Recycling centers in San Carlos

Crown Computer Recycling in San Carlos accepts anything electronic for free, including cables and CDs and DVDs without cases.

Shoreway Environmental Center in San Carlos pairs a Public Recycling Center with a Transfer Station, and both open through Gate 1 on Shoreway Road. RethinkWaste runs the site, which receives waste and recyclables from the general public, contractors, and franchised collection vehicles serving its member agencies. Trailers haul the consolidated material to Ox Mountain Landfill and to recycling facilities for construction and demolition waste and organics. The Public Recycling Center takes residential drop-offs of batteries, cardboard, electronics, scrap metal, small appliances, paint, used motor oil, and antifreeze. The Transfer Station takes household and business solid waste, green waste, tires, concrete, clean fill dirt, and mixed demolition debris. Hazardous waste, aerosols, and sealed containers are refused.

The Shoreway Environmental Center is located at 333 Shoreway Road, San Carlos, CA 94070, offering services such as a Transfer Station and Public Recycling Center. The Public Recycling Center is open Monday to Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day, with a note that the buyback portion is currently closed. The Transfer Station operates from Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on weekends from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., also closed on holidays. Specific items accepted include aerosols, batteries (car and household), and asphalt roofing, with varying quantity limits and costs. Visitors are informed that animal waste is not accepted and should be placed in the garbage. Rates listed are effective starting January 1, 2025.