The City is currently trimming the pine trees on Lowell. It's been a couple of years and there should be much more sunlight getting through when they're done

On Saturday morning, March 13th WSNA will host dumpsters for your Spring cleaning pleasure. Remember, they fill up fast so make sure to have your cleanup done prior to Saturday and ready to go. Dumpsters will arrive sometime around 8AM but could come as early as 7:00. The locations this year will be:
1501 Rosewood
1010 Lowell
907 Baker
1103 Freeman
1020 Towner

As always, bring ID because they're for Washington Square residents only. Read the flier (available soon) for more info and restrictions on what can and can't be dumped. Hazardous waste, tv's and other electronics, paint, motor oil etc should be taken to:

Anaheim Regional HHWCC
1071 N. Blue Gum Street
Anaheim, CA
(located between the 91 and 57 freeways on the corner of La Palma and Blue Gum)
Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. closed on rainy days

Also Waste Management will pick up your large items like sofas, refrigerators and tv's twice per year at no charge. You can't put televisions or electronic gear in your trash but they'll pick it up at the curb on Monday if you call 714 558-7761 during business hours by Friday.

Do the same with your waste motor oil and oil filters. Waste Management will deliver plastic 5 quart bottles for the oil and bags for the filters and pick them up from your curb on Monday if you call in advance.

You can also take tv's and electronic waste to (maps & details)
Sunset Environmental Transfer Station
16122 Construction Circle West
Irvine, CA  92606
(714) 558-7761 or (800) 596-7444 or
Monday - Saturday, 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Orange Transfer Station
2050 N. Glassell St.
Orange, CA  92865
(714) 558-7761 or (800) 596-7444
Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The WM transfer locations accept:

• yard waste
• furniture
• trash
• construction debris
• televisions, monitors and other e-waste
• appliances - including those containing refrigerant

There's no charge for televisions, most other material is charged $48/ton with a $40.39 minimum. Construction debris is charged $58/ton. Neither location can accept:

• used oil
• batteries
• paint
• chemicals
• medical waste
• hazardous waste

The City of Santa Ana has a hazardous waste event scheduled for the next Saturday, March 20th at Saddleback High School. (Flower and Segerstrom). It's from 8AM to 2PM and you can bring 125lbs of waste or 15 gallons. Flier here

And they have a partnership with SCE to pick up your old refrigerator and give you $50. Details here

Here's another hazardous waste program we just discovered. Curbside Inc will come to your home by appointment and pick up a wide variety of electronics and waste. Here's the list. Their arrangement with the City is that they'll come out up to three times per year per resident.

Please make it worth their while, talk to your neighbors and get your waste together before calling. They'll take car batteries and old cell phones and mercury switches and microwaves, things that don't belong in landfills. They recycle precious metals from electronics too. Got an old 386 PC in your garage? They'll get something out of it. You can call 800-449-7587, email hotline@curbsideinc.com or fill out the form on their website. Their appointments are typically two weeks from when you contact them, so plan ahead.

Don't know what to expect at our dumpster day? Watch one of last year's dumpsters for inspiration

You've probably heard that cities can use "reverse 911" to notify residents in an emergency with mass phone notifications. Orange County has the system but you can help it work better by registering your home, work and cell numbers on the system.

Since there are many instances when the public may not be at home to receive an emergency message, public safety officials feel it is critical that all residents and businesses provide additional contact channels by registering voluntary cell phone numbers, e-mail addresses and text numbers through the AlertOC self-subscription web portal.

Click the banner, click on Santa Ana and you can register (in seven different languages) and enter your information. The privacy policy says that your information is private and safeguarded.

The Fall 2009 newsletter is now online in living color. Read it here. The newsletter has been expanded to 12 pages and is filled with information and news about your neighborhood and our activities. The Winter 2010 Newsletter is a little late and will be posted late February.

The Alan Anderson Award winner for Winter / Spring 2010 has been chosen. Check back soon to see who it is. It might be you.

The Washington Square neighborhood is located in the northern part of the beautiful city of Santa Ana, California. This site is here to provide you with information about our upcoming events, our residents, history and the beautiful homes and gardens that make up our neighborhood. The Washington Square Neighborhood Association, a 501c3 non-profit organization is our voice.

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