Memorial Day

Ramona Disposal will not be performing residential collection services on Monday, May 27, 2013 (Memorial Day). There will be a one-day delay during the week of May 27th or residential waste and recycling collection service.

Waste and recycling collection services for commercial businesses will be unaffected by the holiday and will be provided on the regularly scheduled service day. Ramona Disposal’s public disposal site will also be open and the recycling center will be closed.

RDS Named Best Recycling

Ramona Disposal has been named Best Recycling as part of the 2012 Best of Ramona survey as conducted by the Ramona Sentinel.

RDS Recognized by Ramona Chamber of Commerce

On October 19, 2012, the Ramona Chamber of Commerce presented Ramona Disposal with a special recognition for continued contribution, support and service to the community.

California's Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP)

For a fifteenth consecutive year, EDCO was recognized by the State of California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) through the Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) for its continued efforts to reduce waste and increase recycling. Click here for more info.

Recycle Your Polystyrene (Foam) at Ramona Disposal!

We all receive foam packaging throughout the year and the question is what should we do with it? Well Ramona Disposal now offers the right solution, Recycle It. Recycled foam can be made into many different products which includes but is not limited to: picture frames, crown molding, base board, garden pots, and auto accessories. By working together we can make a difference!

Ramona Disposal recently introduced a new foam recycling program. Customers can now drop off their foam packaging for free at our buyback center.

Ramona Disposal Now Recycles Cooking Oil!

Don’t pour it down the drain, in the yard, or in your trash. Bring it to Ramona Disposal’s Buyback Center and we’ll make sure it is reused. Ramona Disposal has established a Fats, Oils, and Grease, (FOG) collection program. With your help working together we can keep fats, oils, and grease (FOG) out of the drain and the ground and establish a reuse for it. It’s a free service and you’ll feel a whole lot greener. Ramona Disposal will ship the collected FOG to a refining facility where it will be processed into biodiesel. Note: Please don’t mix this product with any other oils such as motor oil or gear oil.

Simply collected your used discarded FOG in a leak proof container and when the container is full drop it off at our buyback center.

Free E-Waste Drop Off Location

Ramona Disposal is excited to announce that residents now have a convenient place to drop off electronic waste free of charge. Proper disposal of electronic waste (e-waste) is becoming a major environmental concern. Computer monitors, hard drives/CPUs, scanners, keyboards, televisions, VCRs, radios, cell phones, printers, fax machines, etc., all contain significant levels of lead that should not be put into the regular trash stream. You can drop off your e-waste free of charge at Ramona Disposal Service (during operating hours only).

Items Accepted Include:

• Computer and Television Monitors
• Central Processing Units (CPUs)
• Laptop Computers
• Miscellaneous Computer Components
• Printers and Scanners
• Fax Machines
• VCRs
• Radios
• Cell Phones

Residential Customers Can Recycle your Household Batteries at Ramona Disposal

Did you know that Americans purchase nearly 3 billion dry-cell batteries every year to power radios, toys, cellular phones, watches, laptop computers, and portable power tools? Dry-cell batteries include alkaline and carbon zinc (9-volt, D, C, AA, AAA), mercuric-oxide (button, some cylindrical and rectangular), silver-oxide and zinc-air (button), and lithium (9-volt, C, AA, coin, button). On average, each person in the United States discards eight dry-cell batteries per year.

Batteries contain heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, and nickel, which can contaminate the environment when batteries are improperly disposed of. When incinerated, certain metals might be released into the air or can concentrate in the ash produced by the combustion process. Recycling batteries keeps heavy metals out of landfills and the air. Recycling also saves resources because recovered plastic and metals can be used to make new batteries.

One way to reduce the number of batteries in the waste stream is to purchase rechargeable batteries. Nearly one in five dry-cell batteries purchased in the United States is rechargeable. Over its useful life, each rechargeable battery may substitute for hundreds of single-use batteries.

Residential customers can now conveniently recycle your household batteries for FREE at Ramona Disposal.

Residential Customers Can Now Dispose of Your Home-Generated Sharps at RDS

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