It’s never too early for kids to learn about reducing, reusing and recycling! And the Ninth Annual 2011 Bureau of Sanitation Open Houses in the City of Los Angeles is the perfect event to do it. The City of Los Angeles will opens its doors at each of its six district yards in Sun Valley, Northridge, Lincoln Heights, South Los Angeles, San Pedro, and West Los Angeles in a series of weekend events starting Saturday, May 14, 2011.
The Sanitation Open Houses will treat visitors to trash truck and equipment demonstrations in addition to guided facility tours, information booths, recycling games with prizes and refreshments. The city’s recycling mascots, Mr. Recycle and Robo Blue will be on hand to engage the next generation of residents by bringing recycling to life through imagination and fun.
“The Open Houses showcase Sanitation’s residential collection programs and raise awareness of reducing, reusing and recycling by making real the connections to the economic, environmental and social benefits of reducing waste,” said Cynthia M. Ruiz, president of the Board of Public Works. “Individual responsibility and volunteer actions coupled with ongoing collaborations between residents, businesses and government, continue to successfully sustain community environments and deliver a better quality of life through a cleaner and greener Los Angeles.”
The 2011 Sanitation Open House dates, times and locations are:
Saturday, May 14, 2011 – 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
East Valley District Yard, 11050 Pendleton Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352
Saturday, May 21, 2011 – 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
West Valley District Yard, 8840 Vanalden Avenue, Northridge, CA 91324
Saturday, June 4, 2011 – 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
North Central District Yard, 452 N. San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, CA 90031
Saturday, June 11, 2011 – 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
South Los Angeles District Yard at The Expo Center, 3990 Menlo Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90037 (NE corner of Martin Luther King Blvd & Vermont Ave.)
Saturday, June 25, 2011 – 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Harbor District Yard, 1400 N. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
Saturday, July 16, 2011 – 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
West Los Angeles District Yard, 2027 Stoner Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025
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Fruit and non-fruit trees will be available to City of Los Angeles residents through the Million Trees L.A. program on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. In conjunction with the tree adoption opportunities, the Bureau of Sanitation will giveaway free mulch and compost recycled from its green waste program. Young visitors will also have the opportunity to learn how to plant small vegetable plants, take them home and transplant them in their gardens.
See the cast of Shrek the Musical perform on the Green of The Americana at Brand, 888 Americana Way, Glendale, 91210, Tuesday, July 19 at 3 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
