4 articles Tag trash removal Los Angeles

5 Steps for Cleaning Out Your Garage in Los Angeles

Since I bought a house in Los Angeles with a lengthy driveway and gate I never used the garage to store my car. I did use my garage for just about everything else. The old laser printer? Garage. Those clothes I didn’t wear anymore? A box in the garage. The paint cans from when I painted my bathroom? Garage. The fencing gear I had left over from college (hey, it is a sport!)? You guessed …

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Avoid the Junk Removal Bait and Switch Los Angeles

This Saturday we are re-blogging this great piece from Local Junk & Demo Granada Hills about getting bait and switched by junk removal companies in Los Angeles Junk removal is a booming business in Los Angeles. Grab a pick up truck and some help down at the Home Depot, and BOOM! you’ve got yourself a junk removal company. But unfortunately not all junk removal companies are on the up and up. A popular tactic among …

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5 Tips for Proper Trash Removal in Los Angeles

Trash removal in Los Angeles is pretty straightforward. There are just a few things worth remembering. If you remember these simple trash removal tips you’ll be home free. 1. Separate your recyclables from your trash. Most apartment buildings and all homes in Los Angeles offer access to recycling. Mostly in the form of a blue bin. You don’t have to sort your recyclables. All you have to do is sort your recyclables from trash (like food …

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The Los Angeles Mayor That Trash Elected

The idea of a mayoral race turning on the issue of trash collection and trash removal seems odd today. Trash removal and trash pick ups are just things that happen. While the cost of trash removal might be a local political issue from time to time, it is hard to think of an entire mayoral race hinging on the issue of trash removal. But one mayoral race did. The 1961 Los Angeles Mayor’s race.  Before …

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