EDCO Waste & Recycling Transfer Station

I like this place. Its the same is only open once a month. but, it gets the job done.
I had been housing stuff in my garage for a while, due to the fact that I knew it was e-​waste, and I didn’t have anywhere to put it. I kept waiting for one of the nearby public schools to have one of those e-​waste drives. Anytime they had one, I was busy on the same day. With this service, I am able to go down there once a month, between the hours of 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and drop off just about everything: tires, monitors, printers, fax machines, old shredders, etc. If you get there early, it’s an easy in and out. You stay in your car the whole time. If you get there around 11 or 12, when everyone else wakes up, then you have to wait in a half hour line to get the same service. Still worth my time. Thank you for helping our environment!

I was stoked after finding out there was a free e-​waste facility in the area on the second Saturday of every month. I always felt bad for throwing stuff such as light bulbs, batteries, electronics, etc., with my everyday trash. Now I can go somewhere that will take everything for free!

Went here for a free hazardous waste round up. Pretty easy, no fuss, no muss. I was in and out pretty fast.

The city of Lakewood pioneered contracting for city services and garbage pickup is no exception. They use EDCO for weekly garbage pickup and also for the occasional disposal of large, bulky items such as mattresses and hot water heaters.
I had some old paint to dispose of and learned that EDCO had this disposal service available once a month on the second Saturday, so I decided to take advantage of this service. I drove to EDCO’s facility in Signal Hill on a Saturday morning about 9:00 a.m. and when I got there, it looked like there was already a long line snaking down the street, so I pulled in at the end of the line and waited.
As I waited, someone from EDCO walked down the line and handed people waiting in their cars some pamphlets with useful information. Gradually, the line of cars waiting to get inside the facility moved along and I was able to finally pull into the driveway where the EDCO crew was waiting to take my old cans of paint.
Everyone I spoke with there was very friendly and helpful. The facility where all the processing takes place was immaculate and didn’t smell of garbage at all. There was no need to even get out of my car and show them what to take. All I did was open the trunk and I asked them to remove the cans of paint, which they did. Once they were done, they thanked me and I was on my way.
I would highly recommend anyone who lives in the local area to take advantage of EDCO’s once-​a-​month event to unload any waste and other discards.

It would be NICE if they updated their hours of operation on their website or their Unilocal page. This is the second time that I have wasted a trip. I posted a photo of their hours in the photo roll for other Unilocalers. Hope this helps others.