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Information about the facility improvements at CLARTS.

  

FUNCTION OF CENTRAL LA RECYCLING AND TRANSFER STATION (CLARTS)

 

The Central Los Angeles Recycling and Transfer Station (CLARTS) provides transfer services to City of Los Angeles curbside collection operations. It is also open to commercial waste haulers, independent operators, and the general public.

  

FACT SHEET 

• Address: 2201 E. Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles 90021 (near 9th Street junction)
• Zoning: M3-1 (Heavy Industrial Zone)
• Council District No. 14
• Phone number: (213) 763-1918
• Facility Manager: Eric Wesson

  

SIZE 

• Land: 9.14 acres or 398,138 ft²
• Transfer station building: 55,000 ft²
• Parking: 100,000 ft²

  

FACILITY 

• Date acquired by the City: April 2004
• Year Built: 1989
• Permitted Capacity: 4,025 tons/day
• Present Capacity: 2,500 tons/day

  

THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS ARE NOT ACCEPTED AT CLARTS: 

• Hazardous waste
• Tires
• Appliances
• Any liquid waste
• Concrete
• Batteries
• Sewage sludge
• Asphalt
• E-waste
• Infectious waste
• Dirt
• Scrap metal
• Septic tank pumping
• Incinerator residue
• Dead animals
• Industrial waste
• Slurries
• Medical waste
• Construction and demolition (C and D) waste

  

INCOMING MATERIAL BY ORIGIN (2014-2015 DATA) 

• City waste
  • North Central: 646 tons/day
  • South Los Angeles: 826 tons/day
  • West Los Angeles: 168 tons/day
  • Green Waste: 220 tons/day
• Commercial waste: 128 tons/day
• Truck traffic volumes (at present 3,000 tons/day):
  • Inbound: 530 loads per day (LPD)
  • Outbound: 150 LPD (21-22 tons/load)

  

GATE RATES* 

• $62.00/load (minimum charge)
• $62.00/ton for municipal solid inert waste
• $72/ton for hard to handle bulky items
• $72/ton for special material handling

All major credit cards accepted

  

HOURS OF OPERATION AND RESTRICTIONS  

• Open 4:00am-5:00pm 
• Vehicles without automated tippers (manual unloading) are not allowed the use of the facility between the hours of 9:00am-1:30pm, Monday through Friday
• Closed on major holidays

For information on the commercial and transloading services or to open a service account, please call the facility manager at: 213-763-1918

 

E-mail: eric.wesson@lacity.org

 

*All rates are subject to change without prior notice.

 

For a descriptive document on Central Los Angeles Recycling & Transfer Station, click here.