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

To help Los Angeles get to zero waste, Athens Services has joined LA Sanitation’s Green Ribbon Council. We’re excited to work together with business, civic and community leaders to help increase public awareness of the new recycLA program.Read More

BioCycle magazine has profiled Athens’ zero waste partnership with the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, home of the USC Trojans and Los Angeles Rams. Our efforts helped the stadium go from zero percent diversion to zero waste in two football seasons. Athens Major Account/Food Waste Manage Jennifer Cilloniz described how our American Organics composting facility was a...Read More

Athens’ state-of-the-art Sun Valley MRF has taken another leap forward with the addition of the BHS Max-AI Autonomous Quality Control (QC) unit. The robotic sorter is able to make multiple sorting decisions autonomously at a faster rate than manual sorting. Having this machine will allow us to improve operational efficiency, recovery, system optimization, maintenance and...Read More