Recycling Makes Sense…and It’s the Law!
In 1989, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 939, which requires all California cities to divert a minimum of 50% from landfills. The City of Oceanside needs your help to achieve this goal. We cannot meet the 50% mandated diversion rate without each resident doing his or her part! By making recycling a part of your daily routine, we can extend the life of our landfills, save precious and limited natural resources, and enjoy a healthier environment.
Whether you live in a single-family home, an apartment, condo or townhouse, have a small business or a large commercial facility, recycling is easy. This Web site will help you in determining what materials are recycled in Oceanside and how to properly prepare them for collection.
Commercial and Industrial Recycling
Commercial and industrial businesses are also required to recycle. The City of Oceanside will provide a free waste audit to assist your business in determining the most economically feasible and environmentally responsible recycling collection system possible.
Please call Oceanside’s Recycling Hotline at (760) 435-5015 to schedule an appointment for your audit today.
Do you have questions concerning your utility billing or service changes?
Call Oceanside’s Utility Billing Department at: (760) 435-3900
For Recycling Questions or to request recycling crates or a green waste cart
call: (760) 435-5015
Oceanside Recycles!
Glass, Plastic, Cans, Mixed Paper, Newspaper, Junk Mail, Letters, Magazines, Cardboard and Green Waste |
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RECYCLING INSTRUCTIONS
- Glass Bottles and Jars: All *CRV and colors of glass jars and bottles are accepted. Please be sure all contents have been removed.
Please do not include window glass, drinking glasses, mirrors, light bulbs, or porcelain.
- Aluminum And Bi-Metal Cans: All *CRV cans, aluminum pie pans, and tin cans, soup cans, vegetable cans, pet food cans etc…
There is no need to remove labels, but please empty the cans of any contents.
- Plastic: *CRV Plastic, which includes milk jugs, fruit, juice or sport drinks. Also, shampoo, laundry detergent, and other similar plastic bottles with recycling symbols #1 through #7.
Please do not include plastic bags; they will not be accepted in our recycling crates. Many grocery stores accept plastic bags for recycling, so please check with your local stores for availability.
All of the items listed above may be placed together in the same recycle crate.
Please do not place any of your recyclables inside plastic bags!
*CRV= California Redemption Value
- Newspaper/Cardboard & Junk Mail: All newspapers and inserts, junk mail, any color paper, envelopes, magazines, catalogs, telephone books, and cereal boxes. Cardboard boxes must be flattened, and no larger than 3' X 3' in size.
Remove plastic liners from cereal boxes. Do not include tissue paper, napkins, paper plates or any waxed or coated paper or waxy cardboard. No pizza boxes or milk cartons
Reducing junk mail gets clutter out of your mailbox, frees up your time, and helps protect the environment. It takes 17 trees to make a ton of paper. That means nearly 100 million trees get used for junk mail every year in the U.S. Let's keep the trees in the forest, and get the junk mail out of your life.
Are you tired of unwanted mail? Have you ever returned from a vacation with a mound of mail, most of it solicitations and credit card applications?
Junk mail is a waste of time and resources. The average American household receives 1.5 trees through the mail slot in the form of unsolicited mail every year. That adds up to over 100 million trees annually. In addition, Americans collectively pay $370,000,000 a year to dispose of the junk mail that doesn't get recycled. But there is good news! You can get rid of 90 percent of that junk mail much easier than you might think. It's good to recycle your junk mail. It's even better to stop getting it altogether.
Go to http://www.stopjunkmail.org/ for more info!
GREEN WASTE RECYCLING
Place only grass clippings, leaves, weeds, and other prunings out for collection. Place green waste cart on the curb by 6 a.m. the same day as your regular trash collection.
Prunings and branches must be tied into 4-foot sections and tied into bundles not to exceed 18 inches in diameter.
Please, do not use wire for bundles.
Please Do Not Use Plastic Bags. Green waste placed inside plastic bags will not be collected.
Give us a call. We are here to help. (760) 435-5015
RECYCLING CENTER LOCATIONS
El Corazon 3210 Oceanside Blvd. (760) 439-9920
Accepts: Yard trimmings, tree branches, grass, leaves, clean/unpainted and untreated wood.
Please, No palm fronds, cactus, yucca, stumps, rocks, dirt or trash.
FREE COMPOST! Bring a shovel to load and self-haul. Call for hours of operation.
Disposal fees my be applicable.
Waste Management’s Recycling Center 2880 Industry St. (760) 439-2824
Accepts: any materials with California Redemption Value, and miscellaneous plastics with recycle symbol from # 1 thru #7. (for example, shampoo bottles, detergent bottles, juice bottles, ketchup bottles etc…)
Also tin cans and glass jars (for example, pet food cans, soup, beans, pickle jars, baby food jars, mayonnaise, mustard etc…) Plus, mixed paper, junk mail, newspaper and all inserts, catalogs, magazines, phone books, envelopes etc…
Cardboard must be flattened to no larger than 3' X 3' size.
Ben’s Recycling 2929 – B San Luis Rey Rd. (760) 967-0575
Accepts: Any materials with a California Redemption Value (plastic bottles, aluminum cans, bi-metal cans, and glass beverage bottles).
Call for current market values and hours of operation.
Lee’s Iron & Metal 1315 Lee Drive, Vista, CA (760) 724-1330
Accepts: Appliances, miscellaneous scrap metals and empty propane tanks.
Please, no refrigerators or plastic dishwashers.
San Diego Battery 216 El Centro (760) 722-3500
Accepts: All batteries at no charge.
Call for hours of operation.
Green Planet Solutions – 2065 Poplar Rd. (760) 639-0672
Accepts: Electronics waste such as TV's, monitors, computers, printers, power cords, fax machines, power tools, wire, and anything that is electrical. For information please call or check their website: http://www.atotalgps.com.
Pick Up Old Appliances 116 Azalea Dr., Vista, CA 92083 (760) 599-9002
Accepts: Stoves, dishwashers, ovens, microwaves, washers, dryers, water heaters and refrigerators.
Please, no sinks or toilets.
Call for hours or operation. Fees may apply for some items.
J.M. Appliances 2530 South Santa Fe Ave., Vista, CA 92084 (760) 734-4975
Will pick up: Refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers.
Rentals, sales, repairs.
E-WASTE! (ELECTRONIC WASTE)
Electronic Waste may be dropped off at Waste Management’s Recycle Center.
MONITORS, TELEVISIONS, AND LAP TOP COMPUTERS ARE FREE. ALL OTHER ELECTRONIC WASTE IS CHARGED AT .50¢ PER POUND UPON DROP-OFF.
If you have any questions, please call 760-439-2824 or 1-800-386-7783.
COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS E-WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING
To legally recycle and dispose of commercial business-generated electronic waste (TVs, Monitors, FAX Machines, Phones, etc.) please contact E-WORLD for a fee schedule: E-World Recyclers, 2480 Ash Street, Vista, California 92081 – (760) 599-0888 – www.eworldrecyclers.com
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
Waste Management of North County Recycling Center 2880 Industry Street (760) 439-2824
Residents may bring up to 5 gallons per day of used motor oil, used oil filters, and anti-freeze, Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (no appointment is necessary)
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) materials are only accepted on Saturdays BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Oceanside residents must show proof of residency.
SHARPS MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
A new state law effective September 1, 2008, will make it illegal to dispose of home-generated hypodermic needles and other medical sharps waste in the trash, home recycling containers, or green waste containers.
As a result of the recent legislation Waste Management will no longer collect sharps medical waste, and if drivers discover them in the trash or recycling receptacles, they will leave the entire receptacle and place a non-collection tag on it so the resident or customer can properly dispose of the items. The non-collection tag will state the reason that Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) was found in the container. Additionally, the non-collection tag will provide the phone number of Waste Management's customer service line for further information on proper disposal of HHW and sharps medical waste.
Locally the proper disposal methods for sharps medical waste already in place by Waste Management are the following options:
- Waste Management sharps disposal by mail system:
- Residents can find out more information at www.wastemd.com. sharps disposal by mail-back programs is the preferred method of disposal. Some pharmacies also accept used sharps.
- Waste Management sharps collection containers:
- Waste Management has authorized containers at the Oceanside Buyback Center for residents to drop off their sharps/needles. Residents can bring these needles in containers. WM employees are not authorized or allowed to handle sharps. Residents can dispose of these items during normal business hours.
- The hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday, 8:00am – 4:00pm.
- Buy-back Location:
Waste Management of North County Recycling Center
2880 Industry Street, Phone: (760) 439-2824
UNIVERSAL WASTE DISPOSAL LAWS
Important Information
As of February 9, 2006, all households and small generators will have to change the way they are disposing of everyday universal waste.
Universal Waste is items that contain hazardous material deemed too toxic to be disposed of in landfills. Residents may no longer put these items in their trash for collection. These are items you use every day, such as household batteries, fluorescent tubes, electrical switches, mercury thermostats, and other electronic devices found in your home.
Waste Management of North County and the City of Oceanside have been leaders in providing residents with safe and proper disposal for these types of waste. Currently Universal Waste can be brought to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 2880 Industry Street on scheduled Saturdays, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Electronic Waste can be dropped off during normal business hours at Waste Management’s Recycle Center at the same address, Tuesday – Saturday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Below is a list of items that are considered Universal or Electronic Waste and the sites where you may safely dispose of or recycle these items. THESE ITEMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN YOUR TRASH..
Household Hazardous Waste Facility
Household Batteries AA, AAA, C, D and 9 volt
Mercury Thermostats and Thermometers
Mercury Barometers
Blood Pressure Monitors
Fluorescent Tubes
High Intensity Lamps
Sodium Vapor and Neon Bulbs
Electrical Switches and Relays
Non-Empty Aerosol Cans |
Recycle Center
Computers
Monitors
Televisions
Cell Phones
Cordless Telephones
VCR and DVD Players
Radios and Stereos
Fax Machines
Microwave Ovens
Printers
Electronic Games
Circuit Boards
Camcorders
Remote Controls |
To make an appointment to drop off selected Universal Waste and/or Household Hazardous Waste at the Waste Management Household Hazardous Waste Facility, please call (760) 439-2824 or 1-800-386-7783.
For more information on Universal Waste go to www.dtsc.ca.gov.
CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION (C&D) FACILITIES - SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Construction & Demolition debris including concrete, metals, asphalt, rock, carpet, wood, gypsum and other construction debris compromise over 35% of materials disposed in landfills. These materials can be recycled. For more information, click on these links:
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