Recycling News for Carpinteria Residents

Winter 2016Trash

FlashHappy Holidays from the Harrisons

Recycle Your Christmas Tree

The Harrison Family wishes a Merry

Christmas and Happy Holidays to you,

our customers. There also is no better

time to thank you and the communities

we serve, and as we enter our 85th year

in business we promise to maintain the

highest level of service to you in 2017 –

and beyond.

Our motto has always been “Service

is Everything,” and in recent years we’ve

added “Moving toward Zero Waste.” We’re

Give the Earth a gift by recycling your Christmas

tree. E.J. Harrison & Sons and the City of

Carpinteria make it easy for you, so do the right thing.

All you need to do is remove the orna-

ments, hooks, lights, tinsel, bows, nails

and tree stand. Cut the tree into four-foot

sections and place in your tan yard waste

barrel on your scheduled pickup day.

Also, E.J. Harrison & Sons now ac-

cepts fl ocked Christmas tree for

recycling.

Trees we collect will be pro-

cessed into various sizes of

mulch. The material is used by

our strategic partner Agromin

to make several products that

benefi t our farmlands, or-

chards, nurseries and our own gardens.

Extra Trash Allowed After Holidays

As a special holiday feature, E.J. Harrison & Sons’

customers may put out twice the amount of

trash at no extra charge during the two weeks after

December 25. Please make sure the trash is in bags

alongside the green trash barrel. We also collect extra

recyclables, but please make sure to fl atten all boxes

and place alongside the blue recycling barrel as well.

working hard – with your help – to achieve this goal.

We hope you all celebrate during this joyous time

with family and friends, and that you can refl ect on

the message of peace and goodwill in our world. We

also hope that our military personnel overseas are safe

and will return home soon.

Again, we wish you and yours the very best this

Holiday Season and a Happy and Prosperous New

Year!

Ralph, Jim & Myron Harrison

Make Your Holidays ‘Greener’ with These Tips

It is estimated that an extra million tons of waste each week is

generated between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Enough ribbon is thrown away – about 38,000 miles – to tie a bow around the entire earth! With a little thought and planning, you can make your holidays a little “greener.” Try the following:u Give gift certifi cates, tickets to movies, memberships, services or make a donation to a favorite charity.u Consider consumable gifts. u Save gas and support our local merchants by buying locally.u Wrap gifts in reusable paper or cloth bags, or be creative and use hand towels, tablecloths, napkins, fabric scraps, maps, craft paper or old posters.u For holiday parties and get-togethers put a marked paper bag, box or special container for recycling next to a trash container for your guests’ convenience.u When shopping, bring your own bags.u Use LED holiday lights. u Email holiday cards.

Have a Happy “Green” Holiday Season!

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Prepare Your Hazardous Waste for DisposalCarpinteria residents can prepare to get rid of house-

hold hazardous goods and hazardous waste soon by

taking advantage of the annual Household Goods and

Hazardous Waste Day. It will be held on Saturday, April

8, 2017, in the parking lot at Carpinteria City Hall, 5775

Carpinteria Ave.

Residents can safely and legally dispose of household

goods and leftover and potentially hazardous waste.

Drop-off times are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Residents

also can bring old furniture, scrap lumber and metal,

yard waste, electronic waste such as old computer

screens, TVs and household appliances. There will be a

$10 charge to drop off refrigerators to take care of Freon

disposal costs. E.J. Harrison & Sons will recycle or dis-

pose of items dropped off at the household goods side of

the drop-off event.

Hazardous waste like pesticides, herbicides, paint

thinners, paints and other potentially hazardous materi-

als including fl uorescent tubes and bulbs will be taken

in by Clean Harbors Environmental Services at the same

event on the hazardous waste side of the event, set up in

the east parking lot.

Small businesses can dispose of items at this event

by appointment. Please contact the City’s Environ-

mental Coordinator at (805) 880-3415 or email erinm@

ci.carpinteria.ca.us with any questions or to make an

appointment.

Santa Barbara Resident Wins 19th Carpinteria Triathlon

Carl Parker of Santa Barbara swam, bicycled and

ran his way to any easy Olympic course victory at

this year’s 19th annual Carpinteria Triathlon on Sept.

25. The event, which starts and fi nishes at Carpin-

teria State Beach, drew close to 1,000 athletes from

throughout California and beyond.

Parker, 40, covered the 1.5-kilometer ocean swim,

40-kilometer bike ride and 10-kilometer run in two

hours, 13 minutes and 56 seconds, close to two min-

utes faster than runner-up Logan Franks, 29, of Cala-

basas (2:15. 38). Patrick Hartman, 49, of Santa Barbara

was third in 2:20.19, followed by Ian Hall, 39, of San

Francisco (2:20.47).

Jennifer Todd, 41, of Thousand Oaks was the top

women’s fi nisher and fi fth overall in 2:23.31. Savan-

nah Dearden, 23, of Santa Barbara placed second

among women and eighth overall in 2:25.55.

Jacob Ford, 38, of Fountain Valley won the sprint

course (750-meter ocean swim, 20-kilometer bike ride

and 5-kilometer run) in 51 minutes and 7 seconds.

Kyle Visin, 37, of Santa Barbara, last year’s Sprint

course champion, placed second in 51:47. Fifteen-

year-old Jake Ballantine of Santa Barbara placed third

in 55.26.

Cynthia Abrami, 48, of Santa Barbara was the top

woman fi nisher and 14th overall in 1:02.05.

Harrison Industries is a longtime sponsor of the

Carpinteria Triathlon that raised more than $30,000

for the City of Carpinteria Parks and Recreation De-

partment’s youth programs, including After School at

the Pool, Aqua Camp and Junior Lifeguards.

T as F as

2017 Holiday ScheduleLooking ahead, these are the holidays

that will delay trash collection one day: Memorial Day Monday, May 29 Independence Day Tuesday, July 4 Labor Day Monday, Sept. 4 Thanksgiving Thursday, Nov. 23 Christmas Monday, Dec. 25

These are the holidays that will not delay trash collection one day:

New Year’s Day Sunday, Jan. 1

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, Jan. 16

Presidents’ Day Monday, Feb. 20 Veterans Day Saturday, Nov. 11

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Winter 2016

2017 Pickup Schedule* January 6 RecyclingJanuary 12 Green WasteJanuary 19 RecyclingJanuary 26 Green WasteFebruary 2 RecyclingFebruary 9 Green WasteFebruary 16 RecyclingFebruary 23 Green WasteMarch 2 RecyclingMarch 9 Green WasteMarch 16 RecyclingMarch 23 Green WasteMarch 30 RecyclingApril 6 Green WasteApril 13 RecyclingApril 20 Green WasteApril 27 RecyclingMay 4 Green WasteMay 11 RecyclingMay 18 Green WasteMay 25 Recycling*June 2 Green WasteJune 8 RecyclingJune 15 Green WasteJune 22 RecyclingJune 29 Green Waste*July 7 RecyclingJuly 13 Green WasteJuly 20 RecyclingJuly 27 Green WasteAugust 3 RecyclingAugust 10 Green WasteAugust 17 RecyclingAugust 24 Green WasteAugust 31 Recycling* September 8 Green WasteSeptember 14 RecyclingSeptember 21 Green WasteSeptember 28 RecyclingOctober 5 Green WasteOctober 12 RecyclingOctober 19 Green WasteOctober 26 RecyclingNovember 2 Green WasteNovember 9 RecyclingNovember 16 Green Waste*November 24 RecyclingNovember 30 Green WasteDecember 7 RecyclingDecember 14 Green WasteDecember 21 Recycling*December 29 Green Waste

*Pickup delayed due to holiday

Go to www.ejharrison.com/pickup-schedule/ to view your pickup schedule online.

Remove Curbside Barrels Following Weekly Pickup

Reminder: E.J. Harrison & Sons reminds

residential customers that city ordinances

require you to remove your curbside barrels after

weekly pickup. So remove them and keep them

out of sight – except on pickup day. Thank you.

800 Volunteers Make Coastal Cleanup Day a Big Success

The 32nd annual California Coastal Cleanup Day on

Sept. 17 was a major success in Santa Barbara County

and across the state. This annual event is about much

more than picking up trash. It’s a chance to gather as a

community to show our respect for our ocean, water-

ways and local habitats.

Thousands of cigarette butts and lots of plastic bags,

as well as other trash, were removed and prevented from

going out to sea where they would have had a negative

effect on marine life.

California Coastal Cleanup Day began in 1985 and

has grown to one of the largest volunteer events on the

planet. In Santa Barbara County, more than 800 volun-

teers came together at over 26 sites from Rincon Beach

Park to Guadalupe Dunes to do their part to clean up our

local beaches, rivers, creeks and parks. More than 3,200

pounds of trash and recyclables were collected and pre-

vented from entering the ocean and waterways.

Harrison Industries was happy to participate in this

worthwhile cause by providing free trash and recycling

bin service at several sites in Carpinteria, Ventura, Ca-

marillo and Ojai.

Tonnage fi gures collected statewide in 2016 are not

yet fi nalized, but in 2015 more than 68,000 volunteers re-

moved nearly 1,143,000 pounds of trash and recyclables

from California’s beaches, lakes, and waterways. That’s

571.5 tons! Next year’s event is set for Sept. 16, 2017, so

mark your calendar. For more information visit www.

lessismore.org.

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STOPNo Hazardous

Waste!!These items are NOT accepted for

Trash or Recycling.u Hazardous Waste u Tires u Electronic Waste u Batteriesu Closed Containers u Oil or Paintsu Fluorescent Light Tubes u Medical Waste*

For information on how to dispose of these items, please call: Carpinteria 684-5405 ext.445 *To dispose of Medical Waste call 684-4561, or take expired or unwant-ed pharmaceuticals and/or medicines from households to the drop box at City Hall/Sheriff’s Substation, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., weekdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

E.J. Harrison & SonsRecycling, Yard Waste and Trash Guidelines

What goes in the Trash?

What Doesn’t go in the Trash or any other cart?

Hopefully, very little. After you have recycled, composted, fi lled the yard waste cart, donated old clothing and goods, and done all of those good things – most of the rest can go in the trash.

City of Carpinteria

Extra trash?Call for roll-offs and bin rentals.

Open 6 days a week for self-haul trash, e-waste and recyclables buy-back.

Complete the recycling loop... get mulch and soil amend-ments at:

(805) 642-9236

www.ejharrison.com www.agromin.com

(805) 647-1414

www.goldcoastrecycling.com

(805) 485-9200

City Manager: Dave Durflinger

council Members: Gregg Carty, Al Clark, Fred Shaw Wade Nomura & Bradley Stein

CartonsNew Item Accepted

Aluminum &Metal Cans Glass

Containers

Paper/Junk Mail

Newspaper

Magazines

Cardboard

Cereal, Cracker & Shoe Boxes

How to Place Your Cart for Automated CollectionThe automated arm of the collection truck needs room to grab the cart. Carts should be placed 2-3 feet apart from each other and from objects such as mailboxes and cars with the wheels facing the curb. Carts should be out by 7 a.m. on collection days.

Call 1-800-CLEANUP for more certified used oil recycling locations. Funded by a grant from the California Integrated Waste Management Board.

ABOP Recycling CenterRecycle at Carpinteria City Hall: n Antifreeze* n Batteries n Oil* n Paint* n E-Waste - 3 items only (TVs, Computers, etc.) n Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (No Fluorescent Light Tubes)

No Refrigerators, Stoves, Washers or Dryers*5 Gallon Maximum

Open 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 10 a.m.—2 p.m.

2-3 ft.2-3 ft.

used oil self-service drop-off also open during the week.