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City of Half Moon Bay
Recycling & Trash / Recycling/Disposal Facilities
♦ 3 miles east of Half Moon Bay off of San Mateo Road (Hwy. 92).
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Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily except Sundays.
Closed only for New Years Day, President's Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day,
Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas; we also close at noon on
Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.
♦ Materials accepted at Ox Mountain Sanitary Landfill include:
· Used Motor Oil (limit of 5-gallons)
· Used Motor Oil Filters
· Used Antifreeze
♦ Materials NOT accepted at Ox Mountain Sanitary Landfill include:
· Paint, varnishes, and stains
· Cleaning fluids and solvents
· Pool chemicals
· Batteries
· Automotive fluids, oil filters, or parts
· Pesticides, herbicides, or poisons
· Medical waste
· Fluorescent tubes
· Televisions and computer monitors (see Television, Computer Monitor, and Electronic Recycling)
· Propane tanks
Ø For proper disposal of Hazardous Waste please contact San Mateo County Environmental Health (650) 363-4718. Call (650) 726-4718 for additional information.
Ø The following link provides the disposal rates for drop off at San Carlos Transfer Station and Ox Mountain Sanitary Landfill: Rate Schedule
Ø The RecycleWorks web site has a great database to research what facilities accept specific items for recycling.
Beverage Container Buy Back
Centers 
♦ Locations:
Address: 70 Cabrillo Hwy North, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
The Nexcycle facility is located directly behind Safeway in the parking lot.
Days and hours of operation: Mon, Tues, Fri, & Sat: 10:00am-4:30pm
Lunch Break: 1pm-2pm
Closed: Wed, Thurs, & Sun.
♦ Check out RecycleWorks web site for other drop-off locations: Recycling drop-off
Ø San Carlos Transfer Station
225 Shoreway Road, San Carlos
♦ Hours of operation: Monday – Friday, 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. (Closed on legal Holidays)
♦ For additional information about waste disposal please call: (650) 592-0255.
♦ Materials accepted at the San Carlos Transfer Facility include:
· Latex Paint
· Used Motor Oil
· Used Motor Oil Filters
· Used Antifreeze Rechargeable Batteries
· Computers
· Small Electronic Equipment and Peripheral Devices
♦ Materials NOT accepted at the San Carlos Transfer Facility include:
· Hazardous Waste
· Car Batteries
· Hot Ashes
· Sealed Containers
· Animal Waste
· Non-Latex Paint Oils and Solvents
· Dead Animals
· Liquid Waste or Sludge
· Radioactive or Reactive Materials
· Any Type of Hazardous Waste
Ø Ox Mountain Sanitary Landfill
3 miles east of Half Moon Bay off of San Mateo Road (Hwy. 92)
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Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily except Sundays.
Closed only for New Years Day, President's Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day,
Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas; also closed at noon on
Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.
♦ Materials accepted at Ox Mountain Sanitary Landfill include:
· Used Motor Oil (limit of 5-gallons)
· Used Motor Oil Filters
· Used Antifreeze
♦ Materials NOT accepted at Ox Mountain Sanitary Landfill include:
· Paint, varnishes, and stains
· Cleaning fluids and solvents
· Pool chemicals
· Batteries
· Automotive fluids, oil filters, or parts
· Pesticides, herbicides, or poisons
· Medical waste
· Fluorescent tubes
· Televisions and computer monitors (see Television, Computer Monitor, and Electronic Recycling)
· Propane tanks
Ø For proper disposal of Hazardous Waste please contact San Mateo County Environmental Health (650) 363-4718. Call (650) 726-4718 for additional information.
The following link provides the disposal rates for drop off at San Carlos Transfer Station and Ox Mountain Sanitary Landfill: Rate Schedule
