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Services and Rates

Submitted by simonk on Mon, 09/08/2008 - 15:31.

The Shoreway Environmental Center is currently operated by South Bay Recycling and is located on the border of the City of San Carlos and Redwood City.  The facility receives solid waste and recyclables hauled by the general public, contractors and franchised collection vehicles servicing RethinkWaste member agencies. Materials are consolidated and loaded into large transfer trailers for shipment offsite to the Ox Mountain Landfill and to recycling facilities for construction and demolition waste, and organics materials.

To save money, recycle as much as possible before you go to the Transfer Station by visiting the Public Recycling Center.  Organize your load so you can easily remove the recyclable materials at the Recycling Renter before, if you need to, visiting the Transfer Station.

Public entrance to the Shoreway Environmental Center is through Gate 1 for the various areas of the facility.

Public Recycling Center

The Pubic Recycling Center includes a Buy-Back Center and free Drop-Off Center:

  • Buy-Back Recycling Center

California redemption value (CRV) containers (aluminum cans, glass bottles, and plastic bottles) may be redeemed at the Buy-Back Recycling Center.  Customers can also drop-off for free non-redemption curbside recyclable materials (cardboard, mixed paper, newspaper, magazines, glass, cans, bottles, and plastic bottles).

  • Drop-Off Center
    • Electronics (e.g. computers, computer monitors, TVs, copiers, faxes, VCRs and other consumer electronics)
    • Used motor oil (up to 15 gallons)
    • Antifreeze (up to 10 gallons)
    • Oil filters
    • Latex paint ONLY (up to 10 gallons)
    • Fluorescent lighting tubes (up to 6 tubes)
    • Compact fluorescent lights
    • Cell phones
    • Household batteries
    • Hardback books
    • Cooking oil (home generated only)
    • Sharps
    • Scrap Metal

Transfer Station

The Transfer Station accepts household and business solid waste, clean green waste and wood, appliances*, auto and truck tires, concrete and asphalt and like materials, clean fill dirt, mixed demolition debris, and other non-hazardous materials and items.

*Refrigerant units accepted only with certification of Freon removal.

Rates are charged by the cubic yardage, by ton or per unit. Acceptable forms of payment include: Cash, Business Checks, Credit Cards, and Debit Cards with a Visa/Mastercard Logo. No personal checks.

Customers who have recyclable items for drop-off at the Public Recycling Center will be directed by scale house staff to the Public Drop-Off area.

View the Rate Schedule for a list of acceptable materials and fees.

The following items are not accepted:

  • Car Batteries
  • Hot Ashes
  • Sealed Containers
  • Animal Waste
  • Non-Latex Paint
  • Oils and Solvents
  • Dead Animals
  • Liquid Waste or Sludge
  • Radioactive or Reactive Materials
  • Any Type of Hazardous Waste

Please contact the County of San Mateo, Department of Environmental Health Services at (650) 363-4718 for proper disposal of hazardous waste.

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