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Solid Waste Disposal

Los Angeles County Jurisdictions
2010 & 2017-2020

Sanitation, Garbage, Solid Waste

City of Los Angeles Sanitation truck at work. Photo by the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works.


Also see: Solid Waste Disposal in Los Angeles County



Measured in Tons
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
Los Angeles County Total 6,262,428.76 11,038,951.18 10,771,327.14 10,660,940.33 ... 8,825,314.81
Agoura Hills 12,707.00 89,817.39 26,038.14 27,200.45 ... 21,640.14
Alhambra 18,475.92 49,897.53 48,088.66 49,359.64 ... 47,111.24
Arcadia 6,379.31 45,781.25 60,765.62 124,029.37 ... 44,500.40
Artesia 46.45 10,147.45 12,579.79 16,542.11 ... 13,835.63
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
Avalon 3,470.51 5,123.05 4,596.88 4,273.10 ... 3,465.45
Azusa 19,240.43 45,929.89 47,484.86 43,243.36 ... 36,285.87
Baldwin Park 3,610.71 56,869.46 59,090.07 58,533.98 ... 68,144.88
Bell 15,031.71 25,566.17 24,795.23 24,159.98 ... 25,943.94
Bell Gardens 3,719.05 24,703.13 26,686.86 27,222.40 ... 30,657.30
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
Bellflower 1,164.58 60,593.66 66,499.05 64,449.98 ... 47,219.25
Beverly Hills 37,022.80 46,911.99 46,020.39 52,031.08 ... 28,332.29
Bradbury 118.44 1,062.88 1,230.34 1,279.70 ... 2,566.82
Burbank 64,830.22 83,233.28 85,503.65 85,659.94 ... 85,295.29
Calabasas 63,125.29 85,199.21 78,893.65 75,429.86 ... 42,380.15
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
Carson 70,120.28 244,149.31 207,381.43 193,624.52 ... 260,792.76
Cerritos 931.64 49,936.81 56,416.10 54,011.05 ... 51,659.08
Claremont 1,092.73 27,068.53 27,314.49 30,162.69 ... 22,535.94
Commerce, City of 18,929.73 50,781.13 101,403.90 111,477.25 ... 106,415.79
Compton 90,601.25 109,602.06 121,354.04 128,875.78 ... 98,557.23
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
Covina 15,240.71 46,329.19 47,558.20 43,185.92 ... 41,902.52
Cudahy 13,847.69 16,012.75 15,678.03 18,171.79 ... 15,567.27
Culver City 4,164.87 51,029.17 53,394.74 55,537.06 ... 48,471.41
Diamond Bar 909.62 29,461.04 28,681.76 29,962.87 ... 29,356.99
Downey 1,267.73 95,461.77 112,585.70 107,972.66 ... 89,292.81
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
Duarte 8,263.14 20,913.42 24,845.47 25,020.26 ... 17,325.81
El Monte 4,977.71 98,017.23 117,529.59 99,560.27 ... 105,549.77
El Segundo 11,618.15 45,047.33 47,833.45 49,906.67 ... 46,024.42
Gardena 81,762.44 95,615.35 85,019.87 83,955.77 ... 96,198.09
Glendale 246,729.97 250,793.43 233,132.05 215,991.40 ... 154,931.35
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
Glendora 11,093.66 44,937.14 46,833.51 45,241.79 ... 32,581.20
Hawaiian Gardens 3,261.86 6,654.21 10,681.16 11,363.49 ... 7,215.88
Hawthorne 45,441.76 58,354.45 67,258.88 60,510.93 ... 62,084.11
Hermosa Beach 2,980.27 11,274.81 12,464.49 11,119.28 ... 15,950.95
Hidden Hills 2,420.69 4,153.71 4,140.83 3,991.45 ... 3,817.21
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
Huntington Park 1,338.67 39,982.28 38,231.51 41,428.04 ... 50,566.18
Industry, City of 14,258.30 105,043.35 112,414.79 98,818.35 ... 93,253.97
Inglewood 93,109.24 79,810.95 95,855.14 93,152.79 ... 81,031.74
Irwindale 7,002.10 26,582.25 28,365.94 39,446.52 ... 34,341.79
La Cañada Flintridge 18,145.24 19,977.01 18,735.40 18,671.28 ... 20,709.47
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
La Habra Heights 49.93 6,713.14 4,298.80 6,443.20 ... 4,550.93
La Mirada 834.60 40,249.41 35,465.13 32,824.75 ... 32,070.00
La Puente 16,834.03 46,304.19 61,895.49 66,044.19 ... 40,124.05
La Verne 1,136.49 26,084.85 29,953.69 28,745.79 ... 26,341.72
Lakewood 948.76 47,105.69 60,118.70 60,296.88 ... 54,607.32
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
Lancaster 156,148.80 129,022.20 116,873.93 117,353.72 ... 111,338.83
Lawndale 10,504.54 18,975.23 17,288.56 19,508.06 ... 22,150.91
Lomita 359.17 13,340.58 15,054.86 16,565.80 ... 15,430.89
Long Beach 111,215.55 399,291.11 515,911.58 498,239.39 ... 448,439.79
Los Angeles 3,205,135.47 4,282,011.53 4,287,472.16 4,172,732.18 ... 2,933,377.68
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
Lynwood 27,557.60 55,202.46 59,750.29 76,676.15 ... 43,984.49
Malibu 27,455.60 354,726.01 38,665.66 59,792.40 ... 29,586.46
Manhattan Beach 4,110.72 33,766.31 33,585.57 37,166.79 ... 34,330.37
Maywood 11,956.84 7,431.78 16,951.98 18,797.20 ... 20,153.21
Monrovia 8,490.54 40,096.91 38,074.37 35,161.20 ... 30,017.20
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
Montebello 12,352.90 45,024.45 52,627.02 43,922.13 ... 59,220.48
Monterey Park 15,198.01 50,237.88 49,117.20 45,947.76 ... 38,294.35
Norwalk 27,822.78 60,011.41 81,425.92 81,698.71 ... 56,532.71
Palmdale 134,136.91 117,393.42 111,133.30 106,659.92 ... 98,097.38
Palos Verdes Estates 3,289.61 10,444.40 10,150.12 10,666.75 ... 12,314.34
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
Paramount 3,667.39 52,964.90 53,014.83 52,933.15 ... 48,734.44
Pasadena 207,725.88 241,777.36 232,519.81 238,058.52 ... 152,889.66
Pico Rivera 1,229.14 47,805.48 60,936.36 55,095.30 ... 61,919.10
Pomona 4,548.21 186,292.89 93,006.10 121,201.36 ... 141,971.02
Rancho Palos Verdes 4,203.51 21,630.33 26,978.12 28,318.33 ... 29,124.30
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
Redondo Beach 5,979.76 31,644.41 42,422.91 40,412.35 ... 50,797.11
Rolling Hills 1,701.06 3,272.04 3,456.84 4,145.72 ... 2,383.29
Rolling Hills Estates 3,080.90 10,614.30 9,299.34 9,050.94 ... 9,205.55
Rosemead 31,589.28 42,619.42 51,153.43 53,518.68 ... 54,228.25
San Dimas 941.37 31,450.20 31,071.74 30,171.17 ... 30,612.15
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
San Fernando 29,038.75 27,290.55 19,853.43 27,242.86 ... 18,558.32
San Gabriel 6,434.71 31,541.35 36,891.56 42,496.18 ... 27,932.29
San Marino 4,151.16 10,318.98 10,963.81 11,233.57 ... 10,966.07
Santa Clarita 191,548.14 203,398.32 183,012.57 192,903.88 ... 123,867.17
Santa Fe Springs 84,440.27 91,754.70 93,710.39 90,863.31 ... 87,072.87
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
Santa Monica 73,057.29 88,028.86 91,420.90 79,255.82 ... 93,041.50
Sierra Madre 3,972.17 12,010.38 9,371.01 8,959.67 ... 7,660.36
Signal Hill 754.10 15,503.99 16,433.04 18,319.14 ... 17,828.63
South El Monte 5,421.45 30,015.41 32,672.82 29,335.87 ... 29,450.65
South Gate 22,978.66 125,659.74 141,897.94 152,978.57 ... 127,578.00
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
South Pasadena 8,729.18 21,309.06 19,184.14 19,148.34 ... 14,913.85
Temple City 4,484.10 26,380.60 25,626.00 22,332.06 ... 23,177.38
Torrance 85,086.90 147,331.42 160,436.88 163,091.40 ... 175,930.47
Vernon 84,136.27 141,566.29 196,630.61 207,414.28 ... 180,522.00
Walnut 1,321.00 22,728.88 21,153.28 23,975.88 ... 18,853.48
Jurisdiction 2020 2019 2018 2017 ... 2010
West Covina 14,634.48 79,424.69 75,170.12 68,229.95 ... 55,784.93
West Hollywood 19,763.26 24,066.41 24,482.25 26,078.51 ... 28,565.94
Westlake Village 4,629.25 24,782.75 13,759.92 13,851.35 ... 11,375.86
Whittier 54,693.34 106,175.49 120,562.21 114,267.97 ... 101,275.18
Unincorporated Areas 504,497.06 1,098,334.04 935,036.79 856,238.42 ... 894,619.53

Source: County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works