Waste Management of Orange County

Waste Management recognizes that children are the stakeholders of our future, so it is important that we teach them how to be good environmental stewards and caretakers of the health and cleanliness of our communities. It’s our responsibility to teach children how to think clean and think green!
Waste Management of Orange County has implemented or sponsors a number of environmental education efforts in our local communities. Among these programs are:

Children - from elementary up to high school - wondering about what items can be recycled, what happens to items that are recycled and the products that result, learn about all of these facts and California's recycling law, AB 939, through our informative school assemblies or workshops. Our community relations team conducts PowerPoint presentations to teach students about the dos and don’ts of recycling in our "Recycling 101" program and gives them resources to find out more information on their own.

A program developed by Waste Management for elementary school children. EarthSavers guides them through a series of fun activities that tracks their recycling activities at home, helps them identify energy conservation activities they and their families engage in, shows them how recycling and energy conservation preserves our natural resources and explains new recycling terms and ideas to them.

Through these projects and other activities such as environmental-themed coloring books or puzzles, young students can gain a better understanding of how their actions impact our environment and what they can do to make a positive difference.

Seeing our operations in action helps students of all ages better understand what happens after you place an item in your trash or recycling bin. At Waste Management's Sunset Environmental Transfer Station in Irvine, students have the opportunity to see what happens once our trucks bring trash and recyclables for processing.

We are happy to host school groups, Boy and Girl Scout troops or other community organizations with children who are interested in learning about waste management and the environment.

For tour information and other educational services, please contact our customer service center at (714) 558-7761, (949) 642-1191 or (562) 694-3730.

Waste Management of Orange County is a proud sponsor of a number of local scholarship programs, including the Santa Ana and Laguna Beach Chambers of Commerce scholarship programs. As part of our involvement with the Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce, we contribute funds and participate in the selection committee for an annual scholarship given to a high school student pursuing business studies in college.

For more information on the chamber of commerce scholarships, contact the main chamber office in your city.