Home 333 Shoreway Road, San Carlos, CA 94070
(650) 802-8355
Maps & Directions

Please help us protect you and our employees.  Face coverings and social distancing is always required while on the facility.

Public Recycling Center

ACCEPTED MATERIALS FOR DROP-OFF:

  • Cardboard
  • Mixed Paper
  • Glass Containers
  • Aluminum Cans
  • Plastic Containers
  • Used Motor Oil Filters
  • Used Motor Oil (up to 15 gallons)
  • Used Motor Antifreeze (up to 10 gallons)
  • Paint (up to 10 gallons) – Click Here for accepted paints
  • Electronics (Computers, TV’s, cell phones, faxes, VCR’s, etc.)
  • Fluorescent Lighting Tubes (household only, 6 tubes per visit, must be less than 6ft)
  • Household Batteries
  • Sharps (must be containerized in an authorized Sharps container)
  • Cooking Oil (residential only up to 15 gallons)
  • Medicine/Pharmaceuticals (non-controlled substances)
  • Automobile batteries
  • Small Appliances

 

 

 

Attention Buyback Customers

The Buyback is closed, and we cannot purchase any California Redemption Value (CRV) containers. We apologize for the inconvenience.

 

Hours of Public Use of Transfer Facility:

  • Monday – Friday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Saturday & Sunday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year’s Day.

Hours for Public Recycling Center:

  • Monday – Saturday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Closed on Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year’s Day

Maps & Directions

Tours

  • Shoreway Environmental Center will be closed December 31, 2023 and January 1, 2024 and reopen January 2, 2024