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City of Santa Maria Landfill, aka City of Santa Maria Regional Landfill
Address: 2065 East Main StreetPhone: (805) 925-0951, ext. 7270
Accepts a variety of recyclables such as aluminum, brass, bronze, colored paper, glass containers, junk mail, magazines, metal cans, newspapers, paperback books, paperboard, hard plastics nos. 1 through 7, and white paper/office paper. Agricultural film is also accepted for recycling.
Also accepts a variety of electronic equipment from households and businesses such as audio, visual, computer, and office equipment (e.g. desktop computers and peripherals, laptop computers, printers, copiers, scanners, fax machines, portable electronics such as MP3 Players, cell phones, small appliances such as vacuums, hair dryers, electric shavers, televisions and computer monitors, and video game systems.
Other materials accepted for recycling include large appliances, asphalt, brass and bronze, bricks, cast iron, concrete, copper, gravel, masonry, roofing materials (Spanish clay tiles), sand, steel, tin, soil, tires, untreated wood and pallets, and yard waste (including Christmas trees). Facility also accepts textiles to be reused as clothing, cut into rags for industrial reuse, or converted into carpet padding to be used for industrial purposes.
Non-friable asbestos is accepted by appointment only. Please call ahead for testing requirements, disposal approval, and to receive instructions on how to package and transport this material.
Accepts mattresses and box springs for free, up to five (5) units per day per individual, as part of California's Mattress Stewardship Recycling Program.
The Landfill is open every day from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Materials Accepted
- Tiles Recycling (Roofing)
- Vacuums Recycling
- Bicycle Reuse
- Agricultural Waste Recycling
- Mattress Recycling
- Agricultural Plastic Recycling
- Dirt/Soil Recycling
- Green Cart Recycling
- Automotive Batteries
- Small Appliances Recycling
- Video Game Recycling
- Telephone Recycling
- Steel Recycling
- Tin Recycling
- TVs and Computer Monitors Recycling
- Untreated Wood & Pallets Recycling
- Tires Recycling
- White Paper and Computer Paper Recycling
- Gravel Recycling
- Sand Recycling
- Masonry Recycling
- Roofing Materials Recycling
- Office Equipment Recycling
- Large Appliances Recycling
- Laptop Computers Recycling
- Portable Electronics Recycling
- Paper Recycling
- Magazines, Catalogs and Phone Books Recycling
- Newspaper Recycling
- Paperback Books Recycling
- Plastics #1 and #2 Recycling
- Plastics #3 – #7 Recycling (no Styrofoam)
- Glass Container Recycling
- Metals (other than cans) Recycling
- Metal Cans Recycling
- Drywall Recycling
- Bicycle Recycling
- Clothing and Accessories Reuse
- Christmas Tree Recycling
- Audio-Visual Equipment Recycling
- Cell Phones/Smart Phones Recycling
- Computers & Peripherals Recycling
- Business Electronics Recycling
- Brass and Bronze Recycling
- Cast Iron Recycling
- Copper Recycling
- Junk Mail Recycling
- Construction Waste Recycling
- Asphalt Recycling
- Bricks Recycling
- Concrete Recycling
- Aluminum Scrap Recycling
- Treated Wood
- Asbestos Removal Services & Testing
- Gas Powered Equipment
- Cardboard Recycling