Whittier provides every residence a 96-gallon blue recycling cart through Athens Services for paper, empty plastic containers, bottles and aluminum cans. Source separation of recyclables is required citywide as part of the city's SB 1383 program; recyclables must be empty of liquid and food.
Recycling in the incorporated City of Whittier is provided through the exclusive franchised hauler, Athens Services, which supplies a 96-gallon blue recycling cart to each single-family residence. Per Athens' City of Whittier materials, the blue cart accepts paper products, empty plastic containers, bottles and aluminum cans; acceptable recyclables include plastics #1, #2 and #5, clean paper, broken-down cardboard, glass bottles and jars, and metals. Recyclables must be empty of liquid and food before being placed in the cart. The city describes its program as a 'source-separated waste and recycling program' designed to comply with state law, which requires residents and businesses to separate recyclables from trash. Residents may request an unlimited number of additional blue recycling containers at no charge. Athens provides a full interactive recycling guide (CanIRecycleMy.com) covering more than 450 items, and places bilingual labels on carts. Underlying the program, the Whittier Municipal Code Chapter 8.12 (Solid Waste) governs accumulation and handling of recyclable material, and California's SB 1383 (effective January 1, 2022) and AB 1826 require source separation of recyclables and organics statewide. Because Whittier exceeds 70,000 population, it is not eligible for SB 1383's rural/low-population exemption. This applies to the incorporated city; unincorporated areas follow LA County programs.
Contaminating recyclables or failing to separate recyclables from trash conflicts with the city's source-separated program and state law (SB 1383/AB 1826). Persistent noncompliance can draw notices; specific city fine amounts were not located in a fetched source.
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