Looney Bins / Downtown Diversion

Recycling

Los Angeles, CA

Facility details

Address
2424 E Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Phone
(818) 767-6180
Facility type
Recycling
County
Los Angeles County
EPA Region
9
Data sources
EPA
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110066562918

Programs on file: CA-ENVIROVIEW 112555 · NPDES permit CAZ350613 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAL000334138

Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL

EPA record updated 2019-05-06

About this facility

A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.

Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities

  • Cardboard and mixed paper
  • Plastic bottles and containers
  • Aluminum and steel cans
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Scrap metal
  • Electronics (at some sites)

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

Nearest landfill: Operating Industries, Inc. LF (OII), Monterey Park — 6.9 mi

County context

One of 289 recycling centers in Los Angeles County, CA.

ZIP 90021 population 3,152.

California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle