Athens Services

History and Capabilities

• Athens Services established in Los Angeles in 1958

• Family owned and operated, in it’s Fourth generation

From humble beginnings to operating over 400 routes per day

Six service hubs and two processing (MRF) plants located throughout the Greater Los Angeles area – City of Industry, Irwindale, Montebello, Sun Valley, and Riverside

• We employ over 1,200 employees in Southern California

Our Menu of ServicesResidential Services• Commercial Services• Roll-off Bins• Mixed Waste Processing• Construction &

Demolition Facility• Certified Food Waste

Recycler• Compost Facility• Special Waste Handling• E–Waste• Street Sweeping

Material Recovery Facility MRF

• Fully Enclosed Facility• Forced-Air Ventilation

System• Fast Acting Roll-up

Doors• 137,000 Sq. Feet• 20 Acre Site• Permitted to accept up

to 5,000 tons per day• Recovery of a Quarter

of a Billion Pounds of Recyclable Materials each year

New Facilities

Coming Soon:Irwindale MRFSun Valley MRF

Certified Construction and Demolition Facility

Permitted for 400 tons per day

C&D Certified Diversion Rate of 75.50%

Facility Accepts: Wood, Metal, Sawdust, inerts, drywall, concrete

Construction & Demolition Facility

Food Waste Recycling Program The food/organic waste from restaurants and other food

service businesses is more than 76% of the waste taken to landfills by trash haulers not providing food waste recycling.

◦ Spoiled fruits & vegetables◦ Stale bakery items◦ Paper products◦ Kitchen prep trimmings◦ Leftover plate scraping

• Food waste recycler in Los Angeles since 2004• Certified at 100% diversion by the City of Los Angeles

• Over 500 food service establishments participate • From large to small

restaurants• Catering companies• School & hospital

cafeterias• Experienced in

customizing program to best fit each different food service establishment

• Bilingual kitchen staff trainers

Compost Facility

Victorville, California

Division of Athens Services

Past Operation

Athens Services took over operations since November 2009, since then changes were made:• New Equipment – New Loaders, flat deck screen, water truck at a cost of approximately $900,000

• Changing to a cleaner feedstock• Changed the site operations, by changing the

windrow orientation to promote drainage, reduce odors, and make it easier to turn the material

• Installed and purchased litter fences at a cost of approximately $37,000

Changes made to Operation

Operation Now