Many college students today are food-insecure. Athens has responded by funding food recovery expansion and pop-up pantries at Los Angeles Harbor College.Read More

As cities and businesses work to meet California’s 75% recycling goal by 2025, Athens Services is meeting the challenge head-on for their customers with innovative technology.Read More

California Assemblywoman Blanca E. Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) joins Athens Services Executive Vice President Gary Clifford, left, and drivers to upcycle five refurbished sanitation trucks to the City of Tijuana, Mexico. Athens Services proudly joined Assemblywoman Blanca E. Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) to upcycle five sanitation trucks for the City of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The refurbished...Read More

Athens Services workers clean up two weeks’ worth of trash at a shopping center in Maywood, California. The city brought Athens in on an emergency basis to help for the holidays after it lost its hauling service.When the city of Maywood, California, found itself suddenly facing the busy holidays without trash service, Athens Services stepped...Read More

By Gary Clifford, Executive Vice President, Athens Services When municipal waste and recycling contracts near their end, municipalities are faced with the request for proposal (RFP) process. Issues such as price, quality and reliability of service, and compliance with local, state, and federal regulations all must be taken into account when reviewing proposals from RFP...Read More

As injury rates at materials recovery facilities (MRF) increase nationally, Athens Services’ Sun Valley MRF just north of Los Angeles and employees have accomplished an unprecedented 1,000-day with no lost time…Read More

Athens Services Sustainability Manager Jessica Aldridge, left, joined the staff and students of Cathedral Chapel School in Los Angeles to celebrate the school’s Silver “recycLA Star” award for its recycling program. The City of Los Angeles has awarded Athens Services customer, Cathedral Chapel School, a Silver “recycLA Star” award for its recycling program, making it...Read More

Athens Services Executive Vice President Gary Clifford was interviewed by reporter Kris Ankarlo of Los Angeles radio station KFI AM 640 about how Athens’ Sun Valley Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) helps Southland cities meet their diversion requirements for recycling. Listen to AudioRead More

The June issue of Business Life magazine featured an article on the state of recycling in California and how Athens Services is responding to changes in the market. Click the link for the full article. Business Life ArticleRead More

Many people in the United States go to bed hungry every night. Among them are surprising numbers of college students, even at elite schools. Some of those schools have implemented programs aimed at alleviating food insecurity on their campuses. One such example is the UCLA Community Programs Office (CPO) cross-cultural center, which has been helping...Read More