Public Works

The City and Waste Management are teaming up to host a free composting workshop at 10 am on Saturday, September 28 in The Kershaw Garden at Mission Viejo Civic Center.

Composting is a resourceful way to recycle the food scraps and yard trim folks generate at home and manage their waste more sustainably. 

The City has been awarded $560,000 from the United States Department of Transportation through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program.

The funds will be used to update and expand the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Plan developed by the City in 2012. The SRTS Plan will identify recommendations to enhance safety for access to all public schools within the City of Mission Viejo.

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, April 27 at 9 am.

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

The City of Mission Viejo invites qualified and experienced firms to submit proposals for providing environmental analyses as required by the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") for the City's "Site 3" affordable housing opportunity site.

The City and Waste Management are teaming up to host a free composting workshop at 10 am on Saturday, April 6 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.

Mission Viejo residents and businesses can destroy sensitive documents during the free drive-through Document Shredding event on Saturday, March 23.

Hosted by Waste Management and the City, 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.

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 20.  

Volunteers will have the chance to embrace nature by planting trees and shrubs along the section of Oso Creek Trail that is north of Jeronimo Road.  Participants should wear a hat, gloves, boots and sunscreen.  Lunch and ice cream will be available for volunteers while supplies last.