Gaffey Street S.A.F.E. Center

LASAN’s Harbor-area hazardous waste and electronics drop-off, at a San Pedro yard that also gives away mulch.

The Gaffey Street S.A.F.E. Center takes household hazardous waste and electronics from the Harbor area; its hours are Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. LASAN gives the address as 1400 N. Gaffey Street in San Pedro: enter from Gaffey Street, cross the train tracks, turn left, and the center is on the left.

Serves: Los Angeles trash pickup and drop-off rules.

What this center takes and what it does not

Staff unload paint and solvents, motor oil, filters and other car fluids, cleaners, pesticides and pool chemicals, aerosol cans, fluorescent and LED bulbs, propane and other gas cylinders, household and car batteries, lithium-ion batteries from e-bikes and e-scooters, TVs, computers, phones and cables, and home sharps in a lidded puncture-proof container. It does not take ammunition or explosives, radioactive and medical waste, smoke detectors, electric vehicle batteries, fans, heaters, air conditioners or vacuums. Business waste is not part of the weekend household drop-off, but this center takes small-business hazardous waste by appointment, for a fee, booked with Clean Harbors at 310-387-1071 or 4HCESQG@cleanharbors.com; the Nicole Bernson and Los Angeles-Glendale centers are not listed for it.

About this site

The same address, 1400 N. Gaffey Street, is one of LASAN’s free mulch give-away sites: open every day from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with mulch delivered on Fridays. That mulch is self-serve, so bring a shovel and containers to carry it in.

Rules at every S.A.F.E. Center

Any City of Los Angeles or Los Angeles County resident may use this center and the other S.A.F.E. Centers, and staff ask for the address the waste came from. The terms that apply at all of them, including visit limits, charges and the dates the centers shut, are listed with LA Sanitation.