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Residential Trash and Recycling Services The City of Monrovia and Athens Services have ammended the residential franchise agreement to provide new barrels and services. Some of the changes include:
- New automated green materials service will provide residents with 90-gallon containers for grass and garden clippings, small branches and leaves, to be picked up by automated trucks
- Athens Services will be providing each residence with new trash (black barrel) and recycling (blue barrel)
- Residential service trucks will be replaced with compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks.
Athens Service has mailed a flyer to each residential customer explaining the services changes and provides a materials list of what to place in each barrel.
Green Materials Collection
Athens Services collects green materials at the curbside that are place in green 90-gallon containers. Up to two green materials containers are provided to residents at no additional cost. Additional containers are provided for a small monthly charge; inquire for current rates). Materials to be placed in the green materials container include: grass clippings, tree trimmings, leaves, brush, branches, and other organic materials generated from landscape. No stumps or branched exceeding 3" in diameter or 3' in length, racks, dirt, palm fronds, yucca leaves, or bamboo.
What's left for the Refuse Container? Non-recyclable garbage, food wastes, pet wastes, or anything with food residue left on it. Consider this...if you recycle you not only help your community, but you can also save money by downsizing from a 90 gallon flip-top container to the less expensive 60 gallon container. After all, if you recycle properly, there is not much left to go into the garbage container! Going to the smaller 60 gallon container can sav.e you $28 a year! For questions or more information regarding residential refuse services, please contact Environmental Services at (626) 932-5553 or 932-5556.
Athens Services customer service call center may be reached at
 (888) 336-6100. Additional Recycling and Waste Reduction Programs Monrovia Environmental Accords
Household Hazardous Waste Roundups LA County DPW Household Hazardous Waste Guide & Roundup Dates Bring fluorescent bulbs, used motor oil, used oil filters, anti-freeze, paint, paint thinner, turpentine, cleaners with acids or lye, pesticides, herbicides, household batteries and car batteries. Please Do Not bring: explosives, ammunition, radioactive materials or waste from businesses. How to Prepare: Do not mix products together. Place them in a sturdy box, preferably in their original, labeled containers. Limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds per vehicle. Be prepared to leave your containers.
Reduce Household Hazardous Wastes by purchasing only products you really need. Use up products you already have at home. Make an effort to purchase products that are water-based, less hazardous and are non-toxic. Used Motor Oil
Oil Recycling Tips Recycling / Re-use Opportunities: Calmax - Calmax is a service provided by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, a division of Cal EPA. The service matches businesses, nonprofit organizations, individuals and government agencies having excess inventory, material and discards with individuals and other groups that have a need for these items, through its free bi-monthly catalog. Goods may be bartered, sold or traded. Contact CalMax at (916) 255-2369 or www.ciwmb.ca.gov/calmax. LACOMAX - Looking for scrap lumber for a Boy Scout project? Need some computers for a school program? Short on office supplies for your non-profit organization? Or are you a business interested in donating or selling your re-usable materials? You can find free used materials, or a find a home for your used materials, by visiting www.lacomax.com. _____________________________ Storm Water Drains Unlike the sewer system, which carries water from indoor drains to water treatment plants, the storm water drain system releases water into the ocean untreated. This means any trash or hazardous chemicals which are dumped into the storm drain system in Monrovia can pollute our important water resources, beaches and marine wildlife along the coast. Urban runoff pollution contaminates the ocean, closes beaches, harms aquatic life and increases the risk of inland flooding by clogging gutters and catch basins. 100 million gallons of polluted urban runoff enters the Pacific Ocean untreated each day, leaving toxic chemicals in our surf and tons of trash on our beaches. What can you do to prevent storm water pollution?
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