Athens Services recycling coordinators (RCs) bring in-person recycling education to residential and business customers. For the past four years, Recycling Coordinator Angie Park has brought the recycling message to the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles.Read More

Materials recovery facilities (MRF) are common in Southern California, but that was not always the case. Until about the mid-1990s, most cities used a mixed-waste collection system, which meant trash and recyclables were collected in one container. Very little, if any, recycling happened beyond newspapers, bottles, and cans exchanged for cash at neighborhood recycling centers.Read More

In observance of Earth Month, we’d like to introduce you to the new Athens Sustainability Team (AST). Environmental sustainability is one of the three pillars of our company’s business philosophy, The Athens Way: Service, People, and Environment. Athens is dedicated to protecting the environment of our communities. We also believe that sustainability begins with us...Read More

Vincent Lead Mechanic Rudy Dominguez – and his two brothers – follow in their father’s footsteps as Athens mechanics.Read More

Global Recycling Day was created in 2018 to help recognize and celebrate the importance recycling plays in preserving our precious resources and securing our planet’s future. It is a day for everyone to come together and put the planet first.Read More

International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global holiday celebrating women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. Athens Services recognizes the achievements of women everywhere.Read More

Fifteen years ago, Nancy Beyda was a student at a small yoga studio in Los Angeles. Like many small business owners, the studio owner wanted to support the local community. In this case, the owner wanted to donate excess food to a local women’s shelter.Read More

In only 11 years, Riel Johnson has developed several innovative recycling technology “firsts”: Artificial intelligence and optical sorters at materials recovery facilities; Auger screening equipment to filter green waste for composting; Organic separation presses to squeeze liquids from waste for processing into fuel.Read More

Your grandparents or parents most likely spent most of their lives dumping all of their waste into one bin that was destined for the landfill. Times have changed. Recycling is now a normal part of everyday life. Companies like Athens Services have made major investments to reduce the environmental impact of landfills.Read More

The disposal of green waste, also called organics, in landfills has a destructive impact on the environment. It takes up a lot of space and produces harmful gases that contribute to climate change. However, if recycled, organic waste can make the Earth safer, healthier, and more sustainable. Organics waste can not only help the environment...Read More