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Services and Rates

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

The Shoreway Environmental Center is located on the border of the Cities 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 Public Recycling Center before visiting the Transfer Station.

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

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Public Recycling Center

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

  • Clean Cardboard Buy-Back 

Shoreway will now buy clean cardboard from customers with large volumes. Customers will need to go to the scale house via Gate 1 to weigh the cardboard, and then go to the cashier window of the Public Recycling Center for payment. A minimum of 300 pounds of clean cardboard is required for payment.

Clean Cardboard Pricing
Quantity Price
300-999 pounds $90 per ton
1,000 or more pounds $100 per ton

  • 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
    • Used clothing (including shoes and purses)
    • Electronics (e.g. computers, computer monitors, TVs, copiers, faxes, VCRs and other consumer electronics)
    • Scrap metal
    • Clean film plastic (grocery/produce, dry cleaning, bread, and frozen food bags; shrink wrap)
    • Used motor oil (up to 15 gallons)
    • Used motor antifreeze (up to 10 gallons)
    • Used motor oil filters
    • Latex paint ONLY (up to 10 gallons)
    • Fluorescent lighting tubes (household only, up to 6 tubes, must be less than 6 feet)
    • Cell phones
    • Household batteries
    • Car batteries
    • Household goods in working condition (e.g., dishes/utensils, pots/pans, lamps, fans, kids toys and games)
    • Hard and soft cover books
    • Cooking oil (home generated only, up to 15 gallons)
    • Sharps

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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.

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

The following items are not accepted:

  • 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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