Mattress Recycling Days and FREE DISPOSAL DAY.

Palmdale, CA. -Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger in partnership with Waste Management will host a free dumping day for residents of unincorporated Los Angeles County communities in the Antelope Valley.

Residents of unincorporated communities will be able to dump one ton of trash – including appliances and furniture -- per household between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Lancaster Landfill, 600 East Ave. F, the Supervisor’s office announced.

People must bring a driver’s license or other proof of residency in an unincorporated area. Unincorporated areas include Lake Los Angeles, Quartz Hill, Antelope Acres, Hi Vista, Llano, Pearblossom, Sun Village, Littlerock, Valyermo, Acton, Elizabeth Lake, Lake Hughes, Green Valley, Roosevelt, Agua Dulce, Fairmont, Neenach, Three Points, Leona Valley, Desert View Highlands and Juniper Hills.

Kern County residents and people who live within the city limits of Palmdale and Lancaster are excluded from the event.

No business waste, tires or household hazardous waste – such as paint, used motor oil or batteries – will be accepted Oct. 4.

Other free waste disposal events are also occurring in the Antelope Valley.

Mattresses and box springs will be accepted 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, and Saturday, Dec. 13, at the county road yard at 17341 East Ave. J north of Lake Los Angeles; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the county road yard at 38126 Sierra Highway, Palmdale, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Lakes Community Center, 17520 Elizabeth Lake Road in Lake Hughes.

In addition, the Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center operates from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first and third Saturday of each month to accept household hazardous waste such as paint, oil and batteries as well as old electronic devices such as TVs, monitors, computers and printers.

The center is at 1200 West City Ranch Road, Palmdale, west of Tierra Subida Avenue, adjoining Waste Management’s Antelope Valley landfill.

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