is designed to conserve our natural resources by addressing today’s environmental issues, Recycling, Reusing and Reducing the volumes of waste dumped into our local landfills.
The Recycle Villa Park program was designed with you in mind, and requires very little extra effort.
- Organized - The program uses three 95 gallon containers: a tan container for trash, a green container for recyclable items, and a brown container for yard waste. These specially designed containers, provided by Villa Park Disposal, are lightweight with built-in wheels for easy movement.
- Efficient – The automated refuse collection system uses modern, robotic trucks to empty its containers.
- Convenient - For your added convenience, all containers are collected on the same day each week.
- Clean - Keep in mind, any waste placed outside of the containers provided by Villa Park Disposal, or placed in non-automated trash cans, cannot be collected with our automated truck service.
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To make Recycle Villa Park a success, please follow these simple sorting guidelines and adopt these disposal practices. Your participation and support of Recycle Villa Park is a big step toward solving our waste problems.
Non-Recyclable Trash - Tan Container
- Animal and bathroom waste
- Car parts
- Carbon paper
- Carpet
- Cat litter
- Cigarette butts
- Dirt/cement/rock (do not fill more than 1/4 of container)
- Disposable diapers
- Drinking glasses
- Food waste
- Freezer/refrigerator food boxes (with wax coating)
- Furniture
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- Glass and ceramic plates/cups
- Light bulbs (no hazardous florescent bulbs)
- Mirrors
- Palm Fronds
- Old clothes/shoes
- Plastic toys
- Rags/sponges
- Soiled paper plates
- Toothpaste tubes/pumps
- Waxed paper
- Window glass
- Yard waste (permitted but should go in the yard container)
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Recyclables - Green Container
- Aerosol cans (completely empty)
- Aluminum cans (do not crush)
- Aluminum foil
- Beverage cans
- Bottle caps
- Brochures
- Cardboard
- Cereal boxes (remove inner lining)
- Computer paper
- Drink boxes
- Egg cartons (cardboard and foam)
- Foam cups/plates - unsoiled
- Food cans
- Frozen food boxes (no wax coating)
- Glass bottles/jars
- Juice cartons
- Junk mail/coupons
- Laundry bottles
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- Ledger paper
- Magazines
- Metal coat hangers
- Milk-type cartons
- Newspaper
- Paint cans (empty only, dry cans, lids off)
- Paper/paper tubes
- Phone books
- Pizza boxes
- Plastic (#1-6)
- Plastic bottles (small mouthed)
- Plastic containers
- Plastic cups/utensils
- Plastic milk jugs
- Tin cans
- Used envelopes (includes plastic windows)
- Wrapping paper
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Yard Waste - Brown Container
(Yard waste must be loose, and not bagged. Please do not contaminate with paper, plastic or other materials other than yard waste.)
- Grass
- Wood
- Leaves
- Pruning (palm fronds cannot go in the yard waste container)
- Twigs and small branches (4 inches or less in diameter; 3 feet or less in length)
- Weeds
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Placement
Place your containers in the street at curbside, near the edge of your driveway. Place the container's handles toward your home, and at least three feet away from any obstruction (car, fence, lamp, or mailbox, etc.). Allow a minimum distance of one foot between ALL automated containers. All containers must be at curbside by 7 a.m. or earlier on your collection day. Prior to removing your container from the curbside, please check to see if it has been emptied, as each container is emptied at a different time.
The diagram below shows the proper placement of your containers on your collection day.
Removal
By being a good neighbor and remembering to remove your trash, recycle and yard waste containers on collection day, you will be helping to keep your neighborhood neat and clean. Villa Park Municipal Code states that waste and recycling containers shall not be on the street or in view from the public for more than 24 hours.
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To aid in the disposal of large, bulky items such as furniture, refrigerators, stoves and water heaters, etc. Villa Park Disposal provides a FREE* bulky item pick up service for its residential customers. These special collections are provided by appointment only. Click here to fill out our online service request form or call Customer Service at (714) 238-2444 for more information or to schedule a pickup. Please be prepared to list the items you need picked up. (*Limited per calendar year - there is an added charge for pickup of air conditioners and refrigerators due to special handling requirements of Freon.)
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Do your part to protect the environment. Dispose properly of e-waste, old paint, pesticides, used motor oil, and household chemicals, etc. at a designated facility. The County of Orange operates several collection centers throughout Orange County. Click here to visit their website or call the County's Hazardous Materials information line for more information (714) 834-6752
The following items should NOT be placed in any trash or collection containers.
| Aerosol cans (full) |
Florescent light bulbs and ballast |
| Ammunition |
Hobby and pool supplies |
| Anti-freeze |
Household cleaners |
| Asbestos |
Latex or oil-based paint |
| Auto/furniture polish |
Motor oil |
| Batteries |
Paint thinner |
| Biological waste |
Pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers |
| Chemical drain cleaners |
Radioactive waste |
| Compressed gas cylinders |
Tires |
| Drums |
Treated wood* |
| E-waste |
Universal waste |
| Explosives |
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Villa Park Disposal offers a FREE e-waste and universal waste collection program to pickup residentially generated e-waste and universal waste including TVs, CPUs, desktop copiers, fax machines, keyboards, microwaves, stereos, CD/DVD/VCR players and computer monitors. For more information or for an appointment, click here to fill out our online service request form or call Customer Service at (714) 238-2444.
Sharps Disposal
To help keep sanitation workers safe, new laws require proper disposal of sharps. Sharps or needles may no longer be disposed of in the regular trash. Disposal kits for sharps are available online or you can check with your local hospital or pharmacy to see if they will accept them.
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Residential collection will be delayed by one day if your regular collection falls on or after one of these holidays:
- Christmas
- New Year's Day
- Memorial Day
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- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
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You can recycle your holiday tree by cutting it up and placing it in your yard waste container. A special collection for holiday trees will also be provided starting December 28, 2009 through January 8, 2010. This collection is provided free-of-charge on your regular collection day by a separate truck during this two week period. No appointment is required; just remove the decorations and the stand and place your tree along side your regular containers. Trees larger than six feet tall must be cut in half. Please do not bag your tree. Sorry, flocked trees cannot be recycled and will require a special pickup. Please either place flocked trees in your regular trash container or call us at (866) 238-2444 to schedule a bulky item pickup.
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