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, ...

POSTED: 04/01/14, 6:37 AM PDT LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council today approved a transformation in the way trash is picked up from businesses, apartments and condominiums, backing a franchise system aimed at bolstering recycling and slashing the number ...