| 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.”
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from
The Rotten Truth web site, created in 1998 by the
Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated
and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition
Service.
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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
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Los
Osos residents only |
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ID
required at the drop-off site at Fairchild Way & Santa
Ynez Avenue |
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Chipping site will be closed from 12:00 pm -12:30 pm |
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Trees
and branches less than 6” in diameter will be accepted
for chipping (our chippers can not accommodate anything
larger) |
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Grasses, vines, stumps, palms, yucca, juniper bushes or
other light non-chipping materials can be disposed of at
the site |
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Courtesy curbside chipping available, call 528-9435 to
schedule – limited to the first 25 callers |
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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 |
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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
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Remember, the Fire Hazard Reduction Abatement deadline
is June 1st |
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8th Annual Clean-Up Day
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm |
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Los
Osos residents only |
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ID
required at the drop-off site at Fairchild Way & Santa
Ynez Avenue |
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Drop-off site will be closed 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm |
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Courtesy curbside pickup available, call 528-9435 to
schedule – limited to the first 25 callers |
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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 |
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Volunteers are needed! |
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SPECIAL DISPOSAL FEES (cash only): |
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$3.00
per tire (must be off rims) |
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$10.00 for each major appliance – washers, dryers.
refrigerators, freezers. stoves, hot water heaters, etc. |
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$10.00 per small/short bed truck load of concrete,
cinder, blocks, bricks, heavy landscaping materials |
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$20.00 per larger 8’ truck bed and trailer loads of
concrete, cinder blocks, bricks, heavy landscaping
materials |
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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.
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MISSION COUNTRY DISPOSAL RATES
Cost for Garbage Service in Los Osos
(includes Recycle and Green Waste) |
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Single Family & Multi-Residences (4 units or
less) |
Bi-Monthly Rate Schedule |
Low Income Rate
(must apply for these reduced rates) |
$16.32 |
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Half Can Rate - 19 Gallons |
$22.10 |
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Economy Rate - 32 Gallons |
$31.44 |
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Standard Rate - 64 Gallons |
$48.24 |
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Premium Rate - 96 Gallons |
$58.66 |
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In-Yard Service |
$7.29/month/container |
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Extra
can/bag/bundle on pick-up day
(highly
recommended to call prior to placing curbside) |
$5.24/can/bag/bundle |
Overfilled Containers:
Lids must be flat |
$5.24 |
Switch Rate:
Change Container Size |
One Time – No Charge
Additional - $24.30/switch |
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Call Mission Country Disposal for rates and to
schedule large item pickups |

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”

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