COUNTY SERVICE AREA DISTRICT 9C RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES
FEE SCHEDULE FOR LOADS COMING FROM UNINCORPORATED SANTA CRUZ COUNTY & SCOTTS VALLEY
ALL LOADS FROM THE CITIES OF WATSONVILLE, SANTA CRUZ, CAPITOLA &
OUTSIDE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ARE SUBJECT TO A 28% SURCHARGE
PROOF OF RESIDENCY IS REQUIRED FOR ALL LOADS
CASH, CHECKS, VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER & AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD ACCEPTED
Facilities and Hours of Operation
Recycling and Solid Waste Administration
701 Ocean Street, Room 410
Santa Cruz, CA 454‐2160
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday
Except State and Federal holidays
Ben Lomond Transfer Station
Buena Vista Sanitary Landfill
9835 Newell Creek Road
1231 Buena Vista Drive
Ben Lomond, CA 336‐3951
Watsonville, CA 454‐5154
Closed Sunday
Closed Sunday
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on open days. 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Christmas Eve.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day
For Recorded General Landfill & Transfer Station Information call 454‐2430 or visit our website at www.santacruzcountyrecycles.org
RECYCLING SAVES YOU MONEY AND SAVES YOUR PUBLIC LANDFILL SPACE.
IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO MIX RECYCLABLES WITH YOUR REFUSE.
* Items are accepted at the discounted rate listed only when market conditions support the recycling of the material. The Director of
Public Works will determine applicability of the discounted rate with 30 days advance notice, otherwise refuse rates apply. Check
fee schedule on website at www.santacruzcountyrecycles.org or call 454-5154 to get rate currently in effect.
RATE SCHEDULE – EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016
MATERIAL
GARBAGE:
Household, commercial and business refuse, upholstered
furniture, painted or treated lumber, dirt. Call 454-5154 for
specific items.
PER TON
MINIMUM CHARGE
$73.00
$20.00
GARBAGE CAN RATE FOR 1, 64 GALLON CAN
DROP BOX/ROLL OFF RENTALS:
Hauler must be a Franchised Hauler with the County of
Santa Cruz. Buena Vista Only
CLEAN SORTED WOOD WASTE & YARDWASTE: No
refuse, dirt, treated or painted lumber, poison oak, pampas
grass, bamboo, yucca, palm, root balls or materials over 8
feet in length or 4 feet in diameter. Bed lengths up to 10 feet
charged by cubic yard for stable waste ($13 per cubic yard).
MIXED
RECOVERABLE
MATERIALS*:
Unpainted,
untreated wood, drywall, metal, cardboard, aluminum
windows, and rigid plastic. Subject to recycling market
conditions. Call ahead for materials accepted at reduced
rate.
SHEETROCK/GYPSUM BOARD*: No refuse, dirt or other
contaminants.
CLEAN, SORTED CONCRETE: No refuse, dirt asphalt,
plastic, excess rebar, wire reinforcing or other materials.
Oversized Concrete (>2 feet size in any directions)
BEN LOMOND 1 CUBIC YARD LIMIT
CLEAN, SORTED ASPHALT, BASE ROCK, BRICK, TILE
& PORCELAIN: No refuse, dirt, concrete, plastic, rebar or
wire reinforcing. Toilets and sinks must have all plastic and
metal parts removed.
BEN LOMOND 1 CUBIC YARD LIMIT
June 28, 2016
$10.00 Each
$63.00
$20.00
$48.00
$13.00
$59.00
$17.00
$40.00
$13.00
$13.00
$26.00
$13.00
$26.00
$13.00
$13.00
MATERIAL
SPECIAL HANDLE REFUSE: Includes agricultural plastics,
large non-recyclable metal items, mobile homes, rancid
waste, dead animals, waste requiring supervised burial,
loads containing sortable recyclable materials that are
disposed of in the garbage or any waste requiring special
handling as determined by facility staff.
CARPET/FOAM CARPET PADDING*: Must be clean, dry
and free of debris. Roll carpet and padding separately. Must
be loaded into container to receive reduced rate.
TIRES:
Less than 36"
36" to 48"
49" to 60"
Over 60"
Bulk Loads (over 25 tires)
APPLIANCES (with or without Freon)
PROPANE TANKS:
1 gallon to 5 gallon
> 5 gallon to 25 *
>25 gallon to 100 gallon*
Less than 1 gallon
MATTRESSES OR BOX SPRING*
ELECTRONIC WASTE: Television, Computer Monitors & All
Cathode Ray Tube, Plasma or LCD Devices
JUMP START
PER TON
MINIMUM CHARGE
$120.00
$30.00
$40.00
$13.00
$320.00
Contact County Environmental
Health at 454-2022 if tank is
> 5 gallons and not empty.
Broken TV's & monitors must
be contained in a garbage bag.
$10.00 Per Appliance
$6.00 Each
$20.00 Each
$50.00 Each
FREE
FREE
2 FREE Per Day
$15.00
$41.00 Per Load
PULL OFF/PUSH OFF SERVICE
UNCOVERED/UNSECURED LOADS
CRUSHED CONCRETE (BASEROCK) FOR SALE:
Crushed 3/4 inch concrete product, typically used as road
base. For purchase at the Buena Vista Landfill while
supplies last. Minimum charge applies to each individual
load. Product consistency may vary.
Available 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday
$6.00 Each
$22.00 Each
$50.00 Each
$130.00 Each
$18.00 Per Load
$7.00
$7.00
You will be asked a number of questions when you arrive at the scale house:
 Where is the load from? We need the physical address.
 What is in the load? To properly charge you we need to know what materials are in the load.
 Have you been to the recycling center? You are required to recycle all free recyclable materials before
coming to the scale house, so go there first. Pack your load so you can remove the recyclables first.
 Do you have any TV’s, tires, mattresses, appliances, hazardous waste, or recyclable materials in your
load? Additional fees apply to these materials or they are banned from disposal in the landfill.
GENERAL WASTE ACCEPTANCE INFORMATION
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SELF-HAULERS IN THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY: CONSIDER THE CONVENIENCE AND
COST SAVINGS OF HAVING REFUSE, RECYCLING, AND YARDWASTE COLLECTION AT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS, CALL
GREEN WASTE RECOVERY AT (800) 665-2209 TO SIGN UP FOR SERVICE. SEE SELF HAUL COST COMPARISON FLYER FOR
MORE INFORMATION.
□ All refuse disposal loads include a $1.40 per ton CA Integrated Waste Management Fee.
□ All vehicles will be charged per cubic yard (CY) when scale/computer is inoperable: Loose Refuse -$20.00/CY;
Compacted Refuse -$38.00/CY; Special Handle Waste -$30.00/CY; Wood waste/Yard waste -$13.00/CY.
□ Higher unit rate applies to mixed loads and contaminated wood waste loads.
□ NO discount is given for airspace.
□ Senior Citizen (60 or above) discount rate is $2.00 per load of self-hauled residential material.
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NO commercial hazardous wastes or asbestos accepted. Call County Environmental Health at 454-2022 for
information on commercial hazardous waste disposal.
All incoming commercial, industrial and residential waste loads will be periodically inspected for hazardous and
unacceptable wastes. Commercial or industrial loads found containing hazardous wastes will be turned away and all
incident information will be turned over to the County Environmental Health Department for further action.
□ All dead animals must be double-bagged prior to disposal.
□ Special Handle rate will be applied to any load of wood waste containing dirt, refuse, or wood waste
over 8 feet in length or 4 feet in diameter, or any other non-acceptable materials outlined in the Wood waste and Yard
waste acceptance policy.
BEN LOMOND TRANSFER STATION WASTE ACCEPTANCE INFORMATION
□ NO scrap metal, pipe, lumber, wood waste/yard waste, stumps, root balls or logs exceeding 6 feet in length or 8 inches
in diameter will be accepted inside the Transfer Station.
□ NO dirt, rocks, sand, or base rock materials will be accepted at the Transfer Station.
□ Construction, demolition debris, concrete, brick and asphalt are accepted at the Transfer Station, but must be hand
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unloaded to prevent floor damage. No dump beds allowed in building for these materials. Customers limited to 1 cubic
yard per trip.
Large loads and oversized wood waste/yard waste, construction/demolition debris, dirt, concrete, rocks, sand, brick
and asphalt can be taken to the Buena Vista Sanitary Landfill. Some of these materials are accepted at discounted
rates, if properly sorted.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
MATERIAL
HOUSEHOLD
HAZARDOUS
WASTE
Includes paints, stains, solvents, pesticides,
herbicides, automotive products, cleaning
products, aerosols and pool care chemicals.
Call 454-2606 for information on disposal of
hazardous waste from small businesses.
HOUSEHOLD GENERATED
SHARPS & NEEDLES
RATE
FREE
MEDICAL
UNIT
No more than
15 gallons or
125 lbs. of
hazardous
material
accepted per
visit.
FREE
COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS
AND TUBES (CFLS)
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
No Appointment Necessary. Drop off 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM at
BUENA VISTA LANDFILL
BEN LOMOND TRANSFER STATION
WED, FRI & SAT
THURSDAY ONLY
CALL 454-2606 for additional information and tips on safe
transportation. SEE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE POLICY
FOR MORE INFORMATION. DISPOSAL PROHIBITED!
No appointment necessary, see days of operation above. ALL
SHARPS & NEEDLES must be contained in a certified red medical
sharps container, available at local pharmacies. No loose or bagged
needles will be accepted. Please visit www.sharpmedsolutions.org
for convenient drop-off locations for household generated waste
medications and needles, including many pharmacies around Santa
Cruz County.
DISPOSAL PROHIBITED!
No appointment necessary, see days of operation above. Please visit
www.santacruzcountyrecycles.org
(Resources
Page)
for
convenient drop-off locations for household CFLs around Santa Cruz
County.
DISPOSAL PROHIBITED!
FREE
SMALL QUANTITY COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTES COLLECTION PROGRAMS
SMALL
QUANTITY
COMMERCIAL
HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATOR
Poisons, Acids, Bases, Reactives,
Flammables, Oxidizers & Waste Paint
Liquids
Solids
Latex Paint:
Fluorescent lamps:
Aerosol Cans
Quart size can & smaller
Gallon size cans & larger
4 feet long & under,
including compact lamps
Over 4 feet long
Lamp Ballasts
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lamps
Processing and Labor
Same quantity
limitations as
listed above
$5.00
$2.00
$1.00
$0.50
$1.00
Per Gallon
Per Pound
Each
Each
Each
$0.50
$1.00
$2.00
Each
Each
Each
$3.00
$20.00
Per Pound
Minimum
charge
Same hours and contact information as listed above.
Small Quantity Generator: State and Federal hazardous waste laws
limit the use of household hazardous waste collection programs to
households and those businesses that generate less than 100
kilograms (about 27 gallons or 220 lbs.) of hazardous waste per
month and less than 1 kg of extremely hazardous waste per month.
(40 cfr 261.5 & CA Health & Safety Code 25218-25218.12).
Businesses generating hazardous waste in excess of these
regulatory limits may not use these facilities. Large generators
should contact County Environmental Health for assistance at
454-2022.
No charge for PaintCare products except processing and labor
minimum charge of $20.00 per load.
June 28, 2016
DISPOSAL PROHIBITED!
HOW TO SORT
• Ben Lomond
Transfer Station
9835 Newell Creek Rd.,
Ben Lomond
(831) 454-2430
or 336-3951
Disposal Site Hours:
7:30 am – 3:30 pm,
Monday - Saturday.
Closed Sundays,
Thanksgiving, Christmas
& New Years.
Open 7:30 am – 11:30 am
Christmas Eve.
Household Hazardous
Waste Facilities
831-454-2606
(recorded message)
• Located at disposal
sites
• Wed., Fri. & Sat. at
Buena Vista Landfill
• Thurs. at Ben Lomond
Transfer Station
• Second Chance Store
for free donated paint
& household products
Newspaper
Newspaper Bin
Mixed Waste Paper
Mixed Waste Paper
Bin
advertising inserts OK
junk mail, magazines and glossy catalogs
telephone books, office paper
paperboard such as cereal boxes
Milk Cartons & Aseptic Drink Boxes
Glass Bottles & Jars
Rigid Plastics
plastic bottles, tubs & trays #1-#7, empty and rinse
hard plastic buckets, bins, parts, toys, furniture
remove metal parts

no Styrofoam blocks

no packing peanuts
Plastic Bags & Film
bag your bags, clean, dry, empty of product
flexible, stretchable bags & sheeting OK
bubble wrap, pallet wrap & stretch wrap OK
Aluminum Cans
beverage cans, empty and rinse
aluminum foil & pie plates
Tin Cans
empty and rinse
empty aerosol cans OK, please flatten
Small Scrap Metal Items
small metal items under 18'’
Scrap Metal
metal or mostly metal items
small appliances
scrap aluminum, brass, copper
electrical wire
Non-Hazardous E-Waste
scrap household electronic products
computers & peripherals
audio & video components, telephone equipment
CURBSIDE RECYCLING
Blue Recycling Cart
mix all acceptable
materials
together in the
Blue Cart
weekly
pickup
Clear Glass Bin
Brown Glass Bin
Green Glass Bin
Soda Bottle Bin
empty and rinse

no ceramics, Pyrex, window glass or mirrors
soda & other PET #1
bottles
Milk Jug Bin
Accepted at RECYCLING CENTER – no charge
• Buena Vista Landfill
1231 Buena Vista Dr.,
Watsonville
(831) 454-2430
or 454-5153
flatten boxes; brown paper bags OK
COUNTY DISPOSAL
SITES
Cardboard Bin
Household Batteries
milk & other HDPE #2
natural
(uncolored)
bottles
Plastics
Mixed
Bin –all
Plastic Film Bin
Aluminum Can Bin
Scrap Metal Bin
all acceptable
metal and
collected together;
non-ferrous metals are
segregated by center
staff
NOT ACCEPTED CURBSIDE
NOT ACCEPTED CURBSIDE
Household Battery Bucket
seal in clear plastic bag, put
ON TOP of (not in) Blue Cart
Used Motor Oil
Mattresses Trailer
Auto Battery Cabinet
Used Motor Oil Tank
Oil Filters
Antifreeze
Oil Filter Drum
Antifreeze Drum
seal in clear plastic bag, set
NEXT TO (not in) Blue Cart
NOT ACCEPTED CURBSIDE
Household Hazardous Waste
Video Display Devices
HHW Facility – limited
Hazardous E-Waste
Trailer
NOT ACCEPTED CURBSIDE
NOT ACCEPTED CURBSIDE
Wood Waste Area
Green Yardwaste Cart
Mattresses
Auto Batteries
transport in securely sealed screw top container
- do not mix with antifreeze, solvents or other fluids
drain filters
transport in securely sealed screw top container

do not mix with oil, solvents or other fluids
televisions & computer monitors
flat screen, plasma, LCD, CRT (cathode ray tube)
laptop or other computer with built-in screen
Wood Waste & Yard Waste



grass, leaves, weeds, ivy, brush, tree
trimmings
clean lumber & pallets
no painted or treated wood or lumber
Concrete
Asphalt & Baserock
Sheetrock
Tires
Large Appliances & White Goods
Accepted at
SCALEHOUSE
• Curbside Recycling
Weekly collection in the
unincorporated county
on garbage collection
day by GreenWaste
Recovery.
How To Sort
apply
These guidelines apply to
the following facilities
and programs (rules may
differ elsewhere)
MATERIAL
Corrugated Cardboard
Accepted at SCALEHOUSE – fees
All Materials
Listed are
Banned from
Landfill Disposal
and Must Be
Recycled
Recyclable Materials
in Santa Cruz County
maximum size for
reduced rate:
8' long X 4' diameter
Concrete Area
Asphalt & Baserock
Area
Sheetrock Area
Tire Trailer
C&D Area
NOT ACCEPTED CURBSIDE
NOT ACCEPTED CURBSIDE
set oil jug NEXT TO (not
in) Blue Cart
maximum size: 3' long X
6'' diameter
weekly pickup
NOT ACCEPTED CURBSIDE
NOT ACCEPTED CURBSIDE
NOT ACCEPTED CURBSIDE
NOT ACCEPTED CURBSIDE
NOT ACCEPTED CURBSIDE