“SPRING CLEAN L.A.” CAMPAIGN IN GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP LAUNCHED TO SUSTAIN AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTS”
LOS ANGELES (March 25, 2014)—The City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works and Keep Los Angeles Beautiful announced today the Spring Clean L.A. campaign to encourage city residents to remove household hazardous wastes from their homes as well as to join volunteer cleanup events held throughout the city.
“City residents are the source and strength in nurturing a greater sense of pride and ownership in improving community environments across the city,” said Board of Public Works Commissioner and Chair of Keep Los Angeles Beautiful Monica Rodriguez. “Every individual contribution matters and with each new commitment exponentially increasing the impact to sustain our quality of life.”
Spring Clean L.A. community improvement projects highlight cleanup activities in two key areas: home and community. At home, residents are asked to clean out their kitchens, bathrooms, closets, and garages of all electronic-waste, universal-waste, and household hazardous waste and dispose of the residential waste at one of seven S.A.F.E. (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, Electronics) Centers or mobile collection events across the city. For S.A.F.E. Center locations, hours, and important safety and transportation restrictions, visit Special Materials: Hazardous Waste at lacitysan.org.
In neighborhoods, residents are asked to join and volunteer at local cleanup events or community improvement projects. Volunteer events include: litter and debris removal along trails, waterways and shorelines; community garden and tree plantings; and graffiti removal along streets and alleys among other activities that inspire environmental stewardship, reduction of waste and increased recycling. Residents may join local cleanup efforts and community improvement projects across the city. For the calendar of events, visit Office of Community Beautification at laocb.org.
About City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works
Since 1906, Public Works has led the way to advance and sustain the foundation of infrastructure facilities, resources and services that enable the City of Los Angeles to deliver social, economic and environmental benefits that serve more than four-million residents in a 468 square mile geographic area. Public Works continually focuses on solutions for the infrastructure issues and challenges that invisibly but critically manifest themselves as uninterrupted everyday conveniences. The Board is committed to deliver projects and programs that enhance quality of life, economic growth, public health and the environment. For more information, please visit bpw.lacity.org.
About Keep Los Angeles Beautiful
Keep Los Angeles Beautiful, established in 2007, is a citywide volunteer-based community improvement and education campaign affiliated with Keep America Beautiful to engage residents, businesses and local government in programs that prevent litter and promote the reduction of waste through reuse and recycling, and beautification projects. Through public-private partnerships and strategic alliances, Keep Los Angeles Beautiful mobilizes thousands of volunteers to clean up, beautify and improve their neighborhoods, upholding quality of life and protecting community environments in the City of Los Angeles. For more information, visit bpw.lacity.org/KLAB.
Contact Information:
Jimmy Tokeshi, Public Information Officer
City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works
(213) 978-0333