Special Compost Challenge for South County Residents!

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.

Treated Wood Waste Accepted at ALL Salinas Valley Recycles Locations

As of March 17, 2021, Salinas Valley Recycles has received variances from the Department of Toxic Substance Control for all facilities to accept TWW for disposal.

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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.

COVID-19

All facilities are currently open.
Please help protect our employees and avoid using our facilities if you are ill or have been in contact with someone that is ill.
Social distancing and masks are required while onsite. 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.

Disposed Batteries Can Cause Fires

Learn How to Recycle Batteries Safely

Free Mattress Recycling

At all 3 Salinas Valley Recycles locations

Free Household Hazardous Waste Disposal

Safely recycle your unwanted or unused toxic products

Secure Your Load

Prevent litter, accidents and additional fees

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 a Resource Recovery Technician I/II

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

It’s All About the Earth! Are we treating our soil like dirt?

Dear Wally WasteNot, I recently received the Salinas Valley Recycles newsletter and accepted the invitation to enjoy the movie “The Need To Grow” for free....

Recycling News

SVR featured in BioCycle!

We have been working hard behind the scene for several years to meet new state regulations to divert food waste and other organics from landfill disposal....

Main Office

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