Trash Flash

Recycling News for Camarillo Businesses & Multi-Family Complexes

Spring 2013

Food Waste Pilot Project Continues to GrowIn April 2012, Harrison

Industries and strategic partner Agromin launched an innovative pilot that is designed to one day virtu-ally eliminate food waste from local landfi lls.

Albertsons supermar-kets in Ventura, Camarillo and Carpinteria were Har-rison’s fi rst commercial customers to join the food waste program.

Previously, food scraps from Albertsons’ meat, produce, deli, dairy, bak-ery and fl oral departments ended up in the trash. Now, store employees fi ll special recycling barrels with everything from meat fat and bones to pineapple tops and corn husks. Same goes for liquid food waste like yogurt, cottage cheese and mayonnaise; bread and baked goods; and eggs and dairy products.

Harrison trucks collect the food waste and deliver it to Agromin, an Oxnard-based organics recovery company. Employing a Covered Aerated Static Pile System, Agromin mixes the food waste with yard waste that Harrison trucks collect from its residential and commercial customers to create an enriched compost and alternative fuel.

Agromin also just took delivery of an anaerobic di-gester. The equipment, which will transform food waste into energy, will be up and running this spring. No combustion or burning is involved in the process. It’s strictly a low-temperature, clean and natural system.

In the year since it was launched the food waste program has grown to include over 30 Harrison com-mercial customers – from restaurants and supermarkets

to hospitals and schools. Ventura County Jail’s Todd Road facility has even joined the food waste program. In all Harrison trucks have collected over 700 tons of food waste that has been diverted from lo-cal landfi lls.

“It’s been a big suc-cess,” said Donald Sealund, food waste program coordinator for Harrison Industries. “Everyone’s been doing a great job, and we hope to keep adding customers to the program.”

Marie Callender’s res-taurant at 185 East Daily Drive and Smart & Final grocery warehouse at 389 Arneill Road are among the food waste program’s success stories. Marie Callender’s has sorted 4.3 tons of food waste since joining the program last June and Smart & Final, which joined in December, has already sorted 11.7 tons.

Other Harrison com-mercial customers in Camarillo participating in the food waste program, along with the amount of

food waste collected from the establishments as of Janu-ary are:u Albertsons (58 tons)u California State University Channel Islands (2.8 tons)u Solar World (one ton)Harrison’s goal is to expand the program to busi-

nesses as we continue our march toward “Zero Waste.” For more information, call Sealund at 647-1414, ext. 4318.

Marie Callender’s (top) has sorted 4.3 tons of

food waste since joining the food waste program

last June and Smart & Final, which joined in De-

cember, has already sorted 11.7 tons.

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Assembly Bill 341 Requires Commercial Recycling

As a reminder, Cali-fornia Assembly Bill 341 went into effect

on July 1, 2012, mandating commercial recycling for all businesses that generate four or more cubic yards of waste per week and all multi-family dwellings with fi ve units or more regard-less of the amount of waste.

Most E.J. Harrison & Sons customers in Camaril-lo are already in compli-ance with this regulation. However, all municipalities are required to conduct education and outreach activities to inform and assure all affected commercial generators know what can be recycled locally and are making good-faith efforts to recycle.

The City and Harrison can provide free waste as-sessments to show you how you can improve your waste diversion. The new legislation also has a goal of 75 percent diversion of waste from landfi lls by 2020. Although the City is close to that diversion level, it will take the cooperation of all commercial and residential customers to achieve this goal.

Here are a few things you can do to assure your business is in compliance with this regulation by July:u Make sure all employees are aware of what

materials can be recycled. Harrison has free fl iers and posters available.u Make sure you

have adequate contain-ers within your busi-ness to separate trash and recyclables. Make it convenient. Always put the trash and recycling containers next to each other. u If you are a Uni-

cycle customer, make sure everyone knows that trash must be securely bagged and that recycling is placed in loose (un-

bagged) in the bin. u Work with custodial staff to be sure that recy-

cling separated inside your business is actually going into your outside recycling bin. u For multi-family units, property managers can

inform tenants of what materials can be recycled. Together we can comply not only with the letter of

the law but help reduce air and water pollution, gener-ate more jobs, save landfi ll space, conserve valuable natural resources and lower green house gas emis-sions. Thanks for doing your part!

For more information, contact Daniel Harrison of E.J. Harrison & Sons at 647-1414, ext. 4321.

‘Going Green’ Can Save Businesses the other ‘Green’There are a number of important reasons for your

business to “Go Green.” The most signifi cant is that preserving the world’s natural resources is the responsibility of every individual, both at work and at home.

It’s also easy to “Go Green.” Here are some tips:u When ordering offi ce supplies, look for those

made with recycled materials to “close the loop” and keep up the demand for recycled materials. u When possible, set printers and copiers to

“double side” or “duplex” as a default. This may cut your paper use and costs almost in half.u Make it easy to recycle at work by plac-

ing containers next to every trash contain-er and copier.u Make it a policy to in-

vest in energy-saving comput-ers, monitors and printers, and make sure that your old equip-ment is properly recycled. You

can dispose of your electronic waste, also known as “e-waste,” free of charge at Gold Coast Recycling, 5275 Colt St. in Ventura. u Post the back side of this “Trash Flash” that

discusses recycling on your offi ce’s bulletin board.When you “Go Green,” you not only are helping

save the environment, you are also saving yourself a lot of the paper green. When you conserve, you re-duce waste. When you reduce waste, you reduce your

costs. It’s that simple.And once you’ve set up a recycling program

in your business, take the next step. If you are a tenant in an offi ce building, insist that your land-lord or building manager has the correct number of trash and recycling bins to meet the building’s

needs. Businesses and owners of

multi-family units can call E.J. Harrison & Sons for a free waste audit at 647-1414.

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Spring 2013

Do-It-Yourself Guide to Motor Oil and Fluids Recycling

Are you a do-it-yourselfer? If you change the oil on one or more vehicles at your home or busi-ness, you have a special obligation to protect

our environment, and there’s an easy and convenient way to meet that obligation.

It’s a myth that a few drops of oil spilled on the ground every now and again – or a quart that “acciden-tally” makes its way to the street – can’t really hurt the environment.

The fact is, used motor oil may contain numerous hazardous contaminants, including lead, magnesium, copper, zinc, arsenic, chromium, chlorides and cad-mium. Just one gallon of it can foul a million gallons of drinking water. Federal reports indicate that used motor oil alone accounts for more than 40 percent of the total oil pollution of the nation’s harbors and wa-terways. That’s a lot of drops – or accidental quarts!

Camarillo is fortunate to have several state-certi-fi ed used oil recycling centers located within its city limits, so do-it-yourselfers have no excuse to let their used oil pollute the environment. Appointments at these locations are not required, but it’s a good idea to call ahead to confi rm operating hours and quantity limits.

A few points to keep in mind when doing your good deed: u Place oil in tightly-sealed, pourable containers

that hold no more than fi ve gallons.u All locations accept oil fi lters. Just drain fi rst

and place in a plastic bag. u Do NOT contaminate oil by mixing with any

other fl uids.u Remember, it is ILLEGAL to leave oil at a

closed collection center after business hours.

Camarillo Certifi ed Oil Recycling Centers

S CENTRAL PLAZA UNION 76 700 Arneill Road 482-3456

S FIRESTONE STORE 261 Arneill Road 482-9813

S JIFFY LUBE 55 Daily Drive 388-1922

S O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 359 Carmen Drive 482-2377

S OILSTOP, INC. 400 Las Posas Rd. 384-1189

S STEVE THOMAS BMW 411 E. Daily Dr 482-8878

Note: Motor oil and oil fi lters also are accepted at the City of Camarillo’s Hazard-ous Waste Facility, open the second Friday and Saturday of each month. Appointments are required. Call 987-0717.

Don’t Throw Away Printer Cartridges; Recycle Them

What do you do when your printers’ inkjet cartridges and toner cartridges

go dry? For the environment’s sake, don’t throw them away - recycle them.

Here’s why:u An average of three quarts of oil

are burned to make one new cartridge.u Every cartridge that is recycled

keeps two quarts of oil out of our land-fi lls.u An estimated 400 million

cartridges in the U.S. alone are thrown away every year. That comes out to one cartridge every eight seconds.u It takes about 1,000 years for every one of those

millions of cartridges to decompose in our landfi lls.

Inkjet and toner cartridges, along with other electronic waste such as old

computers, printers, televisions and fax machines, are collected free of charge at Gold Coast Recycling & Transfer Station, 5275 Colt St., Ven-tura. Hours are Mondays through Fridays, from 5 a.m. and 7 p.m., and on Saturdays, from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, call 642-9236.

Most offi ce supply stores, including Staples, Offi ce Depot and Offi ceMax, also

accept inkjet and toner cartridges for recycling. Just bring in the used cartridges when buying new ones.

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Harrison Commercial & Multi-Family Complex CustomersRecycling, Unicycling and Yard Waste Guidelines

Household Hazardous Waste Program

Accepted Items: Antifreeze, solvents, pesticides, household cleaners, pool & garden chemicals, household & car batteries, lancets (in approved containers), fl uorescent light tubes, cathode ray tubes (CRT’s), compressed gas cylinders, fi re extinguishers, oil based & latex paint, mercury-containing devices, motor oil & fi lters and expired medication (no controlled substances).

Drop-off events are held the second Friday & Saturday of every month. For an appointment, please call:

City of CamarilloCity Manager: Bruce Feng

Mayor: Charlotte Craven

Vice Mayor: Kevin Kildee

council Members:Bill Little, Jan McDonald &

Mike Morgan

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987-0717

Items NOT Accepted: Explosives, ammunition, fi reworks, tires, radioactive waste, infectious waste or smoke alarms.

Got a lot of trash?Try a Harrison roll-off or bin rental. Convenient & Affordable.

Got a little bit of trash?Take it to Gold Coast Recycling & Transfer Station.

Got some yard waste or need some mulch?Call Agromin.

5275 Colt St. • Ventura(805) 642-9236www.goldcoastrecycling.com

www.ejharrison.com

1-800-AGROMIN • (805) 485-9200www.agromin.com

(805) 647-1414 • 1-800-41 TRASH

Medical Sharps RecyclingYou can bring your used needles and lan-

cets (sharps) to Pleasant Valley Hospital, 2309 Antonio Ave, Camarillo. Phone: 389-5931.

Magazines

NewspaperPaper/

Junk Mail

Aluminum & Metal Cans

Glass Containers

Cardboard

No Trash

including nursery pots, yogurt containers and toys.

NO Styrofoam, Film Plastic,Plastic Bags or Shrink Wrap.

All Hard Plastics thru

No Medical Sharps

UnicyclingUnicycling™

The rest can go in LooseNo Yard Waste

This container is for BOTH Trash and Recycling

*These items need to be bagged & tied because they are messy:Food Waste, Bathroom Waste, Coffee Grounds, Wet Material,

Anything that will contaminate the recyclables.

UnicyclingUnicyclingŸ

E.J. Harrison & Sons1-800-41 TRASH

Bag & Tie the Messy Trash*The ONLY MUST for all Unicyclers.

Customer provides bags.

Step 1:

Step 2:

www.ejharrison.com

No Yard Waste