TVs, CRT monitors, computers and printers collected anywhere in greater Los Angeles. Electronics are universal waste in California and cannot go in a bin, so they travel as their own stream.
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A tube television nobody could lift, two dead laptops, a monitor from a job three jobs ago. None of it can legally go in a bin.
The reason is what is inside. A cathode ray tube holds several pounds of lead in its glass. Circuit boards carry cadmium and flame retardants. Batteries and old switches carry mercury and lithium. Buried, that is a groundwater problem. Crushed in a packer truck, the lithium cells are a fire problem. So a television travels as its own stream, intact, to its own destination.
Source: Californians Against Waste on universal waste and DTSC regulations.
Free to City of LA and LA County residents. S.A.F.E. stands for Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, Electronics — and the last one is why they matter here.
| Hyperion | Playa del Rey | Sat & Sun 9am–3pm |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole Bernson | Northridge | Sat & Sun 9am–3pm |
| Randall Street | Sun Valley | Sat & Sun 9am–3pm |
| Gaffey Street | San Pedro | Sat & Sun 9am–3pm |
| Washington Boulevard | Downtown Los Angeles | Sat & Sun 9am–3pm |
| LA-Glendale | Colorado Boulevard | Saturday only, state photo ID |
| UCLA | Westwood | Fri, Sat, first Sunday monthly |
Source: LASAN S.A.F.E. Centers and household hazardous waste.
The hard limit is 125 pounds or 15 gallons per visit, a California transportation limit rather than a city rule, so nobody at the gate can waive it. LA-Glendale sits inside a water reclamation plant, hence the ID. LASAN also runs mobile collection events on Saturdays, no appointment.
Our own crews on Los Angeles County jobs. Side yards, narrow walkways and the back of the property is where most of the work actually happens.
We would rather you knew that than paid us for something the city does for nothing. The line between the two is the carry. If the TV is at the curb and your trash day works, book LASAN. If it is a rear-projection set on the second floor of a walk-up, that is our job.
Outside the City of LA the picture changes. Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Pasadena and Torrance all exclude e-waste from their bulky programs, so the free curbside route does not exist there. Inglewood's is free and unlimited, but e-waste goes separately through Public Works on (310) 412-5333. What is free depends on which side of a city line you sit.
Sources: LASAN bulky-item pickup, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Torrance, Inglewood.
We do not offer certified data destruction. No certificate, no witnessed shredding, no chain-of-custody paperwork, and we will not imply otherwise because it sounds reassuring. Plenty of haulers do. Ask them for the number.
Do this instead: wipe the machine, or take the drive out and keep it. On a desktop that is four screws. A drive in your own drawer beats any promise made on a driveway. If you need documented destruction, use a specialist vendor for the drives and call us for the shells, monitors and cabling.
Tube TVs and CRT monitors, flat panels, rear-projection sets and wall mounts. Desktops, laptops, servers, network gear and the cable box that has been under the stairs since 2011. Printers, copiers and scanners. Receivers, speakers, VCRs and consoles. Microwaves, which are on the universal waste list and surprise people every time. Phones, tablets, vapes and batteries. Office decommissioning by the floor, out of hours, with the desks taken as furniture removal.
Two things to mention on the call. Rear-projection and console televisions are heavier than they look and need two people and a plan for the stairs. And anything with a compressor — mini fridges, wine coolers, window AC units — is refrigerant-bearing and goes as appliance removal instead. If the electronics surfaced because a property is being emptied, that is an estate cleanout or a garage cleanout, and remodel debris goes out as construction debris removal.
Move-outs in Hollywood and West Hollywood, where the city takes no e-waste. Office clear-outs across North Hollywood and Sherman Oaks. Walk-ups with no elevator in Venice. Whole list on the areas we serve page, pricing on the pricing page.
Call or text (323) 230-0777, or send photos to team@lajunkhauling.com. One flat number before we start, no obligation.
All seven S.A.F.E. centers are free to City and County residents. If your load is small enough to carry, you do not need us — the addresses and opening hours are further down this page.
The rules, the free options, and the honest limits of what we do.
Yes. Electronics are universal waste, and DTSC's household exemption ended on February 9, 2006. From that date, batteries, phones, computers, fluorescent lamps, mercury switches, printers, microwaves, televisions and VCRs were banned from the trash. Cathode ray tubes are named specifically.
At any of the seven S.A.F.E. Collection Centers listed above, free to City of LA and LA County residents. Most run Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 3pm. LA-Glendale is Saturday only and wants a state photo ID. The limit is 125 pounds per visit.
Wipe or pull your drives before we arrive. We do not offer certified data destruction and will not claim a certification we do not hold. On a desktop, removing the drive is four screws. If you need a certificate, use a specialist vendor for the drives and call us for the rest.
Yes, and it is the most common e-waste call we get. A large tube TV can weigh over a hundred pounds, and the tube holds several pounds of lead, which is why it is universal waste and must not be broken up. Two people carry it out intact.
Microwaves are on the universal waste list and travel as e-waste. Anything refrigerant-bearing, including mini fridges and window AC units, needs proper recovery and is handled under appliance removal. Name them on the call, because several city programs refuse freon units at the curb.
Small household batteries, yes. But the LA Public Library buckets explicitly do not take vape pens or e-cigarettes, light bulbs, cell phones, or e-waste generally. Vapes are the real problem: their lithium cells start fires in collection trucks. Those go to a S.A.F.E. Center instead.
It depends which city you are in. Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Pasadena and Torrance all exclude e-waste from their bulky pickups. Inglewood's is free and unlimited, but e-waste goes separately through Public Works on (310) 412-5333. The City of LA takes it at the curb free.
By volume, on a quarter, half or full truck basis, with one flat number confirmed before we load. If a free route works for you, we will say so first. What you pay for is the carry and the timing. See how our pricing works.
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Send a photo, get a flat number back. Free, no obligation, no pressure and no call-out fee — and if your city will haul it free instead, we will tell you that too. Most requests are answered within the hour during working hours.
