The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner's office identified the woman as 32-year-old Heather Haas.
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The body was reported around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in a residential neighborhood in the 8500 block of Wentworth Street.
The garbage bin was left on the side of the road, and the body was inside a Burton snowboarding bag when police removed it.
It wasn't clear how long the body had been there.
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A cause of death has not been determined.