Los Angeles County Public Works is proposing to transition unincorporated north County communities from an open market system to a permanent and sustainable solid waste collection system. The County is currently in the process of completing an Environmental Impact Report for establishing solid waste collection services in the north County.

A residential/commercial franchise will address the concerns received from residents regarding their current trash system and establish a trash collection service that would improve the quality of life for residents and commercial customers by providing services such as bulky item collection and removal of illegal dumping from the public rights-of-way. Franchise contracts provide service to residential customers who use the three-cart system, which includes single-family homes or small multifamily complexes and to commercial customers who use dumpster service. Dumpster service would be provided to businesses, multifamily complexes of five units or more, and single-family homes or small multifamily complexes that request dumpster service rather than the three-cart system.

Public Works is seeking feedback from unincorporated north County residents on their solid waste and recycling needs. If you have feedback you would like to share, please e-mail us at trash@pw.lacounty.gov. Public Works continues to work with local town councils and communities throughout the north County to provide the latest information and receive valuable feedback from residents on the proposed solid waste collection services.

Update July 2024

Public Works has prepared a Notice of Availability (NOA) and a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The documents were released for public review on July 18, 2024, and can be found here. The 45-day public review period for the Draft EIR began on July 18, 2024, and will conclude on September 5, 2024. All comments must be received by 5 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) on Thursday, September 5, 2024. The Final EIR for the Project will include responses to comments raising significant environmental issues that are received during this public review period.

Public Works will hold two in-person public meetings and one virtual public meeting during the public review period to receive verbal comments on the Draft EIR. Verbal comments received during these public meetings that raise significant environmental issues will be considered in the Final EIR for the Project. Information on the public meetings can be found here.

Once the EIR is certified, Public Works will attend local town council meetings to answer questions and receive feedback from residents to help establish the new solid waste collection service. When in place, the new service will address the unique needs of the residents of north Los Angeles County and bring the County into compliance with State laws.