Cleanup of Illegal Dumping

Our dedicated LASAN crews are out in City of Los Angeles neighborhoods Monday through Friday cleaning up known illegal dumping sites to keep LA beautiful. We track every single cleanup request through the MyLA311 system to ensure the job gets done.

We don't just wait for you to call - LASAN is shifting into high gear to care for our city's streets and public pathways proactively! By looking at past data and using our "CleanStat" street surveys, we can map out areas that need extra attention. Then, we send dedicated crews to clean those spots before trash can even pile up. We also proactively scan every single neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles twice a year to keep our communities bright, welcoming, and beautiful for everyone.

The CleanStat Program is a street-by-street assessment to collect data used to determine cleanliness of the streets in the City of Los Angeles. The program assesses the city streets at least twice a year to identify unreported items like household items, e-wastes, tires, illegal dumping, mattresses, metal/white goods, shopping carts, loose litter, and weeds. The data are then inputted in a grading formula that indicates the cleanliness of a particular street. The grades are 1 (clean), 2 (moderately clean), and 3 (not clean). Further, the locations of the identified items are provided to collection groups like the LASAN collection yards and the Office of Community Beautification (OCB) to collect the items or abate areas. The CleanStat Program is a proactive approach to cleaning the city streets. This means that thousands of unreported items are picked up when they otherwise would not be.

The data, further, provides information that may help not only LASAN but also other agencies like the Council District Offices to implement proactive measures to keep the streets clean. For example, the data may be used to target areas and provide outreach such as information on reporting items that LASAN may pick-up. Additionally, the historical data allows LASAN so strategically deploy resources in areas where specific services are needed. For example, no dumping signs are installed in streets with high counts of illegal dumping.

Did you spot some illegally dumped trash in your neighborhood? Report it quickly at myla311.lacity.org or call us 24/7 at 800-773-2489.