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Athens Services. 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
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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 History and Capabilities
Residential 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 Our Menu of Services
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 MRF Sun Valley MRF
Construction & Demolition Facility • 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
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 Food Waste Recycling Program
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
Division of Athens Services Compost Facility Victorville, California
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