Fall 2018

BURRTEC NEWS Waste and Recycling NewsletterSponsored by Los Angeles County and Burrtec Waste Industries

for La Crescenta/Montrose Franchise

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(626) 458-4081, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday (excluding holidays). Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may make contact by first dialing the California Relay Service at 7-1-1. Requests should be made at least one week in advance to ensure availability. When making a reasonable accommodation request, please reference EP-2.

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For additional information regarding your services, please call (800) 325-9417 Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., or Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Hotline (888) CLEAN-LA Monday-Thursday, 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Hours of Placement for Trash/Solid Waste ContainersPlease observe the hours of placement for trash/solid waste containers and keep your community safe and beautiful. County Ordinance (Title 20, Section 72) requires that residents place their trash/solid waste containers out for service no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before trash collection, and remove them from the public right-of-way no later than 8:00 p.m. the day of collection. To report trash/solid waste containers in the public right-of-way beyond the allowed hours, please call the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health at (888) 700-9995 or visit www.LAPublicHealth.org and click on “Report Complaints.”

Holiday Tree Recycling Program This holiday season, use Burrtec’s FREE and convenient curbside recycling program for your holiday tree or bush. To ensure pickup, remove all ornaments, lights, tinsel, and the stand prior to placing the tree/bush at the curb on your collection day. Plastic trees/bushes will not be recycled or accepted. Trees over six feet must be cut in half. Collection will last from December 26th through January 12th.

Any questions, please contact Burrtec Customer Serviceat (800) 325-9417.

Holiday Schedule

Service will be postponed by one day if your collection falls on

or the day after:

Thanksgiving, November 22nd Christmas, December 25th

New Year’s Day, January 1st

Help Keep Our Community Clean from Illegally Dumped Items

Illegal dumping is any unauthorized disposal of waste (old furniture, trash, tires, etc.) on any public or private property. State and County laws both specify strict penalties for people convicted of illegal dumping, which may include fines up to $10,000, seizure of their vehicle, and incarceration. If you witness illegal dumping, immediately call (888) 8-DUMPING for information on how to report the incident and to have the items picked up.

Automated Payment ServiceFor your convenience, payments can be made any day, anytime, using our FREE automated payment service. Simply dial (866) 306-9004, enter the last 6 digits of your account number, zip code, and your credit card or check information.

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With the school year upon us, reusing materials is good for your wallet and the environment. Here are a few ways to reuse and collect items throughout the year.

School Supplies: Many students do not use all their school supplies and end up disposing them at the end of the school year. Instead of throwing these items away, regularly collect them for a community sale or donation drive. Some of these materials can be very useful to others.

Books: Instead of tossing your old books, consider establishing a book exchange in your school or community. Or, take up a collection and donate used books to a library, nursing home, or other organizations that might want them.

Art Supplies: Organize a collection of unused art supplies and consider exchanging among interested students, or donating to a needy organization such as a homeless shelter for families and children.

Special Occasion Items: Consider an annual prom dress exchange or donation drive. Collect once-worn dresses and donate them to interested schools or organizations.

It’s Cool to Reuse for School

Temporary Containers for Special Clean-Ups AvailableBurrtec offers large and small containers for residential clean-ups and special projects. Containers are available for 7-day rentals and include delivery and removal. All unwanted materials can be placed directly into the container with the exception of hazardous waste, tires or large amounts of dirt, rock, concrete, or asphalt. Please call our Customer Service Department at (800) 325-9417 to order one today!

• Aerosol cans

• Aluminum cans (please do not crush)

• Brochures

• Cardboard

• Cartons

• Cereal boxes (remove wax paper lining)

• Computer paper

• Coupons

• Envelopes

• Glass bottles/jars

• Glass cosmetic bottles

• Junk mail

Recycle Right!Place these types of materials in your recycling cart or bin.

Make sure all containers are completely empty.

• Laundry bottles

• Magazines/catalogs

• Milk/juice cartons

• Newspaper

• Paper

• Paper tubes

• Phone books

• Plastic containers

• Plastic milk jugs

• Tin cans

• Tissue boxes

• Wrapping paper

Recycling Fact - Recycling is a process to create new items from old and used

materials. This helps in reducing energy and prevents potentially useful materials

from being wasted.