Street Maintenance & Integrated     
Waste Management Division     
 

Recycling Made Easy

 
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household hazardous waste and universal waste information for residents
recycling
pay as you throw
bulky item pickup
commercial recycling
residential recycling
household waste cleanup
household hazardous waste roundup
888-CLEAN-LA
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division phone numbers
feedback
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Place your recycling container at the curb when it is at least 3/4 full.  
No need to put out a nearly empty container.

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Recyclables – The Blue Lid

  • Yes, you can recycle everything you used to recycle in the small blue bin
  • Yes, you can include Styrofoam and plastic bags
  • Please rinse out jars, cans, bottles, etc. that have food products
  • No animal waste
  • No yard waste
  • No food or kitchen scraps
  • No hazardous materials such as batteries, antifreeze, paint, etc.
  • Motor oil pick-up by appointment only. Call 626-744-7168 24 hours in advance of your regular trash pick-up to schedule an appointment. You may put out up to 2 gallons of used motor oil per week. A reusable container for future use will be left curbside after your first pick-up.
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Yard Waste – The Black Lid
  • Yes, you can put in leaves, grass clippings, weeds, small branches and twigs
  • No palm fronds, no cactus, no bamboo, no logs (because it jams the grinding machine)
  • No kitchen scraps such as fruit, vegetables or things that you compost
  • No ash
  • No plastic, including plastic trash bags
  • No animal waste
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Household Trash - The Green Lid
  • Please do not place hazardous waste, batteries, cans of paint, insecticides, pesticides, televisions or computer monitors, construction materials, concrete, asphalt or fluorescent light bulbs.
     
  100 N. Garfield Ave.  3rd Floor  Pasadena, CA 91105