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Garbage service is provided by the complex management. Talk to them about issues with your garbage, recycling, and green waste recycling.
Disposal of Large Items
Furniture, appliances, refrigerators, air conditioners, mattresses, toilets, and large items cannot be placed in the garbage dumpsters. These items are often dumped by residents on the streets, and the City Code Enforcement Officer will investigate and impose fines. See Furniture, Appliances, & Bulky Wastes for proper disposal.
Things That Can Not Be Put in the Trash
As of February 9, 2006, The following items cannot be put in your household or business trash. Click on the links to find out where to bring these materials or download this information in a Landfill Ban Handout.
- Batteries: AAA, AA, C, D, 6 volt, 9 volt, and others
- Fluorescent Bulbs: all types
- Mercury Containing Devices: Thermometers,Thermostats, Electric Switches, Barometers, Blood Pressure Devices, Musical Greeting Cards, Shoes with Lighted Soles
- Mercury Containing Appliances : Stoves, Ovens, Water Heaters, Space Heaters, Dryers, Furnaces
- Electronics: Computers, Televisions, Cell Phones, pagers, printers, Video Cassette Recorders, Telephones, Radios, Microwave Ovens.
- Aerosol Cans: Full or Partly Full. Completely empty ones can go in recycling.
The following items should not be put in the trash
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Hazardous Waste
Bring Paint, Batteries, & Chemicals, (including solvents, oil, oil filters, antifreeze, batteries (household and vehicle), to a hazardous waste disposal site. It is okay to put totally empty and dried out containers in the trash, but even sealed containers of paint and other chemicals must go to a hazardous waste site.
- Refrigerators, Freezers, and Air Conditioners
See Furniture, Appliances, & Bulky Wastes for proper disposal.
Self Haul of Garbage
You can bring extra trash to the South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station (the former dump). See The South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station Rate Sheet for hours and prices. Construction Waste, sinks, toilets, bathtubs, and other Furniture, Appliances, & Bulky Wastes can be brought to special facilities for less than the cost of trash.
Disposing of Moving Waste
Moving In
Download both the Move-In Guide and the Move-Out Guide in case you need to get rid of some stuff that does not fit into your new home. Most of the moving in waste is recyclable boxes and packing paper. If there is recycling at the complex and it is in carts or cans, the cardboard boxes will not fit well and will probably overwhelm the recycling bins. Your landlord can get an extra pickup for recycling carts or cans, or you can take the boxes yourself to a recycling center. Flattened boxes will fit into even the smallest cars. If you have a recycling dumpster, the boxes should fit better.
Moving Out
Download the Move-Out Guide. Most of the move-out waste cannot be put into recycling bins, but can be taken to local thrift stores or given away if it is in decent condition. See the Furniture, Appliances, and Bulky Wastes page for options. Plan ahead to avoid dumping everything in the trash in the often hurried last days of move-out. Large items such as furniture and matresses will not be picked up with the regular trash, and it is illegal to put them on the street. Illegal dumping incidents will be investigated, and the property owner can be cited. Putting furniture and mattress next to the trash or in common areas with the "free" sign is considered dumping by your landlord and they will probably take money from your deposit to deal with it. If you are seriously short of time, advertise it for free on craigslist and you might get a taker the same day. Free newspaper advertising sources are on our Classified Advertising page. If nobody will take it even for free, it is trash and you will have dispose of it. See the Furniture, Appliances, and Bulky Waste section for disposal and hauling options.
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