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General Information These pages will help you understand what the Bureau does, and how we serve you.
Customer Services You can request many Bureau services by clicking on the areas that are of interest and exploring the service descriptions and associated links.
  Wastewater Program Learn about how the sewers and treatment plants operate and the improvements being made to these systems; download permits, forms, and brochures.
  Solid Resources Program Request curbside trash and recycling collection service; get information and schedules on recycling of household hazardous waste, electronic waste, and backyard composting.
  Watershed Protection Program Find out about what the City is doing and what you can do to keep pollutants out of the storm drain system and Santa Monica Bay.
  Bureau of Sanitation Kids' Page Kids, click on this link to learn about the Bureau of Sanitation, meet our superheroes, and play some games!

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Calendar...

Below is a calendar of events offered by the Bureau of Sanitation for 2009-2010. Although most of the dates are firm, they are subject to change.
 

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Director Enrique C. Zaldivar
Enrique C. Zaldivar
Director

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Bureau of Sanitation

The Bureau of Sanitation is a great place for you to launch your career in Southern California.

What's new...

EnvironmentLA - Creating a sustainable and environmentally friendly City.

Los Angeles (July 30, 2010) - The City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) is proposing an ordinance to govern onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS), commonly known as septic tanks.....

Bureau of Sanitation Lifeline Recertification Letter and Form
All lifeline customer eligibility needs to be verified every two years to determine if the discounted rate should continue.

Bureau of Sanitation Saturday Used Tire Collection Event

New Citywide Construction and Demolition (C&D)
   Waste Recycling requirements approved by
   Council on March 5, 2010. All C&D waste
   generated within the City of Los Angeles can
   only be taken to City Certified Processors.
   What you need to know as a contractor or waste
   hauler to comply with this ordinance!!
Recycling Rewards Pilot Program Begins
   April 5, 2010 in selected neighborhoods
   throughout the City Of Los Angeles!
Properly dispose your unwanted TV
   or other electronic device (E-Waste).
Bulky Item Collection Now Available to
   Apartments!


Shortcuts

Illegal Dumping Request Form

 Put your trash can on a diet!
Recycle more, refuse less.

So what CAN you recycle?

RFPs are available on the City of LA's Business
Assistance Virtual Network (www.labavn.org)

Universal Waste doesn't go in the trash. What is it, and where does it go?

List of City of LA Permitted Waste Haulers!
For commercial waste or recycling services please contact a City Permitted Waste Hauler.

 

As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities.
CONTACTS

 

 CITY OF LOS ANGELES
 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
CITYWIDE SERVICES
DIAL 3-1-1
Service Request Hotline-
General Sanitation Information
1-800-773-CITY (2489)
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