Waste Management, City of La Verne and Chamber of Commerce to Host Yard Sale to Reduce Waste

Waste Management has teamed up with the City of La Verne, the La Verne Chamber of Commerce and Bonita High School to give local residents an opportunity to sell off unwanted or surplus items no longer needed at the city’s Fourth Annual Community Yard Sale.

“Often times, these items are thrown away and end up in a landfill, which can take up valuable landfill space,” said Don Kendrick, Mayor of La Verne. “Reselling these items is the perfect solution because, as the saying goes, ‘one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.’”

The event is to free to the public and will take place on Saturday, April 20 from 8 a.m. to noon in the Bonita High School parking lot. Individual sellers, community groups, clubs, teams, or other groups looking for an easy fundraiser with minimal start up costs are all encouraged to participate.

To participate as a seller, the cost of renting a space is $35 for two parking spaces or $25 for a single parking space.  Applications are available on the City of La Verne Website, at City, or at the Chamber office located at 2078 Bonita Avenue.  To receive an application by mail, sellers can call 909-593-5265. Participants are not required to have a yard sale permit.  Spaces sell out, so be sure to reserve early.  

“What better way to get a start on spring cleaning?” said Brian McNerney, CEO, of the La Verne Chamber of Commerce. “Or simply get a little shopping in while supporting the city, the environment and our community as a whole.”

Waste Management will be providing one 3-yard trash bin along with one 3-yard recycling bin, both equipped with locking lids, for all left over items.

“Not only is the yard sale a great way to reuse quality items, but it also helps the City of La Verne to meet challenging state waste diversion requirements by keeping items out of the waste stream,” said Carolyn Anderson of Waste Management. “We are honored to support the city’s exemplary efforts to reduce waste and promote sustainability. Supporting this community yard sale is just another way of demonstrating our commitment to giving back to the communities we serve.” 

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Waste Management, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. It is also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. The company’s customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North America. To learn more information about Waste Management visit www.wm.com or www.thinkgreen.com.