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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
EFFECTIVE 10/1/08
Cost for Garbage Service in Los Osos
(includes Recycle and
Green Waste) |
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CLICK
HERE FOR RECYCLE BIN INFORMATION & ACCEPTABLE ITEMS LIST |
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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) |
$16.60 |
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Half Can Rate - 19 Gallons |
$22.46 |
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Economy Rate - 32 Gallons |
$31.96 |
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Standard Rate - 64 Gallons |
$49.04 |
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Premium Rate - 96 Gallons |
$59.64 |
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In-Yard Service |
$7.49/month/container |
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Extra
can/bag/bundle on pick-up day
(highly
recommended to call prior to placing curbside) |
$5.38/can/bag/bundle |
Overfilled Containers:
Lids must be flat |
$5.38 |
Switch Rate:
Change Container Size |
One Time – No Charge
Additional - $24.94/switch |
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Call Mission Country Disposal for rates and to
schedule large item pickups |
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 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.
San Luis Obispo County Integrated
Waste Management Authority has instituted a mandatory
"Take-Back Sharps"
ordinance that requires any pharmacy inside the county that
sells sharps to take them back from the public for
FREE. With help of
grant funding, they supply local pharmacies with sharps
containers to give out FREE
to the public. Currently, there are 44 pharmacy
drop-off locations found throughout the county. For
more
information please contact the Sharps Disposal Program Director
at 805-782-8530.
SHARPS DISPOSAL BROCHURE
Call
1-800-400-0811 for disposal information or go to
www.iwma.com and look
under Infectious/Medical Waste.
BATTERIES & FLUORESCENT LIGHTS
 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.
Battery & Fluorescent Program
Update
(April 2009)
Did You Know …
Household batteries, cell
phones, and fluorescent lighting are considered hazardous because they
contain toxic ingredients, including mercury, lead, and cadmium. Because
of these contaminants, it is illegal to throw away these items in
your garbage or recycling can, or to dispose of them at area landfills.
Instead, you should take back dead batteries, cell phones, and
fluorescent lights to any area business that sells them ~ for
free disposal.
Beginning in
April of 2008, a county-wide ordinance established a “Take Back Program"
for household batteries, cell phones, and all fluorescent lighting. Rest
assured that if a business in our community sells batteries, cell
phones, or fluorescent lighting, they are required to take back those
items from the public for free disposal.
BATTERIES & FLUORESCENT LIGHT
DISPOSAL PROGRAM
Battery & Fluorescent Lighting Drop-Off Locations in Los Osos
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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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.”
