E.J. Harrison & Sons Blog
Company and industry news plus tips on living more green
Ralph Harrison Dead at 89
Local corporate leader was eldest son of pioneering family thatfirst brought trash collection and recycling to Ventura County VENTURA, California – Local business and philanthropic icon Ralph Harrison has died. The longtime president of E.J. Harrison & Sons...
Harrison’s Thursday and Friday customers will have trash collection delayed one day for Thanksgiving Holiday
Don’t forget to recycle all that holiday season food waste! In observance of Thanksgiving this year, Harrison Industries employees are taking the day off on Thursday, Nov. 23. As a result, customers who normally have their trash, recyclables and yard/organic...
What’s Up With Waste Cart Colors?
If you see a black trash cart instead of the usual green this summer, don’t fret – it's just part of an ongoing statewide effort toward a uniform color system for residential waste bins. State law mandates the uniform colors but gives trash haulers until 2036 for full...
Holiday trash collection schedule to remain unchanged for the for MLK Day 2024
Trash collection schedule to remain unchanged for MLK Day in 2024 Harrison Industries will maintain its regular trash, recycling and yard/organic waste collection schedule in Ventura County during the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 14-20, 2024. Remember that...
Harrison to Maintain Regular Trash Schedule During the Week of Veteran’s Day
Harrison Industries will maintain its regular trash, recycling and yard/organic waste collection schedule during the week of Veterans Day, Nov. 5-11. The holiday will not affect customers’ service. A reminder that Harrison’s residential customers can place all...
Food Waste Recycling: An Urgent Matter
Food Waste Recycling: An Urgent Matter Within the next 10 years, our planet’s temperature is likely to reach the point of no return unless we take widespread action to reduce global warming, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned in a March report....
Trash collection schedule delayed for the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays this season
In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays, employees of Harrison Industries will be taking the day off on Monday, Dec. 25, and Monday, Jan. 1. As a result, Harrison will collect trash, recycling and yard/organic waste one day later than usual during...
Labor Day Holiday Delays Trash Pickup
In observance of the Labor Day holiday, employees of Harrison Industries will be taking the day off on Monday, Sept. 4. As a result, Harrison will collect trash, recycling and yard/organic waste one day later than usual during the week of Sept. 3-9. The regular...
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...