{"id":1720,"date":"2015-01-07T00:28:50","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T00:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/recycletorrance.org\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2015-01-27T23:44:24","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T23:44:24","slug":"new-year-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/recycletorrance.org\/new-year-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year Cleaning!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: blue;\">Large, Bulky Item Pick-Ups!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The holiday season has come and gone &#8230; and left a mess behind. Looking around, you wonder how you&#8217;ll ever replace your old couch and appliances with your new ones! Well, the City of Torrance will pick up your old items from you for <strong>FREE!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>For residents with City services for rubbish and recycling, a free pickup of large or bulky items can be requested.  <strong>Large item collection is available on an on-call basis once per calendar year per address. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"frame gray\"><p><strong><span style=\"color: blue;\">The City will pick up twenty (20) items per pick up.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<ul class=\"list plus\">\n<li>Small items must be tied in bags.<\/li>\n<li>To schedule your once a year large item pickup, call our customer service office, Global Water, toll-free at 855-354-5623, Monday through Thursday, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. <\/li>\n<li>Your pick up will take place the following week on either Tuesday or Wednesday.<\/li>\n<li>Place items where recycling is picked up, at least five feet away from your trash and recycling containers.<\/li>\n<li>Torrance Municipal Code states that materials cannot be placed for collection earlier than 12 hours before the scheduled pickup.<\/li>\n<li>Cancellations must be made at least one day in advance of your scheduled pickup.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"frame gray\"><p><strong><span style=\"color: blue;\">The following are <\/span><span style=\"color: red;\">NOT<\/span><span style=\"color: blue;\"> collected as part of this program:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<ul class=\"list plus\">\n<li>Construction materials (examples: wood, concrete, bricks, and drywall)<\/li>\n<li>Major yard cleanup debris (examples: trunks and stumps, sod, and dirt)  <\/li>\n<li>Wall-to-wall carpeting  <\/li>\n<li>Auto parts<\/li>\n<li>Spas, hot tubs <\/li>\n<li>Pianos, organs <\/li>\n<li>Household hazardous wastes, including TVs, computer monitors, and electronics. If you have hazardous waste or electronics, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torranceca.gov\/9124.htm\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> for suggestions.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><strong>Residents are also encouraged to consider recycling any items in usable condition by donating them to a non-profit organization.<\/strong> The following organizations provide pick-up or drop-off service:<br \/>\n<ul class=\"list plus\">\n<li>Goodwill: 562-435-7741<\/li>\n<li>Salvation Army: 800-958-7825<\/li>\n<li>Habitat for Humanity: 310-323-5665<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n<p><strong>For residents with working refrigerators to be discarded, <\/strong>you may be entitled to a rebate from Southern California Edison. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sce.com\/wps\/portal\/home\/residential\/rebates-savings\/rebates\/refrigerator-recycling\/!ut\/p\/b1\/hdBdT8IwFAbgvyIX7Ma4HlgYg2QxJRIoTgjyNXZjyiilZlux7SD8e6vgBRGxNydtnpPznqIExSgp6F5waoQsaPZ1T_y3WtDDfTIBAs9zANJ58iMynMJLCyxYWgB_HAz_9S9Qckl63Qa2BFrTRuR7s6Z_G4xr3i_w2qwDGcy70ahTq0NQP4NWD7r9wciC6dgD4o1hOMHYA_gZcWOLAUp4JlffP7LExcoLOEoU2zDFlFsq-7w1ZqfbVajC4XBwuZQ8Y24q8ypoRlW6ffwIrVdizZmiRqp7xdKjKLijZalSJtahYE1HZTq0TW4uUiW13Jg2Kx5mE0ewsDSbwJGnei3FVmqD4svh19wpzo4qmmsUX2S6O2dCuzwGQd4b2T5iC1ypfAKWguPX\/dl4\/d5\/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for details<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For residents who have items the City will not take, or for those who have already used the large item pick up for the year,<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torranceca.gov\/PDF\/TransferStationListForWebsite.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> for a list of local transfer stations that are open to the public.  Please call ahead for prices, accepted materials, recycling options or other requirements.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: blue;\"><strong>Please note:<\/strong><\/span> Large Item Collection is not available during the time of our Christmas tree recycling program, which usually starts after Christmas and continues for about two weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Large, Bulky Item Pick-Ups! The holiday season has come and gone &#8230; and left a mess behind. Looking around, you wonder how you&#8217;ll ever replace your old couch and appliances with your new ones! Well, the City of Torrance will pick up your old items from you for FREE! 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