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Give back to the environment on National CleanUp Day, Saturday, September 18 – and keep the eco-conscious attitude throughout the year! National CleanUp Day occurs on the third...

09/16/21 Update Our landfill capacity is a finite resource and recycling rather than burying appropriate materials is an important part of our job at FRB. At our community meeting...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE County of Orange, OCDE Partner on Curricular Initiative Supporting Sustainability COSTA MESA, Calif. — As part of a multifaceted outreach program to educate...

Tucked in the canyons of Irvine, within Frank R. Bowerman Landfill, is Bee Canyon Greenery. The greenery is the flagship composting program created by OCWR that will produce...

Heading back to school soon? Before you go supply shopping, go green! Assess what supplies from last year can be reused, reduced, and recycled. Simple fixes like stitching, washing...

Have you been waiting to clean out under the sink and inside the garage? Disposing of any household hazardous waste you uncover is as easy as going to a drive-thru for lunch. This...

Are you up to the challenge? Plastic Free July started in 2011 as a challenge that encourages participants to lessen their use of single-use plastics throughout the month of July...

The first full week of May marks International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW), celebrated worldwide as more people, businesses, municipalities, schools and organizations are...

Calling all students to take the Project Zero Waste Challenge. Whether you are back to school in-person, or attending class from home, you can challenge yourself to think about how...