🎃 Happy National Pumpkin Day! Carving a pumpkin? Don’t toss those scraps in the trash! Place pumpkin leftovers and other food scraps in the green cart along with yard trimmings. For more info on what can be recycled in your green cart, visit CleanLA.com.

💊 October 24th is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day! Safely dispose of unused or expired medications and help keep our communities & the environment safe. Visit DEATakeBack.com or CleanLA.com for free programs & disposal sites for meds & sharps.

💀 Plastic waste is scarier than any Halloween fright. Single-use plastics can stick around for years, polluting our planet and putting wildlife at risk. This Halloween, skip the plastics and chose reusable items.

Make Halloween greener! 🥤 Heading to Halloween activities? Bring reusable items like cups, containers, bags, and water bottles to help cut down on single-use waste. Celebrate Halloween while helping to keep our planet clean!

👻 Spook it, don’t toss it! This Halloween give everyday items a spooky look! Turn cardboard boxes, jars, old clothes, and other materials into creepy decor or costumes. Get creative, save money, and reduce waste as you give your home and Halloween look a spooky makeover.

🪫Is your garage starting to look like a haunted house? Old paint, batteries, cleaners, & other household & electronic waste can be dangerous if handled or disposed improperly. Dispose of them safely at a FREE HHW/E-Waste Collection event. CleanLA.com.

♻️ ¿Estás buscando deshacerte de un colchón o somier viejo? Déjalo en nuestro evento de recolección de reciclaje de colchones GRATUITO en sábado en Lancaster. Para más información, visita dpw.lacounty.gov/epd/mattres…. Abierto solo para residentes. No se aceptan colchones comerciales.

♻️Looking to get rid of an old mattress or box spring? Drop it off at our FREE Mattress Recycling Collection Event on Saturday in Lancaster. For more info, visit dpw.lacounty.gov/epd/mattres…. Open to residents only. Commercial mattresses will not be accepted.

🥬 It’s National Kale Day! Why not grow your own? It’s easy to grow, rewarding to harvest, and can help you save money while reducing food waste. Ready to start growing your own veggies? Sign up for a FREE Smart Gardening Workshop at CleanLA.com.

🦇 Turn everyday items into Halloween decor! Give materials you already have at home a spooky second life to save money and reduce waste. A little painting, creativity, and imagination can transform everyday items into creepy decorations.

☕️ On International Coffee Day, keep your coffee grounds out of the landfill! Instead, place them in your green trash cart along with yard trimmings to be recycled. Help turn organic waste into useful resources. For more info, visit CleanLA.com.