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RECYCLABLE LANDFILL COMPOSTABLES Contains no liquids & little food residue

PLASTICS FOOD WRAPPERS/CONTAINERS GREEN WASTE *Please keep plastic caps on bottle/jugs  Candy & protein bar wrappers  Grass clippings  Plastics numbered 1-7 (no PLA)  Chip bags  Flower & hedge trimmings  Soda, juice, & water bottles  Disposal coffee cups & lids  Leaves & branches  Milk & water jugs  Juice pouches  Lumber, scrap wood, &  Detergent jugs  Bags with a mix of metal & plastic plywood types (not  Plastic containers painted or treated)  Plastic toys, crates, gardening trays, etc. GLASS/PORCELAIN  Weeds  Plastic bags, dry cleaning bags, & clean  Dishware cellophane  Flower pots FOOD SCRAPS  Foam (only clean, dry, and not used for  Incandescent light bulbs *Any putrescible matter food or liquid)  Porcelain produced from human or  Vases & glass figurines animal food production, METALS  Window glass preparation, & consumption  Aluminum foil & pie tins (clean) activities  Empty aerosol cans PAPER  Bread, rice, & pasta  Scrap metal  Bathroom & facial tissues  Cheese & dairy  Steel cans, dishware, etc.  Gift wrap with plastic or metal  Coffee filters  Tin & aluminum cans  Hardback books  Flowers & herbs  Laminated or plastic coated paper  Fruits & vegetables PAPER (clean & dry)  Padded or Tyvec-type envelopes  Meat, bones, poultry, &  Soup, milk, and juice cartons  Photographs seafood  Egg cartons (paper only & clean)

 Envelopes PLASTICS FOOD-SOILED PAPER  File folders (paper only)  Garden hoses & plastic tarps *All items must be 100%  Junk mail  Bubble wrap plant-fiber based with NO  Magazines  Latex and plastic gloves plastic, wax, or bio-plastic  Newspaper coating, liner, or laminate.  Paper (white & mixed MISC Must be soiled ONLY with food color)  Disposable diapers and/or drink liquids.  Paper grocery bags  Pet waste *No bathroom tissue, toilet  Telephone books  Unusable clothing & fabric paper, or feminine products

 Tea bags CARDBOARD (or similar)  Lint  100% fiber based,  Cardboard & corrugated boxes compostable to-go  Cereal boxes containers & serving-ware ORGANICS & SOILED PAPER  Frozen food boxes  *Only if there is no organics/food scrap Egg cartons (paper)  Pizza boxes (clean sections only) collection. Please see list to right for  Food-stained paper  Paper napkins & kitchen GLASS details. towels *No window glass, porcelain, or non-food  Includes all food scraps, green  Paper food boats related glass waste, & food-soiled paper.  Paper packaging  Amber, green, & mixed-color glass  Paper plates & cups  Clear food glass jars  Pizza boxes  Soda, tea, & liquor bottles

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HAZARDOUS WASTE & SPECIAL DISPOSAL MATERIALS

The following list of potentially hazardous material cannot be disposed of in recycling, landfill, or organics.

For a complete list of acceptable items, drop-off locations, and more information visit http://bit.ly/LASANHHWsafecenter or http://ladpw.org/epd/hhw/. County of Los Angeles, S.A.F.E. Collection Center only takes small business quantities by appointment only; to schedule an appointment, call (213) 485-2260.

Cleaning Products Workshop/Painting Supplies  Oven cleaners  Adhesives & glues  Drain cleaners  Furniture strippers  Wood and metal cleaners & polishes  Oil or enamel based paint  Toilet cleaners  Stains & finishes  Tub, tile, shower cleaners  Paint thinners & turpentine  Bleach (laundry)  Paint strippers & removers  Pool chemicals  Photographic chemicals  Fixatives & other solvents

Indoor Pesticides Other Flammable Products  Ant sprays & baits  Propane tanks & other compressed gas  Cockroach sprays & baits cylinders  Flea repellents & shampoos  Kerosene  Bug sprays  Home heating oil  Houseplant insecticides  Diesel fuel  Moth repellents  Gas/oil mix  Mouse & rat poisons & baits  Lighter fluid

Automotive Products Medical  Motor oil & filters  Pharmaceuticals  Fuel additives  Sharps  Carburetor & fuel injection cleaners  Air conditioning refrigerants Electronics & Appliances  Starter fluids  Cell phones, cords, light fixtures  Automotive batteries  Fridge, stove, microwave  Transmission & brake fluid  Anything that takes a battery, plugs into an  Antifreeze outlet, or uses solar panels

Lawn & Garden Products Miscellaneous  Herbicides  Batteries  Insecticides  Mercury thermostats or thermometers  Fungicides/wood preservatives  Fluorescent light bulbs & tubes  Driveway sealer  Ammunition & explosives

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