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 Bureau of Sanitation Lifeline Recertification Letter and Form
Lifeline customers, because of age or disability, and low-income status, receive a discounted rate for the Solid Resources Fee – otherwise known as the “trash fee”. All lifeline customer eligibility needs to be verified every two years to determine if the discounted rate should continue.

 Bureau of Sanitation Saturday Used Tire Collection Event
The Department of Public Works Bureau of Sanitation announced today that the City of Los Angeles will host six used tire collection events on six different Saturdays to allow city residents to cleanup and eliminate used tires from their homes...

Bureau Of Sanitation Refuse Yards Open House
The Bureau of Sanitation is hosting a series of Open Houses at your local district refuse yard on specific Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Come join the dynamic duo “Mr. Recycle” and sidekick “Robo Blue” as they jump into action to serve family fun, food and prizes for kids.

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New Citywide Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Recycling requirements approved by Council on March 5, 2010.
Contractors and waste haulers responsible for handling C&D waste must obtain a Private Solid Waste Hauler Permit from the Bureau of Sanitation prior to collecting, hauling and transporting C&D waste from within the City and C&D waste can only be taken to City Certified C&D Processing Facilities.
Click here to find out what you need to know as a contractor or waste hauler to comply with this ordinance!!

 Recycling Rewards Pilot Program Begins April 5, 2010 in selected neighborhoods throughout the City Of Los Angeles!
April 5, 2010 - The CITY OF LOS ANGELES together with RecycleBank®, a company that rewards households for Blue Bin recycling, begins a Pilot Recycling Rewards Program in select neighborhoods of LA to encourage and increase residential blue bin recycling...

 Los Angeles Ranked Top Recycler Out of 10 Largest U.S. Cities
A Municipal Recycling Survey in the March 2, 2009 edition of Waste & Recycling News targeted the most populous cities in the United States to gather information about their recycling programs. Cities were ranked based on the recycling of various materials, including but not limited to: Paper, Metal, Plastic, Glass, Bulk and Organic. According to this survey, the City of Los Angeles had the highest recycling rate out of 10 largest U.S. cities.

 Los Angeles Ranked Top Recycler Out of 10 Largest U.S. Cities
A Municipal Recycling Survey in the March 2, 2009 edition of Waste & Recycling News targeted the most populous cities in the United States to gather information about their recycling programs. Cities were ranked based on the recycling of various materials, including but not limited to: Paper, Metal, Plastic, Glass, Bulk and Organic. According to this survey, the City of Los Angeles had the highest recycling rate out of 10 largest U.S. cities.
Click here to see comparison table.

 The Feasibility of Recycling and/or Banning the Use of Plastic Bags and Expanded Polystyrene Items in the City (Council File # 07-3155)
The City of Los Angeles is taking steps to ban the purchase and use of expanded polystyrene in City facilities and at City-sponsored events.   The City is considering banning the use of plastic carry-out bags at all supermarkets and retail establishments beginning January 1, 2010, if a bag fee has not been established by that time, and imposing a fee on all other single-use bags, if a fee or tax has not been adopted by that date.

 Household Battery Recycling
The City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works (DPW) has partnered with Los Angeles-area Jiffy Lube franchisees, Target, and B&B Hardware store to add battery recycling collection containers at 40 stores, to expand the drop-off points available to Angelenos.
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 A Home Guide to Syringes Disposal (Sharps)
Learn about lancets, syringes, needles and other Sharps disposal.  ENGLISH
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 Restaurant Food Waste Recycling
  Read more about this program in the Restaurant Food Waste Recycling Guide.

 Free Mulch Available
Need Mulch? It's free, made from yard trimmings. Bring your own shovel, bag or pick-up and load up your own containers. Now available at 8 locations.

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