This program was designed to encourage community groups to adopt medians or parkways, for purposes of planting and beautifying. The City will waive all required permit fees.
Community groups are encouraged to adopt a specific location, agreeing to keep it free of litter, debris or graffiti. The City will provide necessary materials for the project.
The Toll Free service number for the Automatic Public Toilets (APT's) Maintenance is 1-800-276-0992. The APTs are operated by an outside vendor, CBS Decaux, LLC.
The Biosolids EMS is a management tool utilized by the City to improve the quality of its biosolids management programs. The website is provided as a service to the public to learn more about the Citys Biosolids and Environmental Management System. It will also allow the public to know what the City ... (see full description)
Brownfields are formerly developed plots of land currently not in use. Developers wishing to build on brownfields can receive special assistance from the City of Los Angeles Brownfields (BF) Program. This program addresses potentially contaminated sites through offering on-call technical ... (see full description)
The City of Los Angeles provides bulky item collections for residents of apartment complexes of five units or more, regardless of whether or not they receive regular refuse collection by the City. Bulky Items are household furniture like sofas, refrigerators, mattresses, as well as electronic waste ... (see full description)
We encourage you to recycle your bulky items through charitable organizations and thrift stores. If you are unable to do so, the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) will pick-up large or bulky household items, such as mattresses, couches, and other furniture from residents serviced by the City of Los ... (see full description)
The City offers a once-a-year excess brush and yard trimmings collection at no additional charge to all households serviced by the Bureau of Sanitation. This service is provided to those residents that generate excess yard waste and tree trimming that do not fit in the green yard waste container. ... (see full description)
The Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) provides collection services for household refuse, yard trimmings, recyclables, dead animals, excessive brush, white goods, electronic waste, and bulky items from residents serviced by the City of Los Angeles. For more information, please call the Bureau of Sanitation ... (see full description)
Residents serviced by the City of Los Angeles receive a standard allowance of containers as part of their Solid Resources Fee. The standard allowance for single family dwelling/duplex is one 60-gallon black trash container, one 90-gallon green yard trimmings container, and one 90-gallon blue ... (see full description)
Residents who occasionally generate extra trash or yard trimmings can purchase extra capacity tags for $2.00 each. They are sold in multiples of five "only" and limited to 25 tags per household, per calendar year. Tags are non-refundable. These tags should be attached to a trash bag, a ... (see full description)
The Office of Community Beautification (OCB) operates a graffiti removal program. Requests for graffiti removal are referred to community-based organizations contracted through OCB or to other agencies. Work is performed using paint, chemical solvents or sandblasting/waterblasting, depending on the ... (see full description)
Collection service will be postponed by one day following these holidays: New Year's Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. Due to the one day postponement, the collection of container will be as follows, if the holiday is on a Monday, then the Monday collection will occur ... (see full description)
The City's illegal dumping prevention campaign offers a $1000 reward to citizens who report acts of illegal dumping that lead to arrest and conviction of offenders. Citizens are reminded to call 3-1-1 the City's non-emergency hotline to report violators. Calls are strictly confidential. Citizens may ... (see full description)
Industrial wastewater discharge, permit history and violation history records are available through the Public Records Act. Send written requests to the Bureau of Sanitation, Industrial Waste Management Division (IWMD) at the address below. Contact IWMD for applicable fees and further information ... (see full description)
The Lot Cleaning Division's mission is to improve and protect public health and safety as related to the existence of noxious vegetation, trash, debris and public nuisances on privately owned unimproved parcels and publicly owned unimproved parcels controlled by the Board of Public Works. To request ... (see full description)
Manual Trash Collection is provided to customers serviced by the Bureau of Sanitation when their containers are missing or badly damaged and no longer usable. Since the customer does not have the container or could not use the broken container, they could place the materials in bags or boxes. ... (see full description)
If one or more of your automated containers were not picked up, or if a scheduled service did not take place, please call the Sanitation Call Center at 1-800-773-2489, from Monday through Friday, between 7:30a.m. and 4:45p.m. Please be advised that containers must be placed out for collection by ... (see full description)
For new customers serviced by the Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation or customers moving out of their residence, we recognize extra refuse may be generated. We provide a Move-In/Move-Out service mainly for boxes or bags filled with rubbish, as well as flattened cardboard. Bags and/or boxes should ... (see full description)
Do you have a problem or complaint about the Bureau of Sanitation regarding our services or employees,or would you like to send a suggestion or compliment to the Bureau of Sanitation If so, we want to hear from you. Please call the Bureau of Sanitation Call Center at 1-800-773-2489, from Monday ... (see full description)
The City will provide a standard trash basket and trash bags for a selected location, if a merchant, resident or community group agrees to maintain the trash container on a regular basis. Baskets will not be placed in residential areas.
The Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) operates a disposal facility for septage hauler companies. The disposal facility accepts wastewater from portable toilets, septic tanks, cesspools and other sanitation holding devices from within Los Angeles County. A Septage Disposal Permit is required prior to ... (see full description)
The Solid Resources Fee covers, among other expenses, costs related to the collection, transfer, recycling, recovery and/or disposal of solid waste collected by the City of Los Angeles. All single-family homes and duplexes (1 or 2 units) are charged SRF, as are multi-family dwellings (3 or more ... (see full description)
Due to the recent detection of the West Nile Virus in the City of Los Angeles, the Bureau of Street Services is responding to all reports of standing water, ponding water, or stagnant water. Standing water will be removed to prevent further growth of the mosquito population. This service is only for ... (see full description)
To report storm-related emergencies such as trees down, landslides, potholes, and road erosion, please call 3-1-1 or submit a service request form at http://bss.lacity.org/request.htm. For storm-related emergencies after hours, from 4:00 PM - 7:00 AM, call 9-1-1.
The Bureau of Sanitation services four automated containers: black (for household refuse), blue (for recyclables), green (for yard trimmings) and brown (for horse manure) containers. Containers must be placed at the curb by 6:00a.m. on the day of collection, and removed no later than 8:00p.m. on the ... (see full description)
