| | | | Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste Disposal
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) in the regular trash, as it is toxic and will pollute the environment. The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works and the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County conduct Household Hazardous Waste (including electronic waste) Free Roundups throughout the Los Angeles County.
A Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste Collection Event is a one-day drive-through where residents can drive to a specific location to drop-off their hazardous waste. These events are free, open to the public, and usually held on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For information on HHW or for upcoming Roundups, call CLEAN LA (1(888) 253-2652), The City of West Covina Public Works Maintenance Division Department at (626) 939-8458, or visit http://www.888cleanla.com/.
Examples of Household Hazardous Waste:
Brake fluid, paint, paint thinner, turpentine, cleaners with acid or lye, pesticides, or weed killer, household batteries and car batteries, pool chemicals, motor oil, oil filters, expired pharmaceuticals, anti-freeze, and fluorescent light bulbs.
What is Electronic Waste (E-Waste)?
The term "e-waste" is applied to consumer electronic equipment that is no longer wanted. Since electronics may contain lead, copper, and other heavy metals or potentially toxic substances, it is critical that any e-waste be disposed of properly.
Examples of E-Waste:
Television sets, TV/VCR combos. Computer equipment such as keyboards, CPUs, monitors, mice, keyboards, printers, scanners or any other computer peripheral. Personal Electronics such as stereos, cell phones, calculators, telephones, alarm clocks, radios, microwaves, answering machines, etc.
These items CANNOT be accepted at the Roundup:
- Explosives
- Ammunition
- Radioactive materials
- Trash
- Tires
- Business e-waste
 Please Note: For refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers or other "bulky" items contact Athens Services at least one day before your regular collection day to schedule a pick-up. Limit of five (5) items per week. Please call (626) 336-6100
Universal Waste (U-Waste)
As of February 9, 2006, households are no longer allowed to place U-Waste such as batteries (AA, AAA, 6 volt, etc.), light bulbs, electronic devices and items containing mercury. That's because chemicals from Universal Waste can eventually find their way into the environment, contaminating our air, our water, and even the food we eat.
Examples of Universal Waste:
Household Batteries such as Cell Batteries, Hearing Aid Batteries; Fluorescent Tubes and Bulbs and other Mercury Containing Lamps: Neon Bulbs; Mercury Containing Devices: Thermostats, Switches, Thermometer etc.
Medical Sharps (used hypodermic needles)
Beginning on September 1, 2008, State law makes it illegal to dispose of sharps waste in the trash or recycling containers, and requires that all sharps waste be transported to a collection center in an approved sharps container.
The City of West Covina and LA County Public Works have partnered together to bring the Home-Generated Sharps Waste Management Program to our residents in order to help them comply with this new law. "Home-generated sharps waste" means hypodermic needles, pen needles, lancets and other devices that are used to penetrate the skin for delivery of medications at home.
Beginning this Thursday, July 24, 2008, residents will be able to pick up FREE Sharps collection containers at two distribution sites:
- West Covina Senior Citizens Center located at 2501 E. Cortez Ave.
- The City Maintenance Offices located at 825 S. Sunset Ave.
Fire Station #1 located at 819 S. Sunset Ave. is no longer a Sharps drop off location.
Empty Sharps Container Distribution Sites:
- West Covina Senior Citizens Center
2501 E. Cortez Ave. - City Maintenance Offices
825 S. Sunset Ave.
Filled Sharps Container Collection Site for West Covina Residents Only:
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City Maintenance Offices
825 S. Sunset Ave. For more details on the Home-Generated Sharps Waste Management Program please call 626-939-8458.
LA County Residents can drop off filled Sharps collection containers at: - HHW Mobile Collection Events
- City of Los Angeles S.A.F.E centers
- Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health Offices
For more details on these collection sites please call 1 (888) CLEAN - LA or 1 (888) 253-2652.
Permanent HHW/E-Waste/Universal Waste/Medical Sharps collection centers:
San Pedro: Gaffey Street
1400 No. Gaffey St.
San Pedro, CA 90731
Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Playa Del Rey: Hyperion Treatment Plant
7660 W. Imperial Highway, Gate B
Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
Open Saturdays and Sundays, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Los Angeles: Washington Blvd.
2649 E. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sun Valley: Randall Street
11025 Randall Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Open Saturday, Sunday, and Monday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
West Los Angeles: U.C.L.A
550 Charles E. Young Dr. West
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
(Accepts electronic waste on Saturday Only)
Los Angeles: Los Angeles / Glendale
4660 Colorado Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
Open Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center
Antelope Valley Public Landfill
1200 West City Ranch Road
Palmdale, CA 93551
Open 1st and 3rd Saturday each month 9:00 a.m. - 3 p.m.
For more information about these centers, and list of items you can and cannot bring to a Round-Up event, call 1-800-988-6942 or 888-CLEAN LA (888-253-2652).
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