Trash Collection Resumes for Mountain Fire Affected Areas

Trash Collection Resumes for Mountain Fire Affected Areas

E.J. Harrison and Sons, Inc. is here to support the residents affected by the Mountain Fire.

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Today, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department gave us clearance to resume regular trash pickup service to those affected areas. Regular pickup day for those areas is tomorrow, Wednesday Nov. 13. Residents can place their containers on the street and they will be serviced.

Any residents who need carts replaced either due to damage or destruction by the fire can call (805)-647-1414 for replacements. 

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Trash Collection Schedule Unchanged for Veterans’ Day 2024

Trash Collection Schedule Unchanged for Veterans’ Day 2024

Harrison Industries

will maintain its regular trash, recycling and yard/organic waste collection schedule during the week of Veterans Day, Nov. 10-16.

Remember that Harrison’s residential customers can place all three carts curbside every week, as Harrison collects all waste weekly – including food waste, which is recyclable. All food waste should be placed in closed paper or plastic bags and the bags should be tossed in the organics waste cart. 

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It’s important to recycle your food waste EVERY WEEK

and establish this as a regular habit. In 2022, the state of California began to require the diversion of food waste from landfills, and your efforts are needed. Even if you only have food waste bags and no yard waste, you can still put the food waste bags in your organics waste cart and take it to the curb every week for pickup.

Thank you for your role in the success of our food waste recycling program. Food waste recycling is the law, but more importantly, it’s vital for the environment. Food waste emits destructive methane gas as it decays, damaging our atmosphere and causing global warming. We all have to do our part and make food waste recycling a daily habit. 

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Halloween Reminder: Pumpkins are Food Waste!

Halloween Reminder: Pumpkins are Food Waste!

When October rolls around,

We sure do love our pumpkins! And I’m no different! Whether we’re carving them up for Halloween or putting them on display to honor Autumn, most of us make an annual trip to the store or local pumpkin patch to pick up a few. But we also know they don’t last forever. And while we might not think of them that way, those decaying pumpkins and all those sloppy leftovers from carving are considered organic food waste. In the past, most ended up in landfills where they produced that climate change super pollutant, methane. But that shouldn’t be the case anymore. We at Harrison make it easy for you to do the right thing with your old pumpkins and all of your food waste.

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Here’s what to do with your pumpkins:

If you’ve carved them, take your pile of pumpkin guts and seeds, place them in a plastic or paper bag, secure them tightly and put them in your curbside organic (yard and food) waste cart. When your carved or whole pumpkin is ready to go, just toss it in the same waste cart, no bag necessary. Even if you only have food waste bags and no yard waste, you can still put them in your organic waste cart and take it to the curb.

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Trash Collection Schedule Unchanged for Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024

Trash Collection Schedule Unchanged for Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024

Harrison Industries

will maintain its regular trash, recycling and yard/organics waste collection schedule in Ventura County for Indigenous Peoples Day. The holiday falls on Monday, Oct. 14 this year and is celebrated annually on the second Monday of October.

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Food waste recycling an urgent matter

Remember that Harrison’s residential customers can place all three carts curbside every week, as Harrison collects all waste weekly – including food waste, which is recyclable. All food waste should be placed in closed paper or plastic bags and the bags should be tossed in the organics waste cart. 

 

It’s important to recycle your food waste EVERY WEEK and establish this as a regular habit. In 2022, the state of California began to require the diversion of food waste from landfills, and your efforts are needed. Even if you only have food waste bags and no yard waste, you can still put the food waste bags in your organics waste cart and take it to the curb every week for pickup.

 

Thank you for your role in the success of our food waste recycling program. Food waste recycling is the law, but more importantly, it’s vital for the environment. Food waste emits destructive methane gas as it decays, damaging our atmosphere and causing global warming. We all have to do our part and make food waste recycling a daily habit. 

 

For more information on Harrison’s food waste recycling program, please visit https://ejharrison.com/residential-food-waste/

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Join the Ventura Coastal Cleanup Day on September 21st, 2024: Make a Difference for Our Shores!

Join the Ventura Coastal Cleanup Day on September 21st, 2024: Make a Difference for Our Shores!

This year marks the 40th anniversary of California Coastal Cleanup Day.

Harrison Industries hopes you’ll celebrate by joining the annual cleanup of our beaches, creeks, watersheds and ocean on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Nearly every body of water in California eventually flows to the ocean. That water can carry a lot of trash. Every year, thousands gather to help clean California’s shorelines, beaches, rivers, lakes and watersheds for the largest one-day volunteer event in the state. In 2023, 35,000 volunteers participated statewide. 

As many as 1,510 volunteers

participated either on their own or at an event and picked up as much as 8,358 pounds of trash and recyclables. Previous Ventura County Coastal Cleanup Days have been a great success!  Join us and make this year’s event even better! Encourage friends and colleagues to join in. There are two ways to participate. 

  • Pick a cleanup site to volunteer at on Sept. 21, 2024, from 9 a.m. to noon. Gather your supplies (help reduce waste by bringing your own bucket, gloves, water bottle, hat, etc.), and print and sign the waiver at vccoastcleanup.org. Pre-registration is not required! Find cleanup sites at vccoastcleanup.org/cleanup-sites/.
  • Can’t make it on Sept. 21? Sweep through your own neighborhood, local park or trail any day in September on a self-guided cleanup. Use the free CleanSwell data collection app to track and report your cleanup. Find more guidance on neighborhood cleanups at vccoastcleanup.org/get-involved/.
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Ralph Harrison Dead at 89

Ralph Harrison Dead at 89

Local corporate leader was eldest son of pioneering family that
first 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 trash collection company died on Saturday of natural causes, his family announced. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Ralph was born in Ventura on Nov. 14, 1934, to E.J. and Myra Harrison, who founded Harrison Industries nearly 92 years ago, in 1932. Ralph later bought a ranch in Bardsdale, where he last lived.

The eldest of the Harrisons’ three sons, Ralph joined the family business in 1963 and watched it grow from a relatively small local company to the major corporation it is today. Working with local community partners at Gold Coast Recycling and Agromin, Harrison Industries currently serves 90,000 residential and commercial customers throughout Ventura County and in Carpinteria, in Santa Barbara County.

As corporate president, Ralph was in charge of Harrison’s fleet operations, the maintenance and service departments and inventory controls and he headed up an extensive research and development department. Most of Harrison Industries’ innovations are due to Ralph’s ingenuity and he held many patents.

 

Ralph’s son Lynn Ralph Harrison, a longtime Harrison employee, took over his father’s responsibilities eight months ago and will continue to do so. Ralph’s brothers, Jim and Myron, also will continue to run the business.

In addition to his leadership at Harrison Industries, Ralph was well known throughout the Ventura County community. He was longtime president of the Ventura County Waste Disposal Association, which was formed in the early 1970s by his father, and also served on the California Refuse Recycling Council. As a member of these and other professional trash/recycling organizations, Ralph attended many trash industry seminars and conferences throughout the United States and Canada. He was active in other ways in his community, as well. Among his many affiliations, he was a longtime board member of the Ventura County Fair Foundation.

Ralph along with his brothers gave generously over the years to countless community organizations and causes. Among their most notable donations, the Harrisons made the largest contribution to the building of the new Community Memorial Hospital, and the Ventura Boys & Girls Club has a clubhouse in Saticoy because of Ralph and his brothers’ generosity. The Santa Clara Valley Boys & Girls Club was also very close to Ralph’s heart, as were local 4-H clubs, to whom he often donated livestock to raise.

E.J. Harrison Industries Earns New County Agreements

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 Works Agency’s recommendation to choose Harrison to serve three of the county’s four unincorporated zones.

Supervisor Jeff Gorell praised Harrison’s local roots and community involvement since its founding 91 years ago and made the motion to approve the staff recommendation. Gorell said Harrison “has a reputation for excellence and for service, and they are so connected to the community.”

Board Chairman Matt LaVere seconded the motion, and the board passed it unanimously. “I don’t know that there is another business in this entire county that gives more back to the community it serves,” LaVere said.

Harrison was chosen for the northern zone that includes the Rincon, unincorporated areas of Ventura and the Ojai Valley, and the remote northeastern part of the county; the central zone of unincorporated areas around Santa Paula, Fillmore, Camarillo and Oxnard; and the southwest zone between Thousand Oaks, Point Mugu and the ocean. Athens Services, Inc. won the fourth zone, which includes unincorporated areas around Moorpark, Simi Valley and east Thousand Oaks.

The new residential solid waste collection agreements will begin Jan. 1, 2024, and run for 10 years, with options for two 5-year extensions. Final details still need to be worked out and approved by the board, possibly on June 20.

5 Earth Day Tips for Reducing Food Waste

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 EJ Harrison’s food recycling mission to help reduce your carbon footprint but don’t know where to start, these simple techniques and tips are aimed at helping you reduce your food waste at home and find creative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle your favorite foods.

  1. Meal Prep. Cook in Bulk and Freeze your Leftovers.

The issue with large batching your meals is the monotony of eating the same meals over and over again. We suggest choosing easy to customize recipes during reheating. Soup, noodle and rice dishes are good options that can be spiced up in many different and unique ways.

2. Use individual storage containers for easy packs and go lunches for you and your family.

The convenience and comfort of grabbing your own homemade lunch thats ready to go is unmatched, not to mention cutting your food costs from eating at restaurants.

3. Use leftover vegetable scraps to make your own homemade stocks.

Zucchini, carrots, celery and other root vegetables can be boiled with other scraps like bones to make delicious homemade stocks.

4. Add leftover meats to your favorite salad, wrap or stir-fry.

Make your salad a complete, nutritious meal by adding leftover meats.

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5. Recycle your food waste and scraps at home.

Harrison has a simple, 4 step program for recycling your food waste. 

  1. Collect food waste in a clear plastic bag.
  2. Clean your scraps by removing any stickers, twist ties or rubberbands that can’t be recycled.
  3. Store food waste in a proper receptacle.
  4. Dispose of your food waste by placing your tied off bag into your yard waste cart for pick-up.

Learn More: Food Waste Recycling & Senate Bill 1383

Earth Day EcoFest 2023 with Ventura Charter School

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 annual Earth Day EcoFest has grown each year since it began in 2007 and draws thousands of visitors who come to enjoy a beautiful day outdoors in celebration of Mother Earth, life, and green living. In addition to providing engaging entertainment, we are committed to help kindle awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment, as well as provide a showcase for local businesses engaged in green technologies and approaches to sustainable living. Ventura Charter School is proud to have received the “Globie” award from the City of Ventura two years in a row for Community Activism for our involvement and support of the environment.

 

Environmental Education at Ventura Charter School focuses on environmental literacy– learning about and caring for the total environment, understanding how humans interact with and are dependent on natural ecosystems, and developing critical-thinking skills to resolve environmental issues. Stewardship of the earth is a fundamental tenant of the School vision. An awareness of the fragility of the ecosystems is crucial as well as the development of a strong sense of responsibility for protecting, preserving, and restoring the earth for future generations. To learn more about this year’s Earth Day EcoFest, visit Facebook Ventura Earth Day 

 

A fun day for the whole family!

  • Over 80 Eco-friendly Vendors
  • Live, Family-fun Entertainment & Music
  • Children’s Games and Activities
  • Low waste Food & Drinks
  • Raffle with prices worth thousands of dollars!

See more at www.venturacharterschool.org

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