Put Toxic Waste In Its Place

OPEN TO ALL EL SEGUNDO
Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Hyperion Permanent S.A.F.E. (Solvents, Automotives, Flammables & Electronics) Collection Center

7660 West Imperial Highway, Gate B
Playa Del Rey, CA 90293

Open:

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday ONLY

The following items may be disposed of at the Center:

The facility operated by the City of Los Angeles
Partially funded by the County of Los Angeles

For more information please contact 1-800-98-TOXIC or www.larecycles.org or www.888cleanla.com

You may also properly dispose of household toxic products—at no cost—by bringing items to one of Los Angeles County’s Household Hazardous Waste Roundup events, conducted most weekends around LA County. For information, call 1-888-CLEAN-LA (888-253-2652) or log on to www.888cleanLA.com.

You can also use the Earth 911 recycling hotline to locate drop-off programs for hazardous and non-hazardous materials: 1-800-CLEANUP (800-253-2687) or www.earth911.org.

Paint

Paint may not be placed out for curbside collection or disposed of in a bin or container meant for solid waste. However, FREE paint recycling is available at drop-off sites throughout California. Most of these sites are at paint retailers (paint, hardware, and home improvement stores) that have volunteered to take back paint. These sites are available to any resident or business in California and accept paint whenever they are open for business. Below is a link to a drop-off site near you and view hours and restrictions.

Find a PaintCare drop-off location

Lithium Ion Batteries and Electronic Waste

Lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries are commonly found in cell phones, laptops, cordless phones, household electronics, and power tools and are considered hazardous waste when discarded. Unfortunately, more dangerous incidents involving explosions or fires caused by improperly disposed cell phones or Li-Ion batteries are reported.

All batteries and electronic waste must be properly recycled or taken to a household hazardous waste disposal facility or event and NEVER placed in trash or recycling carts!

Batteries and most electronic waste are considered hazardous because they contain metals and/or other toxic or corrosive materials. Even when batteries have reached their end-life, they still hold a small charge. If batteries are not discarded properly, they can explode and cause a fire when crushed in a collection cart, truck, or disposal facility.

Residents can bring unwanted Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and E-Waste items, including batteries, for safe and proper disposal to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Hyperion Permanent S.A.F.E. (Solvents, Automotives, Flammables & Electronics) Collection Center, 7660 West Imperial Highway, Gate B Playa Del Rey, CA 90293. Open: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Saturday and Sunday ONLY.

Watch a Short Animated Video on Battery Safety from the Avoid the Spark Campaign

Additional HHW Disposal Options

Residents can properly dispose of household toxic items at no cost at the Environmental Collection Center at EDCO Recycling & Transfer in Signal Hill.

Open the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (closed the following holiday weekends: May 24, 2025, October 11, 2025 and December 27, 2025)

2755 California Avenue
Signal Hill, CA 90755

Convenient Collection of:

• Household Hazardous Waste
• E-Waste
• Universal Waste
• Sharps & Medicine
• Pesticides & Fertilizers
• …and more