Armando Tovar, a commercial driver for Athens Services, has spent over a decade exceeding expectations across the San Gabriel Valley. Known for his dedication, community spirit, and customer-first attitude, he embodies what it means to go above and beyond.Read More

In celebration of National Public Works Week in May, Athens took the opportunity to thank their public works counterparts for their great partnership.Read More

On a normal Saturday afternoon, while many settled in or prepared for a night out, Francisco Lopez, a 20-year Athens Services loyalist, was clocking in for his shift. For the past few years, Francisco has made it his responsibility to protect the Irwindale Yard and the Athens fleet as a career. A career that he...Read More

In celebration of Earth Day, Athens Services team members grabbed trash picks and did their part in “Keeping Whittier Prettier” during the city’s annual cleanup of the Greenway Trail. Along with the Whittier Police and Parks and Recreation departments, Athens helped beautify one of Whittier’s most frequented trails. Filled with flowers and luscious greenery, the...Read More

The implementation of SB 1383 in 2022 marks a big shift in how Californians handle their food waste. For the first time, residents and businesses need to put their leftover food not with their trash but with their green waste.Read More

Athens Services has broken ground on a new materials recovery facility (MRF) and transfer station in the City of Irwindale.Read More

Athens Services has reached a major milestone by meeting targets set by the City of Los Angeles to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills. The Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment Department (LASAN) reported the results in its 2020 recycLA Progress report.Read More

Single-use plastics are plastic items that are used only once and then thrown away. Some examples are plastic snack bags, plastic grocery bags, plastic straws, and plastic bottles.Read More

Athens Services collects and recycles more than 100,000 Christmas trees each holiday season. According to Statista, each holiday tree disposed of at a landfill will generate 35 pounds of greenhouse gases as it decomposes.Read More

For more than 60 years, the Crown Recycling facility in north Los Angeles has been a local fixture as a leading recycling facility for the city and the region. It began as Crown Disposal waste hauling in 1960 and became a materials recovery facility (MRF) in 1974Read More