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Recycling News for Carpinteria Businesses & Multi-Family Complexes

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Harrison, Carpinteria Up to Challenges of New Recycling Law

California Gov. Jerry Brown in September

2014 signed Assembly Bill 1826, designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions, reduce the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers, and create a source of green energy.

AB 1826 takes effect April 1, 2016. It mandates that businesses generat-ing more than eight cubic yards of organic solid waste per week must arrange for organic waste recycling services.

On Jan. 1, 2017, businesses that generate four cubic yards of organic waste per week will have to arrange for organic waste recycling services. On Jan. 1, 2019, businesses generating four cubic yards of commercial waste per week must arrange for waste recycling service.

The bill helps implement AB 341, the 2011 land-

mark recycling law that established the state goal of diverting at least 75 percent of California’s solid waste away from landfi lls by 2020.

AB 1826 accomplishes this by diverting meth-ane-gas-producing organ-ic food and yard waste away from landfi lls and into programs created by Harrison and our fran-chise clients that recycle the waste we deliver to

our strategic partner Agromin. Agromin turns the waste into renewable resources such as biofuels and nutrient-rich compost for agriculture.

Harrison Industries, Agromin and our franchise clients are committed to helping businesses meet the mandates of the new legislation. In fact, we have anticipated these future regulations and have already taken steps to meet their requirements.

Harrison Installs Storm Water Treatment System to Capture and Clean Rainfall

Harrison Industries has installed an innovative new storm water treatment system at the com-

pany’s Gold Coast Recycling & Transfer Station in Ventura. Taking over four years and more than $1.5 million to develop, the specialized treatment system represents an industry innovation that combines proven technology with strict storm water quality runoff regulations.

Designed in compliance with the Federal Clean Water Act, which makes it unlawful to discharge pol-lutants into navigable waters without a permit, the system collects storm water runoff at Harrison’s 7.8-acre Gold Coast Recycling & Transfer Station on Colt Street where trash-hauling trucks empty their loads before they are compacted into transfer trucks and

taken to the Toland Road Landfi ll.Thousands of tons of materials are brought to

Gold Coast Recycling & Transfer Station each year from Harrison franchise clients – the cities of Ven-tura, Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, Ojai, Fillmore and Carpinteria, as well as unincorporated areas of Ventura County, Naval Base Ventura County and the Channel Islands Beach Community Services Dis-trict. In addition, Gold Coast is a full-service facility for self-haulers that also serves as a buy-back center for recyclable materials (aluminum, glass, plastic bottles, paper products, etc.) as well as a free drop-off center for electronic waste (old computers,

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Harrison Accepts Cartons for Recycling

Does your business generate cartons in its waste stream? Cartons are now accepted in

your white recycling container. Made mainly from paper, cartons are in demand to be recycled into new products.

E.J. Harrison & Sons accepts cartons that fall into two categories: shelf-stabled and refrigerated.

Shelf-stabled include:u Juice u Soup and brothu Milk u Wineu Soy and grain milk

Refrigerated include:u Juice u Creamu Milk u Egg substitutesu Soy and grain milkFor more information, call 647-1414.

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After four years of drought, the rains have returned, and that is great news.

But as a business owner, it is your respon-sibility to do your part to prevent storm water pollution. An easy way to help is to regularly monitor your trash and recy-cling dumpsters during the rainy season and keep these best practices in mind: u Report a leaking dumpster to E.J.

Harrison & Sons (647-1414) so it can be repaired or replaced. u Keep dumpsters covered and

impermeable to rainwater. If there are no covers on the dumpster, provide overhead coverage. Keep them from overfl owing and regularly clean up loose trash.u Keep any outside garbage, recy-

cling, food waste or compost containers covered and away from storm drains.u Restaurants should not store cook-

ing oil and grease containers in uncovered areas.

Clean Dumpsters Help Protect Our Rivers & Beaches

Recycle Those Phone Books

Place your phone book loose in the recycling bin.

Unused directories will be processed for use as new paper products or for use as packing

paper. Recycling phone books saves trees, water and electricity.

‘Dumpster Diving’ is Illegal – and Should Be Reported

E.J. Harrison & Sons1-800-41 TRASH

www.ejharrison.com

Roll-off Bin

No Trash

“Dumpster diving” from commercial containers and roll-off bins is illegal in Carpinteria and

should be reported.You may not realize it, but scavengers searching in

bins for aluminum cans, glass bottles, plastic containers and other recyclable materials may be looking for more than just recyclables. They also might seek or fi nd documents containing personal information like Social Security and credit card numbers. You can help prevent identity theft by shredding documents with personal information before placing them in your recycling con-tainers.

You should not approach people caught scaveng-ing. Instead, call the Carpinteria substation of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department at 684-4561 or after hours at 692-5743. If the person is driving, please

note the color, make and model of the vehicle and write down its license number, if possible.

One way you can prevent “dumpster diving” is to lock your bin. E.J. Harrison & Sons offers its commer-cial customers locks for a fee. For more information, call 647-1414.

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Storm Water Treatment SystemContinued from page 1

Mike Harrison, engineering manager for Harrison Industries, shows off the new 6,000 gallon tanks in the new storm water treatment system.

televisions, copy machines, etc.) and anti-freeze, bat-teries, oil and paint.

Using a customized collection, fi ltration and dis-infectant system, rainwater that has come into con-tact with industrial activities at the Colt Street site is diverted into a series of fi lters and 6,000 gallon tanks where it is cleaned and disinfected. The fully au-tomatic system, equipped with measuring devices, process alarms and remote access, removes pol-lutants before the treated water enters local storm drains and ultimately fl ows to the Santa Clara River.

“Harrison Industries is proud to make this invest-ment in our operations and in the environment,” said Mike Harrison, engineering manager for Har-rison Industries. “In the future, we plan to install a larger version of the water treatment system at our E.J. Harrison & Sons facility in Saticoy,” bringing the

cost for the two water treatment systems to more than $5 million.

Get those Hazardous Wastes Ready for Disposal

Carpinteria residents can prepare to get rid of household hazardous goods and hazardous wastes

soon by taking advantage of the annual Household Goods and Hazardous Waste Day. It will be held on Saturday, April 9, in the parking lot at Carpinteria City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Avenue.

Residents can safely and legally dispose of household goods and leftover and potentially hazardous wastes.

Drop-off times are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Residents also can bring old furniture, scrap lumber and metal, yard waste, electronic waste such as old computer screens TVs and household appliances. There will be a $10 charge to drop off refrigerators to take care of Freon disposal costs. E.J. Harrison & Sons will recycle or dispose of items dropped off at the household goods side of the drop-off event.

Hazardous wastes like pesticides, herbicides, paint thinners, paints and other potentially hazardous materials, including fl uorescent tubes and bulbs, will be taken in by Clean Harbors Environmental Services at the same event on the hazardous waste side, set-up in the east parking lot.

Small businesses can dispose of items at this event by appointment. Please contact the City’s Environmental Coordinator at (805) 880-3415 or erinm@ci.carpinteria.ca.us with any questions or to make an appointment.

Bring Antifreeze, Batteries, Oil and Paint to ABOP

ABOP is an acronym for Anti-freeze, Batteries, Oil, and Paint, used to describe materials that are col-

lected, at no charge, for recycling throughout the year. Carpinteria City residents can bring in the following materials for recycling, at no charge:u Antifreezeu Batteries (limit two per person)u Motor oil and oil fi ltersu Paintu Compact fl uorescent bulbs

(However, not fl uorescent light tubes)u Mercury based thermostatsThe ABOP collection facility, located at City Hall,

5775 Carpinteria Ave., is open every second and fourth Saturday of the month, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The only exceptions are in November and December, when the facility is open only the second Saturday of each month.

There is a fi ve-gallon limit per person on oil, anti-freeze and paints.

In addition, used oil, oil fi lters and anti-freeze can be brought to the same City Hall location, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Carpinteria residents and small businesses also are encouraged to drop off electronic waste – also called e-waste – at the ABOP collection facility, at no charge.

E-waste includes computer screens and monitors; printers; televisions; VCRs; DVD players; fax machines; stereos; radios; cell phones and microwave ovens. The limit is three e-waste items per trip. No refrigerators, stoves, washers or dryers are accepted, however.

For more information, call 755-4466.

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Harrison Commercial CustomersRecycling and Yard Waste Guidelines

City of CarpinteriaCity Manager: Dave Durflinger

Mayor: Gregg Carty

Vice-Mayor: Fred Shaw

council Members:Al Clark, Wade Nomura &

Bradley Stein

T FPrinted on Recycled Paper

ABOP Recycling Center

Open 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Call 1-800-CLEANUP for more certified used oil recycling locations. Funded by a grant from the California Integrated Waste Management Board.

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 Waste*

For information on how to dispose of these items, please call: Carpinteria 880-3415* To dispose of Medical Waste call 880-3415, or take expired or unwanted pharmaceuticals and/or medicines from households to the drop box at City Hall/Sheriff’s Substation, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., weekdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Got a lot of trash?Try a Harrison roll-off or bin rental. Convenient & Affordable.

Got a little bit of trash?Take it to Gold Coast Recycling & Transfer Station.

Got some yard waste or need some mulch?Call Agromin.

5275 Colt St. • Ventura(805) 642-9236www.goldcoastrecycling.com

www.ejharrison.com

1-800-AGROMIN • (805) 485-9200www.agromin.com

(805) 647-1414 • 1-800-41 TRASH

Household Battery Drop-off Locations

Carpinteria residents and small business own-ers can now drop off old household batteries at two convenient locations: at Albertsons (1018 Casitas Pass Road) and Carpinteria Valley Lumber (915 Elm St.)

used oil self-service drop-off also open during the week.

No Refrigerators, Stoves, Washers or Dryers. ¬5 gallon maximum

(No Fluorescent Light Tubes)

Magazines

NewspaperPaper/

Junk Mail

Aluminum & Metal Cans

Glass Containers

Cardboard

No Trash

including nursery pots, yogurt containers and toys.

NO Plastic Bags, Styrofoam, Film Plastic or Shrink Wrap.

All Hard Plastics thru

No Medical Sharps

Cartons

Cereal, Cracker & Shoe Boxes

Recycle at Carpinteria City Hall:n Antifreeze

¬ n Batteries n Oil

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n Paint¬ n Mercury Based Thermostats

n Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

n E-Waste - 3 items only (TVs, Computers, etc.)