
