If you think you can just throw it in the trash, you're wrong. That would be really bad for the environment and bad for your check book. Occasionally, there are e-waste events around the city, but lucky for us, the City of LA has six S.A.F.E. Centers (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, Electronics) that are open to the public a few days a week as a free service.
Today, we headed to the Sun Valley S.A.F.E. Center in the Northeast Valley. We don't head to the neighborhood of Sun Valley that often and wouldn't be surprised if you've never heard of it. It seems that the neighborhoods of this corner of the Valley are quite unknown. How often do people talk about Pacoima or Arleta? Does LVT mean anything to you?
Anyway, for more information on hazardous waste, the city's Bureau of Sanitation has all the know-how.
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People should talk about Lake View Terrace more: it is the new home to the Los Angeles Children's Museum (at Hansen Dam). Don't forget all those other communities in the Valley and the entire City of LA like Sylmar & Shadow Hills.
As for SAFE centers, rumor has it that in about 6 months or so, there will be another one of these sites in the Van Nuys/Northridge area just north of Van Nuys Airport. It appears the City is making it more convenient to dispose of batteries, lightbulbs, paint, etc.