The city of Los Angeles began implementing an overhaul of its trash collection system Wednesday, aimed at reducing landfill waste and pollution. In April, the City Council approved sweeping changes to the trash pickup system for the city’s large apartment ...

By Soumya KarlamanglaApril 15, 2014, 12:39 p.m. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law Tuesday an overhaul of the city’s trash collection program for businesses and large apartment buildings. Advocates say it will keep some garbage out of landfills by increasing recycling, ...

By Emily Alpert Reyes April 1, 2014, 12:15 p.m. The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to overhaul the way garbage is collected from tens of thousands of businesses and apartment complexes in what supporters described as an ambitious bid ...