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.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, in partnership with the Antelope Valley Illegal Dumping Task Force, will host free mattress collection/recycling events in the Antelope Valley. Residents may drop off up to 10 mattresses/box springs on the following dates: April 20th (Lake Hughes), May 11th (Littlerock), May 18th (Lancaster, rescheduled from May 4th), June 1st (Quartz Hill) and June 22nd(Lancaster). Only mattresses and box springs will be accepted – no other type of bulky items. For event details, please click here.
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 April 20, 2019. To view the flyer, click here.
On behalf of the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, we are pleased to invite you to submit applications for the 2019 "Green Leadership Awards" program. This program recognizes outstanding efforts by individuals and organizations in fulfilling innovative strategies to improve our environmental sustainability. Applications are due on Friday, Feburary 15, 2019. More information, guidelines, and the application can be found here.
Do Not Trash Your Cash! To learn more about Beverage Container Recycling and to find the nearest recycling center, click 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.
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. A listing of certified collection centers is available at the State’s CalRecycle website (en Español). To look up the recommended oil change interval for your vehicle instead of defaulting to the oil standard of 3,000 miles, check your owners manual, or click here to easily find out for free the recommended time to change the oil on most vehicles made from 2000-2017. Click here for more information.
If you see an abandoned shopping cart, you may report it to the California Shopping Cart Retrieval Corporation at (800) 252-4613, by email, or online. If you are an iPhone user, you may download the CartSnap application to report abandoned shopping carts.
Department of Public Works is currently updating the Preliminary Draft Siting Element. For more information, please click here.
Fats, Oils & 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. Public information meetings were held on October 16, 2008 and August 25, 2009 at Public Works Headquarters. The Proposed Ordinance (PDF, 409KB) (Updated September 14, 2009) amending Title 20 better defines the 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)
Comments from Public Meeting Held on October 16, 2008 (PDF, 8 KB)
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. The Public Counter is located in the Annex Building of the DPW 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
The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works (LADPW) offers an e-mail notification system to provide up-to-date information on topics or events of interest. This system allows you to customize the information you receive, so today and begin receiving notifications!
When you go shopping, buy in bulk when you can. About ten cents of every dollar are spent on packaging costs and packaging makes up a third of all garbage in our landfills!