The City has partnered with EDCO to host another Fall Sustainable Recycling Day!

This year’s event will be on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the La Colonia Community Center parking lot, 715 Valley Avenue, at the Valley Avenue entrance.

The clean-up event will have mulch available for self-load/self-haul, certified shredding trucks that will shred all items on site, Goodwill collecting reusable items, and collecting unwanted electronic and universal waste. 

Bulky Item Cleanup
Residents will have the opportunity to place trash, green waste and up to four bulky items at the curb that would be too large or heavy to put inside collection carts, such as, broken appliances, water heaters, furniture, old mattresses (please wrap mattresses prior to setting out - special mattress disposal bags can be purchased at hardware stores or on their websites), and other miscellaneous bulky household clutter. Please do not leave Electronic Waste out at curbside, feel free to drop off at the La Colonia Community Center during the shred event. Tree trimmings should be cut into 3’ lengths and tied securely into bundles not greater than 18” in diameter. Please do not use plastic bags, paper bags are accepted.

Please schedule your cleanup items to be picked up beginning the week of September 21st by calling (858) 350-8544 and put the items out curbside by 7 a.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2026 for collection.

Free E-Waste Collection!
Unwanted electronic waste will be collected at the event including TVs, computer monitors, printers, fax machines, VCRs, DVD players and cell phones.

Free Compost and/or Mulch!
EDCO will have compost and/or mulch available for self-load/
self-haul at the clean-up event at no cost. Come early and bring a shovel to get your material while it lasts! Limit of 3 cans/bags per vehicle. If you plan to haul your material in an open truck or trailer, please remember to bring a tarp to cover your material.

Free Paper Shredding!
Protect the security of your confidential information by shredding your
personal documents. There will be certified shredding trucks on site during the event and all
items will be shredded ON SITE! Limited to two bankers boxes (10”x12”x15”) per household.

Goodwill will also be onsite to accepting new and used clothing, shoes, kitchenware and home decor. Please go to edcodisposal.com for a list of items that Goodwill will not accept.

Event is for Solana Beach residents only. Debris from contractors, landscapers or commercial businesses will not be accepted. Household hazardous waste and tires will not be accepted. 

As healthcare authorities are reporting an increase in seasonal respiratory illnesses, it's important to protect yourself and your families from viruses that cause respiratory illness. At 6:00 PM on Tuesday, August 11, Dr. Steve Kuriyama will discuss how to protect yourself from these illnesses. The talk will take place at La Colonia Community Center, located at 715 Valley Avenue in Solana Beach.

Dr. Kuriyama will talk about some of the most common viruses and the illnesses that they cause. He will describe preventative measures to decrease the risk of infection and some new treatments that can decrease the duration and severity of infection.

Dr. Kuriyama is an Infectious Disease specialist and Internist with over four decades of medical experience. He received a medical degree from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and has been in practice here in North Counter since 1988.