Harbor: Gaffey Street S.A.F.E. Center

Saturdays & Sundays 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Businesses must make an appointment by calling our 24-hour Customer Care Center at 1-800-773-2489.

HHW Transportation Limit: accepting a maximum of 125 lbs or 15 gallons per visit

Enter the facility from Gaffey Street. After crossing the train tracks, turn left. The S.A.F.E. Center is on the left hand side.

Winter Closure: December 24 - January 3 (Friday through Sunday both weeks)

• Aerosol Cans
• Asbestos**
• Batteries (alkaline, lithium, lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, car/RV batteries)**
• Compressed Gas Cylinders (propane, butane, helium, MAPP gas, and fire extinguishers)
• Electronic Waste (TVs, Computers, Monitors, Printers, Cell Phones, Cables/Wiring)
• Home-generated SHARPS and Medications**
• Household Cleaning Products
• LED Light Bulbs, Fluorescent Tubes/Bulbs and Ballasts (with no metal fixtures)
• Paints and Solvents
• Pool and Garden Chemicals
• Treated/Contaminated Wood**
• Used Motor Oil, Oil Filters, Antifreeze and other Automotive Fluids

• Asbestos: Must be abated by professionals, wetted, and double bagged in clearly-labeled plastic bags; must be less than 3 ft. in length.
• Batteries: Please tape both terminals of the batteries with clear packing tape, electrical tape, or duct tape.
• Compressed Gas Cylinders: No larger than 5-gallon sized tank will be accepted.
• SHARPS: Must be brought in a State-approved container, or in a hard plastic, puncture-proof container. The container must have a lid. Loose sharps will not be accepted. This also applies to Epi-pens.
• Treated/Contaminated Wood: Wood that contains chemical preservatives; must be cut down to less than 3 feet in length.

Some of these items are accepted by LA County Facilities and Events. You may also contact the manufacturer directly for assistance.

• Acetylene tanks
• Ammunition, firecrackers and explosives (call 1-877-ASK-LAPD [1-877-275-5273])
• Business/commercial wastes (see VSQG)
• CO2 and oxygen tanks/cylinders
• Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries
• Exercise equipment, such as treadmills (these are eligible for bulky item collection)
• Fans, heaters, air conditioners, and vacuums
• Laboratory waste
• Marine flares
• Metal light fixtures
• Radioactive materials
• Medical/biological wastes
• Smoke detectors (radioactive)
• Yard waste (these can be placed in your Green Bin)

Recyclables such as glass and plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, paper, aluminum cans/metal scraps should be placed in your blue bin. Trash should be placed in the black bin.

We've partnered with Los Angeles Public Libraries to provide additional drop-off options for small single-use and rechargeable batteries. Use this link to view a map of battery collection locations.

Please note that libraries to not accept Vape Pens/E-Cigarettes, Light Bulbs, Cell Phones, E-Waste or trash.

California’s Producer-Funded Home-Generated Safe Sharps Disposal Program offers consumers free sharps disposal mail-back services for safe, easy, and convenient disposal. 

Please use this link to order your free sharps container: sharpstakebackcalifornia.org

Small businesses that qualify for our Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG) program may dispose of their hazardous waste at the S.A.F.E. Centers for a fee. Hyperion's VSQG Program is available on the 3rd Wednesday of each month and the service is by appointment only. Please call 310-387-1071 or email 4HCESQG@cleanharbors.com to book an appointment.

If a business is a generator of sharps and medical waste, then it does not qualify under the VSQG Program. A sharps and medical waste mailback option is available through Clean Harbors Healthcare Services. Please call 800-344-1864 or email: SharpsMedicalMailbackKitRequests@cleanharbors.com.

Additionally, regular healthcare disposal services can be set up by contacting healthcare@cleanharbors.com.

NOTE: An EPA ID number is required to participate in the VSQG Program. If you regularly generate any amount of hazardous waste, you are required to have an EPA ID number. Alternatively, a temporary EPA ID number can be obtained from the state if you do not regularly generate hazardous waste. Visit the DTSC website to register and receive your EPA ID number.

LASAN received the Leader in Sustainability Award in 2022 for the fifth year in a row for diverting more than 30,000 pounds of rechargeable batteries! LASAN has partnered with Call2Recycle, a battery stewardship organization, to collect and recycle rechargeable batteries at the 7 S.A.F.E. Centers, which include lithium-ion, nickel-cadmium, and lead-acid batteries.