Los Angeles County Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Sheila Kuehl in partnership with Republic Services, Inc., present this event for residents in the unincorporated areas of the western portion of Sunland (including Kagel Canyon, Lopez Canyon, and Little Tujunga Road) Oat Mountain/Twin Lakes, Lake Manor, West Chatsworth, and Westhills, to take up to one ton of trash, including furniture, appliances, and other bulky items, free of charge, to Sunshine Canyon Landfill on October 19, 2019. To view the flyer, click here. For Spanish translation, click here.
Los Angeles County and its agency partners are working together to provide comprehensive services to those affected by the Woolsey fire. Resources can be found here.
Day Without Hunger
There are over 1.5 million food insecure residents living in Los Angeles County. Los Angeles Lakers, Kyle Kuzma, challenges you to help fight hunger. To learn how you can do your part, visit FoodDropLA.com.
Beverage Container Recycling
Recycling beverage containers is a double play. It reduces landfill waste and puts cash in your pocket. Click here for more information.
Everyone has a role to play in keeping creeks, lakes, rivers and ocean beaches free of litter, pollutants and other debris. Click here and see if you’ve thought about all the kinds of refuse that damage our waterways and beaches. Use trash cans. Properly discard these waste products to protect our environment.
Learn how to make your next event as close to waste-free as possible with the Waste-Free Event Guide. No event is too big or too small to make a difference.
Illegal Dumping
This is your community. Keep it clean. Let’s keep it classy, not trashy! Click here to learn how you can
prevent and report illegal dumping.
Every Drop Counts
Did you know that used motor oil never wears out and can be recycled and reused? Motor oil improperly disposed onto the ground or into storm drains can contaminate and pollute the soil, groundwater, and the ocean. Take your used motor oil to one of 650 certified collection centers in California or an auto parts store in your area to be recycled for free. Click here for more information.
Report abandoned shopping carts to the California Shopping Cart Retrieval Corporation at (800) 252-4613, by email, or online. iPhone users can download the CartSnap app to report abandoned shopping carts.
Environmental Programs Public Counter
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. We are located in the Annex Building of the PW Headquarters (map), (626) 458-3517, open Monday - Thursday, 7 am - 5 pm. To request accommodations or obtain more information about ADA provisions, please contact our ADA coordinator at (626) 458-4081 or TDD (626) 282-7829.
eNotify Email Notification System
Los Angeles County Public Works offers an e-mail notification system to provide up-to-date information on topics or events of interest. This system allows you to customize your notifications, so today!
Did you get new gadgets for the holidays? Looking to get rid of some of those outdated electronics or any holiday lights and decorations? If they are still usable, post them on the County Materials Exchange website, www.LACoMAX.com, and keep them out of landfills!