Public Works

Trash and Recycling Services for Businesses/Multi-family Properties

The City’s trash hauler, Waste Management (WM), provides recycling and food waste diversion programs for businesses and multi-family properties at half the price of trash as part of its franchise agreement with the City. To understand more about what services are available and required, please refer to:

What is Household Hazardous Waste?

Many common household products used in our daily activities contain potentially hazardous ingredients and require special disposal. These products, which are often referred to as Household Hazardous Waste, contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients and cannot be thrown in the trash, on the ground, or down storm drains. This is because chemicals that are not properly disposed of can threaten the environment by contaminating our air and water.

Composting is often defined as nature’s way of recycling organic waste. This is because composting’s biological process breaks down organic material into nutrient rich fertilizer or soil amendment, which is returned back to the Earth to feed our plants and gardens.  Organic waste includes items such as food scraps, leaves, twigs, grass trimmings, paper, and coffee grounds.

The City of Mission Viejo implemented a Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Recycling Program (Ordinance No.

The City of Mission Viejo Public Works Department is requesting proposals for professional engineering and environmental services for the Quad City Trail Project. Review the RFP for details and deadlines.

The City is partnering with Waste Management to host a free drive-through E-Waste & Household Hazardous Waste Collection on Saturday, October 4 from 9 to 11 am in the City Hall parking lot. This event will provide residents with a free, safe and convenient way to properly dispose of hazardous items.

The City and Waste Management are teaming up to host a free composting workshop at 10 am on Saturday, September 13 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.

Help the City of Mission Viejo enhance its education and outreach efforts for residential recycling and organics recycling programs. By June 30, take a few minutes to complete our survey and help us build a greener community. By completing the survey, you’ll be entered into an opportunity drawing to win a Lomi Kitchen Composter. The drawing is open to Mission Viejo residents only and is limited to one entry per household.