Public Works

The public can bring broken items to fix on the spot with the help of voluntary fixers during the Repair Cafe OC event on Sunday, March 22 from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the Sycamore B Room at the Norman P. Murray Center, 24932 Veterans Way.

This initiative promotes repair as an alternative to tossing things out. Bring your broken lamps, bikes with a wobble or jeans with a hole—our coaches will help you fix them.

Volunteers are needed from 3 pm to 8 pm for the following categories: 

The public can bring broken items to fix on the spot with the help of voluntary fixers during the Repair Cafe OC event from 3:30 to 7:30 pm on Sunday, March 22 in the Sycamore B Room at the Norman P. Murray Center, 24932 Veterans Way.

This initiative promotes repair as an alternative to tossing things away. Bring your broken lamps, bikes with a wobble or jeans with a hole – and repair volunteers will help you fix them.

Mission Viejo residents and businesses can destroy their sensitive documents during the free drive-through Document Shredding event on Saturday, March 21.

Hosted by Waste Management and the City's Public Works Department, the event is from 9 to 11 am (or until truck capacity is reached) in the Mission Viejo City Hall parking lot at 200 Civic Center.

Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the nation, and shredding documents with personal or financial information can be an effective measure of prevention.

In celebration of Earth Day, the City's trash hauler - Waste Management of Orange County - and green waste processor - Tierra Verde Industries - will offer free compost for Mission Viejo residents at the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center on Saturday, May 2 at 9:00 am.

Proof of Mission Viejo residency is required. Quantities are limited. Each resident will be allotted up to 36 gallons while supplies last. Residents should bring a shovel and bag (or container) to fill.

The City and Waste Management are teaming up to host a free composting workshop at 10 am on Saturday, April 11 in The Kershaw Garden at Mission Viejo City Hall. The workshop will be between an hour to an hour and 30 minutes.

Residents can learn how to turn their yard and food waste into organic fertilizer through traditional composting or vermi-composting. Compost and vermi-composting containers will be available for Mission Viejo residents to purchase or order at a significant discount.

Caltrans District 12 has started work on a project – beginning with temporarily removing a travel lane in each direction along Oso Parkway – that is located primarily along the I-5 Freeway between the San Juan Capistrano and Irvine.

The public can bring broken items to fix on the spot with the help of voluntary fixers during the Repair Cafe OC event from 5:30 to 9:30 pm Wednesday, February 25 in the Palo Verde Room at the Norman P. Murray Center, 24932 Veterans Way.

This initiative promotes repair as an alternative to tossing things away. Bring your broken lamps, bikes with a wobble or jeans with a hole – and repair volunteers will help you fix them.

The City of Mission Viejo is hosting its annual Earth Day and Arbor Day Celebration with a planting and Green Expo from 8 am to noon on Saturday, April 25.  

The City of Mission Viejo is seeking exhibitors for its annual Green Expo on Saturday, April 25. 

Exhibitors with an environmental product, service or message to share with the community are invited to take part in the expo as part of the Earth Day/Arbor Day event from 8 am to noon Saturday, April 25 on Oso Creek Trail between Jeronimo Road and Casta Del Sol.