IMPORTANT UPDATE
As of Monday, August 3, both the Shoreway Transfer Station and Public Recycling Center are open for drop-off.
All visitors are required to wear a face covering and observe all local mandated physical distancing measures while on site.
The Shoreway Environmental Center, California’s Greenest Recycling Center and Transfer Station, serves as a national model for sustainable building practices and innovative recycling and material handling operations.
Residential and commercial solid waste and recyclable materials that are collected by the franchise hauler, Recology San Mateo County, are taken to Shoreway for processing and shipment. The facility is owned by RethinkWaste and operated by South Bay Recycling (SBR).

The Shoreway Environmental Center functions as an integrated campus with separate buildings used as follows: