Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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1. Where are the county landfills located and how do I get there?
2. What days and hours are the landfills and MRF open?
3. What items are accepted, or not accepted, at the landfills and MRF?
4. Where can I take my used motor oil and oil filters for recycling?
5. We just moved into the area.  Who do I contact for trash, recycling, and yard waste services?
6. Where may I redeem my California Refund Value (CRV) bottles and cans?
7. What do I do with my left over latex paint?
8. Where do I take my household hazardous waste?

Where are the county landfills located and how do I get there?

San Joaquin County Public Works owns and/or operates two sanitary landfills (Foothill Sanitary Landfill and North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill) and one Materials Recovery Facility, or MRF, (Lovelace Materials Recovery Facility and Transfer Station) within the county. For locations and directions click here or call (209) 468-3066.

What days and hours are the landfills open?

The county's three facilities are open seven (7) days a week, Sunday through Saturday, except for specified holidays. All of the facilities close at 5:00 p.m.  For opening hours and holidays when the sites are closed, please click here to check the schedule for the location you plan to use.

What items are accepted, or not accepted, at the landfills and MRF?

County-owned landfills and the Materials Recovery Facility accept only non-hazardous wastes. Each site maintains a list of acceptable and unacceptable wastes. Please click here for the site's lists.

Where can I take my used motor oil and oil filters for recycling?

Several locations within San Joaquin County offer free recycling services for motor oil. For a list by city, please click here.

We just moved into the area. Who do we contact for trash, recycling, and yard waste services?

Some cities within San Joaquin County own and operate their own trash collection services, including curbside recycling and yard waste collection. Other cities and San Joaquin County contract with private collectors for some or all of these services. Please click here for an area map and list of collectors within the county. If you live within city limits, please click here for links to city Web sites.

Where may I redeem my California Refund Value (CRV) bottles and cans?

For an up-to-date list of Certified Recyclers within San Joaquin County, call 1-800-RECYCLE or visit the California Department of Conservation, Division of Recycling Web site at www.bottlesandcans.com.

What do I do with left over latex paint?

Paint is considered household hazardous waste and cannot be landfilled. It can be recycled, however, and is accepted at San Joaquin County Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Consolidation Facility, Lovelace Materials Recovery Facility and Transfer Station, and North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill. Recycled paint, for outdoor use only, may also be purchased at these locations.

Where do I take my household hazardous waste?

San Joaquin County's Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Consolidation Facility opened on August 14, 2003. The new facility is open to the public and small businesses, operating every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Small business (CESQG) waste accepted by appointment only (877)747-9699. Collection events are no longer available.

San Joaquin County Department of Public Works
Solid Waste Division

Last updated 12/03/2007