Public Works

The City is partnering with Waste Management to host a free drive-through E-Waste and Household Hazardous Waste Collection on Saturday, October 14 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.

Mission Viejo residents and businesses can destroy their sensitive documents during the free drive-through Document Shredding event on Saturday, October 7. 

Hosted by Waste Management and the City of Mission Viejo, the event is from 9 to 11 am (or until truck capacity is reached) in the 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 and Waste Management are teaming up to host a free composting workshop at 10 am on Saturday, September 30 in The Kershaw Garden at the 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 of Mission Viejo has partnered with the nonprofit Care for the Children to repaint residential address numbers on public street curbs across the City beginning September 25.  

The purpose of having the house number painted on the curb in reflective paint is so that in the event of a 911 call, emergency personnel can locate the house easier day or night. 

The City of Mission Viejo and Caltrans are hosting a free Dump Day for Orange County residents on Saturday, September 16 at Mission Viejo City Hall from 8 to 11 am.

In an effort to keep our roadsides litter-free, staff will collect your bulky waste that’s too big to fit in residential garbage bins including mattresses, furniture and toys.

Items will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until 11 am or until full capacity is reached (whichever is first). Attendees are encouraged to arrive early.

In conformance with Mission Viejo Municipal Code Sections 6.10.010 et seq. Solid Waste Ordinance and 6.65.100 et seq. Water Quality Ordinance, the City of Mission Viejo requires every Food Service Establishment (FSE) to implement solid waste disposal and recycling programs and water quality best management practices (BMPs) to prevent the discharge of wastewater to the storm drain system in order to meet State of California requirements.

The City of Mission Viejo and Caltrans are hosting a free Dump Day for Orange County residents on Saturday, September 16 at Mission Viejo City Hall from 8 to 11 am.

In an effort to keep our roadsides litter-free, staff will collect your bulky waste that’s too big to fit in residential garbage bins including mattresses, furniture and toys.

Items will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until 11 am or until full capacity is reached (whichever is first). Attendees are encouraged to arrive early.

The following items will NOT be accepted:

The City and Waste Management are teaming up to host a free composting workshop at 10 am on Saturday, September 30 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 their sensitive documents during the free drive-through Document Shredding event on Saturday, October 7.

Hosted by Waste Management and the City Public Works Department, the event is from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (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.