December 2018
After the holidays, from December 26, 2108 to January 18, 2019, residents of Paramount who have Christmas trees can place them out at curbside for FREE pickup by CalMet Services. The trees will be recycled into mulch.
Be sure to remove the stand and all the decorations, lights and tinsel, and do not wrap the tree or enclose it in a plastic bag.
Single-Family Homes: If the tree is four-feet-tall or less, you can put it in your green waste recycling barrel. For anything larger, set it curbside on your normal garbage collection day by 6:00 a.m. (Flocked trees will also be picked up.)
After January 18, 2019, your tree can still be
Community Cleanup!
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• E-Waste computers, printers, TVs, cell phones, telephones,
stereos, etc.
• Green Waste grass, leaves, small branches, shrubs, plants, weeds; NO ivy, tree stumps, logs, lumber, palm fronds, cacti, yucca plants, ice plant; nothing in plastic bags
• Documents for Shredding maximum of three banker-size boxes per
MAYOR Diane J. Martinez
VICE MAYOR Tom Hansen
COUNCILMEMBERS
Laurie Guillen
Daryl Hofmeyer
Peggy Lemons
Cleaner Electricity Coming Soon
CITY OF PARAMOUNT 90723
Cleaner electricity is coming to Paramount with the Clean Power Alliance (CPA) that will provide your electricity from renewable sources at competitive rates.
Southern California Edison (SCE) will still deliver power, send your bill, and be responsible for service. All Paramount electricity customers will be enrolled automatically with CPA through SCE in early 2019.
Notices from CPA explaining everything are being mailed this month. Then, you should see a savings on your monthly bill. You will also have the choice to opt out.
Using CPA is another way that the City is making Paramount as environmentally friendly as possible. Questions? Visit cleanpoweralliance.org, email customerservice@cleanpoweralliance.org, or call 888-585-3788.
Large items that won’t fit in your garbage container can be hauled away by calling (562) 259-1239, ext. 244. (No lumber, concrete, auto parts, and toxins like paint and used motor oil.) It’s free for single-family homes and multi-family properties with trash barrels. For residential properties with bins and for commercial accounts there’s a small per-item charge.
Holiday Trash Pickup & Street Sweeping Schedules
Christmas and New Year’s Day will slightly alter garbage collection schedules this season.
There will be no trash pickup on Tuesday, December 25. Pickup will resume on Wednesday, December 26 and will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the holiday week.
There will be no trash pickup on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. Pickup will resume on Wednesday, January 2 and will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the holiday week.
If you have any questions, please call CalMet at (562) 259-1239.
With street sweeping, there will be no service on the following days: Monday, December 24; Tuesday, December 25; Tuesday, January 1, 2019. There will be no makeup for any of those days.
The transit system in the City is moving in a new and better direction for our residents.
All current forms of City-provided transit (excluding the Medical Taxi Program) will end on February 9. All replacement forms of transit will begin on February 10.
The Easy Rider fixed-route shuttle will be replaced by expanded Long Beach Transit bus routes.
The College Bound shuttle will be replaced by a Transit Access Pass (TAP) for Long Beach Transit and Metro bus routes.
Dial-A-Ride buses will be replaced by Fiesta/Ride Yellow Dial-A-Ride taxis.
The Elderly Nutrition bus will be replaced by Fiesta/Ride Yellow Elderly Nutrition taxis.
All of these changes will greatly improve service for residents and expand local and regional accessibility.
To learn more details, please visit ParamountInMotion.org or call (562) 220-2121.
