Refuse & Recycling
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Refuse Collection Services
Burrtec Waste Services
Community Cleanup
Composting
Recycling
Green Waste
Household Hazardous Waste
LARA
Prescription Drugs
Used Motor Oil Recycling
Senior Discount
Street Sweeping
Christmas Tree Recycling
Refuse Collection Services
Residential and Commercial trash/recycling collection is provided through a contract with Burrtec Waste Services. Refuse service is billed quarterly (every three months). Residential refuse collection is automated and provided once a week. Collection days are by zone (see map). Burrtec provides all residential customers with containers (40 gallons, 60 gallons or 90 gallons). Rates vary based on the size of barrel selected (see residential rate chart). Containers must be placed in alleys or parkways by 7am on pickup day and removed before 8am on the following day. Commercial Refuse Bins vary in price depending on size and frequency of pick up (see commercial rate chart).
Refuse Collection Holiday Schedule Policy
When the holiday falls on a weekday other than a Monday, collections for the remainder of the week will be delayed by one day. When a company observed holiday falls on a Monday, there will be no service delay.
Residential and Commercial Rate Charts
Burrtec Waste Services
1-800-325-9417
http://www.burrtec.com
Battery Recycling (Household)
There is one location in Duarte:
Route 66 Car Wash
2110 E. Huntington Drive
Duarte, CA 91010
(626) 303-5253
Open: Mon-Sat: 8am - 6pm;
Sun: 8am - 5pm
For a full listing of sites, please visit www.sgvcog.org/batteryrecycling
Community Cleanup
See our Duarte calendar for for the next Community Cleanup day.
Burrtec Waste Newsletter
Composting
Residents are encouraged to attend a free Smart Gardening workshop sponsored by Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. No reservation needed. Learn to reduce yard waste and improve your lawn and garden. Workshops are about 1.5 hours. Get step by step instructions on how to compost, the benefits and biology. Beginning Workshops introduce you to smart gardening. Advanced Workshops are for those that love to garden. Click here for the latest schedule.
Recycling
Recyclable Materials Automated Recyclables Collection is provided once a week on your trash collection day, collection times may vary. A blue 60-gallon barrel is provided and an additional recycling barrel is available at no charge on request. Recyclables can be mixed together. Acceptable recyclable items are shown on the following table.
Click here for a list of Acceptable and Non-Acceptable Recyclable Items
Remember, if it’s not on the list, give Burrtec a call and they will check it out.
Green Waste
Allowable Green Waste
Automated Green Waste Collection is provided once a week on your trash collection day, collection times may vary. A green 60-gallon barrel is provided, and additional green waste barrels are available for a fee. Green waste collection is unlimited and includes the collection of Grass clippings, tree trimmings, prunings, weeds, leaves, brush, shrub trimmings, twigs and small branches. We do not accept dirt, rock, Concrete, Palm Fronds, Cactus, or Food waste). Residents may also use their own barrels and/or tied 4’x2’ bundles, for excess green waste.
Household Hazardous Waste
Allowable HHW English List Spanish List
Many common household products pose a hazard to the environment if disposed of improperly. Materials such as used motor oil, paint, turpentine, acid or lye-based cleaners, household and car batteries, pesticides and garden herbicides can damage the environment if tossed in the trash or poured down a sink or storm drain. All household hazardous waste should be taken to a local “Roundup”. Please note that Electronic Waste is accepted at all Household Hazardous Waste Roundups. Electronic Waste includes televisions, cell phones and computer monitors.
HHW roundup schedule
For more information, see www.ladpw.org/ Click on Household Hazardous Waste in order to view the actual schedule or call 1-888-CLEANLA
LARA: The Los Angeles Regional Agency
In 2004, the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) approved the formation of LARA as a regional agency whose mission is to assist members in meeting and exceeding the 50% waste diversion mandates of State Assembly Bill 939. is a consortium of 16 member cities in Los Angeles County including the City of Duarte. The consortium was formed by environmentally conscious recycling liaisons and City Councilmembers from member cities. The LARA website was designed to maintain education and awareness for citizens and member cities of the Los Angeles Regional Agency. www.laregionalagency.com
Prescription Drugs
Used Motor Oil Recycling
The City of Duarte encourages residents to recycle used motor oil & filters. Used motor oil is a hazardous waste and should NOT be: dumped into storm drains, put into the trash, nor used for weed abatement. If you change your own motor oil, recycle both your used oil and your filters by taking them to one of the City’s collection centers. Centers offer a $0.40 per gallon recycling incentive.
Take used motor oil and used filters to any of the certified collection centers listed below for recycling:
AutoZone - 1346 E. Huntington Dr.,
626-357-0554
Advantage Ford - 1031 E. Central Ave.,
626-359-9689
Goodyear Tire - 1098 E. Huntington Dr.,
909-484-9497
Be sure to contact centers for hours of operation and quantities accepted.
Questions? Call 1-888-CleanLA.
Burrtec provides curbside collection of used motor oil and used filters to customers in a single family residence. Specialized containers for the collection and recycling of used oil should be obtained from Burrtec. When the container is full, simply contact Burrtec to arrange for curbside pick up. Drained filters, placed in a secure clear plastic bag, may also be set out for pick up. Limit three collections per calendar year. Used oil containers are available to participating residences at no cost. To request a container, contact Burrtec at 626-932-1558. You may also pick up a container from Duarte City Hall.
Carbside Collection
Curbside collection of used motor oil and filters is also available to Duarte residents. This service is available to single family residences through Burrtec Waste Services. Up to three collections may be requested per calendar year. Please contact Burrtec at 626-932-1558 for further details or to schedule a pick-up.
Senior Discount & Free Senior/Disabled Pull-Out Service
Per the agreement with Burrtec Waste, City of Duarte residents aged 62 and over are eligible for reduced cost refuse disposal services on the 40 gallon black bin only. Qualified residents may fill out an application below and submit to Burrtec staff for review. The Senior/Disabled Pull-Out Service is available at no-cost to qualified residents. To receive this service, residents must provide Burrtec with a Doctor's note detailing their respective disability or a copy of their official State of California handicapped placard.
Street Sweeping
Street sweeping services are provided through Burrtec Waste Services. The schedule for residential street sweeping is every other week while the sweeping of designated commercial thoroughfares is every week. Street sweeping helps keep the City clean and decreases debris that is washed into the storm drain systems that ultimately flow into the pacific ocean. The City of Duarte encourages residents to not park on the street during their designated street sweeping day in an effort to improve street sweeping curb access. Please refer to the calendar and map for street sweeping schedule specifics. Questions regarding street sweeping can be directed to Burrtec at 626-932-1558.
Click here to view the Street Sweeping Map
Christmas Tree Recycling
The City of Duarte through its franchised trash hauler, Burrtec Waste, provides a Christmas tree collection service for residential customers in conjunction with Sanitation districts of Los Angeles County annual Christmas Tree Recycling program. Christmas trees will be collected on regular trash collection days from Dec. 27 through Jan. 14. All decorations must be removed. Flocked trees or trees coated with a fire retardant will be accepted. Christmas tree collection will also be available in the county area of Duarte. The County of Los Angeles has contracted with waste haulers serving the unincorporated areas to provide Christmas tree recycling services to residences, multi-residential complexes and commercial, institutional, and industrial entities. For more information about the Christmas tree recycling program in the City of Duarte, call City Hall at (626) 357-7931, or Burrtec at (1-800) 325-9417. More information on the County’s Christmas Tree Recycling program is available by calling 1-888-CleanLA or on the web at www.888cleanla.com/.
