Trash Flash

Recycling News for Carpinteria Residents

Summer 2014

Call Us to Collect Your Bulky Items

What do you do with that lumpy, worn-out sofa that you want to get

rid of? How about that old refrigerator or oven that hasn’t work in years but takes up valuable space in your garage?

Don’t leave the old eyesores in your front yard or on the curb and hope they miraculously disappear. Call E.J. Harrison & Sons instead.

Once a year, Carpin-teria residents are eligible for two bulky items that are too big for your trash bin – like broken furniture and kitchen appliances – to be collected at no ad-ditional cost.

To arrange collection, call 647-1414.

Reaching Zero Waste Starts with Curbside RecyclingCarpinteria residents are among the best recyclers

in all of California. According to the latest fi gures, the city’s diversion rate has climbed to an impressive 74 percent – much higher than the statewide average and tons higher than the mandated 50 percent.

Keep up the good work! Join Harrison Industries and our business partners, Gold Coast Recycling & Transfer Station and Agromin Premium Soil Products, as we move toward ZERO waste.

It all starts with curbside recycling. Here’s what goes in your three curbside containers:

Blue Recycling Container: News-papers; glass containers, including all food and beverage contain-ers; plastic CRV containers 1 through 7; all steel, tin and aluminum food and beverage

containers (please empty and clean); cardboard; car-tons; magazines and paper/junk mail.

Tan Yard Waste Container: Yard trimmings; leaves; grass; small tree branches and scrap lumber. All green waste material is hauled to Agromin, which uses cutting-edge technology to convert it into organic mulches, compost, wood chips and other products that naturally fertilize plants and trees, completing nature’s recycling loop.

Green Trash Container: Place what’s left in this container . There shouldn’t be much. Please do not place green waste or recyclables in the green contain-er, even if there is room.

Cartons Now Accepted in Your Blue Recycling Bin

Have you been throwing cartons in your green trash barrel? From now on, place

them in your blue recycling barrel. There is a market for them to be recycled into new prod-ucts. Cartons that are now accepted fall into two categories: shelf-stabled and refrigerated.

Shelf-stabled include:u Juice u Milku Soy and grain milk u Soup and brothu Wine

Refrigerated include:u Juice u Milku Cream u Egg substitutesu Soy and grain milk

For more information, call 642-9236.

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Carpinteria Triathlon to have 17th Run on Sept. 28Close to 1,000 men and women of all ages will dive

into the Pacifi c Ocean at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28, for the start of the 17th annual Carpinteria Triathlon.

E.J. Harrison & Sons supports this special event and encourages everyone to come out to Carpinteria State Beach and cheer for these dedicated athletes as they put their swimming, bicycling and running skills to the test.

Proceeds from the Carpinteria Triathlon go to the City of Carpinteria’s Parks and Recreation youth programs, including Junior Lifeguards, Ocean Recre-ation Activities and Swim Club.

Contestants choose between two courses from which to compete. The Olympic Course incorporates a 1.5 kilometer swim, a 40 kilometer bike ride and a 10 kilometer run; the Sprint Course is comprised of a half-K swim, a 15K bike ride and a 5K run.

Carpinteria State Beach is known as the “World’s Safest Beach” due to its southern exposure and its protection by the Channel Islands. It has been rated the No. 1 swimming beach in California since swim-mers usually enjoy small waves and the absence of riptides.

The bike course travels along the foothills, offer-ing some spectacular ocean views. Both the Olympic and Sprint courses offer the competitor a challenging ride, although the Sprint course is also well suited for novice triathletes. The run course goes through Carpinteria neighborhoods and is mostly a fl at-loop course.

The Carpinteria Triathlon requires the assistance of more than 170 community volunteers. There are many opportunities to help with this fun event.

For more information or to sign up, contact Ann Meyer at annm@ci.carpinteria.ca.us, or call her at 684-5405, ext. 432.

Bring Antifreeze, Batteries, Oil and

Paint to ABOP

ABOP is an acronym for Antifreeze, Batteries, Oil, and Paint (latex only),

used to describe materials that are col-lected, at no charge, for recycling through-out the year. Carpinteria City residents can bring in the following materials for recy-cling, at no charge:u Antifreezeu Batteries (limit two per person)u Motor oil and oil fi ltersu Water-based paintsu Compact fl uorescent bulbs (How-

ever, not fl uorescent tubes)The ABOP collection facility, located

at City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Avenue, 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, antifreeze and water-based 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 busi-nesses also are encouraged to drop off elec-tronic 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 or stoves are accepted, however.

For more information, call 684-5405, ext. 415.

Pay Bills and Order Services Online

Go to Harrison’s website at www.ejharrison.com to pay your

bills with a credit card or e-check and to order services online. It’s easy. Check it out!

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Summer 2014

2014 Pickup ScheduleJune 19 Green WasteJune 26 RecyclingJuly 3 Green WasteJuly 10 RecyclingJuly 17 Green WasteJuly 24 RecyclingJuly 31 Green WasteAugust 7 RecyclingAugust 14 Green WasteAugust 21 RecyclingAugust 28 Green Waste*September 5 RecyclingSeptember 11 Green WasteSeptember 18 RecyclingSeptember 25 Green WasteOctober 2 RecyclingOctober 9 Green WasteOctober 16 RecyclingOctober 23 Green WasteOctober 30 RecyclingNovember 6 Green WasteNovember 13 RecyclingNovember 20 Green Waste*November 28 RecyclingDecember 4 Green WasteDecember 11 RecyclingDecember 18 Green Waste*December 26 Recycling

*Pickup delayed due to holiday

2014 Holiday Schedule

Looking ahead, these are the holidays that will delay trash collection one day:

Labor Day Monday, Sept. 1Thanksgiving Thursday, Nov. 27 Christmas Thursday, Dec. 25

these are the holidays that will not delay trash collection one day:

Independence Day Friday, July 4 Veterans Day Tuesday, Nov. 11

Join the Crowd at the 30th Coastal Cleanup Day Sept. 20

California Coastal Cleanup Day, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s larg-

est beach cleanup day, is turning 30 this fall.Be part of the solution to marine pollution by join-

ing about 60,000 others statewide who will be taking part in the event on Saturday, Sept. 20. From 9 a.m. to noon, volunteers will remove debris from the coast, creeks, riv-ers, lakes and shorelines throughout California, protect-ing wildlife from harm while taking care of our environ-ment.

In 2013, over 749,000 pounds – that’s 375 tons – of trash and recyclables were removed from beaches, lakes and waterways statewide by 58,158 volunteers. In Santa Barbara County alone, 952 volunteers collected more than 1,900 pounds of trash and 645 pounds of recyclables from sites from Rincon Beach Park to the Guadalupe Dunes.

Thousands of cigarette butts and lots of plastic bags, as well as other trash, were removed and prevented from going out to sea where they would have had a negative effect on marine life.

Coming at the end of the summer beach season and right near the start of the school year, Coastal Cleanup Day is a great way for families, students, service groups and neighbors to join together. Coastal Cleanup Day helps us take care of our fragile marine environment, shows community support for our shared natural re-sources, and teaches us about the impacts of marine debris and how we can prevent harm to the marine envi-ronment while having fun!

There are 25 cleanup sites in Santa Barbara County. Carpinteria-area sites include Carpinteria State, Jelly Bowl and Santa Claus Lane beaches as well as Carpinte-ria, Santa Monica and Franklin creeks.

For participating beaches and waterways, call 1-800-COAST-4U, or visit www.lessismore.org/Programs/coastal_cleanup.html.

See you at the beach (or river, or lake, or creek...)!

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Printed on Recycled Paper

STOPNo Hazardous

Waste!!These items are NOT accepted for

Trash or Recycling.u Hazardous Waste u Tires u Electronic Waste 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 684-5405 ext.445 *To dispose of Medical Waste call 684-4561, or take expired or unwant-ed 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.

E.J. Harrison & SonsRecycling, Yard Waste and Trash Guidelines

What goes in the Trash?

What Doesn’t go in the Trash or any other cart?

Hopefully, very little. After you have recycled, composted, fi lled the yard waste cart, donated old clothing and goods, and done all of those good things – most of the rest can go in the trash.

How to Place Your Cart for Automated CollectionThe automated arm of the collection truck needs room to grab the cart. Carts should be placed 2-3 feet apart from each other and from objects such as mailboxes and cars with the wheels facing the curb. Carts should be out by 7 a.m. on collection days.

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

ABOP Recycling CenterRecycle at Carpinteria City Hall: n Antifreeze* n Batteries n Oil* n Water-based Paint* n E-Waste - 3 items only (TVs, Computers, etc.) n Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (No Fluorescent Light Tubes)No Refrigerators, Stoves, Washers or Dryers*5 Gallon Maximum

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

2-3 ft.2-3 ft.

City of Carpinteria

Extra trash?Call for roll-offs and bin rentals.

Open 6 days a week for self-haul trash, e-waste and recyclables buy-back.

Complete the recycling loop... get mulch and soil amend-ments at:

(805) 642-9236

www.ejharrison.com www.agromin.com(805) 647-1414

www.goldcoastrecycling.com(805) 485-9200

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

City Manager: Dave Durflinger • Mayor: Brad Stein • Vice-Mayor: Gregg Carty

council Members: Al Clark, Wade Nomura & Fred Shaw

CartonsNew Item Accepted

Aluminum &Metal Cans Glass

Containers

Paper/Junk Mail

Newspaper

Magazines

Cardboard

Cereal, Cracker & Shoe Boxes