The City of La Quinta contracts with Burrtec Waste and Recycling Services, LLC for commercial waste and recycling collection. Please contact them for more information about their services.
Burrtec offers waste assessments to create waste and sustainability solutions that serve your specific business needs. Please visit the Burrtec website to request a FREE waste assessment.
Construction & Demolition (C&D) Debris Management Plan
The California Green Building Standards Code (CAL Green) Section 5.408 mandates that all new building construction develop a waste management plan that includes diversion of at least 65% of construction and demolition material from landfills, through recycling or reuse.
Burrtec is the only authorized hauler in La Quinta and they have an established C&D Waste Diversion Program. Ensure that your contractor is aware of this program and that they review Burrtec's requirements for C&D Debris Management.
Please contact Burrtec customer service at (760) 340-2113 or visit the Burrtec website for more information on available dumpsters and roll-off bins.
Click the image below to view acceptable items to recycle!
Examples of acceptable items for recycling are:
Office paper
Newspapers
Envelopes and junk mail
Magazines and books
Cereal boxes
Cardboard (clean and flattened, no greasy pizza boxes)
Milk paper cartons (clean and dry)
Aluminum, steel, and tin cans
Glass bottles and jars (no drinking glasses)
Plastic bottles, jugs, and containers numbered 1-7 (look for recycle symbol)
Previous Commercial Newsletters and Flyers
Click the images for more information on commercial recycling and food waste.
Desert Arc Shredding and Electronics Waste Recycling
Desert Arc is a non-profit human services organization in the Coachella Valley that serves people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. They provide secure Shredding and Electronics Waste Recycling services for residents and businesses at a competitive price.
Click on the images for more information on Desert Arc Shredding and Recycling
Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling (AB 1826)
This state law requires businesses, and multi-family complexes with 5 or more units, that generate two (2) or more cubic yards of solid waste per week to arrange for organic waste collection services. Organic waste includes food waste, food-soiled paper products, landscape waste, and green waste.
Click the images for more information on organics recycling and food waste from Burrtec.
Please visit the Burrtec website for more information on AB 1826.
AB 1826 Exemption or Compliance Verification Report
Certain businesses may be exempt from the AB 1826 Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling law if:
De Minimis - there is insufficient space for storage or service of Burrtec-provided containers
Physical Space - the amount of organic waste generated per week is less than 1/2 a cubic yard
Please contact the Burrtec Environmental Coordinator at (760) 674-1039 for assistance with this request.
Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SB 1383)
Effective January 1, 2022, all California businesses were required to start separating organic waste from other trash and non-organic recyclables and participate in an organics collection program. Burrtec continues working with the City to provide programs for businesses to comply with the requirements of this legislation.
Additionally, large food generators such as grocery stores and wholesale food distributors must facilitate a food rescue program that creates a 20% increase in the recovery of edible food.
Click the images for an SB 1383 Overview and more information from Burrtec.
