To ensure your trash is collected, please make sure your barrels are out the night before trash day or by 6:00 a.m. the day of service. Please remove all carts by sunset on your service day.
Holidays create a one-day delay in collection service. Athens Services observes the following holidays:
New Year’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
If a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, waste collection services will not be delayed.
Billing for solid waste management services was transitioned from the City of Whittier to Athens Services on Wednesday, November 1, 2017.
Athens utilizes a different billing timeline than the City of Whittier, which billed all customers bi-monthly and in arrears. Athens Services bills Whittier residential customers quarterly, in advance.
Our Customer Service department is happy to answer any questions to help clarify the billing system. We can be reached at (866) 260-4667, during 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday, and 7:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
Click here to enroll in paperless billing and pay your bill online.
State law prohibits the disposal of hazardous material into your containers. For proper disposal options, click here. We also ask that you do not place bulky items, construction debris, electronic waste, or automotive parts in your containers. For bulky items disposal options, click here.
The following is a list of items you should not place in your container:
Automotive Parts
Batteries
Cleaning Products
Construction & Demolition Waste
Florescent Light Bulbs or Tubes
Electronic Waste
LED Lights
Medical Waste
Paints, Solvents, and Thinners
Pesticides or Herbicides
Pharmaceuticals/Over–the-Counter Medicines
Pool Chemicals
Radiological Waste
Syringes or Sharps
Thermometers
Thermostats
Used Motor Oil
It is illegal to dispose of hazardous materials into your containers, down the drain, or by abandonment.
Hazardous Waste is any product labeled toxic, poisonous, corrosive, flammable, combustible, or an irritant.
Examples include (but are not limited to): antifreeze; automotive fluids; cleaning products; compressed gas cylinders (full or empty); fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides; paint; pharmaceuticals; pool chemicals; sharps waste; solvents; and more.
LA County Resources: For a complete list of materials, County led drop-off centers and events, or for more information, visit the LA County Department of Public Works.
Medical Waste and Sharps: For information on sharp mail-back services and a disposal directory for sharps and medication, visit CalRecycle.
Athens Services encourages reuse and donation of bulky items whenever possible.Bulky waste collection is available for single and multi-family residents with barrel service. Bulky waste includes large items that do not fit into barrels or bins such as:
Water heaters
Furnaces
Bed springs
Mattresses
Dressers
Couches
Washers
Dryers
Stoves
Tables
Chairs
Refrigerators
Freezers
Air conditioners
Patio furniture
Pick-ups will occur on your regularly scheduled collection day. Items should be placed curbside (not in the street). To schedule a pick-up, please call Athens Services at (855) 557-1007, or complete a Request Services form and select “Bulky Item Pick-Up.”
IMPORTANT NOTE: TO PROTECT CHILDREN, PLEASE REMOVE OR SECURE ALL APPLIANCE DOORS.
Holiday trees are 100% recyclable! A thens Services collects holiday trees each year, from the day after Christmas through the third Saturday in January, on your normal pickup day. Trees are delivered to various landfills to be used as mulch or cover material, or to Athens’ American Organics compost facility in Victorville.
Tips to ensure your tree is properly collected:
Please help keep our parks clean and safe during the holidays. If you see anyone illegally dumping holiday trees, please call your city’s Police Department.
Not only will you reduce waste to landfills and save resources, you may also be helping someone in need. See below for local organizations that accept donated appliances, books, clothing, furniture, working electronics, food, tools, toys, and more. Please call ahead to confirm hours of operation and acceptable items.You can also check with your local schools and daycare centers, as they may need gently used toys, books, magazines, computers, office and party supplies or miscellaneous items for crafts.
The Free Store helps neighbors share unused items with each other instead of leaving them in storage or throwing them away.
Donations are made during store hours through a check-in process with the volunteer clerks.
No drop-off donations accepted.
Please help the Free Store maintain a good relationship with their neighbors by only visiting them during open hours.
12907 Hadley St., Whittier, 90601
(cross street Comstock; enter through gate on Hadley)
Hours of Operation:
Only open Sundays, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Contact: Megan Hobza
megan.hobza@gocatalyst.org
whittierfreestore.virb.com
Interested in donating goods to your community?
See below for more resources!
Acceptable items: clothing, household items, and furniture of all sizes. They do NOT accept mattresses, large home appliances (i.e. stoves, washing machines, and refrigerators.), or household hazardous waste.
15214 Whittier Blvd. Whittier, CA 90603
(562) 789-0697
Drop-off hours:
Monday-Saturday, 9am – 8pm
Sunday, 10am – 7pm
14535 Telegraph Rd., La Mirada, CA 90638
(562) 946-8518
Drop-off hours:
Monday –Saturday, 9am – 6:30pm
Sunday, 10am – 5pm
Acceptable items: the Whittier libraries accept books, magazines, videos & DVDs. The Friends of the Library is the main donation location and can accept larger quantities.
Central Library
7344 Washington Ave., Whittier, CA 90602
(562) 567-9900
Whitwood Branch Library
10537 Santa Gertrudes Ave., Whittier, CA 90603
(562) 567-9950
Friends of the Library
Accepts large quantities of books & magazines
6703 Comstock Ave., Whittier, CA 90601
(562) 696-4498
Drop-off hours:
Tuesday & Thursday, 10am – 2pm
Friday, 9am – 12pm
Saturday, 10am – 2pm
Acceptable items: Call first to confirm acceptable items per location. They do not accept anything broken or in need of repair.
Salvation Army, Pick-Up Option: (800) 958-7825 (call to confirm your zip code is serviced and what items are accepted)
12000 Washington Blvd. Suite 102, Whittier, CA 90606
(562) 696-9562
Drop-off hours:
Monday-Friday, 9am – 5pm
Note: this location accepts clothing and small household items. They do NOT accept furniture or mattresses.
7926 Pickering Ave., Whittier, CA 90602
(562) 698-8348
Drop-off hours:
Drop-off hours: Call to confirm
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below or call during our Hours of Service.
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(888) 336-6100
Customer Service Hours
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM MONDAY-FRIDAY
7:00 AM – 12:00 PM NOON SATURDAY
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