Los Angeles County Supervisors
Don Knabe and Gloria Molina announced recently that the much anticipated new trash collection service in South Whittier begins April 1, 2008. An exclusive Franchise Agreement has been provided to Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc. for solid waste collection services to residents in South Whittier.
This agreement will allow us to offer better trash and recycling services to the residents of South Whittier, said Supervisor Knabe. The agreement will help the County provide more efficient service while reducing service fees. Additionally, working with individual haulers will help us keep better track of our residential waste diversion rate, which is important as the state enforces minimum rates.
The County’s new Franchise system is helping us better serve our unincorporated communities. A binding agreement between the County and Burrtec will provide efficient and cost-effective trash hauling services to our residents and hold the trash hauler accountable for quality customer service, said Supervisor Molina. South Whittier residents will also now pay a lower rate than those offered by previous trash haulers.
Prior to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (DPW) call for proposals, the department spent several years working with trash haulers throughout the County to ensure an adequate process was established for the development of the County’s Trash Franchise system.
A competitive process was used for selecting the exclusive waste hauler, and proposals were evaluated based on the rate, work plan, experience, financial strength, and other criteria received by residents during community meetings and a survey in 2005.
In addition to reporting, screening protocols and un-permitted waste and safety requirements, the South Whittier franchise agreement at a $17.67 monthly rate includes:
– Once-a-week automated trash collection
– One 96-gallon refuse, one 96-gallon green waste, and one 96-gallon recycling containers
– One extra green waste container and/or recycling free of charge upon request
vAdditional refuse containers at $5 per container per month upon request
– Free Holiday tree collection
– Annual curbside clean-up event (including electronic waste)
– On-call bulky item collections twice a year in unlimited quantities (including electronic waste
– Four special community clean-up events per year
– Free roll-out services for elderly and/or disabled
– Customer Education Program
– A 25 percent senior discount for residents 62 or older who either (1) qualifies for utility rate discounts based on financial need and is the head of household, or (2) generates small amounts of waste and uses 32-gallon containers
– Annual curbside clean-up event (including electronic waste)
– On-call bulky item collections in unlimited quantities (twice per year, including electronic waste)
The recycling programs, such as Universal/E-Waste cleanup events, Sharps Program, illegal dumping prevention and cleanup activities, and others will provide residents with convenient opportunities to dispose of hard-to-handle wastes. It will also increase recycling and assist the County in meeting the State’s 50 percent waste reduction mandate (AB939) and avoid penalties.
Another benefit to the community is cleaner air and less pollution from gas emissions because all residential refuse and recycling service trucks in South Whittier will use Alternative Fuel Vehicles for operation. These vehicles will operate under a liquid natural gas (LNG) or a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system.
For more information, contact the Franchise Hotline at (800) 993-5844 or www.888CleanLA.com