Energy & Environmental Services

Free Shred Event

Veterans Memorial Stadium
4901 E. Conant St.
(enter on Conant St.)
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 8 – 10am

Secure document disposal at no cost!

The Department of Energy and Environmental Services invites Long Beach residents to participate in upcoming shred events offering no-cost, secure disposal of sensitive documents. Shredded paper is not recyclable in curbside recycling carts. Take advantage of this opportunity to securely shred documents and ensure the paper is recycled right.

During each event, two mobile shredding trucks will be on-site until 10 a.m. or until the trucks reach capacity.
Event location, dates and times:

Veterans Memorial Stadium
4901 E. Conant St. (enter on Conant St.)
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Saturday, September 12, 2026
8 a.m. - 10 a.m. (or until the mobile shredding trucks on site reach capacity)

Accepted:
Confidential documents, white or color paper
Manila file folders, staples and paperclips
Envelopes and cardboard

There is a limit of 3 boxes per vehicle and the box size cannot exceed 10” x 12” x 15” dimensions.

Not Accepted:
CDs, hard drives, and cell phones
Three-ring binders, credit cards
Hanging file folders, metal objects, plastics, glass, plastic bags, food, batteries, weapons

Contact:
For questions, click this link to email lbrecycles@longbeach.gov.

Department: Environmental Services
Event Type: Other
Audience: Adults
Contact Name: LB Recycles
Contact Phone: (562) 570-2869
Contact Email: lbrecycles@longbeach.gov
Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number. Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado. ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isang alternatibong pormat o maka-hiling ng makatwirang akomodasyon, maaari pong kontakin ang email o ang numero ng telepono na nakalista.
More info: longbeach.gov…

Residential Recycling Facility Tour

WM Orange Recycling Facility
2050 N. Glassell St., Orange, CA 92865
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 9:30 – 10:30am

Long Beach community members are invited to a recycling facility tour in partnership with the City’s contracted residential recycling hauler, WM. During the tour, participants will see how materials from curbside recycling carts are sorted using both technology and trained staff. Participants will learn what happens to materials after they are collected, what can and cannot be recycled, and how people and equipment work together to keep the recycling system running.

For safety reasons and to comply with facility requirements, tours are open to Long Beach community members 18 or older. Please note that this tour involves stair climbing.There are 13 spots available per tour, and advanced registration is required to secure a spot. Tours fill up quickly. Those who register after a tour is full will be placed on a waitlist and contacted if a spot opens up.

Department: Energy Resources
Event Type: Other
Audience: Adults
Contact Name: LBRecycles
Contact Phone: 562-570-2869
Contact Email: lbrecycles@longbeach.gov
Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number. Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado. ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isang alternatibong pormat o maka-hiling ng makatwirang akomodasyon, maaari pong kontakin ang email o ang numero ng telepono na nakalista.

Residential Recycling Facility Tour

WM Orange Recycling Facility
2050 N. Glassell St., Orange, CA 92865
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Long Beach community members are invited to a recycling facility tour in partnership with the City’s contracted residential recycling hauler, WM. During the tour, participants will see how materials from curbside recycling carts are sorted using both technology and trained staff. Participants will learn what happens to materials after they are collected, what can and cannot be recycled, and how people and equipment work together to keep the recycling system running.

For safety reasons and to comply with facility requirements, tours are open to Long Beach community members 18 or older. Please note that this tour involves stair climbing.There are 13 spots available per tour, and advanced registration is required to secure a spot. Tours fill up quickly. Those who register after a tour is full will be placed on a waitlist and contacted if a spot opens up.

Department: Energy Resources
Event Type: Other
Audience: Adults
Contact Name: LBRecycles
Contact Phone: 562-570-2869
Contact Email: lbrecycles@longbeach.gov
Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number. Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado. ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isang alternatibong pormat o maka-hiling ng makatwirang akomodasyon, maaari pong kontakin ang email o ang numero ng telepono na nakalista.

Free Shred Event

Veterans Memorial Stadium
4901 E. Conant St.
(enter on Conant St.)
Saturday, September 12, 2026, 8 – 10am

Secure document disposal at no cost!

The Department of Energy and Environmental Services invites Long Beach residents to participate in upcoming shred events offering no-cost, secure disposal of sensitive documents. Shredded paper is not recyclable in curbside recycling carts. Take advantage of this opportunity to securely shred documents and ensure the paper is recycled right.

During each event, two mobile shredding trucks will be on-site until 10 a.m. or until the trucks reach capacity.
Event location, dates and times:

Veterans Memorial Stadium
4901 E. Conant St. (enter on Conant St.)
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Saturday, September 12, 2026
8 a.m. - 10 a.m. (or until the mobile shredding trucks on site reach capacity)

Accepted:
Confidential documents, white or color paper
Manila file folders, staples and paperclips
Envelopes and cardboard

There is a limit of 3 boxes per vehicle and the box size cannot exceed 10” x 12” x 15” dimensions.

Not Accepted:
CDs, hard drives, and cell phones
Three-ring binders, credit cards
Hanging file folders, metal objects, plastics, glass, plastic bags, food, batteries, weapons

Contact:
For questions, click this link to email lbrecycles@longbeach.gov.

Department: Environmental Services
Event Type: Other
Audience: Adults
Contact Name: LB Recycles
Contact Phone: (562) 570-2869
Contact Email: lbrecycles@longbeach.gov
Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number. Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado. ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isang alternatibong pormat o maka-hiling ng makatwirang akomodasyon, maaari pong kontakin ang email o ang numero ng telepono na nakalista.
More info: longbeach.gov…

Residential Recycling Facility Tour

WM Orange Recycling Facility
2050 N. Glassell St., Orange, CA 92865
Monday, September 14, 2026, 9:30 – 10:30am

Long Beach community members are invited to a recycling facility tour in partnership with the City’s contracted residential recycling hauler, WM. During the tour, participants will see how materials from curbside recycling carts are sorted using both technology and trained staff. Participants will learn what happens to materials after they are collected, what can and cannot be recycled, and how people and equipment work together to keep the recycling system running.

For safety reasons and to comply with facility requirements, tours are open to Long Beach community members 18 or older. Please note that this tour involves stair climbing.There are 13 spots available per tour, and advanced registration is required to secure a spot. Tours fill up quickly. Those who register after a tour is full will be placed on a waitlist and contacted if a spot opens up.

Department: Energy Resources
Event Type: Other
Audience: Adults
Contact Name: LBRecycles
Contact Phone: 562-570-2869
Contact Email: lbrecycles@longbeach.gov
Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number. Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado. ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isang alternatibong pormat o maka-hiling ng makatwirang akomodasyon, maaari pong kontakin ang email o ang numero ng telepono na nakalista.

Residential Recycling Facility Tour

WM Orange Recycling Facility
2050 N. Glassell St., Orange, CA 92865
Monday, September 14, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Long Beach community members are invited to a recycling facility tour in partnership with the City’s contracted residential recycling hauler, WM. During the tour, participants will see how materials from curbside recycling carts are sorted using both technology and trained staff. Participants will learn what happens to materials after they are collected, what can and cannot be recycled, and how people and equipment work together to keep the recycling system running.

For safety reasons and to comply with facility requirements, tours are open to Long Beach community members 18 or older. Please note that this tour involves stair climbing.There are 13 spots available per tour, and advanced registration is required to secure a spot. Tours fill up quickly. Those who register after a tour is full will be placed on a waitlist and contacted if a spot opens up.

Department: Energy Resources
Event Type: Other
Audience: Adults
Contact Name: LBRecycles
Contact Phone: 562-570-2869
Contact Email: lbrecycles@longbeach.gov
Language Access: To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the listed email or phone number. Para solicitar esta información en un formato alternativo o para pedir una adaptación razonable, favor de comunicarse a través del correo electrónico o número de teléfono proporcionado. ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព័ត៌មាននេះ ក្នុងទម្រង់ផ្សេង ឬស្នើសុំតាមតម្រូវការសមរម្យណាមួយ សូមទាក់ទងអ៊ីមែល ឬលេខទូរស័ព្ទ ដែលបានចុះនៅលើបញ្ជី។ Para maka-hiling ng impormasyon na ito sa isang alternatibong pormat o maka-hiling ng makatwirang akomodasyon, maaari pong kontakin ang email o ang numero ng telepono na nakalista.