Athens Services is proud to sponsor YWCA Harbor’s Healthy Futures Food Distribution Program. This initiative aims to address food insecurity and promote sustainability by diverting thousands of pounds of food from entering the landfills and bringing quality and nutritious food to local communities in the Wilmington, San Pedro, and northern Long Beach areas. On May...Read More

Athens Services Sustainability Manager Jessica Aldridge, left, joined the staff and students of Cathedral Chapel School in Los Angeles to celebrate the school’s Silver “recycLA Star” award for its recycling program. The City of Los Angeles has awarded Athens Services customer, Cathedral Chapel School, a Silver “recycLA Star” award for its recycling program, making it...Read More

Many people in the United States go to bed hungry every night. Among them are surprising numbers of college students, even at elite schools. Some of those schools have implemented programs aimed at alleviating food insecurity on their campuses. One such example is the UCLA Community Programs Office (CPO) cross-cultural center, which has been helping...Read More

Athens Services, one of the leading providers of waste management and recycling services in the City of Los Angeles, and Global Green USA, the American affiliate of Green Cross International, have created an innovative program to help Los Angeles condominium and apartment owners and residents better manage their waste and recycling. About 70 tenants and...Read More

To do our part to reduce Los Angeles’ smog and pollution, and to serve the community while leaving the lowest possible environmental footprint, Athens Services has introduced over 100 new, near-zero emissions CNG vehicles to our recycLA fleet in the City of Los Angeles. This ultra-clean fleet reduces greenhouse gas and NOx emissions equivalent to...Read More

Miguel Cardenas is a veteran Athens trash truck driver with 32 years of experience. Prior to recycLA, Miguel serviced commercial customers in the San Fernando Valley. In September 2017, Miguel was asked to transition to West Los Angeles to help service customers in Sub-Zone 1 (Beverlywood, Castle Heights, Century City, Cheviot Hills, Mar Vista, Palms,...Read More

Want to learn more about recycLA services, resources or upcoming events? Are you looking for tips to maximize recycling at your business or property?It is important to Athens that our recycLA customers receive the education they need to #MakeWasteHistory. That’s why we’ve launched a quarterly newsletter, called “recycLA Recycling News.” Newsletters are printed on 100%...Read More

Athens Services Partners with the Los Angeles RAMS to Help The Team Go Green at the ColiseumRead More

On November 15, 2017, the 20th anniversary of America Recycles Day, Athens Services hosted a press conference at our Sun Valley MRF to promote recycling within the City of Los Angeles and demonstrate the investments made through recycLA. Athens has been able to invest $110 million to create hundreds of green jobs and improve infrastructure,...Read More