OCC Recycling Center

Hi Recyclers! While we don't have any new information on our re-opening, rest assured that we'll be back up and running as soon as we are able to, with new social distancing guidelines. Stay tuned, we'll keep you updated!

In our 5th and final installment of the Dryerside Chats, Eric discusses the ins and outs of electronic waste-- the fastest growing waste stream in the world. Join us! Sample municipal electronic waste page, as Eric refers to: https://cmsdca.gov//recycli/electronic-and-universal-waste

Here's a special little something to remind us why we celebrate!

In our 4th installment of the Dryerside Chats, Eric discusses with us the benefits of recycling food- and beverage-grade glass! For further reading: https://cen.acs.org//inorg/glass-recycling-US-broken/97/i6 (See! I told you we'd include it!)

OCC Recycling Center's 3rd installment of their Dryerside Chats series. What do recycling professionals have to say about the use of plastics, particularly single-use plastics? Aren't all kinds of plastics recycleable? What kinds of plastics are there anyways? Let's take a look at the problems posed to us by plastics! For further research, we highly recommend PBS's recent Frontline exposé: Plastic Wars. Visit https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/plastic-wars/ to watch!

In Episode 2 of our Dryerside Chats series, Eric discusses issues with recycling paper products and the downstream problems associated with wishful recycling.

The first installment of our Dryerside Chats series, leading up to Earth Day on April 22! Let's talk about Aluminum! Music by Purple Planet https://www.purple-planet.com

https://www.facebook.com//a.1540812460/10157256124001094/ Valued Patrons of Orange Coast College Recycling Center, In accordance with the decision of the Coast Community College District in regards to COVID-19, the Recycling Center will be closed from Monday, March 16th through at least Sunday, March 28th. While there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Coast Community College District, this decision was made to exercise the utmost caution when considering the... health of our customers and staff. We appreciate your business, and support in keeping our community healthy during this time. Thank you, The OCC Recycling Team

Good Morning Recyclers!! We're thrilled to be sponsoring a Zero Waste workshop this Saturday, December 14 in the OCC Fine Arts Building. Please join us!!

Good morning recyclers!! Today is a great day for a visit!!

A little reminder that recycling is important, but the real change will occur once we reduce what we consume/produce and reuse the things we can!

Did you know recycling can save water? #FunFactFriday #Recycle

The 10 year challenge we should actually care about! #Recycle #TimeIsRunningOut #10YearChallenge