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Recycling News for Ojai Residents

Summer 2014

Harrison Driver’s Surprise Gift to Autistic Boy Continues to Touch the World

A quick update on the touching story about our Ojai residential route driver Manuel Sanchez and his

5-year-old buddy Daniel Mulligan, who has autism.As you may know, last February, Manuel surprised

Daniel with a gift – a toy trash truck Manuel bought with his own money – while on his Monday route. You see, Daniel waves at Manuel each week, and Manuel wanted to thank Daniel for his loyalty. Little did Man-uel know that his simple act of kindness would touch hundreds of thousands worldwide.

As it turns out, Daniel’s mother, Robin Newberger, recorded Sanchez’s thoughtful gesture on her phone and posted it on Facebook. In matter of days, the video was picked up by television and print news outlets from throughout the world as well as a number of web-sites.

The video is now on YouTube and has received over 2.3 million views – and still counting. Incredible! Manuel also was fl ooded with “Thank You” cards from people everywhere.

We’re so proud of Manuel! He is a great employee but an even better person and is richly deserving of all the attention he received – and is still receiving!

Right: Manuel gives

Daniel a toy trash

truck.

Below: Daniel waves

to Manuel as he picks

up the yard waste.

Take Note of Ojai’s Street-Sweeping Schedule

The City of Ojai asks your cooperation in

removing your trash con-tainers and cars from the curb on Tuesdays when the city is sweeping your street.

Streets are swept on the fi rst and third Tuesday of each month – the day following your Monday trash pickup.

Please do your part to keep our streets

clean. By moving your trash containers and cars on the curbs on these days, the cleaner your streets will be. Also remember, streets drain into our storm drains which empty into our ocean.

For more information or if you have questions,

please call Ojai’s Public Works Department at 646-5581, ext. 251.

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Cartons Now Accepted in Your Blue Recycling Bin

Have you been throwing cartons in your green trash barrel? From now on, place

them in your blue recycling barrel. There is a market for them to be recycled into new products.

Cartons that are now accepted fall into two categories: shelf-stabled and refriger-ated.

Shelf-stabled include:u Juiceu Milku Soy and grain milku Soup and brothu Wine

Refrigerated include:u Juiceu Milku Creamu Egg substitutesu Soy and grain milk

For more information, call 642-9236. Call Us to Collect Your Bulky Items

What do you do with that lumpy, worn-out sofa that you want to get

rid of? How about that old refrigerator or oven that hasn’t work in years but takes up valuable space in your garage?

Don’t leave the old eyesores in your front yard or on the curb and hope they miraculously disappear. Call E.J. Harrison & Sons instead.

Once a year, Ojai resi-dents are eligible for two bulky items that are too big for your trash bin – like broken furniture and kitchen appliances – to be collected at no additional cost.

To arrange collection, call 647-1414.

Pay Bills and Order Services Online

Go to Harrison’s website at www.ejharrison.com to pay your

bills with a credit card or e-check and to or-der services online. It’s easy. Check it out!

Reaching Zero Waste Starts with Curbside Recycling

Ojai residents are among the best recyclers in all of California. According to the latest fi gures, the city’s

diversion rate has climbed to an impressive 60 percent – much higher than the statewide average and tons higher than the mandated 50 percent.

Keep up the good work! Join Harrison Industries and our business partners, Gold Coast Recycling and Transfer Station and Agromin Premium Soil Products, as we move toward ZERO waste.

It all starts with curbside recycling. Here’s what goes in your three curbside containers:u Blue Recycling Container: Newspapers; glass

containers, including all food and beverage containers; plastic CRV containers 1 through 7; all steel, tin and alu-minum food and beverage containers (please empty and clean); cartons; cardboard; magazines; and paper/junk mail. u Tan Yard Waste Container: Yard trimmings;

leaves; grass; small tree branches and scrap lumber. All green waste material is hauled to Agromin, which uses cutting-edge technology to convert it into organic mulches, compost, wood chips and other products that naturally fer-tilize plants and trees, completing nature’s recycling loop.u Green Trash Container: Place what’s left. There

shouldn’t be much. Please do not place green waste or recyclables in the green container, even if they’re room.

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Summer 2014

2014 Pickup Schedule/Street Sweeping Schedule^

June 16 Green WasteJune 23 RecyclingJune 30 Green WasteJuly 7 RecyclingJuly 14 Green WasteJuly 21 RecyclingJuly 28 Green WasteAug. 4 RecyclingAug. 11 Green WasteAug. 18 RecyclingAug. 25 Green Waste*Sept. 2 RecyclingSept. 8 Green WasteSept. 15 RecyclingSept. 22 Green WasteSept. 29 RecyclingOct. 6 Green WasteOct. 13 RecyclingOct. 20 Green WasteOct. 27 RecyclingNov. 3 Green WasteNov. 10 RecyclingNov. 17 Green WasteNov. 24 RecyclingDec. 1 Green WasteDec. 8 RecyclingDec. 15 Green WasteDec. 22 RecyclingDec. 29 Green Waste

2014 Holiday ScheduleLooking ahead, these are the holidays

that will delay trash collection one day:Labor Day Monday, Sept. 1

these are the holidays that will not delay trash collection one day:

Independence Day Friday, July 4 Veterans Day Tuesday, Nov. 11 Thanksgiving Thursday, Nov. 27

Christmas Thursday, Dec. 25

Join the Crowd at Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 20

California Coastal Cleanup Day, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s larg-

est beach cleanup day, is turning 30 this fall.Be part of the solution to marine pollution by join-

ing about 60,000 others statewide who will be taking part in the event on Saturday, Sept. 20. From 9 a.m. to noon, volunteers will remove debris from the coast, creeks, riv-ers, lakes and shorelines throughout California, protect-ing wildlife from harm while taking care of our environ-ment.

In 2013, over 749,000 pounds – that’s 375 tons – of trash and recyclables were removed from beaches, lakes and waterways statewide by 58,158 volunteers. In Ventura County alone, 2,920 volunteers picked up 8,340 pounds of trash and salvaged 1,288 pounds of recyclable material.

Thousands of cigarette butts and lots of plastic bags, as well as other trash, were removed and prevented from going out to sea where they would have had a negative effect on marine life.

Coming at the end of the summer beach season and right near the start of the school year, Coastal Cleanup Day is a great way for families, students, service groups and neighbors to join together. Coastal Cleanup Day helps us take care of our fragile marine environment, shows community support for our shared natural re-sources, and teaches us about the impacts of marine debris and how we can prevent harm to the marine envi-ronment while having fun!

To keep from generating even more trash at the cleanup, remember to bring your own reusable con-tainer or bag for trash collection, gloves and water. Wear sunscreen.

There are close to 20 cleanup sites in Ventura Coun-ty, one in Ojai. Participants will meet in Libbey Park at the lower tennis courts parking lot. For all participating beaches and waterways, visit www.vccoastcleanup.org.

See you at the beach (or river, or lake, or creek)!

*Pickup delayed due to holiday^One day after trash and recycleables

and green waste are picked up.

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Printed on Recycled Paper

STOPNo Hazardous

Waste!!These items are NOT accepted for

Trash or Recycling.u Hazardous Waste u Tires u TVs/Computer Monitors u Batteriesu Closed Containers u Oil or Paintsu Fluorescent Light Tubes u Medical Needles

For information on how to dispose of these items, please call: • County of Ventura Hotline 658-4323

E.J. Harrison & SonsRecycling, Yard Waste and Trash Guidelines

What goes in the Trash?

What Doesn’t go in the Trash or any other cart?

Hopefully, very little. After you have recycled, composted, fi lled the yard waste cart, donated old clothing and goods, and done all of those good things and more – most of the rest can go in the trash.

How to Place Your Cart for Automated Collection

The automated arm of the collection truck needs room to grab the cart. Carts should be placed 2-3 feet apart from each other and from objects such as mailboxes and cars with the wheels facing the curb.

Carts should be out by 7 a.m. on collection days.

2-3 ft.2-3 ft.

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City of OjaiCity Manager: Robert Clark • Mayor: Carlon Strobel • Mayor Pro Tem: Carol Smith

council Members: Paul Blatz, Betsy Clapp & Severo Lara

Extra trash?Call for roll-offs and bin rentals.

Open 6 days a week for self-haul trash, e-waste and recyclables buy-back.

Complete the recycling loop... get mulch and soil amend-ments at:

(805) 642-9236

www.ejharrison.com www.agromin.com(805) 647-1414

www.goldcoastrecycling.com(805) 485-9200

CartonsNew Item Accepted

Aluminum &Metal Cans Glass

Containers

Paper/Junk Mail

Newspaper

Magazines

Cardboard

Cereal, Cracker & Shoe Boxes