Trash & Water Services

Whittier Narrows Water Treatment Facility as a Drinking Water Source Click here to see the Fact Sheet provided by the City of Whittier about the current operation of the Whittier Narrows Water Treatment Facility. Built by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, this fact sheet addesses the distribution of water treated at the Facility for use as a drinking water source to City water customers.

View/Print the 2007 Water Quality Report for the City of Whittier

Holiday Trash Collection Schedule
Trash, recycling and greenwaste will be collected as regularly scheduled except for the following holidays:

• New Year’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Labor Day
• Fourth of July
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

Whenever one of these holidays occurs, the collection schedule will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week. For example, since Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, the collection day would be moved to Friday and the collection normally made on Friday would be on Saturday. The final collection for the week would be on Saturday.

Water and trash bills can be paid via U.S. mail, dropped in the blue drop-off box in front of City Hall (13230 Penn Street) or paid in person at City Hall. We accept payment by cash, check, debit or credit cards (Visa/MC only) if you pay in person. ATM payment is not available. Public Works Customer Service Division can answer most of your questions about your service, and provide copies of your bills, please call (562) 464-3530 with questions.

Electronic Waste

The City now collects electronics from Whittier residents to insure proper disposal and/or recycling. The program includes all electronics, including computer monitors, televisions, stereos, VCRs, laptops, fax machines, scanners, printers, keyboards, microwaves, etc. Please call your refuse hauler for more information or to arrange a pick-up.

City of Whittier (562) 464-3540
Consolidated Disposal Service (562) 347-2100
Waste Management (626) 960-7551

Landfill

Landfill permits may be purchased by single family residents at the Public Works counter in City Hall. Call the City’s Customer Service Department at (562) 464-3530 for the permit cost. Permits are good for six dumps at the City’s landfill with a max. of up to a 3/4 ton pick-up truck per load; each load must weigh less than one ton. There is a 5 gallon bucket limit for concrete, dirt, or asphalt. Permit may be used once per visit; consecutive/multiple vehicle loads are not permitted. Please bring I.D. with Whittier address such as a driver’s license.The landfill is closed on rainy days and legal holidays. Call (562) 698-1223 to check status after rains.

Roll-off Container Rental

Container rentals are available through the City or its authorized haulers only. Four sizes are available, all roll-off containers are 8’ wide x 20’ long externally and 7’, 4” wide x 19’, 6” long internally. Call Public Works Customer Service at (562) 464-3530 or (562) 464-3540 for information on rental rates and delivery options.

10 cubic yards, 2’ in height (use for concrete and dirt only)
20 cubic yards, 4’ in height
25 cubic yards, 5’ in height - Temporarily Unavailable
30 cubic yards, 6’ in height

You can also rent a 2-cubic yard bin for smaller household projects for two dumps or two weeks, whichever comes first. Additional charges apply for extra dumps. Construction materials are not accepted in these smaller bins due to weight limits, roll-off containers should be used for such materials. Call (562) 464-3530 or (562) 464-3540 for additional information and rates.

Saturday Residential Discount

Special Saturday Residential Discounts, with proper I.D. showing a Whittier residential address, entitles you to one dump per Saturday up to a 3/4 ton pick-up truck. A nominal payment is made at the Landfill Gatehouse upon entering. Call (562) 698-1223 for fees charged.

Extra Service Needed?

Up to five bundles of brush may be scheduled as a free bulky item collection on your refuse day. Do not place extra greenwaste in trash bags and set them beside the containers, they will not be recycled.Call your recycler to request additional containers or a special collection.

Extra Refuse

All refuse must be in an automated container. For occasional extra refuse, call your service provider for a special collection. Charges apply and vary depending on quantity and type of items. Residents may purchase “Refuse Overflow” tags for $2.00 for each bag of refuse in City Hall in the Department of Public Works. For collection of large quantities or unusual items, the Solid Waste Supervisor will provide a quote. A minimum charge applies. Whittier residents may request up to four (4) free pick-ups annually of oversized or overweight household articles such as furniture and/or appliances. There is a limit of two items per collection. Please call your refuse service provider to schedule a collection.

Containers

Obtaining Refuse/Recycling Containers Call your service provider at the telephone number provided under Customer Service. The basic service level includes providing each single family resident with a 96-gallon green container for greenwaste, a 96-gallon blue container for co-mingled recycling, and a 64-gallon black container for refuse. Residents may request up to three extra green and/or blue containers free of charge. There is a monthly charge for extra black refuse containers. Click here to see what material are acceptable in each colored container.

Placement of Containers

• Place containers in the street or on the parkway with lids closed or in the alley on one side only where the large black alley containers are/were placed.
• Wheels must be against the curb.Front of container should face the street or alley if you are serviced in an alley.
• Place container a minimum of 3 feet from obstructions and other containers to allow for automated collection.
• Place all containers out for collection by 6:00 a.m. on your regular refuse day.

Removal of Containers

Please remove all containers (refuse and recycling) from the curb and alley once they are emptied. All containers (except the large 300-gallon alley containers) must be removed from the public right-of-way and stored on a customer’s private property. They must also be out of public view from the front and sides of property. According to Municipal Code Section 8.12.132, residents may request a “Refuse Container Permit” for those serviced in an alley who cannot place their containers on their private property. Call your refuse hauler.