Southern California Gas Company
Southern California Gas Company (The Gas Company) is the nation's largest natural gas distributor serving 4.7 million customers and 535 communities in a service territory encompassing a population of 17 million.

As a member of the Los Angeles community for more than 125 years, The Gas Company is committed to providing clean, safe and reliable natural gas service. In addition to its traditional services, which include 24-hour emergency response, home service calls and appliance adjustments, The Gas Company's Energy Advantage Home program offers customers savings on their utility bills.

An Energy Advantage Home is a newly constructed house, condo or apartment that's built to exceed the State of California's appliance efficiency standards for water and space heating. When you visit an Energy Advantage Home Builder, you'll receive free discount coupons toward products for your new home. Choosing an Energy Advantage Home could help you get an Energy Efficient Mortgage which means you could qualify for more home, receive $500 cash back towards closing costs and get a guaranteed 10-day close from participating lenders.

The Gas Company welcomes you. We hope you enjoy your tour through the 1997 Eco Expo Environmental Home.

Maytag Appliances
Maytag Appliances is defining the future of household laundry with its new Maytag Neptune high-efficiency washer that was designed and built specifically for the North American market. The Neptune washer cleans many tough stains better than conventional washers, treats clothes more gently has the largest capacity of any residential washer on the market and saves consumers money on their utility bills while using less of the earth's natural resources: energy and water.

IntelliSense, Maytag's dishwasher with a "brain," does all the thinking for you. It uses an advanced control that constantly monitors wash load conditions such as the amount of food soil in the dishwasher, the presence of detergent and rinse aid, the wash arm rotation and the water temperature. And IntelliSense's Smart Start sensors precisely determine the proper wash and rinse cycles enabling it to save energy and water, keeping utility bills lower.

Neptune and IntelliSense are currently featured at Eco Expo 1997 Environmental Demonstration Home along with other Maytag appliances. Maytag Appliances is a full-line manufacturer of innovative kitchen and laundry appliances built to last longer. These include washers, dryers, dishwashers, cooktops, wall ovens, ranges and refrigerators. For more information, call 1-800-688-9900 or visit Maytag's Web site (www.maytag.com).

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
Environmental Programs Division
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works is proud to serve the residents of Los Angeles County by providing the following important programs and services to improve the quality of the environment and preserve natural resources, reduce the amount of waste produced and prevent pollutants from entering our lakes, river and the ocean.

Curbside Recycling Program
The recycling programs for the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County are serviced by private waste haulers as required by County ordinances. For additional information, pick up a copy of the "Recycle Today for a Better Tomorrow" brochure at our information booth.

Countywide Yard Waste Program
Monthly workshops on backyard composting, worm composting, grass recycling and water-wise gardening are given at 15 learning centers throughout the County. For a complete listing of Center locations, operating hours and workshops, please pick up a flyer at our information display.

Storm Drain Program
The storm drain system is designed to prevent flooding by collecting stormwater runoff from urbanized areas for later release to our lakes, rivers and the ocean. Each and every one of us can help to prevent pollution from entering the storm drain system by not placing waste (e.g. leaves, trash, animal droppings, oil and other hazardous wastes) in gutters, catchbasins and waterways that carry this untreated water to the ocean. To report illegal dumping into the storm drain system, please call the County's Illegal Dumping Hotline at 1(800) 303-0003.

Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program
This program provides convenient sites throughout the county on a rotating basis during the year where residents can bring their hazardous household waste for f recycling or safe disposal. For additional information, pick up a copy of the "Use it up. Clean it up. Round it up." brochure.

1-888-CLEAN-LA Environmental Hotline
Call this number to obtain information on how to participate in these environmental programs or pick up a flyer at the County's information display.

We hope you enjoyed the tour of the 1997 Eco Expo Environmental Home.