Welcome to SOUTH BAY
Overview

The County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors recently awarded a new contract to provide trash, recycling, and organic waste collection services in the unincorporated area of South Bay to Universal Waste Systems, Inc. Services under this new contract begins on September 1, 2022.

Collection Service
Basic services include weekly service of three 96-gallon carts: one black cart for household trash, one blue cart for recyclables, and one green cart for organic waste. Additional carts beyond the basic three 96-gallon carts are available for a fee.

Other services are also included such as bulky item collection, excess trash collection, and excess green waste collection (upon 24-hour request), an annual clean-up event, mulch and compost giveaway events, holiday tree collection, and more. Please see Subscription Order Form for more details.
Other Useful Information
Starting September 1, 2022, services under the new South Bay contract include organic waste collection service to comply with California Senate Bill 1383. This requires residents to place food waste in the green organic waste cart. Plastic bags are allowed but not preferred. Kitchen pails will be provided to each household to assist with transporting food waste to the green organic waste cart. For more information on organic waste recycling, please click here:FightFoodWasteLA.org.

Future Community Meetings

None
Past Community Meetings
Contact Information
For all trash related matters including missed pick-ups or to schedule a bulky item, excess trash, and excess green waste collection, please call Universal Waste Systems, Inc. at (800) 631 7016, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except holidays, and from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday. For all other concerns or questions please contact (888)CLEAN LA, Monday through Thursday, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Holiday Collection
There will be no trash collection service on the following holidays:

  • New Year's Day - January 1
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day - July 4
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day - December 25

When the holiday falls on a weekday, collections for the remainder of the week after the holiday will be delayed by one day.
Contract Documents