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Recycling News for Ventura Businesses & Multi-Family Complexes
Fall 2012
Harrison Industries Looks Ahead on 80th Anniversary
Harrison Industries has updated its website to make
it more user-friendly for customers.
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Assembly Bill 341 Requires Commercial Recycling
While Harrison Industries has a history of suc-cessful yesterdays, Harrison brothers Ralph, Myron and Jim are more concerned about what
the company can do better with its tomorrows. The company is celebrating its 80th anniversary this
year. What began as a one-truck operation with the late founder E. J. Harrison hauling trash for his neighbors, the company now serves more than 90,000 residential and commercial customers in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties with a fl eet of 125 trucks, many of them run-ning on clean-burning liquefi ed natural gas.
While steeped in tradition, Harrison Industries has thrived over the years because we are always looking ahead, vigorously working with our client cities and the County of Ventura to reach the state goal of 75 percent recycling by 2020.
Our most exciting mission as we enter our 80th year is working with strategic partners Agromin and
On July 1, California Assembly Bill 341 went into effect stating that all commercial busi-
nesses that generate four or more cubic yards of trash per week and all multi-family residential properties with fi ve or more units must have recycling.
Not only should recycling containers be pres-ent on the property, employees and multi-family residents should be informed about what to put into the recycling bins. Although many business-es and multi-family property managers say they all know about recycling, when bins are checked, there are often non-recyclable items in the recy-cling containers and recycling found in the trash containers.
Harrison Industries and the City of Ventura’s Environmental Sustainability Division are work-ing together to provide literature, posters, presen-tations and other materials to support businesses and multi-family properties in their waste reduc-tion and recycling efforts.
For assistance or more information on these programs, call Daniel Harrison at 647-1414, ext. 4321, or email him at [email protected]. Com-mercial businesses also can call Courtney Lind-berg at 667-6502 (email: [email protected]) and owners of multi-family properties can call Christine Wied at 652-4584 (email: [email protected]).
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Ventura Albertsons Signs Up for Food Waste Program
The Albertsons supermarket in Ventura has joined the Albertsons in Camarillo and Carpinteria along with a number of local restaurants in a pilot pro-
gram offered by Harrison Industries and Agromin that will all but eliminate food waste.
Previously, food scraps from Albertsons’ meat, pro-duce, deli, dairy, bakery and fl oral departments ended up in the trash. But in April, Harrison delivered special barrels to all departments that its employees now fi ll with everything from meat fat and bones to pineapple tops and corn husks. Same goes for liquid food waste like yogurt, cottage cheese and mayonnaise; bread and baked goods; and eggs and dairy products.
Most of the local restaurants now recycling their food scraps are in Ventura Harbor Village. They are: An-dria’s Seafood, Brophy Bros., The Greek, Milano Italian, Spinnaker Seafood, Christy’s Café, Le Petit Café, Mar-garita Villa, Harbor Sushi, Black Beard’s Barbecue and Surf-N-Taco. The Wood Ranch restaurant in Ventura also joined the program as has the Ventura Beach Marriott.
Harrison trucks collect the food waste at the estab-lishments and deliver it to our strategic partner Agro-min. Employing a Covered Aerated Static Pile System, Agromin mixes the food waste with yard waste that Harrison collects from its residential and commercial customers to create an enriched compost and alterna-tive fuel.
Our hope is to expand the program to businesses as we continue our march toward “Zero Waste.” For more information, call Donald Sealund, Harrison’s fi eld repre-sentative for the food waste program, at 647-1414.
Representatives of Harrison Industries, Agromin,
Albertsons and the City of Ventura’s Environmental
Sustainability Division at the opening of the pilot
food waste program in Ventura.
City of Ventura Helps Businesses Gain Green
Certifi cation
It’s become even easier for local businesses to be green. The City of Ventura’s Environmental Sustain-
ability Division is working with a new government statewide program along with the Department of Toxic Substance Control (www.greenbusinessca.org) that walks local businesses through a free green business certifi cation process.
“Green certifi cation presents your business on a local and statewide level as being a leader in taking a proactive stance to protect and preserve our envi-ronment and natural resources,” said Environmental Specialist Courtney Lindberg.
The Green Business Certifi cation Program focuses on the same main areas for each sector; however, some areas have specifi c requirements that may dif-fer. The main areas in each sector are: waste, energy, water, pollution prevention, wastewater and general staff education.
The Green Business Certifi cation Program is available to offi ce/retail and restaurant businesses in Ventura. As the program gains traction, other sectors will be added.
“Any interested business can sign up online to start the certifi cation process,” Lindberg said. “If they choose to, I can meet with them at their place of busi-ness and walk them through the registration process as well as discuss steps that need to be taken for certi-fi cation qualifi cation.”
Once a business becomes certifi ed it is given stickers and a logo it can display in the store or busi-ness, online and in its public relations and marketing materials. Businesses will also be added to a statewide database with other certifi ed green businesses. Certifi cation is good for two years, after which a business would need to re-certify.
To get local and statewide recognition for your business, call Courtney Lindberg at (805) 667-6502 or email her at [email protected].
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80th AnniversaryContinued from page 1
Scavenging and ‘Dumpster Diving’ is Illegal – and Costly
Scavenging from your residential curbside trash and recycling containers or “dumpster diving” from commercial containers and roll-off bins is illegal in
Ventura 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 can cost you money in the long run since recyclables that E.J. Harrison & Sons collect are used to help off-set our service costs.
Another concern about scavengers and “dumpster divers” is they may be looking for more than just recy-clables. They also might seek or fi nd documents con-taining personal information like Social Security and credit card numbers. You can help prevent identity theft by shredding documents with personal information be-fore placing them in your recycling containers.
In some areas, residents have reported bands of peo-ple being dropped in neighborhoods to search through bins just before collection time.
You should not approach people caught scavenging.
Instead, call the Ventura Police Department’s 24-hour non-emergency department number at 650-8010. If the person is driving, please note the color, make and model of the vehicle and write down its license number, if possible.
Limoneria in a two-pronged effort to reduce waste and create energy by developing a food waste program with local businesses. Food waste is collected by Harrison Industries and taken to Agromin, where a pilot program is taking place to see how green waste and food waste combined in a covered static pile system turns out. In the future, this product will be placed in a digester to create energy.
Albertsons supermarkets in Ventura, Camarillo and Carpinteria were among the fi rst businesses to join the pilot program. Also many local restaurants in Ventura Harbor Village are now recycling their food scraps. Harri-son expects the program will expand to other businesses that generate food waste. For more information, call Don-ald Sealund, our fi eld representative for the food waste program, at 647-1414.
In our ongoing public outreach efforts, in conjunc-tion with our client cities, we are expanding our efforts to inform the citizenry about the importance of recycling and how to do it. In addition to recycling newsletters and other materials produced for our residential and commer-cial customers, we have had a 15-minute video produced which is available to local cable TV channels, schools and community service groups that want to know more about recycling. The recycling video also is on our upgraded website that is also more user-friendly to allow our cus-tomers to order special services online. Check it out at www.ejharrison.com.
Much has changed since our humble beginnings in 1932 and more exciting and challenging milestones lie just ahead.
Be on the Lookout for Scrap Metal Theft
A number of Ventura busi-
nesses as well as City of Ventura facilities have seen a rise in metal theft from their properties. Thieves come and strip wires from lighting and equipment, take valves and other metal parts. They try to redeem the materials at scrap metal recyclers.
If you have had such a theft, be sure to report it to the Ventura Police Department and fi le a police report. When metal is taken to a scrap metal recycler, the certi-fi ed recycler is supposed to take photos of the material brought in as well as get information on where it came from and the identity of the person looking to recycle the material.
The thief may get a few dollars for the scrap metal but it usually costs the business or the City – taxpayers – hundreds to thousands of dollars for repair and replace-ment.
If you see someone in the process of taking metals or any materials from a property, call 911. If you fi nd you have been a victim of this crime, call the 24-hour non-emergency police department number, (805) 650-8010, to report it as soon as it is discovered.
No Trash
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Printed on Recycled Paper
Harrison Commercial CustomersRecycling, Unicycling and Yard Waste Guidelines
STOP No 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 & Bulbs u Medical Needles
For information on how to dispose of these items, please call: The City of Ventura Environmental Sustainability Division at 652-4525
City of VenturaCity Manager: Rick Cole
Mayor: Mike Tracy
Deputy Mayor: CherYl Heitmann
council Members: Neal Andrews,
Brian Brennan, Jim Monahan,
Carl Morehouse & Christy Weir
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
UnicyclingUnicycling™
The rest can go in LooseNo Yard Waste
This container is for BOTH Trash and Recycling
*These items need to be bagged & tied because they are messy:Food Waste, Bathroom Waste, Coffee Grounds, Light Bulbs, Wet Material,
Anything that will contaminate the recyclables.
UnicyclingUnicyclingŸ
E.J. Harrison & Sons1-800-41 TRASH
Bag & Tie the Messy Trash*The ONLY MUST for all Unicyclers.
Customer provides bags.
Step 1:
Step 2:
www.ejharrison.com
No Yard Waste
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Medical Sharps RecyclingYou can bring your used needles and lancets
(sharps) to the following locations for proper and con-venient disposal: Ventura Public Health (652-5754) or West
Ventura Family Care Clinic (641-5600).
Magazines
NewspaperPaper/
Junk Mail
Aluminum & Metal Cans
Glass Containers
Cardboard
No Trash
including nursery pots, yogurt containers and toys.
NO Styrofoam, Film Plastic,Plastic Bags or Shrink Wrap.
All Hard Plastics thru
No Medical Sharps
