2006 News Releases

Click on the links below to read Waste Management of Orange County's news from 2006.

• Give Your Christmas Tree A Second Life -- Christmas tree recycling and holiday schedule (Dec. 15, 2006)
• Volunteers Needed for Adopt-a-Beach in Laguna Beach Dec. 9 (Nov. 30, 2006)
• Dreaming of a green holiday -- engage in earth-friendly giving, entertaining this year (Nov. 28, 2006)
• Waste/Recycling Service Delayed by One Day In Days Following Thanksgiving (Nov. 13, 2006)
• Recycle And Buy Recycled for America Recycles Day Nov. 15 (Nov. 6, 2006)
• Waste Management Employees in Irvine Vote to Approve Contract (Oct. 25, 2006)
• Waste Management Currently on Normal Operations Schedule in Orange County (Oct. 23, 2006)
• Statement by Waste Management on Contract Vote by Teamsters Local 396 Members (Oct. 21, 2006)
• Waste Management Presents Award to Irvine for Incredible Edible Park (Oct. 16, 2006)
• Waste Management Implements First Sharps Mail-back Program in Orange County for Residents of Mission Viejo (Oct. 12, 2006)
• Don't leave those leaves behind -- compost or mulch them! (Oct. 5, 2006)
• WM Employee/Westminster Resident Paco Gonzalez Stars in National WM Television Commercial (Sept. 12, 2006)
• Waste/Recycling Service Delayed by One Day for Week Following Labor Day (August 24, 2006)
• Don't Trash that E-waste -- Recycle It! (August 4, 2006)
• Waste Management Hosts Health Screening/Awareness Events for Employees, Installs Defibrillators in Orange County Offices (July 17, 2006)
• Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Safe Needle Disposal Bill (July 14, 2006)
• No ash in the trash! (July 7, 2006)
• Waste Management of Orange County Achieves Top Ratings for Customer Service in Audit (June 23, 2006)
• Waste/Recycling Service Delayed by One Day for Remainder of Week Following Independence Day (June 22, 2006)
• When School’s Out for Summer, Keep Your Kids Safe from Garbage Trucks, Service Vehicles in Your Neighborhood (June 2, 2006)
• Statement from Waste Management of Orange County Regarding Orange Councilmember Steven Ambriz (May 26, 2006)
• Waste Management, City of Santa Ana Initiate Program to Boost City’s Residential Diversion Rate by Decreasing Trash in Recyclables (May 25, 2006)
• Waste Management, Ciudad de Santa Ana inicia programa para aumentar el índice de desvío de desechos residenciales mediante la reducción de desperdicios en los reciclables (May 25, 2006)
• Waste/Recycling Service Delayed by One Day Week of May 29, In Observance of Memorial Day (May 15, 2006)
• Waste Management of Orange County Ensures Every Day is Earth Day (April 14, 2006)
• This Spring, Add a Little Used Drywall to Your Tulips (March 17, 2006)
• Disposal Rates Change at Waste Management Transfer Station in Orange (March 16, 2006)
• Industry Leader Waste Management Joins CA Registry (March 1, 2006)
• City of Mission Viejo Recognizes WMOC Driver for Outstanding Service (Feb. 23, 2006)
• Waste Management of Orange County Recognizes Santa Ana High School Seniors with Chamber of Commerce Scholarships (Feb. 20, 2006)
• Waste Management Helps Mission Viejo Become a Community of Character (Feb. 17, 2006)
• Presidents' Day Holiday Does Not Alter Trash Service (Feb. 17, 2006)
• Waste Management of Orange County Launches Re-Designed Web Site to Provide Service, Recycling Information to Local Residents (Feb. 7, 2006)
• Waste Management Offers Orange County Residents Options for Disposing of "Universal Waste" to Comply with New Regulations (Feb. 6, 2006)
• Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Holiday Does Not Alter Trash Service (Jan. 13, 2006)
• Cleaning Up Safely From the Holidays (Jan. 9, 2006)
• Waste Management Facility in Orange Achieves Safety Milestone (Jan. 4, 2006)

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