Los
Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger in partnership with Chiquita Canyon
Landfill, present this event for residents in the unincorporated communities of
Castaic and Val Verde may take up to one ton of trash, including furniture,
appliances, and other bulky items, free of charge, to Chiquita Canyon Landfill
on December 7, 2019. In addition, residents of the Val Verde community may take smaller unwanted items to the roll-off bin located at San Martinez Road and Waterman Road. To view the flyer, click here
for Spanish translated, click 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: November 9th(Lake Los Angeles), November 30th(Littlerock), December 7th(Quartz Hill) and December 14th(Lake Los Angeles). Only mattresses and box springs will be accepted – no other type of bulky items. For event details, please click here.
Illegal Dumping
Let’s punt away illegal dumping once and for
all. Do your part to keep your community safe and clean. Click here to learn how you can
prevent and report illegal dumping.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Replacing one incandescent light bulb with an energy-saving compact fluorescent bulb means 1,000 pounds less carbon dioxide is emitted to the atmosphere and $67 dollars is saved on energy costs over the bulbs lifetime.