Including  Procedures for Trash
Disposal, Bulky Item Pick-Up
and Holiday Trash Collection

 
Residential Trash Collection:
The City of Alhambra contracts
with Allied Waste Services (AWS)
for curbside collection of trash,
yard waste and items to be recycled
(including bulky items and electronic
waste) for all single and multi-family
homes. For additional information
about residential trash collection
services, call Allied Waste at
1-888-742-5234 / or the City of
Alhambra at (626) 570-5061.

- AWS NEWSLETTER (Spring 2008)
- Reduced Trash Rate Application* 
  (*Requires Income Qualification)

For questions regarding commercial trash disposal, call  Consolidated Disposal Service  at 1-800-299-4898.

	"BLACK" YARD WASTE CART - grass trimmings, yard trimmings, leaves, brush, branches (smaller than 4-inches in diameter and 4-feet in length or shorter), Christmas wreaths without decorations attached. Do NOT use Black Yard Waste cart for: Trash, pet waste, rocks or dirt -- or palm fronds as they will contaminate other recyclable yard waste. Instead, cut palm fronds into a size that will fit into your GREEN trash bin. Don't wrap frond separately or leave them outside your bin. Allied Waste Services cannot pick them up unless they are cut to size and placed in the GREEN trash bin.
	"BLUE" RECYCLING CART - Use this cart for recyclable items: - Glass jars and bottles: empty soda, juice, beer, wine, water, salsa,    spaghetti sauce and other household containers, etc.; - Plastic jars and bottles: empty soda, juice, water, shampoo,    detergent, bleach, lotion, and other household products, etc. - Metal and aluminum cans: empty soda, juice, soup, tuna, pet food,    vegetable cans, etc. - All clean paper: newspaper, magazines, flattened cardboards, paper    bags, letters, envelopes, computer & fax paper, colored paper, catalogs,    wrapping paper & boxes, etc.     Recycling Tip: Make your kitchen your own mini-recycling center: - Place a SECOND CAN for recyclables next to your existing trash can - Sort your items as you are throwing them away - Toss your items into the appropriate can.
	"GREEN" TRASH CART - Use this bin for trash only - Do not use trash bin for recyclable items, yard waste or household   hazardous waste.  - Residents have the choice of either a 68- or 98-gallon container.   Generally a 68-gallon container is sufficient for one or two people and    a 98-gallon works best for three to four  people. You may request    additional containers but there is a charge.

Containers should not be placed at the curb more than 24 hours before a regularly scheduled pick up and may not be left out on the parkway for more than 36 consecutive hours.

Disposal of Bulky Items:

• Bulky items include sofas, mattresses, large appliances and other furniture items.
• Put bulky items on the curb no sooner than noon the day prior to pick-up (later in the day is recommended)
• Call BFI (1-888-PICK-BFI) at least a day prior to putting your bulky item(s) out on the curb so they can arrange a truck to come and pick up the item(s).
• Don't put out more than two items at any one time--excess items cannot be accommodated.
• Don't leave out large bags of clothes; take them to your local thrift store instead--BFI/AWS will not pick them up.
• Don't leave bulky items on the curb for several days (otherwise you could receive a notice from the city's Code Enforcement Department and will be asked to move the item(s) immediately).

Holiday Trash Collection Schedule:

• No trash collection is provided on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Service is delayed by one day following the holiday observerance (ie., Labor Day is on Monday, so Monday trash service will be on Tuesday instead, Tuesday service will be on Wednesday, etc.)
    
• Recycling Christmas Materials:
  -- Put bows/ribbon in the green trash container
  -- Put wreath in the black yard waste container
  -- Remove all items from the tree or wreath, 
      including stands, nails, ornaments and tinsel
  -- Place your tree at the curb for collection.
      BFI will pick it up and whisk it away to be recycled
      into compost, mulch or ground cover at no extra charge to you

For more information about trash collection service, call Allied Waste Services, Inc. at 1-888-742-5234. Or call the City of Alhambra at (626) 570-5010.

Additional Resources for Recycling

• Local commercial recycling/reuse centers: - (asphalt and concrete, beverage containers, 
  cardboard & paper, cellular phones, metals & appliances, packing peanuts, pallets, toner cartridges, and tree trimmings & yard waste). For more information, click here. 
    
• Certified recycling centers - recyclable bottles and cans may be placed in your "BLUE" recycling cart for regular pickup by Allied Waste Services, or can be taken to a certified recycling center where you can get back the CRV redemption value. Locations in Alhambra include:
• TOMRA Pacific Inc., 1421 E. Valley Blvd., Alhambra
• Unlimited Recycling, 1635 W. Valley Blvd., Alhambra
• Evolution Recycling Inc., #12 / Super A Foods Inc., 300 W. Main St., Alhambra
• TOMRA Pacific Inc./Albertsons, 2400 W. Commonwealth Ave., Alhambra
   
• Tire recycling - Waste tires that are illegally dumped or improperly stored can pose a serious threat to public health and safety, as well as to the environment. To find out more about recycling your used tires, click here.