FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sarah Huoh, Public Relations Manager
(714) 685-6487 / (949) 283-8486 (mobile)
Waste/Recycling Service Delayed by One Day for Remainder of Week Following Independence Day
ORANGE COUNTY, June 22, 2006 - Waste Management of Orange County’s trash and recycling pick-up schedule will be delayed by one day in the days after the 4th of July, in observance of Independence Day. Those who receive service on Monday will not experience any delays.
Customers in the following cities should place their bins out for pick-up one day later than usual, beginning July 5 through July 8:
- Irvine
- La Habra
- Laguna Beach
- Lake Forest (includes Foothill Ranch and Portola Hills)
- Mission Viejo
- Newport Coast (in Newport Beach)
- Orange
- Santa Ana
- Communities in unincorporated Orange County, including Coto de Caza, Cowan Heights, El Modena, Emerald Bay, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, Lemon Heights, Modjeska Canyon, North Tustin, Orange Olive, Orange Park Acres, Silverado Canyon, Trabuco Canyon
“Customers who usually receive service on Tuesday will instead receive it Wednesday, and so on throughout the remainder of the week, with Friday’s customers receiving service on Saturday. Those with Monday service will be unaffected by the holiday,” said David Ross, senior district manager. “We appreciate our customers’ cooperation with the holiday schedule so that all of our employees can observe Independence Day.”
All Waste Management of Orange County operations will be closed on July 4 – the hauling operations, customer service center and transfer stations in Irvine and Orange will re-open for normal operations on Wednesday, July 5.
Orange County customer service is available at (714) 558-7761, (949) 642-1191 or (562) 694-3730, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.
Waste Management is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. For more information about how we think green, log onto www.wmorangecounty.com.
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