Trash, Recycling, and Organics Service in Outpost Estates

Written By Chris Wintrode

Keeping Outpost Estates clean and safe takes teamwork—and understanding how the City’s trash system works in our neighborhood is an important piece. Here’s what residents should know about service, bins, holidays, and contacts.

🗓 Weekly Pickup Day

⏰ When to Set Out and Bring In Bins

Placement tips:

  • Place bins with wheels toward the curb, at least 3 feet apart.

  • Keep away from cars, mailboxes, and fire hydrants so the truck’s arm can safely reach.

  • Lids must close completely—overflowing bins may not be collected.

Picture of black, blue, and green bins set out on Outpost Drive for “Trash Day Friday.”

A picture of a green, blue and black trash bin issued by LA Sanitation & Environment (LSAN).

➕ Extra or Different-Size Bins

  • Standard size: 60-gallon.

  • Other sizes: 90-gallon (“extra capacity”) available by request; smaller sizes also possible.

  • Cost:

    • Extra black bin: $5 per month for every 30-gallon increment added to your standard allowance (billed on LADWP statement).

    • Extra blue bin: Usually provided at no additional charge for single-family homes, though limits apply.

    • Extra green bins: $2.50 per month for every 30-gallon increment added to your standard allowance (billed on LADWP statement).

How to request or replace bins:

  • Online/app: MyLA311

  • Phone: LASAN Customer Care Center — 1-800-773-2489

Notes:

  • Damaged containers are typically replaced at no charge.

  • Report lost/stolen bins through LASAN for replacement.

  • Exchanges (size changes) are available through MyLA311.

♻️ What Goes in Each Bin

  • Black (Trash / Landfill): Non-recyclable, non-compostable waste.

  • Blue (Recycling): Clean/dry paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, metal cans, rigid plastics. Do not put in plastic bags, film, food-soiled items, batteries, or e-waste.

  • Green (Organics): Yard trimmings and food scraps per LASAN’s citywide organics program.

🎉 Holiday Schedule

If one of the following City holidays falls on a weekday, collection shifts by one day for the rest of that week.

For Outpost Estates (Friday pickup), service will move to Saturday during these weeks:

  • New Year’s Day (Jan 1)

  • Memorial Day (last Monday in May)

  • Independence Day (July 4)

  • Labor Day (first Monday in September)

  • Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)

  • Christmas Day (Dec 25)

If the holiday lands on a weekend, service usually runs as normal.

💵 LASAN Service Rates

  • The City of Los Angeles is increasing trash hauling fees through LASAN. The monthly Solid Resources fee for single-family homes and duplexes are increasing from $36.32 to $55.94 beginning in 2025-26 — a 54% hike.

  • Additional increases are expected over the next few years, with rates projected to reach about $65.93 per month by 2029-30.

  • The City says the increase is necessary to cover rising costs (fuel, equipment, labor), reduce reliance on subsidies, and bring the service into financial sustainability.

  • For a typical household in Outpost Estates, that means an extra $19.62/month, or about $235/year in additional cost just for your regular trash, recycling, and organics service. If you currently pay for extra trash bins or upgraded (“extra capacity”) containers, those costs could increase proportionally under the new rate schedule.

🌳 Neighborhood Reminders and 📞 Helpful Links and Contacts

Please do your part to keep Outpost Estates safe and tidy:

  • Don’t set bins out too early.

  • Bring them in promptly after pickup.

  • Be especially mindful on our narrow hillside roads—clear bins keep streets safer for drivers, walkers, and emergency access.

Helpful Links & Contacts:

  • MyLA311 (service requests): website or mobile app

  • LASAN Customer Care Center: 1-800-773-2489

  • Organics & Recycling Guidelines: Check LASAN’s current list of accepted materials

Chris Wintrode
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