Transcript Athens Services

Athens Services
History and Capabilities
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Athens Services established in Los Angeles in 1958
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Family owned and operated, in it’s Fourth generation
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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 Services
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
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Material Recovery Facility MRF
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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
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Food Waste Recycling Program
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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
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Food waste recycler in Los Angeles since 2004
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Certified at 100% diversion by the City of Los Angeles
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Over 500 food service
establishments participate
• From large to small
restaurants
• Catering companies
• School & hospital
cafeterias
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Experienced in customizing
program to best fit each
different food service
establishment
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Bilingual kitchen staff
trainers
Compost Facility
Division of Athens Services
Victorville, California
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