LA SANITATION WELCOMES VISITORS TO ITS SIX DISTRICT YARDS

Community Invited to Celebrate and Learn about LA Sanitation Environmental Services!

LOS ANGELES (April 11, 2017)
— LA Sanitation will once again welcome members of the public to its six district sanitation yards in Sun Valley, Northridge, Lincoln Heights, South Los Angeles, San Pedro, and West Los Angeles in a series of weekend events beginning Saturday, April 29, 2017. Families and children of all ages are invited to attend these free Annual Open House Events.

LA Sanitation Open House dates, times and locations are as follows:
April 29, 2017 / Saturday / 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

East Valley District Yard:  11050 Pendleton Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352

 

May 6, 2017 / Saturday / 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

West Valley District Yard:  8840 Vanalden Avenue, Northridge, CA 91324

 

May 20, 2017 / Saturday / 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

North Central District Yard:  452 N. San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, CA 90031

 

June 3, 2017 / Saturday / 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

South Los Angeles District Yard: 786 S. Mission Road, Los Angeles, CA 90023

 

June 10, 2017/ Saturday / 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Harbor District Yard:  1400 N. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731

 

June 24, 2017 / Saturday / 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

West Los Angeles District Yard:  2027 Stoner Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025

 

Open Houses are fun community events that encourage public participation in protecting the environment by featuring facility tours, trash truck and equipment demonstrations, information booths, recycling games with prizes, giveaways and refreshments. The city’s recycling mascots, Mr. Recycle and Robo Blue will be on hand to engage and bring recycling to life for both children and adults.  Young visitors will also be given the opportunity to plant small vegetables.

 

Additionally, City Plants will provide FREE shade trees to residents who live in or own property in the City of Los Angeles.   Since the inventory of trees will be limited, they will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis until supplies run out.   Identification will be required to verify city residency.  There is a limit of one tree per property address.

 

In conjunction with the free tree giveaways, LA Sanitation will also distribute free mulch that is recycled from its green waste program.

Used tires will also be collected at each Open House.  However, a maximum of 9 tires per person per trip will be collected and only passenger and light truck tires will be accepted.  Tires from businesses and tires on rims will NOT be accepted.  This used tire collection is made possible by a CalRecycle Grant and tires will be processed for beneficial reuse.
Last year, over 6,700 residents visited LA Sanitation yards to learn about recycling programs and services.  Some 300 city employees volunteer their time at Sanitation Open Houses to ‘give back’ to the community
For information, call (800) 773-2489 or visit www.lacitySAN.org.Open House Events 2017