Official Opening for Recycling Station
Although the facility began taking in trash last month, Oxnard officials will officially open the Del Norte Regional Recycling and Transfer station today with a ceremony, barbecue and tours.
The $25-million facility can accept up to 2,780 tons of garbage a day in addition to recyclable materials and hazardous waste.
The facility replaced Bailard Landfill, which was an environmental hazard and made Oxnard the largest waste depository in western Ventura County.
City officials, faced with shrinking landfill space and a state mandate requiring cities to recycle 50% of their garbage by 2000, had been planning the construction of Del Norte for at least four years.
Today’s ceremony will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. and is open to the public.
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