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Orange Community Recycling Programs

Orange Community Recycling is the division of the Orange County Solid Waste Management Department concerned with waste reduction and recycling. Education and Outreach functions are carried out under the Department's administrative branch while recycling operation are carried out under the Landfill- Recycling Operations Division.

Recycling Operations manages the urban curbside, rural curbside, multifamily (apartment) sites, hazardous waste collections, commercial recycling, 24-hour recycling drop-off sites, and recycling at Orange County Solid Waste Convenience Centers. Recycling Operations are responsible for collection, processing and marketing of cans, bottles and paper from all of the departments recyclgin programs.

The recycling tonnages broken down by program for 2008-09 are found on the statistics page.