The City of Lynwood Recycles!
Recycle at Home (Residential Recycling)
Weekly curb-side pickup, during your regular trash pickup day:
- BLUE CART
- GREEN CART
- BLACK CART
 YOUR BLUE CART:
Here’s what your can put IN:
- Glass bottles and jars
- Soft drinks bottles
- Beer bottles
- Wine bottles
- Liquor bottles
- Jam and jelly jars
- Salsa and spaghetti sauce jars
- Narrow-neck plastic bottles:
- Soft drink bottles
- Water bottles
- Milk bottles
- Milk jugs
- Salad dressing bottles
- Laundry detergent and bleachbottles
- Screw-top peanut butter jars
- Aerosol can (empty)
- Aluminum cans
- Aluminum foil and pie trays
- Steel or tin cans
- Drink boxes
- Milk cartoons
- Paper and cardboard
- Cardboard boxes (flattened)
- Catalogs and junk mail
- Cereal boxes
- Computer paper
- Egg cartons
- Envelopes
- Grocery bags
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- Office paper
- Paper towel and toiler paper tubes
- Phone books
- Shoes boxes
Please Keep These Items OUT
- Motor oil and filters
-
Garbage
 YOUR GREEN CART
Here’s what your can put IN:
- Yard trimmings, including:
- Leaves
- Flowers
- Grass and weeds
- Household plants without soil
- Branches less than 4 feet long and 6 inches across
Please Keep These Items OUT:
- Garbage
- Plastic bags, trays or containers
- Animal feces
- Dirt and rocks
- Concrete and bricks
YOUR BLACK CART
Here's what you can put IN:
- Animal & Food Waste
- Bathroom Waste
- Carpet & Flooring
- Cat Litter
- Cigarette Butts
- Disposable Diapers
- Foam Cups & Plates
- Mirrors
- Old Clothes & Shoes
- Plastic Bags
- Pool Covers
- Rugs & Sponges
- Toys
Please keep these items OUT:
- Concrete Construction Debris
- Dirt & Rocks
- Furniture
- Large Appliances
- Recyclables
- Yard Waste
- Hazardous Waste*
- Household Hazardous Waste Includes: Anti freeze aerosol cane (all or partially full), household cleaners, motor oil, paint thinner and paints (latex and oil-based).
Recycle During Construction
The City of Lynwood adopted Ordinance No. 1549 on June 1, 2004, establishing the City’s Construction and Demolition (C & D) policy. The Ordinance affects all private and public construction, demolition and renovation projects in which the valuation of the project is $100,000 or greater. In order to evaluate compliance of project with Ordinance, contractors are required to prepare and submit the Planning and Results forms to the City. These forms are available at the counter of the Department of Environmental Services/Public Works. The Planning form shall be completed and submitted prior to obtaining building permits. No building permit shall be issued until the Planning form is reviewed and approved by the City of Lynwood, Department of Environmental Services, Division of Public Works. If assistance is needed in completing the forms and for more specifics, please contact the City of Lynwood at (310) 603-0220 Ext 287.
Upon completion of the construction project, the contractor or project owner shall complete and submit to the City the Construction & Demolition Results form. Proof of all
Recycled materials are required to be attached to said form, proof of recycled materials includes receipts and/or tickets from disposal/recycling facilities. The City upon receiving this form shall determine compliance with the City Ordinance.
Bulky Pick Up
Bulky Waste means discarded large and small household appliances and discarded furniture which cannot be contained within a Customer’s refuse container; discarded carpets, discarded mattresses, residential wastes (including wood waste, tree branches, scrap wood) and similar large items produced from residential units or dwellings.
Call Consolidated Disposal Service (CDS) at (800) 299-4898 to schedule your pickup appointment
Website Links
CONSOLIDATED WASTE : RESIDENTIAL
The California Integrated Waste Management Board
The California Integrated Waste Management Board is responsible for the state’s 50 percent recycling goal, and maintains a wealth of information at its website, including models predicting what’s being thrown away in different areas, or by different types of businesses. Also included are waste prevention tips for home and work.
Consolidated Disposal Services
Consolidated Disposal Services is the City of Lynwood’s Contract Hauler who provides the services of collecting and transporting the City’s solid waste generated within the city limits.
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