CITY OF VICTORVILLE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS Trash & Recycling Updates “Good News You Can Use to Clean up and Recycle More!”

ILLEGAL DUMPING…IT’S A HUGE PROBLEM. Don’t Be a Victim of Illegal Dumping.

You’ve seen it all over social media posts, photos of 4. Schedule a free bulky-item pick-up with Victorville people dumping what could possibly be your stuff. Disposal. Samples of bulky items include: Sofas, fur- They post names and addresses on boxes and mail niture, stoves, refrigerators. Single-family houses can that got dumped by someone you may have hired and schedule two free pickups per year of up to five items/ paid extra money to bring your items to the landfill, but pickup. All you need to do is call 760-245-8607. instead, it was dumped illegally in the desert. Please don’t become a victim and protect your identity and 5. Rent a truck. Home improvement stores have pickup avoiding littering fines by prop- trucks and trailers for rent for a erly having your stuff disposed very reasonable hourly rate. the proper way. 6. Order a temporary bin or Here are some tips roll-off container from Victorville to make it easy: Disposal. This is a convenient, safe and secure way to dispose 1. Haul it yourself, or ask for help of items. Call 760-245-8607 for from a trusted family member, pricing info. neighbor, or friend and bring it to the County Landfill/dumps. 7. Donate: Usable household items can be donated to char- 2. Take recyclable items to the ities. Go to www.VictorvilleCA. Victorville Recycling Drop-off gov/Recycle and look for the Center. You can drop off free of charge: Mattresses, “Reuse & Donation Guide.” Or call 760-955-8615 to box springs, computers, TVs, cardboard boxes, junk request a paper copy of the Guide. mail, bottles and cans, metal, and more. 8. If you do hire a “junk hauler” to clean-up your garage For a complete list of items you can recycle, visit our or yard, negotiate a “two part” payment. Hold back website listed below. The Recycling Center is located at part of the payment until they return and provide proof 15164 Anacapa Rd., between Amargosa and Borego. that they have properly disposed of the trash—a weight Open M-F from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 ticket from the landfill. a.m. to Noon. Call 760-955-8615 for more info. For more info on free disposal and recycling options, 3. Look for one of the City’s three Free Dump Days call the City of Victorville Environmental Programs Di- held each year. Call us, we will tell you when they are vision at 760-955-8615 or go to www.VictorvilleCA. scheduled or look for the notice with your bill. gov/DumpItRightVV. 12/2019 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER City of Victorville Environmental Programs Recycling—Cleanup Programs—HHW—And More! 760-955-8615 | www.VictorvilleCA.gov/Recycle Christmas Tree Free Mattress Disposal Now Available Pick-up Info City of Victorville residents can now drop off mat- tresses/boxsprings for FREE at the City of Victorville Place your tree Recycling Drop-off Center, curbside by 6 a.m., located at 15164 Anacapa Jan. 6–17 on your Rd., between Amargosa and regular service day. Borego. The Recycling Center Photo Courtesy of Dustin Embrey. is open M-F from 8 a.m. to 4 Please remove all decorations, stands, wires, nails, p.m. and Saturdays from 8 etc. Natural trees will be mulched. Flocked or artificial a.m. to noon. Call 760-955- trees will also be accepted, but they will be collected 8615 for more info. as trash. Dispose motor oil/filters free at 40+ locations Cut trees over 6’ tall in half. DO NOT put your tree in plas- tic bags, in the trash or the recycle cart. Christmas trees Did you know you can drop will be collected by a different truck that may stop by your off used motor oil for FREE house earlier or later than the trash or recycle trucks. Recycle Used Oil at more than 40 locations in & Used Oil Filters This program is for City of Victorville residential customers the Victor Valley? Many lo- on barrel service only. No businesses or bin customers. cations also accept used oil filters for free. To find a used oil and filter recycling center, HOLIDAY SCHEDULE go to www.VictorvilleCA.gov/Recycle and look for the “Used Oil & Filter Recycling Locations” link. Call 760- No trash or recycle service on these holidays: 955-8615 for more info. • New Year’s Day • Memorial Day • Independence Day • Labor Day Victorville HHW Collection Center • Thanksgiving Day • Christmas Day Free disposal of the following items: Do not place these items in your trash or recycling bins. When the holiday falls on a weekday (M-F), collections for the remainder of the week will be HAZARDOUS WASTE delayed by one day. There is no service delay • Paints and Paint Thinner • Auto Fluids, Motor Oils and Filters when the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday. • Household Cleaners • Yard Chemicals and Pesticides • Spray Cans

Free Sharps Containers and Disposal ELECTRONIC WASTE • Computers, Monitors • TVs City of Victorville residents can get • Phones free sharps containers and dispose • Microwave Ovens of sharps (needles) for FREE at the • Stereos, Radios, CD Players City of Victorville Household Haz- UNIVERSAL WASTE ardous Waste Collection Center • Medications and Sharps (HHWCC). The HHWCC is lo- • Household Batteries cated on Loves Lane, off of Des- • Fluorescent Lights and CFLs • Mercury Containing Devices ert Knoll Drive, behind the County Fairgrounds. Hours are Wednesdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Remem- Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center ber: It is illegal to dispose of sharps in the trash or recycle Loves Lane, Off of Desert Knolls Drive bins. Call 760-955-8615 for more info. Wednesdays & Sundays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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FREE DROP OFF: FREE DISPOSAL OF APPLIANCES, SCRAP METAL, TV’S, FREE TIRE DISPOSAL HOUSEHOLD COMPUTERS, AND OTHER RECYCLABLES HAZARDOUS WASTE

VICTORVILLE RECYCLING DROP-OFF CENTER VICTORVILLE RECYCLING DROP-OFF CENTER CITY OF VICTORVILLE HOUSEHOLD 15164 Anacapa Road, Victorville 15164 Anacapa Road, Victorville HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION CENTER Located on Loves Lane, behind the Fairgrounds Hours: M–F 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Hours: M–F 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. – 12 Noon. Sat. 8 a.m. – 12 Noon. Hours: Wed, and Sun. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., FREE drop off of these items is open to For Victorville residents only. Dispose of up to FREE drop off of used motor oil & fi lters, household all residents and businesses. 5 tires for FREE. Proof of residency required—valid batteries, paints, pesticides, chemicals, No auto parts, gas tanks/cylinders. photo ID and a current utility bill showing a City fl ourescent lights, sharps/needles, etc. Victorville For more info, call 760-955-8615. of Victorville service address. No tires from residents only. Proof of residency required. businesses, equipment tires, or semi truck tires. For more information call 760-955-8615. For more info, call 760-955-8615.

NEED EXTRA TRASH GOT EXTRA TRASH? FREE BULKY ITEM PICK-UP OR RECYCLE BARRELS? GO TO THE VICTORVILLE LANDFILL

Extra trash barrels are Victorville residents of SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY – $12.81 /month. Extra single family houses can VICTORVILLE LANDFILL schedule a FREE bulky Stoddard Wells Road, Victorville recycle barrel FREE. item pick-up twice per year, with up to fi ve items Hours: Mon. to Sat. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Call City of Victorville collected per pick-up. Customer Service at You can dispose of extra trash easily and 760-955-5001 to order To schedule your pick-up, lawfully at a very reasonable cost. call Victorville Disposal at extra barrels. 760-245-8607. For more info, call 1-800-722-8004.

TEMPORARY BINS FREE GARDEN TRIMMING FREE FURNITURE AND AVAILABLE DROP OFF MATTRESS DISPOSAL

For big clean-up jobs and projects, FREE garden trimming drop-off for VICTORVILLE RECYCLING DROP-OFF CENTER rent a temporary bin or roll-off dumpster City of Victorville residents. 15164 Anacapa Road, Victorville from Victorville Disposal. Call 760-955-8615 for Hours: M–F 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., program details. Sat. 8 a.m. – 12 Noon. Call 760-245-8607 for more info. FREE furniture disposal for City of Victorville residents only. Proof of residency required—valid photo ID and a current utility bill showing a City of Victorville service address. Weight limits apply. No pool tables, pianos, or overweight items. No business materials. Call 760-955-8615 for more info.

City of Victorville Environmental Programs 760-955-8615 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER VictorvilleCA.gov/DumpItRightVV Rev 7-19 DO YOU CHANGE YOUR OWN OIL? Remember to finish the job right! Recycle used motor oil and filters for FREE. Victorville Household Hazardous Waste Center Loves Lane, off of Desert Knoll Drive Wednesdays & Sundays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Or, go to www.UsedOilCCC.org to find other free drop-off sites all around the Victor Valley.

Recycle Used Oil & Used Oil Filters

City of Victorville Environmental Programs | 760-955-8615 | www.VictorvilleCa.gov/recycle

SAVE THE PLANET...OR AT LEAST PART OF IT!

Recycle Your CRV Bottles & Cans Every Day. HERE’S HOW: 1. Redeem them for CASH at a Buy Back Center. Go to www.BottlesAndCans.com to find a CRV buy back center near you.

3. Put them in your Blue Curbside Recycling Barrel (residents) or White Recycling Bin (businesses). You won’t get a refund, but the bottles and cans will still get recycled, and that is good for our community and the environment!

FREE CRV RECYCLE BINS FOR VICTORVILLE BUSINESSES: City of Victorville businesses are eligible to receive FREE recycling bins for CRV bottles and cans. Call the City of Victorville Recycling Program for more information.

City of Victorville Recycling Program | 760-955-8615 | www.VictorvilleCa.gov/recycle

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