Ventura County Community Bulletin

Letter from Scott Tignac and Mike Smith

It has always been a point of pride to both of us that Waste Management is a good community member. It is particularly important to us, because we are both longtime local residents. Scott has lived in Simi Valley for 34 years, and even worked as a ranch hand on lands around the Landfill. Mike has lived in Ventura County for 40 years, and spent 30 years working in the waste management business. READ MORE

WM Supports Meals on Wheels Program

We are delighted to announce that on March 21st, we officially presented Meals on Wheels of Ventura County with a check for $20,000. Nationally and locally, Meals on Wheels is an important program that provides the elderly and the disabled with home-delivered hot meals for little or no charge. READ MORE

Falcon Power

While we are always very proud of our technological advances (and we have many to brag about) one of our most successful systems up here at the landfill is one of our most old-fashioned and “lowest tech.” Our seagull abatement program, which is the most effective abatement program in our history, doesn't use any kind of equipment at all. We simply use visiting falcons to scare the seagulls away. READ MORE

Not Your Father's Dump

Way back when, garbage was taken to the dump at the edge of town--it was far enough from homes that nobody cared much about its ecology, and it seemed like it would last forever. We certainly have learned our lessons since then. The only thing that the Simi Valley Landfill has in common with those old dumps is that it takes your trash. READ MORE