CLARTS Facts & Services

Please note that you must provide and wear your own hard hat and safety vest when visiting CLARTS.

CLARTS SIGN
Information about the 
facility improvements at CLARTS.     

FUNCTION OF CENTRAL LA RECYCLING AND TRANSFER STATION (CLARTS) 


CLARTS provides transfer services to City of Los Angeles curbside collection operations. It is also open to commercial waste haulers, independent operators, and the general public.
 

GATE RATES

  • $79.00 per ton for municipal solid waste (minimum one ton charge)
  • $89.00 per ton for hard to handle bulky items or special material handing (minimum one ton charge)


***NEW GATE RATES AS OF 2/10/24***

  • $83.00 per ton for municipal solid waste (minimum one ton charge)
  • $93.00 per ton for hard to handle bulky items or special material handling (minimum one ton charge)

       All major credit cards accepted. Rates subject to change.

 

HOURS OF OPERATION AND RESTRICTIONS

  • Open 4:00am to 5:00pm Monday thru Friday and 6:00am to 2:30pm Saturday
  • Closed on major holidays
For information about commercial and transloading services or to open a service account, please call the Facility Manager at (213) 216-8719 or email marco.valladarez@lacity.org.

 

THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS ARE NOT ACCEPTED AT CLARTS:


  • Appliances
  • Asphalt
  • Batteries
  • Concrete
  • Construction and demolition (C&D) waste
  • Dead animals
  • Dirt
  • E-waste
  • Hazardous waste
  • Incinerator residue
  • Industrial waste
  • Infectious waste
  • Liquid waste of any kind
  • Medical waste
  • Scrap metal
  • Septic tank pumping
  • Sewage sludge
  • Slurries
  • Tires

FACTS SHEET:

Size 

  • Land: 9.14 acres or 398,139 ft2
  • Transfer station 55,00 ft2 
  • Parking: 100,000 ft2

Facility 

  • Transfer station building: 55,000 ft2
  • Parking: 100,000 ft2
  • Date acquired by the City: April 2004
  • Year Built: 1989
  • Permitted Capacity: 4,025 tons/day
  • Present Capacity: 2,500 tons/day