Beginning 10/1/2025, the Irwindale Customer Payment Center at 5355 Vincent Ave will move to 4777 Irwindale Ave.
We look forward to serving you at our new location.
Athens Services is a local, family-owned waste collection and recycling company that has proudly served the greater Southern California region for more than 65 years. What began as a community-focused hauler has grown into one of the region’s most trusted environmental services providers.
Today, Athens serves more than 2 million customers across five Southern California counties, partnering with 50+ municipalities to deliver innovative, consistent, and high-quality waste solutions. With a workforce of 2,500+ dedicated team members, a fleet of 1,500+ collection and support vehicles, and 10+ owned or managed processing facilities, Athens has the scale and infrastructure to lead in sustainability.
Through reuse, recycling, composting, and organics processing, Athens continues to divert valuable resources away from landfills—helping communities reduce waste, recover materials, and move toward a more circular economy.
Athens Services is committed to the environment and supports California as it moves towards a more sustainable future. We are always looking for ways to advance our recycling programs, save precious resources, and create a better environment for current generations and generations to come. We believe in a zero-waste future where businesses and consumers alike are conscious about consumption and product lifecycles, and are engaged in sustainable thinking concerning the use, management and restoration of the Earth’s resources.
Athens Services is committed to our future. We live on a finite planet and discarded material must be handled responsibly. By utilizing a Zero Waste system, we first reduce the amount of materials created, thus saving natural resources, energy and water. All actual waste material is then reused, recycled, or composted, reducing the amount of discards to landfill. Zero waste is designed to safely return materials back to industry or soil without any ill effects to human, animal or global health.
Athens Services is a local, family-owned waste collection and recycling company that has been a trusted partner in Southern California communities for more than 65 years. We deliver innovative, consistent, and high-quality environmental services to more than 2 million residential, commercial, and municipal customers across 50+ communities and five Southern California counties. Through reuse, recycling, composting, and organics processing, Athens diverts valuable resources from landfills and helps communities move toward a more sustainable future.
As the company that developed the first mixed-waste processor in Los Angeles county, Athens has always been ahead of the curve. We have continued to look forward, recently investing in new, near-zero emission natural gas vehicles that are 90% cleaner than the Environmental Protection Agency’s strictest emissions standard. We are also the first company to utilize the Max-AI commercial unit: an artificially intelligent autonomous technology that uses mechanical vision to help sort recyclables and waste.
Founded in 1957 , Athens Services has maintained a rich tradition and commitment to service, community and the environment. Athens Services continues to provide day-to-day services while still empowering Athens employees at every level. Our long-term partnerships with local municipalities, business owners and consumers help us meet and exceed their sustainability and resource management goals.
At Athens Services, exceptional customer service is a core value. Our organization is intentionally structured to prioritize the needs of the communities we serve across every aspect of our operations. With an average driver tenure of more than 10 years and a team of 2,500+ employees who live and work locally, Athens brings unmatched experience and community knowledge to every route. This deep-rooted expertise allows us to deliver customized sustainability and resource-management solutions tailored to the unique needs of each customer and community.
My complex was transitioning from another hauler to Athens, and we had some issues with pickup that were quite frustrating. I reached out to Athens in the morning to inform them of the problem, and received a call back from an Athens representative. He listened to my concerns, and said he would make calls to the right department to make sure our trash would be picked up that day. At lunch time, the truck from Athens arrived! We warned the driver that there was a lot of trash in the enclosure. He assured me that trash from the bin and everything that had accumulated in the enclosure would all be picked up. When the driver and his companion left, we had an empty bin and a clean trash enclosure. The original Athens representative followed up with a call to make sure the job had been completed. I said YES and told him that we appreciated all the help he provided us that day. By 2 p.m., our building engineer reported that the extra bin we requested was also delivered. Thank you to the Athens team and their drivers, who did not complain when they picked up all the trash in the bin and enclosure. Based on this experience, I’m giving Athens 5/5 stars!
I would like to thank the amazing Athens Services team for your extraordinary participation at the City of South Pasadena’s Free Mulch and Compost Giveaway event this past Saturday. Once again, working with Athens was a complete pleasure! I received countless compliments on Athens’ gorgeous compost, and your street sweeper left the parking lot clean enough to eat of off (the Eclectic Music Festival was grateful for that). Finally, I would like to acknowledge your team-player attitude which made everything a pleasure! While this was a super busy event, everything was perfect. And, I would like to thank Athens Services for their part in making this happen!!
I’ve lived in a condo community for almost 13 years.. and Athens has always been our service provider. We have never had a problem with them… actually, the drivers have been so amazing. My kids love when the trash gets picked up… probably because of the giant truck, but every time they rush out there, the driver greets them with a big smile and wave, and even sometimes a nice salutation. I can’t say enough about these guys. I think most parents would agree that if someone can put a smile on your kids’ faces… they’re worth something in my book. Great service and great people. Athens also happens to be the provider to the City my two businesses are in. Same level of service and great drivers as far as we are concerned. I know it’s easier to take the time to post a complaint than a compliment… especially since it’s their job to make the least amount of interruptions in our daily routines. So, I get if you had a bad experience… that’s when you notice something. Regardless of these other reviews… I would highly recommend these guys!
Athens Services sponsored green waste pick-up at our “Climate Day LA” event, which celebrated local solutions to climate change. Having triple stream waste services on-site ensured that our attendees were part of an event that embodied what it communicated. Athens also provided assistance throughout the lead up and during the event, which we really appreciate from a partner. The entire team at Climate Resolve and our production partners thank Athens for helping make this experience possible; we hope that future events afford us the opportunity to work together again!
“I have been very impressed with Athens. Our trash guy Joe is amazing and so accommodating. I email our sales rep Jennifer often with questions and she has been amazing too! I love working with both of them.”
“Ever since Athens started servicing our site, I have been praising the company and the great customer service the team has been giving me. I really appreciate the fact that I don’t need to worry if my containers are going to be picked up or not. Specially, our sales rep Eddie has done a fantastic job and he has helped me tremendously. Once again, thank you Athens for the great job and customer service you guys give us.”
“I wanted to let you know that the gentleman who picks up the trash at our location around 6:30am daily is worthy of a Nobel peace prize. I believe his name is Mr. Luna or Mr. Lanza. He is considerate and does an exemplary job of being as quiet and considerate of the residents as he can doing the complex task given. He is an example of what others should aspire to.
We are most grateful to him and his partner for setting such an awesome example. He makes me proud to know him.
Please commend him and give him the recognition he needs because you won’t find many of his type out there anymore. He is a rare, Renaissance man, truly one to be recognized.”
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