Through the Green Waste Recycling Program, each resident is provided a 96-gallon green waste recycling cart for their yard waste such as grass clippings, leaves, weeds and other pruning.* All green waste collected curbside goes to Oceanside’s El Corazon Compost Facility to be processed and composted. The compost is free to Oceanside residents. By recycling our green waste locally, the City minimizes the amount of waste and recyclable material getting transported outside of the City therefore keeping our solid waste and recycling rates low, and our diversion and recycling rate high. The El Corazon Compost Facility is located at 3210 Oceanside Blvd., Oceanside 92056. Bring a shovel and be prepared to self-haul. For hours of operation, please call (760) 439-9920 or the City of Oceanside Recycling Hotline at (760) 435-5015.

* Residential customers may request one additional green waste cart at no additional cost.

Please help us keep our free compost clean and free of contamination.  Please be sure to keep trash out of the green waste recycling bin. 

Subsidized Compost Bin Program for Oceanside Residents

According to CalRecycle, over 6 million tons of food scraps are disposed of in California landfills each year!  In an effort to curb this issue, the City of Oceanside in partnership with Agri Services Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of a pilot program to support the composting of food scraps and other organic material at home. Coming this summer, Oceanside residents will be able to purchase a Wriggly Wranch Worm Bin at a reduced rate, in order to being there own composting of food scraps at home. 

The Wriggly Wranch Worm Bin is a “vermicomposting” system, using earthworms to recycle kitchen waste. The bin is simple to use and is a convenient way to recycle and enhance your gardening soil at home. The Wriggly Ranch Worm bin is compact and can be used at your home or on the patio of your apartment. It is a great way to reduce the amount of trash you generate at home. Composting of food scraps is a critical step towards reducing the volume of garbage needlessly sent to landfills for disposal, and is a step in the right direction towards Oceanside’s Zero Waste goals.  Please be sure to check back in regularly for further details, on how you can get a compost bin from the City, and how you can learn how to compost at home.