Public Works

In celebration of Earth Day, the City's trash hauler - Waste Management - 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 30 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 number of sidewalk food vendors popping up in Mission Viejo – and cities across the State – continues to grow; however, cities like Mission Viejo are limited by how they can regulate them. 

The City and Waste Management are teaming up to host a free composting workshop at 10 am on Saturday, April 16 in The Kershaw Garden.

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, March 26.

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.

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 23.

Volunteers will have the chance to embrace nature by planting trees and shrubs at Upper Oso Creak Trail by the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. Participants should wear a hat, gloves, boots and sunscreen. Lunch and ice cream will be available for volunteers while supplies last.

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 resident will be allotted up to 36 gallons while supplies last. Residents should bring a shovel and bag (or container) to fill. 

Learn more about the new State-mandated Residential Food Scrap Recycling Program during the Mission Viejo Chamber of Commerce's Community & Legislative Affairs Zoom meeting from 8-9 am on Thursday, January 13. 

The meeting features Waste Management's Recycling Education and Outreach Manager Victoria Nguyen discussing Senate Bill 1383 and Mission Viejo's food, waste and recycling programs.  

Waste Management, the City's waste hauler, will host a Virtual Townhall at 6 pm on December 16 regarding the new Residential Food Scrap Recycling Program rolling out on New Year's Day in response to State law. 

1. Program Overview
2. Cart Details
3. Food Waste Recycling: How-To
4. Additional Education and Resources

The City is partnering with Waste Management to host a free drive-through E-Waste and Household Hazardous Waste Collection on Saturday, November 13 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.