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They say that gardening is good for the soul. Why, then, fly to Hawaii or drive up the coast to get away from it all when all you have to do is step outside to your garden for a little rest and relaxation? And you will be saving all of those "carbon emissions". Transportation is a major contributor to global warming, so help reduce carbon emissions and plant a tree or plant. Spending a few hours in the yard planting flowers and growing vegetables—even mowing the lawn—is a great way to forget about your troubles and escape from the pressures of everyday life. It can also save you a few bucks from your grocery bill. You can't beat it! Gardening is good for the environment, too. You know all those grass clippings, tree branches and leaves that you place in your tan green waste container? Well, they go to good use. For the past 15 years, our trucks have transported them to California Wood Recycling, which uses cutting-edge technology to convert the green waste materials into organic mulches, compost, wood chips and other products that naturally fertilize plants and trees. Time and effort have finally paid off and bagged products are now available locally—you can |  |
now get what was previously only available in bulk at a local store. In Ventura, Green Thumb has stepped up to the plate and to do their part by selling local environmentally tested soil-from your tan can to their selling shelves—PLEASE TRY IT—you will be forever pleased by the results. These products, under the Agromin label, help reduce the use of non-organic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides—making our air and water cleaner. They also save valuable space in landfills, thus completing the green waste recycling loop. Agromin has developed and manufactured more than 240 premium soil products, now sold at 41 retail locations in Ventura County and throughout Southern California. You also can order Agromin products online in addition to learning valuable gardening tips from the company's "Gardening Xperts" by visiting www.agromin.com. For more information, call (805) 650-1616 or visit www.agromin.com. Happy gardening!
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Ventura residents: Here's your chance to be part of the solution to marine pollution! Join the tens of thousand of participants statewide who will be clearing debris from our beaches, shorelines and inland waterways on Saturday, Sept. 20, during the 24th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day. On this day, 50,000 volunteers will turn out to more than 700 cleanup sites statewide to conduct what has been hailed by the Guinness Book of World Records as "the largest garbage collection." Since the program started in 1985, nearly 700,000 Californians have removed more than 10 million pounds of debris from our state's shorelines and coasts. Coming at the end of the summer beach season and right near the start of the school year, Coastal Cleanup Day is a great way for families, students, service groups, and neighbors to join together, take care of our fragile marine environment, show community support for our shared natural resources, learn about the impacts of marine debris and how we can prevent harmful impacts and have fun! Coastal Cleanup Day runs from 9 a.m. to noon. There are close to 20 cleanup sites in Ventura County. For participating beaches and waterways, call 1-800-COAST-4U, or visit www.coastal.ca.gov.
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Super-size your recycling! Order an
Extra Large recycling cart at no extra cost!
If your recyclables are
spilling out of your cart on
pick-up day, call us at 647-1414 and request a 50%
larger recycling cart (96
gallon), free of charge! 
Recycle your rigid
plastics: E.J. Harrison
accepts rigid plastics
like toys, buckets, margarine and
yogurt tubs, nursery flats and flower
pots in your blue recycling barrel.
You still can't place plastic bags in
your recycling bin, but please be
sure to take advantage of plastic bag
recycling offered at most grocery
stores. 
Recycle your athletic shoes: From now on, do not toss your old
tennis shoes into your trash bin. Place them
in your blue recycling container, along with
your paper, glass and plastics. Nike, the
shoe giant, collects the shoes and grinds
them into rubberized material
that is used in the construction
of new synthetic athletic
fields. Since Nike
began its Reuse-A-Shoe
program, it has helped
donate more than 250 sport surfaces to
communities around the world. 
Need an extra green waste barrel? For you avid gardeners out there as well as
for those of you with large
yards whose barrels always
seem to be overflowing,
relief is here. For just $3 a
month, E.J. Harrison & Sons
will provide you with an additional
green waste barrel.
For more information,
call 647-1414 or visit
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E.J. Harrison & Sons
Recycling, Yard Waste and Trash Guidelines |
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What goes in the Trash? Hopefully, very little. After you have recycled, composted, filled the yard waste cart, donated old clothing and goods, and done all of those good things and more– most of the rest can go in the trash. |
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How to Place Your Cart for
Automated Collection
Carts should be out by 7:00 a.m. on collection days. |
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What Doesn't go in the Trash or any other cart? STOP No Hazardous
Waste!!
For information on how to dispose of these items,
please call:
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The automated
arm of the collection
truck needs
room to grab
the cart. Carts
should be placed
2-3 feet apart from each other and from objects
such as mailboxes and cars with the wheels facing the curb. 
These items are 