– Over 1,700 local residents from the cities of Simi Vallley, Moorpark and Thousand Oaks participated in the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center’s (SVLRC) fall free disposal days, bringing with them close to 1,350 tons of refuse and recyclables.
Waste Management provides residents of Simi Valley, Moorpark and Thousand Oaks two free disposal days – one in the spring and another in the fall – at Waste Management’s facility each year. The fall events took place on the third Sunday of September and October.
“The free residential disposal days are a great added benefit of having the Simi Valley Landfill here in Ventura County,” said Mike Smith, market area general manager of Waste Management of Ventura County. “By finding an appropriate place for tires and appliances – which are sent to Los Angeles for processing – we are all doing our part to keep Ventura County clean.”
With this year’s events completed, Waste Management has announced the dates for the 2008 disposal days – happening in the spring and fall each year:
City of Moorpark
Sunday, April 20, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
City of Simi Valley
Sunday, May 18, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
City of Thousand Oaks
Spring event is TBD
Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008 from 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Waste Management provides Ventura County with recycling, trash hauling and solid waste disposal through G.I. Industries and the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center. Waste Management has owned and operated G.I. Industries since 1998 and the SVLRC site since 1983 and employs more than 230 people in Ventura County. The SVLRC provides approximately 60% of Ventura County's daily refuse disposal needs. The company operates a "green power" program at the site that generates enough power for 2,500 homes, and clean-burning LNG powers 38 of its trucks. Waste Management is a significant contributor to area community groups. For more information visit our website www.keepingventuracountyclean.com.
