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

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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/. 

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/.