Free Commercial/Multifamily Recycling is now available in Lawndale! The City of Lawndale and Consolidated Disposal Services are pleased to announce a new recycling program. Effective October 1, 2005, both commercial businesses and multi-family complexes can receive recycling service FREE of charge. The City has developed a new commercial/multi-family recycling program to increase the City's recycling activities and solid waste diversion away from the landfills. The program is funded through a City refuse collection fee and provides for free commercial recycling services to participating businesses and multi-family complexes. The businesses that recycle will be able to reduce the amount of regular trash collected at their location. This may result in reducing the size of their trash container or reducing the number of weekly pickups, and produce a cost saving on their trash bill. If you are interested in participating in this program, please contact Juan Pizarro of Consolidated Disposal Services at (562) 347-2100. A representative from Consolidated Disposal Services will visit your site to explain the new program, and assist with identifying, the appropriate service level (number and size of containers and frequency of service) to best suit your recycling needs. We look forward to working with you to preserve our environment. Recycling - Material - Do's These materials are acceptable to recycle: Glass Bottles and jars (soda, wine, beer, spaghetti sauce and etc.) Metal and Aluminum Cans ( juice, soup, pet food, scrap metal, metal cans) Plastic Bottles (soda, juice, detergent, bleach, shampoo, dishwashing liquid bottles, plastic milk jugs and etc.) Clean Dry Paper (computer, ledger, wrapping, art and craft paper, unwanted mail, flyers, telephone books, note cards, newspaper, blueprints, magazines, file folders, paper bags, Post-it notes, catalogues, and all envelopes including those with windows) Cardboard Boxes and Cartons (cereal, tissue, beer, dry food, frozen food, shoe, and detergent, corrugated hoses tom apart and flattened, and paper/toilet rolls) Non-recyclable Material - Don'ts These materials are not acceptable: Broken Glass (Light bulbs, fluorescent lights, mirror pyrex and ceramics) Other (Carbon paper, hard cover books, blue prints, photos, aluminum foil, wire hangers, electrical cords, PVC, Styrofoam, asphalt or concrete, appliances, mini-blinds, kitchen utensils, garden hoses and tires) Hazardous Materials (syringes, all partially filled aerosol cans, containers for cleaning fluids, automotive fluids, batteries, pesticides, oil based paint, garden chemicals and pool cleaners)