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Tire Collection Event in Lakewood
- Bring your scrap tires to our free waste tire collection event in Lakewood on Saturday, July 18, 2009. Click here for more info.
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| Tire Collection Event in San Dimas - Bring your scrap tires to our free waste tire collection event in San Dimas on Saturday, August 22, 2009. Click here for more info.
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Solar Mapping Program Debuts – A new solar mapping program allows homeowners and businesses in Los Angeles County to go online to determine if their properties are good candidates for solar power. To use the free service, click here. |
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Single Use Bag Reduction and Recycling Program - Learn how the County is working on reducing single use bag usage and increasing reusable bag usage and at-store recycling of plastic bags through the Single Use Bag Reduction and Recycling Program. |
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No Need to Get Rid of your Analog TV! – After June 12, 2009, full-power television stations will broadcast in digital only. Residents with an analog TV system that uses a rooftop antenna do not need to purchase a new TV; rather they need a converter box to change the digital signal to analog. To find out more, click here.
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Safely Manage Your Sharps Waste - After September 1, 2008, State law makes it illegal for residents to dispose of home-generated sharps waste in the trash. To learn more and find out how to properly dispose of sharps waste, click here. |
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No Drugs Down the Drain - If you have expired or unused medications, don't discard them down the sink! Click here for information on how to safely dispose of unused drugs. |
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Fats, Oils and Grease - The Department of Public Works is proposing amendments to
Title 20 - Utilities of the Los Angeles County Code to incorporate and consolidate requirements for the control of fats, oils, and greases (FOG) in the sanitary sewer system. The link to the Draft Copy of Proposed Ordinance Amending Title 20 can be found here (PDF, 664 KB) (Updated October 29, 2008 – click here for updated parts). The revision better defines the Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) program as required by the
Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems. It also revises definitions to conform with the 2007 Uniform Plumbing Code and makes references to the Code of Federal Regulations 40CFR for Environmental Protection.
Additional references can be found here:
LA County Sanitary Sewer Management Plan (SSMP)
Sources for Definitions in Proposed Revisions to Title 20 (PDF, 19 KB)
Public Comments from Public Information Meeting Held on October 16, 2008 (PDF, 8 KB)
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Visit the Environmental Programs Division Public Counter to get forms, apply for permits, request technical reviews for industrial waste or underground storage tank plans or methane gas migration protection systems. The Public Counter is located in the Annex Building of the DPW Headquarters Complex (map), (626) 458-3517, open Monday - Thursday, 7 am - 5 pm. |
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The Franchise Solid Waste Collection System has been implemented in several County unincorporated areas to provide residents with enhanced solid waste and recyclables collection services. Additional areas will be implemented soon.
The Garbage Disposal Districts are unincorporated County areas in which solid waste collection services are provided to residents and businesses by contract waste haulers.
In an effort to reduce the amount of trash from our roads and to prevent it from getting into our storm drain which leads to the ocean, the County has installed trash bins at most bus stop locations within the County unincorporated areas. If you want to report a dirty shelter or excess trash, please call (626) 458-3961.
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| Reduce, Reuse, Recycle |
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Our C&D Debris Recycling and Reuse Ordinance page provides information on the Ordinance, including forms, resources, and upcoming events.
LACoMAX, the Los Angeles County Materials Exchange, is a free Countywide materials reuse service that can help you find markets for your surplus materials and other usable discards.
The SmartBusiness Recycling Program helps businesses find where to recycle paper, electronics and computers, food waste, textiles, and many other business wastes. Residents can search for recyclers too! (en Español).
Is your company a manufacturer which uses materials that would otherwise head straight for the landfill? Find out how the Los Angeles County RMDZ Program can help your business.
Find out about the County's Residential Recycling Program here (en Español).
Our Junk Mail resource page provides information about reducing unwanted junk mail.
Should every bottle and can get another chance at life? Ever ask a beverage container why you should recycle? The California Department of Conservation has the answers.
Recycling Coordinators List for all 88 cities in Los Angeles County (Maintained by the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County).
Listing of recycling facilities and services by zip code by the California Department of Conservation and Earth's 911 nationwide database.
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Conversion technologies are sophisticated processes capable of converting post-recycled residual solid waste into renewable energy, green fuels and other beneficial products. The County of Los Angeles is at the forefront of evaluating and promoting these advanced technologies.
For more information, including links to download a copy of our Phase II Report, please visit our conversion technology website.
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Household hazardous waste is any leftover product labeled toxic, poison, corrosive, flammable, combustible, or irritant, that you want to discard. Find out more at our Household Hazardous Waste website.
Do you have old paint, oil, cleaners, televisions, electronics, or universal waste that you're not sure what to do with? Dispose of these items properly at a FREE Household Hazardous/Electronic Waste (HHW/E-Waste) Collection Event near you - there's one almost every weekend around L.A. County.
The Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center accepts household hazardous waste and electronic waste for FREE. The Center is open every 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month.
Make your own Alternative Household Products (PDF, 855 KB, also en Español) using ingredients found in most household cabinets.
Hazardous waste generated by businesses are not eligible for the free HHW Collection Events. Find a licensed hazardous waste hauler in your local phone directory or online. Businesses in Los Angeles County may qualify for the Small Quantity Generator Collection Program.
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Use our Smart Gardening website to reduce and recycle residential yard waste and improve your garden. Attend a Smart Gardening Workshop to learn about composting, worm composting, grass recycling, water-wise gardening and fire-wise gardening.
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| Tire Recycling |
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Find out about the Countywide Waste Tire Recycling Program and free Waste Tire Collection Events.
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| Industrial Waste |
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Proper handling and disposal of wastewater is essential to the protection of our environment. The Industrial Waste Control Program regulates industrial waste dischargers in the unincorporated areas of the County of Los Angeles and 38 contract cities.
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The Department of Public Works is proposing amendments to
Title 20 - Utilities of the Los Angeles County Code to incorporate and consolidate requirements for the control of fats, oils, and greases (FOG) in the sanitary sewer system. The link to the Draft Copy of Proposed Ordinance Amending Title 20 can be found here (PDF, 664 KB) (Updated October 29, 2008 – click here for updated parts). The revision better defines the Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) program as required by the
Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems. It also revises definitions to conform with the 2007 Uniform Plumbing Code and makes references to the Code of Federal Regulations 40CFR for Environmental Protection.
Additional references can be found here:
LA County Sanitary Sewer Management Plan (SSMP)
Sources for Definitions in Proposed Revisions to Title 20 (PDF, 19 KB)
Public Comments from Public Information Meeting Held on October 16, 2008 (PDF, 8 KB)
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| Underground Storage Tanks |
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The Underground Storage Tank Program regulates underground tanks in the unincorporated areas and 77 cities in the County of Los Angeles. |
| Solid Waste |
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Visit the Solid Waste Information Management System (SWIMS) website for a listing of solid waste facilities that are open to the public, disposal tonnage reports, and publications such as the Los Angeles County Integrated Waste Management Plan. |
| Solid Waste Committee/Integrated Waste Management Task Force |
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The Task Force oversees solid waste management policy in the County of Los Angeles, and is comprised of representatives from local government, the solid waste management and recycling industry, and members of the general public, the business sector, and environmental organizations. |
| Illegal Dumping |
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To learn more or to report large piles of illegally dumped trash, visit our illegal dumping website.
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| Youth Education |
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Our Environmental Defenders program reaches out to elementary school youth to teach them about helping our environment.
The Generation Earth program provides development training and personalized support to secondary school teachers and students. It encourages those who want to make a difference in their local environment by creating campus eco-projects.
Standard-based K-12 teaching curriculum, no cost teacher training workshops, information, and assistance for schools and districts that want to do more to protect the environment (provided by the California Integrated Waste Management Board).
The CIWMB's Environmental Ambassador Pilot Program was designed to bring environmental education home to students and school staff by promoting sustainable elementary and secondary school programs. |
| Used Oil Recycling |
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Why We Should Recycle Used Motor Oil. Important facts on used motor oil. Recycling your used oil is easy, just follow these simple steps.
Used motor oil and filters should be brought to one of the 650 state-certified used oil collection centers for recycling at no charge.
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| Stormwater |
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Visit the Watershed Management Division Website to learn more about the Municipal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit, Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan (SUSMP), the County's Stormwater Ordinance, watersheds, and related items.
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The Stormwater & Runnoff Pollution Control Program was created to track specific industrial and commercial businesses in the unincorporated County area to determine compliance with the requirements in the provisions of the Municipal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region. |
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To report illegal dumping/discharges anywhere in Los Angeles County, into the County's Storm Drain System, call 1(888)CLEAN LA, 24 hours per day. |
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Visit the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Website, see the “Don’t Trash California” campaign, and get more information on keeping our neighborhoods, oceans, and local waterways clean.
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Contact your local Stormwater Coordinator to report a clogged storm drain, request storm drain stenciling, and learn about what your city is doing to improve water quality.
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What you can do to prevent pollution of our neighborhoods and beaches. |
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Have an RV? Find a site for the safe disposal of RV sewage in Los Angeles County (en Español).
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| Water Conservation |
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Conserve our precious water supply. Get more information on water facts and indoor and outdoor conservation.
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