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Your city has numerous recycling programs that can help you make easy waste reduction efforts at home. Individual cities offer recycling and e-waste drives, sharps participation and more. Click on your city to see what programs are offered and to reach a recycling coordinator in your area:
| CITY | INCORPORATED/ UNINCORPORATED AREA | RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM TYPE |
| Aliso Viejo | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and green waste in separate carts. Waste collected from multi-family communities are sorted for recycling. |
| Anaheim | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place mixed recyclables, trash & yard waste in separate carts. |
| Anaheim | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place mixed recyclables, trash & yard waste in separate carts. |
| Brea | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Buena Park | Incorporated | Residents use own containers. Sorting is done at a Material Recovery Facility. |
| Costa Mesa | Incorporated | District provides containers. Sorting is done at a Material Recovery Facility. |
| Coto de Caza | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Cowan Heights | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Cowan Ranch | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Cypress | Incorporated | 2 cart system. Residents place recyclables and trash in separate carts. |
| Dana Point | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| El Modena | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Emerald Bay | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Foothill Trabuco | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Fountain Valley | Incorporated | Residents use own containers. Sorting is done at a Material Recovery Facility. |
| Fullerton | Incorporated | Residents use own containers. Sorting is done at a Material Recovery Facility. Manual yard waste collection. |
| Fullerton | Unincorporated | Residents use own containers for regular trash. Hauler-provided cart for recyclables. Manual yard waste collection. |
| Garden Grove | Incorporated | It depends on resident location, Midway City Sanitation has 2 cart system and GG Disposal has 3 cart system. |
| Huntington Beach | Incorporated | Residents use own containers. Sorting is done at a Material Recover Facility. |
| Irvine | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and green waste in separate carts. Waste collected from multi-family communities are sorted for recycling. |
| Irvine Coast | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| La Habra | Incorporated | 2 cart system. Residents place recyclables and trash in separate carts. |
| La Habra | Unincorporated | 2 cart system. Residents place recyclables and trash in separate carts. |
| La Palma | Incorporated | Residents use own containers. Sorting is done at a Material Recovery Facility. |
| Ladera | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Laguna Beach | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Laguna Hills | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Laguna Laurel | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Laguna Niguel | Incorporated | 2 cart system. Residents place recyclables and trash in separate carts. Manual yard waste collection. |
| Laguna Woods | Incorporated | 2 cart system. Residents place trash and newspaper in separate carts. |
| Lake Forest | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Las Flores | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Los Alamitos | Incorporated | 2 cart system. Residents place recyclables and trash in separate carts. |
| Lemon Heights | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Midway City Sanitary District | Unincorporated | 2 cart system. Residents place recyclables and trash in separate carts. |
| Mission Viejo | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Modjeska Canyon | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Newport Beach | Incorporated | Residents use own containers. Sorting is done at a Material Recovery Facility. |
| North Tustin | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Olive | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Orange | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place mixed recyclables, trash & yard waste in separate carts. |
| Orange | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place mixed recyclables, trash & yard waste in separate carts. |
| Orange Park Acres | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Panorama Heights | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Placentia | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Placentia | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Rancho Santa Margarita | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Rossmoor | Unincorporated | Residents use own containers. Sorting is done at a Material Recovery Facility. |
| San Clemente | Incorporated | 2 cart system. Residents place recyclables and trash in separate carts. Manual yard waste collection. |
| San Juan Capistrano | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, yard waste, and trash in separate carts. |
| San Joaquin Hills | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Santa Ana | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, yard waste, and trash in separate carts. |
| Santa Ana Heights | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Seal Beach | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Silverado Canyon | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Stanton | Incorporated | Residents use own containers. Sorting is done at a Material Recovery Facility. |
| Stanton | Unincorporated | Residents use own containers for regular trash. Hauler-provided cart for recyclables. |
| Sunset Beach | Unincorporated | Multi-family bins only. |
| Trabuco Canyon | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Tustin | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Villa Park | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Westminster | Incorporated | 2 cart system. Residents place recyclables and trash in separate carts. |
| Yorba Linda | Incorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
| Yorba Linda | Unincorporated | 3 cart system. Residents place recyclables, trash, and yard waste in separate carts. |
