Recycling in Pasadena and L.A.
There's a place for everything! Check out the web page of the
LA County Department of Public Works
Environmental Programs for official county programs, and the
LA County Department of Sanitation for further info about recycling almost everything in LA! Like:
Other good links are:
- 888CleanLA has information on environmental
programs sponsored by Los Angeles County that minimize the pollution of
local waterways, reduce the waste going to landfills, promote recycling,
and help keep our neighborhoods clean and healthy.
- Los Angeles County Materials Exchange is a free Countywide materials reuse service designed to help residents, businesses, and others find markets for their surplus materials, industrial by-products, and other discards.
- SmartBusiness Recycling reaches out to
the 20,000 businesses in the unincorporated County areas, helping
businesses to begin or enhance their waste recycling and reduction
efforts.
Here's some contacts for items that aren't recycled on campus, but are recycled
in L.A. County:
- Oil - The City of Los Angeles used oil collecion and recycling
program invites citizens to "Recycle Used Motor Oil Because the Earth Can't"
For further information call:
1-800-98-TOXIC
- Los Angeles City Recycling Department - Curbside pickup and information
on recycling centers and information on where to take items you can't dispose
of in the curbside program:
1-213-237-1098
- Board of Public Works Burear of Sanitation Los Angeles - Information
available on Hazardous Waste Round-ups and Christmas Tree recycling:
1-800-988-6942
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Recycling Hotline -
Recycling programs and curbside pickups in unincorporated areas of LA county,
and hazardous waste round-up:
1-800-552-5218
Curbside and bulky trash pickup:
1-800-773-CITY