Listed below are a few companies the SmartBusiness Recycling Program has helped to reduce their waste over the past several years. Read about these businesses and learn how you can benefit from the efforts of the SmartBusiness Recycling Program.

Los Angeles Southwestern College
The Los Angeles Southwestern College is a 76-acre campus located in the Athens unincorporated area, near Hawthorne. It includes 30 acres of landscaping where grasscycling and chipping of branches and stumps takes place. Suggestions were made by the Business Recycling Consultant to start a campus "3-R's" (reduce, reuse, recycle) paper campaign. After implementing this paper recycling program (and adding toner cartridges), the College's waste disposal has been reduced by approximately 50%. As a result, over 110 tons of waste is being recycled and not going to local landfills every year.

Pasadena Waldorf School
The Pasadena Waldorf School has an enrollment of approximately 250 kindergarten through eighth grade students. In the past, the school had unsuccessfully tried to implement a composting program. Additionally, they had a recycling program but had been mixing trash with the recyclable materials. The Business Recycling Consultant helped to re-institute the school's composting program while suggesting improvements, and arranged for the separate collection of trash and recycling material. As a result, the Pasadena Waldorf School is now successfully diverting over 18 tons of paper and cardboard annually.

Community Thrift Store
Located in the unincorporated area near Covina, this high-volume thrift store was recycling metal, textiles, and cardboard . By implementing additional Business Recycling Consultant recommendations, they were able to additionally divert cell phones, tennis shoes, and books from landfill disposal. As a result, the Community Thrift Store is now diverting a total of over 1,750 tons of materials annually.

COUNTY RECOGNITION AWARDS
In addition to the success stories noted above, the County has recognized more than 70 businesses with commendation plaques for their outstanding efforts to reduce waste as a result of implementing recommendations from the Business Recycling Consultants. Listed below by business type are the companies that have received plaques from the County for their waste reduction and recycling efforts. If your business is interested in receiving a site visit or being considered for an award, contact us by email by clicking Schedule a Site Visit.

Construction
Aranda Woodcraft, Inc., Gardena area

Education
Chadwick School, Rolling Hills area
Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier area
Pasadena Waldorf School, Altadena

Finance/Insurance/Legal/Real Estate
Capital Commercial Real Estate, Gardena area

Hospitality
Hilton Garden Inn, Santa Clarita area

Manufacturing
ADM Furniture, Gardena area
Air Cargo Equipment, Rancho Dominguez
All American Manufacturing, Compton area
Athearn, Inc., Rancho Dominguez
Berg Electronics, Gardena area
BJ Textile, Rancho Dominguez
CP Auto Products, Los Angeles area
Cast-Rite Corp., Gardena area
Fleetwood Continental, Rancho Dominguez
Foam Factory, Rancho Dominguez
Industrial Glass Products, East Los Angeles
Just In Time Cutting, Compton area
La Reina, Inc., Los Angeles area
Old Country Millwork, Los Angeles area
Quaker City Plating & Silversmith, Whittier area
Remo, Inc., Santa Clarita area
River Oaks, Rancho Dominguez
Simmons Company, Rancho Dominguez
Sungdo, Rancho Dominguez
Union Texprint, Rancho Dominguez

Public Administration
Social Security Administration, Whittier area

Restaurants
Amapola Mexican Deli, Los Angeles area
Denny's, Los Angeles area
Green Burrito, Rowland Heights
Harbor House, Marina del Rey
Islands Restaurant, Marina del Rey
La Pizza Loca, Lennox
Lui's Place, Whittier area
Main Street Grill, Gardena area
Mario's Mexican Food & Catering, Pasadena area
Standard Ice Cream, Altadena
Wild Goose, Inglewood area

Retail Trade
98 Cent World, Altadena
Architectural Antiques West, Los Angeles area
Cardoz Bakery, Whittier area
Cost Plus World Market, Pasadena area
Fair Oaks Mini-Mart, Altadena
Food 4 Less, Los Angeles area (Wilmington Ave)
Hacienda Liquors, Hacienda Heights
King Armenian Cheese, Pasadena area
Lakeshore Learning Store, Pasadena area
Lazzar Furniture Company, Los Angeles area
Little Rose, Pasadena area
Los Angeles Frieghtliner, Whittier area
Men's Wearhouse, Rowland Heights
Mighty Soy, Los Angeles area
Millbrook Bakery, East Los Angeles
Mimosa Nursery, Los Angeles area
New Creation Picture Framing, Pasadena area
One Stop Market, Altadena
Robert Allan Sportswear, Santa Clarita area
Steve's Bike Shop, Altadena
Steve's Pets, Altadena

Services – Health/Medical
AA & A Chiropractic Center, Altadena
Andrea Comroe, DDS, Inglewood area
Fairmont Terrace, Los Angeles area
Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy, Los Angeles area (South Atlantic Blvd)
Whittier Medical Therapy, Whittier area
View Heights Convalescent Hospital, Willowbrook area

Services – Other
American Youth Soccer Organization, Hawthorne area
Aramark Clean Room Services, Los Angeles area (East 58th Place)
Aramark Uniform Services, East Los Angeles area
Century Automotive, Los Angeles area
Ensco (Environmental Services Company), Rancho Dominquez
Jay Cee Dee Childrens Home, Pasadena area
Lorrymage, Rancho Dominguez
Roto Rooter, Los Angeles area
Valley Crest Landscape, San Fernando area

Transportation
All Cartage Transportation, Gardena area
ATE Management, Los Angeles area
Chun II Cargo Import Company, Gardena area
Korean Cargo Consolidators, Gardena area
Pan Pacific Express Company, Compton area

Wholesale Trade
Chemtex Print, Rancho Dominguez
Three Star Refrigeration Engineering, Gardena area