The Solid Waste Department provides Solid Waste and Recycling information to the residents of Los Osos.

AB 939 Fee On Solid Waste & Recycling Collection Service

Garbage is the stuff we don’t need anymore, the junk we think is useless. It’s the rejects we don’t want to deal with and the cast-offs from the way we live. It comes from our homes, businesses, government agencies and institutions like school and hospitals. Garbage is also known as “municipal solid waste.” Americans create nearly 210 million tons of municipal solid waste each year. Of all the environmental problems we face, garbage is one each of us can really do something about. Choices we make every day affect the amount and types of garbage we throw away. When we are careful about what we purchase, reuse things rather than buy new ones and recycle, we not only make less garbage, but we also save natural resources and energy and make less pollution.”

- from The Rotten Truth web site, created in 1998 by the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.
 

Contact the Los Osos CSD Utilities Dept. for information: (805) 528-9435. 

These events are for Los Osos residents only. ID required at drop-off sites.

Summer Chipping Day Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
		Los Osos residents only
		ID required at the drop-off site at Fairchild Way & Santa Ynez Avenue
		Chipping site will be closed from 12:00 pm -12:30 pm
		Trees and branches less than 6” in diameter will be accepted for chipping (our chippers can not accommodate anything larger)
		Grasses, vines, stumps, palms, yucca, juniper bushes or other light non-chipping materials can be disposed of at the site
		Courtesy curbside chipping available, call 528-9435 to schedule – limited to the first 25 callers
		Piles larger than 6’ wide x 8’ long x 4’ high or take longer than 10 minutes to chip at each address will be left curbside and our crews will go on to the next customer
		At the end of the event and once event staff, crews, vehicles and equipment have left the area, residents are welcome to free chips for use in their gardens
		Remember, the Fire Hazard Reduction Abatement deadline is June 1st
8th Annual Clean-Up Day Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
		Los Osos residents only
		ID required at the drop-off site at Fairchild Way & Santa Ynez Avenue
		Drop-off site will be closed 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
		Courtesy curbside pickup available, call 528-9435 to schedule – limited to the first 25 callers
		Piles taking longer than 10 minutes to load at each address will be left curbside and our crews will go on to the next customer
		Volunteers are needed!
		SPECIAL DISPOSAL FEES (cash only):
		$3.00 per tire (must be off rims)
		$10.00 for each major appliance – washers, dryers. refrigerators, freezers. stoves, hot water heaters, etc.
		$10.00 per small/short bed truck load of concrete, cinder, blocks, bricks, heavy landscaping materials
		$20.00 per larger 8’ truck bed and trailer loads of concrete, cinder blocks, bricks, heavy landscaping materials

The Los Osos Community Services District provides solid waste collection and disposal service through Mission Country Disposal, its franchisee.  Please contact Mission Country Disposal, 970 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3205 direct or by calling 805-543-0875 to establish trash service.  Mission Country Disposal maintains billing and account activity and can be contacted in the event of billing or service questions.

Take Your Household Hazardous Waste to the Following Facilities:
(FREE* Service)

ATASCADERO - Chicago Grade Landfill
Homestead Road - Open 11am-3pm Saturdays only

MORRO BAY - Morro Bay Wastewater Plant
160 Atascadero Road - Open 11am-3pm on Saturdays only

NIPOMO - Nipomo HHW Facility
509 Southland - Open 11am-3pm Saturdays only

PASO ROBLES - Paso Robles Landfill
Hwy 46 East - Open 11am-3pm on Saturdays only

SAN LUIS OBISPO - Cold Canyon Landfill
Highway 227 - Open 11am-3pm on Fridays and Saturdays

*businesses that are CESQG should call 800-400-0811 before visiting facilities

HHW Facilities Accept: auto fluids, household cleaners, motor oil, paints and thinners, pesticides, pool chemicals - Drop off limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds - No Charge to SLO County Residents

If you have explosive material, including ammunition, do not bring it to a Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off Facility. Please call your local police department or the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff (805-781-4550) for details on proper disposal.

Safe methods of disposal for medical sharps or needles are necessary for many people who routinely check their own blood levels or give themselves medical injections. If these needles are not properly disposed of, they could injure collection or landfill employees. Never dispose of sharps in the garbage or recycling bins! The Integrated Waste Management Authority operates a Home Generated Sharps Disposal Program. Needles, syringes, lancet and other sharp objects should be placed in a sturdy container such as a coffee can or liquid detergent bottle.

Call 1-800-400-0811 for disposal information or go to www.iwma.com and look under Infectious/Medical Waste.

Ni-Cd (Nickel Cadmium), Li-ion (Lithium ion) and Ni-MH (Nickel Metal Hydride) rechargeable batteries now have the “chasing arrows” symbol and the word “Recycle”.

The toxics in these batteries can leach into water supplies if land filled or enter the atmosphere if incinerated. Safely dispose of your batteries by taking them to a Household Hazardous Waste drop off facility or to a participating retail store.

Call the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) at
1-800-8-BATTERY for the closest retail store where you can drop off your used rechargeable batteries.

Additional information on recycling can be found in the “SMART” Yellow Pages of your telephone book under “Recycling”

	San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA)
	The Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste
	Earth 911 Environmental Resource
	Recycle City Games, Activities, Facts & Graphics

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