CITY OF MOORPARK

WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING

PROGRAMS 2004 - 2005

Earth’s 911 Environmental Hotline 1 800 CLEAN UP (800 253-2687)

http://www.1800CLEANUP.org/

APPLIANCE DROP-OFF: GI Industries offers a free appliance drop-off program for all Moorpark
residents. Deliver appliances directly to GI Industries, 195 West Los Angeles Avenue in Simi Valley.
Exit the 118 Freeway at Madera, turn right on Easy Street and it becomes West Los Angeles Avenue.
Hours: 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - noon. Always
call first to make sure staff is available to receive your items! Call GI Industries at 522-9400.

BULKY ITEM COLLECTION: Residents may request their trash hauler to pick up four bulky items
placed at the curb each year at no charge. Residents can have up to two collections per year, for a total
of four items collected. Call your hauler to make a reservation. G. I. Industries - 522-9400, or
Moorpark Rubbish Disposal - 526-1919. There is a charge for each item after the first four.

BUY BACK CENTERS: Redeem your California Redemption Value

(CRV) beverage containers at the following locations: 20/20 Recycling
Center, behind Ralphs/Hughes Market, 101 W. Los Angeles Avenue,
Moorpark, 800-969-2020, or Simi Valley Recycling Center, 400a W.
Los Angeles Avenue, 2020 Simi Valley, 805-527-4033.
http://www.bottlesandcans.com/where_main.php
COMPOST & WORM BINS & SHARPS CONTAINERS:
Compost bins are available for $20.00 each. Worm (Vermicompost) bins are available for $25.00
each. Sharp containers are available at Moorpark Family Care, 35 W. Los Angeles Ave., 529-4624.
While supplies last. Call City Hall, 517-6257 for more information.

FREE COMPOST GIVEAWAY:

May is national Composting Awareness Month, and to celebrate the City of Moorpark and Peach Hill
Soils, Inc. are having a free compost giveaway day Saturday, May 1, 2004, at the Memorial Apricot
Grove at Arroyo Vista Community Park, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark. Compost and mulch
will be available free (while supplies last) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Compost bins and vermiculture worm
compost bins will be available for purchase at low, low prices.

CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING:

Christmas tree recycling begins December 26, 2003, and ends January
9, 2004. Remove all tinsel, stands, etc. Cut tree to less than four feet
and place inside your green yard waste cart. No flocked or fire-
retardant tress will be accepted.

E-WASTE
(ELECTRONICS
RECYCLING): Recycle used
computers, printers, cell phones, fax
machines, VCR’s, TV’s, stereos,
microwave ovens, toasters, irons,
vacuum cleaners, and ink cartridges.

Curbside E-Waste Collection: Call the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at 800-974-3571,
(working unit only) or your hauler GI Industries 522-9400 or Moorpark/Anderson Rubbish
Disposal, 526-1919.

FREE LANDFILL DAYS: The Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center offers Moorpark residents
two free days each year. They are usually on the third Sundays of May and September, from 9:00 a.m.
- 3:00 p.m. The landfill is located at 2801 Madera Road, north of the 118 freeway. Moorpark
residents only. For more information, call the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center at 579-7267.
Moorpark Free Landfill Days are scheduled as follows:
 Sunday, May 18, 2003 Sunday, May 15, 2005
Sunday, September 21, 2003 Sunday, September 18, 2005
Sunday, May 16, 2004 Sunday, May 21, 2006
Sunday, September 19 2004 Sunday, September 17, 2006

RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION:

Weekly solid waste collection includes three carts supplied to you by your hauler
(G.I. Industries 522-9400 or Moorpark Rubbish Disposal 526-1919) Trash goes in
your Blue cart, Recyclables go in your Gray cart, and Yard Trimmings go in your
Green cart. Your hauler provides these carts to ensure safe, swift and sanitary
removal of solid waste. Place the carts on the curb, with the metal cross bar facing the street, allow
about 18 inches clearance between carts and three feet clearance from parked vehicles. Contact you
hauler to order additional carts or exchange your cart for a different size cart. See below for guidelines
on what can be recycled. Subscription to the service provided by the designated franchise hauler in
your area is mandatory. The 2003 monthly fee is $21.41. To find out more about your solid waste
service, such as your collection day or designated hauler, call 517-6257. Rates are subject to an annual
adjustment in January, 2004.

HOLIDAY COLLECTION SCHEDULE: Regular trash collection is delayed one day due to the
observance of certain holidays. This allows the workers who serve you all year at the hauling
companies, landfills and recycling facilities to enjoy these holidays with their families and loved ones.
Your cooperation and understanding are appreciated. The following holidays will result in a one-day
delay in solid waste collection if they are on your regular collection day, or earlier in the same work
week (Monday - Friday) as your regular collection day:

Holidays with no collection service.

Landfills and Material Recovery Centers are closed. Your solid waste collection will be
One Day Later for the rest of the week after the Holiday.

New Years Day – Wednesday January 1 2003

Memorial Day - Monday May 26 2003
Independence Day - Friday July 4 2003
Labor Day - Monday September 1 2003
Thanksgiving Day - Thursday November 27 2003
Christmas Day - Thursday December 25 2003
New Years Day – Thursday January 1 2004
Memorial Day - Monday May 31 2004
Independence Day - Sunday July 4 2004
Labor Day - Monday September 6 2004
Thanksgiving Day - Thursday November 25 2004
Christmas Day - Saturday December 25 2004
New Years Day – Saturday January 1 2005
Memorial Day - Monday May 30 2005
Independence Day - Monday July 4 2005
Labor Day - Monday September 5 2005
 Thanksgiving Day - Thursday November 24 2005
Christmas Day - Sunday December 25 2005
GRAY CART: RECYCLABLE MATERIALS:

Paper: almost all clean dry paper can be recycled. Including cardboard, magazines and newspapers, shiny
paper ads, catalogs, telephone books, and junk mail. Do not recycle wet or greasy or dirty paper such as
food wrappers or tissues.

Be sure to flatten cardboard boxes!

Plastic: Any plastic product with a number “1” (PETE), or “2” (HDPE). These numbers
include beverage containers, water & milk jugs, detergent and shampoo
bottles.

Other Plastics are not recyclable at this time . The list on non-recyclable plastics
includes “3” (V), “4” (LDPE), “5” (PP), “6” (PS), and “7” (OTHER). Specific non-
recyclable products are plastic bags; yogurt and cottage cheese containers, plastic utensils; fast-food soft
drink lids, meat trays and food covers, drinking straws, film plastic wraps, and Styrofoam.

Metal Cans: aluminum or bi-metal cans.

Metal goods like table ware, window frames, paper clips and nails, and non-ferrous metals are not
recyclable.

Glass: bottles and jars, all colors. No light bulbs, drinking glasses, or ceramics. Rinse jars lightly to remove
food and other residues from bottles. Avoid breakage!
GREEN CART: YARD TRIMMINGS RECYCLING: Recycle yard trimmings such as grass
clippings, leaves, plant material, horse manure, brush, tree limbs, and small pieces of unpainted or
unstained wood. Yard trimmings should be placed in your own specially marked trash bin with the
yellow yard trimmings label facing the street. Call your hauler if you need extra labels to mark your bin
as a yard trimmings container. The cost of this service is included in the regular trash disposal bill. As
an alternative, try “grasscycling.” For tips on how to grasscycle, check out the California Integrated
Waste Management Boards’ website at http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Organics/GrassCycling/

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENTS: Monthly HHW (Household Hazardous

Waste) Collection Events are FREE to all Moorpark residents. Locations are in Camarillo and Simi
Valley. A large variety of household toxins are accepted. Acceptable wastes include used oil and filters,
automobile batteries, antifreeze, water and oil base paints, and much more. Events are the 2nd Friday &
Saturday of the month in Camarillo and the 3rd Saturday in Simi Valley. Appointments are necessary.
Call 987-0717 for Camarillo HHW appointments, and 583-6321 to make a HHW appointment in Simi
Valley. Questions? Call City Hall at (805) 517-6257. The City of Moorpark pays for Moorpark
residents. Tentative schedule for HHW events:

MSE Environmental 987-0717 Simi Valley 583-6321

December 12-13, 2003
2004
January 9-10, 2004 January 17, 2004
February 13-14, 2004 February 21, 2004
March 12-13, 2004 March 20, 2004
April 9-10, 2004 April 17, 2004
May 14-15, 2004 May 15, 2004
June 11-12, 2004 June 19, 2004
July 9-10, 2004 July 17, 2004
August 13-14, 2004 August 21, 2004
September 10-11, 2004 September 18, 2004
October 8-9, 2004 October 16, 2004
November 12-13, 2004 November 20, 2004
December 10-11, 2004
2005
January 14-15, 2005 January 15, 2005
February 11-12, 2005 February 19, 2005
March 11-12, 2005 March 19, 2005
April 8-9, 2005 April 16, 2005
May 13-14, 2005 May 21, 2005
 June 10-11, 2005 June 18, 2005
July 8-9, 2005 July 16, 2005
August 12-13, 2005 August 20, 2005
September 9-10, 2005 September 17, 2005
October 14-15, 2005 October 15, 2005
November 11-12, 2005 November 19, 2005
December 9-10, 2005

JUNK MAIL:
Ways to reduce the amount of junk mail you receive at home:
Write to the address below and ask to be placed on a "suppress" file. Include
a list of your name and address in all the different ways it appears on your
junk mail. The Mail Preference Service places your name in the suppress file
for five years. The Direct Marketing Association sends this list to its business
subscribers four times a year.
Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
P.O. Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008

Stopping Unwanted Mail links : Privacy Rights http://www.privacyrights.org/

Additional hints: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/WPW/Home/junkmail.htm

OIL - RECYCLE USED MOTOR OIL:

Recycling Used Oil Makes Cents! Recycle
and receive 4¢ per quart (16¢ per gallon) for
uncontaminated used motor oil. To find the
certified used oil center nearest you: click on
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/usedoil// or call
http://www.1800CLEANUP.org
SOLID WASTE RATE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: The Senior and Super Recycler discounted
monthly rate (62 years and above) is $16.07, compared to the regular rate of $21.41. These service
levels have limitations: a 32-gallon Trash cart, a 64-gallon Recycling cart, and a 64-gallon Yard
trimmings cart. Contact your hauler to apply for the Senior discount or Super Recycler rate. Rates are
subject to an adjustment in January, 2004.

RECYCLING DROP-OFF: GI Industries offers free recycling at their facility for

all Moorpark residents, even non-customers. Deliver recyclable paper, plastic,
glass and cans directly to GI Industries, 195 West Los Angeles Avenue, Simi
Valley. Exit the 118 Freeway at Madera, turn right on Easy Street and it becomes
West Los Angeles Avenue. Hours: 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Saturdays from
9:00 a.m. - noon. For more information, call GI Industries at 522-9400.

SPECIAL WASTES:

Tires - By state law, tires require special handling. Simi Valley Landfill will take up to three (3)
unmounted passenger car tires per customer at a cost of $3.00 each. Randy’s Tires accepts unmounted
passenger tires for $1.00 each. Call your tire dealer regarding truck tires or any other tire disposal
concerns.

Propane & Butane Cylinders - Amerigas 315 Monterey in Oxnard, 805-647-6603; CA Ice &
Propane, 22406 Ventura Blvd in Woodland Hills, 818-224-4423.

Metallic Mercury - Call Bethlehem Apparatus 610-838-7034.

Sharps – Drop off used needles at county health clinics, including Moorpark Family Care, 35 W. Los
Angeles Ave., 529-4624. Containers available for a limited time.

Business & Commercial Hazardous Waste - Contact the Ventura County Environmental Health
Department at 805-654-2813.

For more information about recycling and waste reduction, click http://www.1800CLEANUP.org, or
please contact John Brand, Senior Management Analyst, at City Hall, 517-6248 or at 517-6257, or
jbrand@ci.moorpark.ca.us or skroes@ci.moorpark.ca.us