Laguna Beach Recycles!
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FREE RECYCLING
OF BATTERIES,
FLUORESCENT
LAMPS AND TUBES
It's against the law to dispose
of batteries and any lamps or
tubes that contain mercury in the trash or in
the curbside recycling container. The City
of Laguna Beach offers free recycling of
these items to residents. Look for the MDS
recycling kiosks at the following locations:
Batteries Only:
Laguna Beach City Hall - 505 Forest Ave.
Sweetwater Car Wash - at both locations:
1890 South Coast Hwy.
2055 Laguna Canyon Rd.
WHAT GOES IN YOUR CARTS?
COMMINGLED RECYCLING
Items that can be placed in the recycling cart with the “gray” lid.
Plastics
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Batteries, Fluorescent Lamps
and Tubes:
Ganahl Lumber - 1765 Laguna Canyon Rd.
Coast Hardware - 240 Broadway
Batteries and Compact
Fluorescent Lamps Only:
Whole Foods Market - 283 Broadway
Funding for the recycling of fluorescent
lamps and tubes is provided by the San
Diego Gas & Electric. For more details
go to: www.recycleoc.net
FREE BULKY ITEM
COLLECTION
It’s easy to dispose of large hard-to-handle
items that don’t fit into your trash cart.
Residents with curbside collection are
provided two free bulky item pick ups per
calendar year. Call Waste Management to
arrange your pick up!
Electronic Waste - TV’s, monitors,
computers and other electronic devices.
Universal Waste - Batteries, fluorescent
lamps and tubes. Drop off locations above.
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Newspapers, magazines
Mixed paper (all types accepted)
Telephone books, directories, magazines
Bulk/junk mail, envelopes, catalogs
Cardboard boxes (please flatten)
Soft-bound books, hard-bound books
(inside only, no cover)
Paper board - cereal boxes, tissue boxes,
shoe boxes, egg cartons, beverage boxes
Frozen dinner boxes and other frozen
food boxes
Empty paper towel and toilet tissue rolls
Shredded paper (bag before placing in cart)
Pizza boxes (no food residue)
Paper towels (must be clean and dry)
Look for the “chasing arrow” symbol to
identify if a plastic item can be recycled.
Also known as a “resin” code, this symbol
is often found on the bottom of plastic
containers and tells you what plastic was
used to make the item.
Glass
Metal
Plastic Bag Recycling
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Aluminum cans
Tin cans - soup, tuna, vegetable juice
Empty aerosol cans (must be empty)
Pie tins
Paint cans (empty, completely dried out)
Hangers
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Food jars - sauce, mayo, pickles
(no residue)
Beverage glass bottles - wine, beer,
liquor, juice
Residents with curbside recycling service
may now place plastic bags in the recycling
cart. Please place plastic bags for recycling
inside a plastic bag, not loose in the cart to
ensure that all the plastic will be caught in
the sorting process.
TRASH
Items that are not acceptable in the recycling program
should be placed in the trash cart with the “blue” lid.
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RECYCLING BOTTLES
You can redeem empty California
Redemption Value (CRV) beverage
containers at any market or liquor store in
Laguna Beach. The beverage containers
must be clean. The refund value for each
beverage container with a capacity of less
than 24 fluid ounces is five cents ($0.05),
and the refund value for each container with
a capacity of 24 fluid ounces or more is ten
cents ($0.10). To locate a recycling center,
go to www.bottlesandcans.com
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Household Items - Furniture, carpets,
mattresses, appliances, etc.
Up to 20 Bags of Trash or Green
Waste - 35 gallon size or smaller weighing
less than 50 pounds.
Paper / Cardboard
Plastic beverage containers - soda, water,
juice
Plastic containers (#1-7) such as laundry
detergent, ketchup, hair product bottles
Plastic bags - grocery, dry cleaning, news
paper and other film bags (bundle inside
a plastic bag, tie and place in the cart)
Plastic buckets (#1-#7)
Plastic tubs (#1-#7)
Plastic toys (#1-7)
Food waste
Pet waste, items soiled by pet waste
Disposable diapers
Styrofoam (packing peanuts, cups, egg
trays, meat trays)
Plastics with no numbers (missing #1-7)
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Light bulbs (incandescent)
Drinking glasses, glass dishware
Mirrors, window or windshield glass
Rubber / latex items
Palm fronds, bird of paradise and other
succulent/fibrous plants
GREEN WASTE RECYCLING
Green waste items can be placed in the cart with the “green” lid.
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Grass clippings
Leaves
Yard and garden prunings
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Small tree branches
Shrubs
Small pieces of wood, sawdust
Questions or Bulky Item Pick Up - Contact Waste Management
(949) 642-1191 - www.wmorangecounty.com
Funded by a grant from the California Department of Conservation