E.J. Harrison & Sons Blog
Company and industry news plus tips on living more green
Help Make Our Planet Happy, Recycle your Food Waste Weekly
Help Make Our Planet Happy - Recycle your Food Waste Weekly Please do your part. It’s so easy: Instead of throwing your food waste in the trash, drop it into plastic or paper bags, seal the bags securely and toss them into your organic/yard waste cart. REMEMBER: Yard...
Refuse Collection Delayed One Day for Memorial Day Holiday
In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, employees of Harrison Industries will be taking the day off on Monday, May 29. As a result, Harrison will collect trash, recycling and yard/organic waste one day later than usual during the week of May 28 to June 3. The...
New Recycling Bills in 2023
The California Legislature passed nearly 1,200 bills last year, and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed about 1,000 of them into law. Several involve waste disposal and recycling, including these: Assembly Bill 1985: This bill gives municipalities more time to comply with the...
Fourth of July Holiday Delays Trash Pickup for Most Customers
Fourth of July holiday delays trash pickup for most customers In observance of the Independence Day holiday, employees of Harrison Industries will be taking the day off on Tuesday, July 4. As a result, Harrison will collect trash, recycling and yard/organic...
5 Earth Day Tips for Reducing Food Waste
With the passing of Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383), food waste recycling and recovery has been a hot topic. This Earth Day, we wanted to spotlight the 5 best tips for reducing food waste and how to practice dedicated food recovery programs. If you’re inspired to join...
Organic Waste Recycling Facility Gets Permits
Expansion of commercial food waste recycling capacity recently received a big boost when the city of Oxnard approved permits needed for a new processing operation off Mountain View Avenue. Our business partner Agromin secured permits for its Mountain View Organic...
E.J. Harrison Industries Earns New County Agreements
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors has chosen E.J. Harrison & Sons, Inc. to provide residential waste collection in most of the county’s unincorporated areas after a long, thorough selection process. The board at its May 16 meeting approved the county Public...
Earth Day EcoFest 2023 with Ventura Charter School
As proud Sponsors for this year’s Ventura EcoFest, we invite you to join us for Earth Day EcoFest on Sunday, April 16th, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Ventura Charter School Campus! This free event is fun for the whole family. Ventura Charter School's...
Commercial Food Waste Recycling Success
Harrison’s commercial customers did a great job last year as we expanded our food waste recycling program. Now we’re hoping to do even better in 2023. State Senate Bill 1383 added food materials to the list of landscaping, agricultural and other green waste that...