Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
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What can I bring to a landfill?
Additional information regarding acceptable waste for each facility
- Garbage
- Lawn and garden clippings (greenwaste)
- Clean dirt
- Asphalt
- Rates for loads of only asphalt
- Construction and demolition waste.
- Old appliances (refrigerators, stoves, washers and dryers) for recycling.
What can I bring to a materials recovery facility?
Specific information regarding acceptable recyclable material for each facility
- Everything that you can bring to a landfill, you can bring to a materials recovery facility. Discounted rates for dirt and asphalt are not available.
- The following items can be brought to these facilities for recycling:
- All paper (newspaper, office paper, colored paper)
- Cardboard
- Aluminum cans
What can I do with household hazardous waste?
Household hazardous waste is not allowed to be disposed of at any of the Sanitation Districts' facilities. Household hazardous waste includes paint, pesticides, solvents, motor oil, etc. See this listing of hazardous waste centers where you can take these materials. The link also provides information on scheduled hazardous waste roundups that occur throughout Los Angeles County.