Lynwood Environmental Programs

All single-family and multi-family residents living within the City of Lynwood are eligible to receive free "Bulky Item" collection service, with a limit of 5 items per collection. Bulky items include items such as:

• Furniture
• Appliances
• Wood waste
• Large yard waste
• Clothing
• Stereos
• Televisions
• Computers
• Monitors
• Cell phones
• Microwaves and other similar products

Call 888-467-7600 to schedule your free pick-up. Additionally, all bulky items can be taken to county and City clean-up events.

Hypodermic needles, syringes with needles, lancets and other sharps thrown into household waste present a great risk to sanitation workers, janitors, housekeepers and children-event pets. Lynwood residents can conveniently and responsibly dispose of needles, lancets and other sharps from homes with mail-back containers in 4 easy steps:

1. Residents call Waste Resources Inc. at 888-467-7600 to request a free Sharps Kits (includes container, pre-paid postage label, and a form)
2. Waste Resources will deliver the kit to the residence the following week
3. Residents will fill up the container with sharps
4. Residents mail the containers back for safe disposal by using the pre-paid postage label provided and sign the form included in the inside pocket of the kit

You can see your waste collection schedule on the Lynwood Environmental page or on the Street Sweeping and Waste Schedule page.

Holiday trees discarded by residences will be collected beginning December 26 and continuing for 3 weeks for free. Place your holiday tree curbside next to waste carts on your collection day. Trees over 6 feet tall must be cut in half and be sure to remove ornaments and stand.

For information on state mandated laws and requirements, please visit the CalRecycle website.

You can contact Public Works at 310-603-0220, ext. 801.