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Your place. One easy pickup plan.
A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.
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Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
You arrange any carrying out of your home or down interior stairs. Keep entrances, sidewalks and shared access clear. We handle loading and haul-away from outside.
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Show us where to find it.
Add a photo and clear location notes. Contact us before booking if a gate, building rule or restricted access window needs an arrangement.
At a house: outside, accessible and easy to identify.At an apartment: an approved outdoor spot with shared access clear.
Access needs an arrangement?
Check any building or shared-area rules. Contact us before booking if access is limited to particular hours.
City collection Athens removes bulky items including furniture and major appliances on request, and the City's on call program gives each residence four free pickups a year of up to three items. No charge. Residential and multi-family premises in Whittier, four free pickups per year with up to three items per pickup under the City's on call bulky waste and e-waste program.
City collection Neither Whittier nor Athens names mattresses in its published material. Athens removes bulky items including furniture and major appliances on request, and mattresses appear on no refusal list, so acceptance is confirmed when the pickup is booked. The City's on call program gives four free pickups a year of up to three items, but no source confirms that a mattress counts toward those three. Confirm the mattress and any charge with Athens Services at (888) 336-6100 before booking.
City collection Athens states it will remove bulky items including major appliances upon request, but no Whittier source addresses refrigerant-bearing cooling appliances, so the specific unit is confirmed when the pickup is booked. The on call program covers four free pickups a year of up to three items, and Athens names major appliances as removable on request. Confirm the unit and any charge with Athens at (888) 336-6100, since no source describes how a refrigerator or freezer is handled.
City collection The City's on call program takes bulky waste on request, four pickups a year of up to three items each, and Athens will not collect bulky items that were never scheduled. No charge. Whittier residential and multi-family premises, four free pickups per year with a maximum of three items per pickup.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Athens Services is the sole solid waste hauler for Whittier, and the City's on call program gives residential and multi-family premises four free pickups a year of up to three items each, covering bulky waste and electronics. Items must be requested before they go out, because the automated truck cannot take them. Electronics of every kind come off the curb under that program, including televisions, monitors, printers and microwaves, while construction debris is refused and goes to a roll-off or bin rental instead. Household hazardous waste is illegal in the garbage and moves through free Los Angeles County collection events and permanent centers.
Athens removes bulky items including furniture and major appliances on request, and the City's on call program gives each residence four free pickups a year of up to three items.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Residential and multi-family premises in Whittier, four free pickups per year with up to three items per pickup under the City's on call bulky waste and e-waste program.
When & how
Call Athens Services at (888) 336-6100 to schedule, or submit a bulky item request online. Athens encourages donating or reusing furniture before requesting a pickup.
Get it ready
Do not set furniture out before the pickup is scheduled, because the automated collection truck cannot take it and Athens asks residents not to put bulky items in a container.
The City's on call program takes bulky waste on request, four pickups a year of up to three items each, and Athens will not collect bulky items that were never scheduled.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Whittier residential and multi-family premises, four free pickups per year with a maximum of three items per pickup.
When & how
Schedule through Athens Services at (888) 336-6100 before the items go out. Athens customer care answers Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep the set-out to three items per pickup, keep the items out of the carts, and leave out anything Athens refuses: automobile parts, construction and demolition debris, hazardous waste, and loose or scattered building material and lumber.
Neither Whittier nor Athens names mattresses in its published material. Athens removes bulky items including furniture and major appliances on request, and mattresses appear on no refusal list, so acceptance is confirmed when the pickup is booked.
City cost & eligibility
The City's on call program gives four free pickups a year of up to three items, but no source confirms that a mattress counts toward those three. Confirm the mattress and any charge with Athens Services at (888) 336-6100 before booking.
When & how
Call Athens Services at (888) 336-6100 and confirm the mattress before scheduling, then set it out only for the confirmed pickup date.
Get it ready
A mattress never goes in a cart. Confirm the item, because the published Athens catalogue names furniture and major appliances rather than mattresses.
Athens states it will remove bulky items including major appliances upon request, but no Whittier source addresses refrigerant-bearing cooling appliances, so the specific unit is confirmed when the pickup is booked.
City cost & eligibility
The on call program covers four free pickups a year of up to three items, and Athens names major appliances as removable on request. Confirm the unit and any charge with Athens at (888) 336-6100, since no source describes how a refrigerator or freezer is handled.
When & how
Book through Athens Services at (888) 336-6100 or the online bulky item request form, and confirm the appliance when you book.
Get it ready
An appliance goes out only for a scheduled pickup. Do not place it in a cart, and confirm the unit first because the published material does not describe cooling appliances.
Whittier offers curbside collection of electronics for residents, and the published program covers all electronics, including computer monitors, televisions, stereos, tablets, cell phones, laptops, fax machines, scanners, printers, keyboards and microwaves.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Whittier residents, through the City's on call bulky waste and e-waste program, which provides four free pickups a year of up to three items. Residential premises and multi-family premises are both covered.
When & how
Call Athens Services at (888) 336-6100 to arrange the electronics pickup. Electronic waste is also accepted at Los Angeles County household hazardous waste events and permanent collection centers.
Get it ready
Never place electronics in a trash or recycling cart, because Athens lists electronic waste among the materials that must stay out of containers and warns that doing so can interrupt service.
Exercise equipment is named in neither the accepted catalogue nor the refusal list published by Whittier or Athens, so a treadmill or weight machine is confirmed before it is booked.
City cost & eligibility
The on call program is free four times a year with up to three items per pickup, but no source confirms exercise equipment. Confirm the item with Athens Services at (888) 336-6100 before scheduling.
When & how
Call Athens Services at (888) 336-6100 to confirm and then schedule the pickup on one of the year's four on call collections.
Get it ready
Confirm acceptance first, because exercise equipment appears on none of Whittier's published lists and cannot go in a cart.
Construction and demolition debris is refused on the on call pickup and must go to a roll-off or bin rental. Projects that need a local construction permit must divert at least 65% of the C&D material generated at the site.
City cost & eligibility
Athens publishes a diversion requirement rather than a rate for Whittier, and roll-off and bin rental is priced per job. Confirm the container size and charge with Athens at (888) 336-6100 before ordering.
When & how
Order a temporary roll-off or bin through Athens Services at (888) 336-6100. Athens supplies source-separated and mixed C&D containers, delivers material to City-approved processing facilities, and provides monthly diversion reports to the City and the job-site superintendent.
Get it ready
Dirt, concrete, tile, drywall, rock and loose building material or lumber are all refused on the residential pickup and require the containers instead. Keep the diversion documentation for the permit file, because compliance with CALGreen, SB 1383 and CalRecycle requirements is measured against the 65% minimum.
Carts out by 6 a.m., never before 6 p.m. the day before
All containers go out by 6:00 a.m. on the collection day and no sooner than 6:00 p.m. the day before, because the City's designated collection day is the 24-hour period from 6:00 p.m. the day before to 6:00 p.m. the day of collection under WMC 8.12.140. Containers are placed in the street with lids closed or in the alley, wheels against the curb, about a foot apart and at least three feet from parked vehicles.
Empty carts come off the street and out of public view
Remove every refuse and recycling container from the curb or alley once it is emptied. Except for the large 300-gallon alley containers, containers have to leave the public right-of-way and be stored on private property where they are not visible from the front or sides of the property.
A weekday holiday shifts collection one day for the rest of the week
Trash, recycling and green waste are collected as regularly scheduled except on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Whenever one of those holidays falls on a weekday, the schedule is delayed one day for the remainder of that week.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
Remodels, cleanouts and construction jobs with material the residential pickup refuses.
Cost & conditions
Athens prices roll-off and bin rental by the container and the job and publishes no rate for Whittier, so confirm the size and the charge at (888) 336-6100.
Arrange it
Order the container through Athens Services, which supplies source-separated and mixed C&D containers and hauls to City-approved processing facilities.
Construction and demolition debris, dirt, concrete, tile, drywall, rock and loose building material cannot go on the residential on call pickup.
Free Los Angeles County hazardous waste events and centers
Households with paint, batteries, motor oil, fluorescent tubes or other material that is illegal in the garbage.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Household hazardous waste collection events run by Los Angeles County and the Sanitation Districts are free one-day drive-through events for residents, and the County's permanent collection centers are also free for County residents.
Arrange it
Check the County event calendar and the permanent collection center list for the next date and location, or use the Whittier collection events held at the Whittier Public Parking Lot on Bailey Street.
These events and centers take household hazardous waste and electronics, not bulky furniture or construction debris, and they run only on published dates or posted hours.
City-partnered collection event site for hazardous waste and electronics
Whittier Public Parking Lot
12813 Bailey St, Whittier, CA
Household hazardous waste, electronic waste, clothing and shredding at City-partnered Athens collection events.
The events are for Whittier residents and are held rain or shine on published dates only, so confirm the next event before loading a vehicle. Material that Athens refuses on the residential pickup, such as construction debris and loose lumber, is not part of these events.
Published event days run from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Confirm the next date on the Athens event calendar.
No charge. Free to Whittier residents at the City's partnered collection events.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
How many free bulky pickups does a Whittier home get?+
Four free pickups a year, each taking up to three items, for residential and multi-family premises. Call Athens Services at (888) 336-6100 to schedule the pickup before setting anything out.Official guidance
What will Whittier's bulky pickup not take?+
Athens does not accept automobile parts, construction and demolition debris such as dirt, concrete, tile, drywall or rock, hazardous waste, or loose and scattered building material and lumber. Everything else is requested through Athens at (888) 336-6100.Official guidance
Does Athens take a refrigerator from a Whittier address?+
Athens says it removes bulky items including major appliances upon request, and the City's program gives four free pickups a year of up to three items. No source describes refrigeration handling, so confirm the refrigerator at (888) 336-6100 when you book.Official guidance
Which electronics will Whittier collect at the curb?+
The City's program covers all electronics, listing computer monitors, televisions, stereos, tablets, cell phones, laptops, fax machines, scanners, printers, keyboards and microwaves. Call Athens Services at (888) 336-6100 to arrange the pickup.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Whittier?+
Athens Services is the City's sole solid waste hauler. Athens customer care is at (888) 336-6100, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m., and residents can also submit a bulky item request online.Official guidance
Can a Whittier resident haul their own waste instead of using Athens?+
Yes. A residential householder or business owner may collect and dispose of their own waste weekly in lieu of the authorized hauler after obtaining a Self-Hauler Permit from the City and following the procedures set by the Director of Public Works under WMC Section 8.12.105.Official guidance
How many carts does a single-family home in Whittier get?+
The solid waste fee includes one black refuse cart, up to two green waste carts and an unlimited number of blue recycling carts. Extra black and green carts are charged an extra fee, and additional containers are ordered through Athens Services at (888) 336-6100.Official guidance
