Altadena
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Universal Waste Systems has resumed trash collection service in areas not under mandatory evacuation orders. Please note that service is not following your regular trash collection schedule at this time. We are attempting to provide more frequent service with a regular rotation, approximately every 48 hours, including Saturdays.
Please leave your containers at the curb, and they will be serviced within 2-3 business days. You can use all three containers (black, blue, and green) for trash to assist with cleanup efforts. All containers will be emptied into one truck, sorted, and properly disposed of at our facility. Please note that we are unable to accept any burn debris. For your safety and to keep the streets clear, do not move any burned items from your property to the street, as they cannot be collected.
Additionally, green waste left at the curb will be collected. Our trucks also go through public rights-of-way to collect tree and vegetation debris blown down by the winds.
We aim to provide the fastest and most frequent service possible until we can return to the regular collection schedule.
Please check back regularly for more updates.
Our thoughts are with the Altadena Community during this time.
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customer service
Our customer service team can be reached by email at: SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com, you can order additional containers, request exchanges, report service issues, and request bulky item collections. Please fill out the form below to submit a service request electronically!
more about recycling
Are you interested in learning more about recycling, and ways you can increase recycling at your home or business, please reach us via email at ZeroWaste@uwscompany.com and request an appointment our Zero Waste recycling team is ready to help!
2023-2024 South Gate Scholarship Program
Sponsored by Universal Waste Systems, Inc.
Five high school students residing in the City of South Gate will be awarded $2,000 scholarships. The essay contest subject is 'Environmental Sustainability and Me'.
Frequently Asked Questions
Green cart is for yard waste and kitchen scraps/food waste only. Organics waste can go in paper bags or a compostable plastic bag can be used as a liner.
There are several ways to make a payment.
- Call customer service at 562-334-3660 and make a payment over the phone.
- Go to epay.uwscompany.com and create an account to pay online.
- Sign up for auto pay.
Call customer service at 562-334-3660 , email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com or submit request on UWS website. We will need a list of items requesting to be picked up.
Residential customers get 10 items picked up per month and Multi-family households get 10 items per month per unit.
Please refer to the Residential/Commercial Welcome Packet for more information.
Call customer service at 562-334-3660 or submit a request on UWS website.
- New Year’s Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Call customer service at 562-334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com.
- Grass
- Weeds
- Plants
- Tree limbs
- Wood chips
- Dead plants
- Garden trimmings
- Leaves
- Rice
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Pizza
- Eggshells
- Cheese
- Coffee grinds including filters (no K-Cups)
- Chicken bones
- Bread
- Chips
- Fish
- Paper
- Shredded paper
- Cardboard
- Plastic to go food containers
- Plastic bags
- Plastic forks, knives and spoons
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Metal screws
- Aluminum cans
- Stainless steel
- Glass bottles
- Milk cartons
Call customer service at 562-334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com.
Place bins at the curb by 6am. Collections times are from 6am – 6pm.
Residential customers get 10 items picked up per month and Multi-family households get 10 items per month per unit. Call customer service at 562-334-3660 , email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com or submit request on UWS website to schedule a pick up. We will need a list of the items when scheduling the pickup.
Residential and Multi-family receive 1 HHW pick up per quarter. Items must be in a box and left on the porch.
UWS also offers 4 mail-in containers per account for sharps collection every year. Please call customer service at 562-334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com for more information or to schedule a pickup.
UWS also offers 4 mail-in containers per account for sharps collection every year. Please call customer service at 562-334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com for more information or to schedule a pickup.
- Household appliances
- Furniture – as long as it only takes two (2) people to lift
- Mattresses
- Rugs
- Bundled wood no longer than 4ft
- E-waste
No, plastic bags cannot be used. Brown paper bags or compostable plastic bags may be used before putting organics into the green organics cart.
Food waste, veggie, and fruit scraps belong in the green cart.
Customers can call customer service at 562-334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com and a Zero Waste Representative will be happy to set up a time and day to educate and provide material on recyclables. Please also check the Commercial and Residential sections of the UWS website.
Call customer service at 562-334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com.
Call customer service at 562-334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com.
No, as green cart is for yard waste only. Organics waste can go in bags into the trash cart
There are several ways to make a payment.
- Call customer service at 562-334-3660 and make a payment over the phone.
- Go to epay.uwscompany.com and create an account to pay online.
- Sign up for auto pay.
Call customer service at 562-334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com. We will need a list of items requesting to be picked up.
Residential customers get 10 items picked up per month and Multi-family households get 10 items per month per unit.
Call customer service at 562-334-3660
- New Year’s Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Call customer service at 562-334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com.
- Grass
- Weeds
- Plants
- Tree limbs
- Wood chips
- Dead plants
- Garden trimmings
- Leaves
- Rice
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Pizza
- Eggshells
- Cheese
- Coffee grinds including filters (no K-Cups)
- Chicken bones
- Bread
- Chips
- Fish
- Paper
- Shredded paper
- Cardboard
- Plastic to go food containers
- Plastic bags
- Plastic forks, knives and spoons
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Metal screws
- Aluminum cans
- Stainless steel
- Glass bottles
- Milk cartons
Call customer service at 562-334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com.
Place bins at the curb by 6am. Collections times are from 6am – 6pm.
Residential and Multi-Family receive 4 free bulky pickups per year with 4 items per pickup. After the 4th free there will be a charge of $45.00 per pickup. Commercial customers receive unlimited pickups per year at the rate of $35.00 per item. Call customer service at 562-334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com to schedule a pick up. We will need a list of the items when scheduling the pickup.
Residential and Multi-family receive 1 HHW pick up per quarter. Items must be in a box and left on the porch. Please call customer service at 562-334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com to schedule a pickup.
- Household appliances
- Furniture – as long as it only takes two (2) people to lift
- Mattresses
- Rugs
- Bundled wood no longer than 4ft
- E-waste
Yes, organics can go in plastic bags and be put in the grey trash cart.
Place the food waste, veggie, and fruit scraps into the grey trash cart.
Customers can call customer service at 562-334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com and a Zero Waste Representative will be happy to set up a time and day to educate and provide material on recyclables.
Call customer service at 562-334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com.
Call customer service at 562-334-3660 or email SGCustomerService@uwscompany.com.
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Counties We Service
Universal Waste Systems is proud to service the following counties in and around Southern California for the past 30+ years.
- Orange County
- Riverside County
- Los Angeles County
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