When signing a lease or walking into a public bathroom, you’re likely to see statements about what shouldn’t be flushed down the drain. At first glance, these requests may seem unnecessary to you; however, they are actually helping protect our environment! This article will be your guide to what you can and can’t put down…

With warmer weather comes sprinklers, watering cans, and hoses. But have you ever stopped to think about where your water comes from? It may be recycled! LA Sanitation and The Environment operates four water reclamation plants that serve over four million people. The Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant is the City’s primary plant and receives and…

The warm sand, beautiful blue water and the bright sun makes beaches the ideal getaway for many!  We are blessed with some particularly beautiful beaches right near Los Angeles.  But sadly us humans have a bigger effect on our beaches and marine life than some of us may think. Man-made environmental issues can cause long…

Water and summer fun go hand in hand – a family trip to the beach with children frolicking in the waves, a group of cyclists riding past a family of ducks swimming in the Los Angeles River, an older couple enjoying a leisurely Sunday-afternoon ride on one of Echo Park Lake’s iconic pedal boats.  …