Welcome to Salinas Valley Recycles!

Salinas Valley Recycles is a public agency and utility service that owns and operates the only open and active landfill in the Salinas Valley. We are not the garbage hauler, but you can find information and contacts for your local garbage and recycling collection company on the Your Hauler page.

Pledge to Compost & Earn a FREE Compost Bin

Learn how you can make a difference for your community, planet and improve your garden by Composting at Home.
Its Easy and Fun!
Start your composting journey now!

Treated Wood Waste

is Banned From Municipal Landfills

Starting January 1, 2021

Find Out More Here

If you wouldn’t want your food grown in it, don’t put it in the Yard Waste cart.

Keep your yard waste bin Clean & Green! Learn more here.

Disposed Batteries Can Cause Fires

Learn How to Recycle Batteries Safely

COVID-19 - Coronavirus: Facility Update

All Facilities are currently open. Facility operational hours or services may be modified, reduced or facilities may close periodically during this period to adjust to community demands and employee safety needs. Check for updates here.

What Goes Where

Monterey County’s guide to help you determine how to recycle everyday materials. Plastic containers, pizza boxes, coffee cups, bags, paint – the app will guide you to curbside programs and nearby drop-off locations to maximize reuse and recycling options.

Free Mattress Recycling

At all 3 Salinas Valley Recycles locations

Secure Your Load

Prevent litter, accidents and additional fees

Free Household Hazardous Waste Disposal

Safely recycle your unwanted or unused toxic products

Salinas Valley Recycles Cares about your money!

Salinas Valley Recycles cares about saving money for your community. We manage your landfill responsibly without taking on unnecessary debt that will cost you in the long run, or importing trash from other cities for income.

Salinas Valley Recycles cares about your community because it’s our home too.

Learn more about our fiscally sustainable approach to solid waste management and financing in our Annual Report.

Residential

Facilities

Commercial

Government

Schools

Sustainability

COVID-19 Related Press Releases

Landfill Operators Request Greater Discretion for Essential Use

Monterey County Landfill Operators Provide Critical Public Health Services Through COVID-19 Crisis

Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency within the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority COVID-19 “Coronavirus”

Announcements

Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority is now Hiring for Diversion Worker I/II & Equipment Operator

2019-20 Annual Report

Press Release: Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary School Earns State Recycling Award

Press Release: Salinas Valley Recycles Unwraps it’s Organics De-Packager

Information on the Potential Closure of the Sun Street Transfer Station and City of Salinas Notice of intent to Withdraw

Current Project Status

2015/2016 Tire-Derived Aggregate Grant Program

Quick Links

Messages From Wally-Waste-Not

Learn & Earn a Compost Bin – Easy as 1-2-3!

Dear Wally, One of my New Years Resolutions for 2021 is to start composting at home. I am excited to create my own compost for my spring garden while doing...

Recycling News

Compost your Christmas Tree

Trees are composted, not landfilled • Remove all tinsel, lights and decorations • Remove plastic, wooden and metal stands • No flocked trees Free drop-...

Main Office

128 Sun St., Suite 101
Salinas, CA, 93901
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm,
Closed Weekends.
Ph:(831)775-3000