Crews were called just after 1 a.m Tuesday, Oct. 23, to 1205 City Ranch Road in Palmdale and discovered the fire burning in a pit, according to a Los Angeles County Fire dispatcher.
Firefighters allowed the flames to burn themselves out and after daybreak they were mopping up at the scene, a spokesperson said. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
The listed address is for Waste Management of Antelope Valley.
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Hate WM says
But inha e seen several times where the driver of the trucks will dump the trash and recycling into their truck. The SAME TRUCK DEIVES OFF WITH TRASH AND RECYCLING…… So whia really to blame. Why does WM have the sole contract for both cities. It’s all crap.
Matthew Clements says
Yeah but still. Then that falls on contaminated trash. You can’t put batteries or HHW (Household Hazardous Waste), pretty much anything in any of your bins. If a truck breaks down having a driver do one street to help out isn’t illegal. It’s very common. If the stream of the truck originally was trash they send the small amount of recycle to the landfill. Or have the same truck complete it’s route then return. Vise versa, WM has the monopoly because if we switched, so many businesses who partner with WM would be forced to deal with the nightmare of changing haulers. L.A did this one year ago for commercial contracts and it was a disaster. WM is apart of the family of the AV, just as you are.
I’m in no way affiliated with the company, just a 15 year old garbage truck photographer, who hears the other side of the story, I work with these men and women every day. You shouldn’t put anything flammable in your carts. Whether it’s trash, Recycle, or Greenwaste.
Tom says
Waist Management is a national organization started in the east coast. Phil sold AV Rubbish years ago when his brother sold his trash company in Santa Clarita. Ties to the AV are long gone. Waste Management is know to buy out small companies. Benz just recently sold the AV contracts to Waist Management to help pay state fines the company had.
Matthew Clements says
To be honest, as one being a junkie for older trucks. That’s what sucks about Waste Management. They come in and devour small companies, the small companies have the good trucks haha, WM puts there modern fleet in. Arklin Bro’s Enterprises (Company that owned AV Rubbish, and Blue Barrel) was gone before I was born. Headquartered in Texas, WM is a billion dollar company. I know for a fact they would enjoy having the entire US market. However, the people that work there live here, and I know a guy who collects recycle in Palmdale, who was employed by AV Rubbish, when WM takes over typically they keep the same drivers. My family trusts waste management, because the drivers have been serving here for close to 40 years. I understand where you are coming from, and will say that WM neglects the Antelope Valley a bit. We still run 2002 trucks, while every other so Cal yard has most of their fleet under 2 years old. But the voices up there don’t do anything for the AV, it’s all the drivers who serve as ambassadors for the AV Division. They serve themselves, and they care. Maybe not when customers disobey regulations, but i’m sure you can see what I am saying.
Matthew Clements says
These people need to realize that this is why you don’t contaminate your recycling bins!! This is the second fire at this facility in a month. I know that because I know many of the drivers personally. WM will send bills out, and since they owe the fire department money, the Antelope Valley Division is gonna raise the bill again. Trucks have caught fire, cans have caught fire, and now the facility itself. It’s listed on each can, Recycle right people!
Laughing says
But meth mixing in plastic bottles is all the rage up here….
Alby says
I was mixing lemonade in a gallon water jug by shaking it around in my front yard while watering the grass and some tweekers came out of nowhere and asked if I was mixing it right like if they wanted a piece of action. Where is this town goin to?
Tamara Taylor says
Tweeker land!!