It looks like your garbage might be going on a bit of a road trip. The vast majority of garbage collected around Los Angeles ends up at the largest landfill in the country. That would be just south of the 60 Freeway by Hacienda Heights. However, as that landfill is reaching capacity, LA trash is headed south to Orange County. Last week, Los Angeles County signed a contract to begin sending its trash to the Olinda Alpha Landfill near Brea. This is going to start in October right after the Puente Hills Landfill closes.
For the folks living near the Puente Hills Landfill they won’t notice a difference. But it’s some of the residents of North Whittier, Avocado Heights and the tiny communities of Gladstone, Bassett and Pellisier Village say are up in arms about the new arrivals. This is because the trucks are going to be dumping trash at the Puente Hills Material Recovery Facility which is a lot closer to homes than people would like. Even though this facility has been opened since 2005, now it’s really going to see some action.
“There is too much foul air, dust, noise pollution and diesel pollution from trash trucks. We’ve had enough. We want to stop this expansion,” said Teresa Aguilar, a resident of Avocado Heights recently told a local newspaper.
When you get right down to it, nobody wants trash. Unless of course you’re Junk King of Los Angeles. These are the junk removal specialists who absolutely love filling up their trucks with trash. If you’re ready to get rid of your trash you might find a positive experience working with Junk King. Jason of West Hollywood sure did. “These guys were amazing! They were able to schedule a pick up the next day from when I called,” he writes on Yelp. “They came exactly when they said they would. They were INSANELY fast, and I was even over quoted, meaning I ended up paying less than they originally thought, and the original price was extremely reasonable in the first place. Definitely use these guys!”
The Junk King crews are also known for going the extra mile when it comes to a cleanup. “Very professional and helpful,” writes Thomas of Durate. “They gave me a great price to haul away a bunch of junk during a re-model. Then they went above and beyond what was required of them, even sweeping up afterwards. I would highly recommend these guys to anyone who needs stuff hauled away.”
Best of all, Junk King strives to make sure the bulk of what they collect will never make it to a landfill. That’s because they’ll get it recycled or refurbished. Orange County won’t have to worry about junk from LA collected by Junk King and neither will you!