Recycling centers in South San Francisco

South San Francisco Scavenger runs Blue Line Transfer Station at 500 East Jamie Court as a public disposal and recycling facility. No appointment is needed. Every vehicle weighs in and out on a certified scale, charges follow weight and material type, and all incoming loads must be covered and secure. Rental trucks and vehicles without plates leave a valid ID at the scale house. Three operations share the site. The transfer station takes general waste, construction and demolition debris, and recyclables such as clean, dry mattresses, box springs, futons, carpet, and padding. The BOPA Center takes batteries, oil, paint, antifreeze, and sharps, but not business or industrial waste, explosives, radioactive material, or medications. The Buyback Center pays California Redemption Value on containers, one trip per customer per day. Construction loads under 70 percent recyclable count as trash.

Zarc Recycling's South San Francisco buyback yard is temporarily closed until 4/21/2025 for maintenance work, with normal business hours resuming on that date. The facility offers buyback services for non-ferrous metals like copper, brass, aluminum, and stainless steel, as well as ferrous metals such as scrap metal tin and HMS. Additionally, they provide CRV redemption for aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and glass bottles, along with styrofoam recycling for EPS and XPS materials. Customers can also recycle business electronics like computers, printers, and monitors, as well as public electronics like TVs and DVD players. The center handles product equipment destruction for unsold inventory and older models, data destruction through hard drive wiping, battery recycling for lead acid, alkaline, and lithium-ion batteries, and appliance recycling for refrigerators, water heaters, and microwaves. They also offer services for office data center decommission planning, remarketing of new and used equipment, pickups using logistics trailers, flat beds, and end-dumps, and custom recycling solutions for customer needs. Visitors are advised to check the website for any schedule changes closer to the reopening date.