Republic Services of Lawndale, CA
Republic Services provides exclusive recycling and waste collection services for residential and commercial accounts for the City of Lawndale, CA. We offer one-stop shopping for all of the city's waste removal needs. Although we specialize in recycling and solid waste collection, our services go far beyond just emptying the trash bins.
Lawndale customer service
Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday, 8 am - 12:00 pm
City Liaison
Dawn Harris
800-299-4898
Holiday Schedule
We observe the following holidays:
- New Year’s Day
- Memorial Day
- Fourth of July
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
If your pickup day falls on one of these holidays, it will be delayed by one day.
City of Lawndale presents: Document Shredding Day
Saturday, October 7, 2023
9:00 a.m. to noon
Lawndale Public Works Department
4722 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90260
Residential container size, color, and use
- Trash: One (1) black 90-gallon, 60-gallon cart, or 35-gallon cart.
- The size of the cart will determine the fee charged.
- Additional fees for additional trash carts.
- Recycling: One (1) blue 90-gallon cart, or 60-gallon cart.
- If you regularly fill your recycle cart, you can request one additional recycle cart free of charge. For more than 2 carts, there will be an additional charge.
- Yard Waste: One (1) green 90-gallon cart, or 60-gallon cart.
- Yard waste bundles can be no more than a maximum of 4 feet long and 18" in diameter.
- Residents may request an additional yard waste cart for an additional fee.
Commercial/business dumpster size, color, and use
- Black (Landfill): 1-yard, 2-yards, 3-yards, 4-yards, 6-yards, 7-yards, 8-yards
- Blue (Recycle): 1-yard, 2-yards, 3-yards, 4-yards, 6-yards, 7-yards, 8-yards
- Green (Organics): 1-yard, 2-yards, 3-yards, 4-yards
1 cubic yard
Size: 72" X 29" X 24"
Wheels: Yes
2 cubic yard
Size: 72" X 44" X 35"
Wheels: Yes
3 cubic yard
Size: 72" X 53" X 42"
Wheels: Yes
4 cubic yard
Size: 72" X 58" X 51"
Wheels: Yes
6 cubic yard
Size: 72" X 71" X 66"
Wheels: Yes
7 cubic yard
Size: 72" X 76" X 72"
Wheels: Yes
8 cubic yard
Size: 72" X 91" X 72"
Wheels: Yes
Bulky item collection services
- Lawndale residents are allowed 6 free pickups of large or bulky items with a maximum of six (6 items or 10 bags of yard waste per pickup at no charge).
- These items can include refrigerators, sofas, mattresses, televisions, computers (and other electronic waste), washers, etc.
- Multi-family residents receive one bulk item pick-up per calendar year for each dwelling unit in the building at no additional charge.
- To schedule your pickup, please contact Republic Services at 800-299-4898 at least 24 hours in advance of pickup.
- Please see the
Bulky Item Collection FAQ for details.
How can we help?
See our FAQs for more details on the proper household hazardous waste (HHW) disposal of motor oil, electronics, paint, and more.
Additional resources
Click on an image below to download your resource guide.
Food recovery & food donation
If you would like to donate food or find a local food bank near you, the local non-profits below provide services in the Southern California area.
Los Angeles
Orange County
What goes where?
Food waste recycling
Mandatory recycling saws
AB 341, AB 1826, SB 1383
Closed loop organics
Food scrap collection containers
Commercial recycling brochure
Dumpster size guide
Recycling tips (English)
Recycling tips (Spanish)
Recycling simplified videos
Check out these 15-second videos for quick tips on recycling basics.
Kid's corner
Trash day maze
Help the truck driver navigate his route to pick up the neighborhood’s trash and recycling. Download
Electronics word search
Our electronics are tangled. Can you help find which electronics are recyclable? Download
Outdoors bingo
Take a walk around your neighborhood with this Bingo sheet. Find four in a row! Download
Take a virtual field trip
Take your students on a virtual field trip of how a recycling center and a modern landfill works. These videos are designed to inform specific lessons in 3rd-5th grade, 6th-8th grade, and 9th-12th grade, but can also be used outside of those lessons to take your students on a journey through the process!
Recycling center video tour
3rd - 5th grade video is featured below
FAQs
Collection Guidelines & Reporting an Issue
Residents
- Face carts toward the street with wheels against the curb or gutter the night before or by 6:00 am on your scheduled service day.
- Allow at least two feet between carts and 5 feet between carts and other objects
- Make sure lids are securely shut--materials should not extend beyond the container rim.
- There are several ways to handle extra waste. See our FAQ on Bulky Waste Pickup.
- Do not place hot ashes, dirt, rock, concrete, or hazardous items in your carts.
Apartments & Businesses
Containers must be easily accessible – if containers are blocked (ex. by parked cars), we will not be able to service the container and you may need to pay an additional charge if you request a return trip pick-up.Please call Customer Service at 800-299-4898.
Please call Customer Service at 800-299-4898
Seniors 65+ years who are considered the head of the household may be eligible to receive a 15% discount on trash rates.
Please call Republic Services at 800-299-4898 for more details.
Recycling Questions
- Ceramics (dishes, etc.)
- Clothing
- Disposable diapers
- Drinking glasses
- Food waste
- Light bulbs
- Mirrors
- Plastic wrap
- Scrap metal
- Styrofoam
- Wax paper
- Window or safety glasses
Non-recyclables contaminate recycling loads, and need to be removed during the sorting process. Some items may also contaminate clean recyclable items (ex. pasta sauce jar with sauce still in it, can soak into clean office paper which is then no longer recyclable either).
If our drivers notice a lot of contamination in your recycle cart or bin, we may not be able to service it as recycling and may tag it to have it serviced as trash (in which case you may be charged).
Yard trimmings
- Flower trimmings
- Tree trimmings (twigs/branches must be 4 ft or less in length, and less than 6 inches in diameter)
- Leaves, grass, brush, and weeds
- Untreated and unpainted wood
Unacceptable Materials for Green Waste Cart:
- Dog poop or pet waste from any animal
- Diapers
- Food-Soiled Paper (Napkins and paper towels, uncoated paper: plates, cups, bowls & pizza boxes)
- Glass, Metal, Plastic
- Hot ashes or briquettes
- Large amounts of soil or sod
- Plastic bags, or plastic of ANY kind
- Rocks, concrete, dirt, sand
- Wood that has been treated, coated, or painted
- Particle board
Compostable plastics are NOT allowed in the organics cart.
- The compost facility is not able to accept other “compostable plastic” items (such as corn-based utensils, Green Strip cups, etc.) even if they are BPI-Certified, because these items do not break down fast enough or completely.
- Compostable plastics are also not recyclable. These items need to be thrown in the landfill.
- Residents may place their yard waste in the 60 or 90-gallon cart provided and in bundles that are a maximum of 4 feet long and 18" in diameter.
- Residents may request an additional yard waste cart for an additional fee.
You can receive up to two blue recycling containers for no additional charge. There is a charge for additional trash and yard waste containers.
Each year, Consolidated Disposal Service/Republic Services will collect all holiday greenery that is placed on the curb by residents on their regular trash collection days. Tinsel, ornaments, and flocking must be removed. For more information, contact Republic Services at 800-299-4898.
Food Scraps (raw or cooked):
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Dairy Products
- Breads, grains, pastas
- Meat & Seafood (including bones)
- Prepared or processed foods (chips, sandwiches, etc – remove packaging)
Unacceptable Materials for Food Waste Cart:
- Dog poop or pet waste from any animal
- Diapers
- Food-Soiled Paper (Napkins and paper towels, uncoated paper: plates, cups, bowls & pizza boxes)
- Glass, Metal, Plastic
- Hot ashes or briquettes
- Large amounts of soil or sod
- Plastic bags, or plastic of ANY kind
- Rocks, concrete, dirt, sand
- Wood that has been treated, coated, or painted
- Particle board
Special & Household Hazardous Waste
- Lawndale residents are allowed 6 free pickups of large or bulky items with a maximum of six (6 items or 10 bags of yard waste per pickup at no charge.)
- These items can include refrigerators, sofas, mattresses, televisions, computers (and other electronic waste), washers, etc.
- Multi-family residents receive one bulk item pick-up per calendar year for each dwelling unit in the building at no additional charge.
- To schedule your pickup, please contact Republic Services at 800-299-4898 at least 24 hours in advance of pickup.
- Holiday Tree Collection
- Republic Services will collect Christmas trees on regular collection days commencing the day after Christmas and culminating in 3 weeks thereafter. Trees should be cut to no longer than 5 feet. The lights, ornaments, and tree stands must be removed before placing them curbside. The tree must be bare.
Republic Services will collect and recycle oil and filters placed at your curbside next to the refuse carts on your collection day. Store your used motor oil and filter in a container.
Please call Republic Services at (800) 299-4898 with any questions.
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Electronic waste such as TV’s computers, printers, and monitors can be collected as part of your bulky-item collection program. Call 1-800-299-4898 24 hours before your service day to schedule a pickup.
The California Green Building Standards Code (Cal Green) applies to all cities in California and mandates as of January 1, 2017, that all new building construction develop a waste management plan that includes diversion of at least 65% of construction and demolition material from landfills, through recycling and or reuse.
Republic Services offers many services for your construction waste, including compliance with CALGreen diversion requirements. To order a container for C&D waste, call 1- 800-299-4898.
Batteries should not be placed inside any residential cart. Republic will collect used batteries from Lawndale residents. Please put your used batteries inside a clear plastic sealable bag labeled "Used Batteries" and place the bag on top of your recycling container.
Common batteries such as AA, AAA, C cells, D cells, and button cell batteries (e.g. hearing aid batteries) may contain a corrosive chemical that can cause burns. For additional disposal options,
California residents and businesses can now recycle leftover paint for free at local retail stores. For program details and locations, visit
Republic Services provides Lawndale residents with up to four sharps disposal kits per year. These kits come with a one-gallon sharps container, instructions, and a pre-paid postage mailing packet to use when the container is full. Kits will be mailed to your home. There is a limit of 1 (one) sharps kit per household per quarter. Call (855) 737-7871 or email: sharps@republicservices.com to order your free kit.
Medical sharps should never be placed into household or public waste or recycling containers. All sharps should be placed into a SHARPS disposal container immediately after use to reduce the chance of injuries caused by loose sharps.
Medical sharps that are improperly disposed of can injure anyone that comes in contact with your trash including Republic Services crews and may pose a public health hazard.
To order additional SHARPS kits after you have received your FREE one, click here
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Republic will provide pickup of household hazardous materials from Single Family and Multifamily customers at no additional cost. Call (800-)299-4898 for additional information or to schedule pick-up. Please visit our website for a list of acceptable materials.
You can also find a drop-off location near you by visiting
How to dispose of light bulbs depends on which type of light bulb(s) you have. Some light bulbs contain hazardous substances such as mercury, lead, and arsenic, which are harmful to human health and the environment, even in small quantities. Light bulbs containing these substances should never be placed in any carts, bins, or dumpsters.
Multi-Family Recycling Information
Recycling conserves natural resources, like trees and water, saves energy. Composting food scraps helps return valuable nutrients to the soil and reduces the amount of organic material ending up in landfills. Both are important in helping the City of Lawndale meet county and state-mandated goals for reducing waste disposed of in local landfills.
Cardboard should be flattened before being placed in the recycling cart/bin.
Business Recycling & Organic Bins
Mixed recycling materials:
- Paper (white, colored, fax, gloss)
- Envelopes, file folders
- Newspapers, magazines, phone books
- Cardboard (flattened)
- Glass bottles & jars
- Aluminum & tin cans
- Plastic food & beverage containers*
- Triple-rinsed plastic chemical bottles*
- Carbon paper & treated papers
- Transparencies & photographs
- Food waste & food soiled papers
- Wood
- Glass (except bottles)
- Metals (except aluminum & tin cans)
- Landscape waste
- Carpet
- Bathroom waste
- Hazardous & medical waste
Note:
- Add 10 inches to width measurement to include side pocket dimensions.
- Add 7 inches to height measurement for wheeled containers.
- Height dimensions listed are the measurements at the container's highest point.
- The actual loading level/height may be lower.
1 cubic yard
Size: 72" X 29" X 24"
Wheels: Yes
2 cubic yards
Size: 72" X 44" X 35"
Wheels: Yes
3 cubic yards
Size: 72" X 53" X 42"
Wheels: Yes
4 cubic yards
Size: 72" X 58" X 51"
Wheels: Yes
6 cubic yards
Size: 72" X 71" X 66"
Wheels: No
7 cubic yards
Size: 72" X 76" X 72"
Wheels: No
8 cubic yards
Size: 72" X 91" X 72"
Wheels: No
NOTE: A separate container for food waste, and a separate container for green waste are available. Please do not mix commercial food waste and commercial green waste in one container, as they are processed at different facilities.
Composting for Business
Close nature's loop by composting your food scraps. Rather than going to the landfill, food scraps can be processed into compost, which enriches soil naturally.
Benefits of Composting:
- Potential to reduce disposal costs
- Improve your image as an environmental leader
- Reduce waste going to a landfill
- Prevent greenhouse gas emissions
Compostable materials:
- Food Scraps: fruits, vegetables, meat, seafood, dairy, eggs, bread, pasta, tea bags, coffee grounds
- Yard Trimmings and Wood: All plant and floral material, wood produce crates, wood scraps, sawdust
Unacceptable materials:
- Plastics (all types)
- Styrofoam
- Glass
- Metals
- Grease trappings or tallow
- Liquids
State Law Requires More Businesses to Compost, January 2019
Under State of California laws AB 341 and AB 1826, certain businesses and institutions are required to recycle and compost. As of January 1, 2019, the State requires more sites to have organics collection service; businesses and multi-family properties that generate 4 or more cubic yards of solid waste per week must have organics collection service.
Materials that must be composted include food waste, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, non-hazardous wood waste, and food-soiled paper.
AB 341 has required recycling at many businesses since July 1, 2012. Materials that must be recycled include bottles, cans, paper, and cardboard.
For more information about the State’s mandatory commercial recycling and composting laws, visit
Organic Waste Collection Program
California municipalities and Republic Services are implementing a residential and commercial organic waste recycling program to comply with the State law. The materials will be processed into a compost product and used to improve the soil.
Organic waste includes:
- Food scraps include solid, semisolid, and liquid food, such as fruit, vegetables, cheese, meats, bones, poultry, seafood, bread, rice, and pasta.
- Food soiled paper that is an uncoated paper, soiled with liquid or solid food waste, and typically includes products such as napkins, paper towels, tissues, paper plates, paper cups, fast food wrappers, used pizza boxes, and other similar paper or compostable packaging.
- Green waste includes grass clippings, leaves, flowers, shrub prunings, weeds, and nonhazardous wood such as tree branches and untreated and non-pressure treated lumber.
Items not accepted:
- Concrete
- Dirt
- Dog poop, manure, or pet waste from any animal
- Diapers
- Fats, oils, and grease
- Food
- Garbage
- Glass, Metal, Plastic
- Hot ashes or briquettes
- Large amounts of soil or sod
- Lawn sod
- Plastic bags, or plastic of any kind
- Plastic pots
- Poison oak
- Recyclable materials
- Rocks
- Sand
The program begins in 2022 as follows:
- Residential organics collection for food and green waste begin on January 1, 2022.
- Residents will simply add their acceptable food waste and food-soiled paper to their existing green container.
- Republic will collect the commingled organic material from their green “organics” cart.
View Acceptable/Unacceptable materials here
- Commercial dumpster customers will have the option for either a source-separated food waste or a green waste container. These services also begin on Jan. 1, 2022.
California's Mandatory Commercial Recycling and Organics Waste Recycling Law
In October 2014 Governor Brown signed AB 1826 Chesbro (Chapter 727, Statutes of 2014), requiring businesses to recycle their organic waste on and after April 1, 2016, depending on the amount of waste they generate per week. This law also requires that on and after January 1, 2016, local jurisdictions across the state implement an organic waste recycling program to divert organic waste generated by businesses, including multifamily residential dwellings that consist of five or more units (please note, however, that multifamily dwellings are not required to have a food waste diversion program). Organic waste (also referred to as organics throughout this resource) means food waste, green waste, landscape, and pruning waste, nonhazardous wood waste, and food-soiled paper waste that is mixed in with food waste. This law phases in the mandatory recycling of commercial organics over time, while also offering an exemption process for rural counties. In particular, the minimum threshold of organic waste generation by businesses decreases over time, which means an increasingly greater proportion of the commercial sector will be required to comply.
Effective December 31, 2020, businesses with more than 2 cubic yards of solid waste per week are required to recycle their food waste. Please call 1-800-299-4898 to learn about the food waste recycling program.
A Recycling Coordinator is available to meet at you at your City of Whittier business and customize a program. Please call 1-800-299-4898 to ask for Recycling Coordinator assistance.
SB 1383 is a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants. Specifically, the law sets the following targets:
- Reduce statewide disposal of organic waste by 50% by January 1, 2020, and by 75% by January 1, 2025 (based on 2014 levels).
- Rescue at least 20% of currently disposed of edible food for human consumption by 2025.
CalRecycle is the state agency responsible for creating the regulatory standards for SB 1383. Effective January 1, 2022, CalRecycle’s regulations to meet statewide organics reduction and food recovery requirements take effect. Enforcement provisions, including penalties for non-compliance issued by the state, also take effect. Effective January 1, 2024, regulations may require local jurisdictions to impose penalties for non-compliance on regulated entities subject to their authority. Learn more about SB 1383
Dumpsters
- Debris boxes, from 6 to 40 yards, are available for household remodeling, landscape projects, site clean-up, construction & demolition, and other projects.
- Rates for roll-offs vary depending upon box size and filled weight.
- Contact Customer Service by submitting the form at the bottom of this page, or call 800-299-4898 for information or to place an order.
The following materials cannot be collected in roll-off containers:
- Asbestos
- Batteries
- Food waste
- Household hazardous waste
- Liquids
- Paint
- Oils
- Medical waste
- Tires
- Televisions
- Monitors and white goods (appliances) containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
