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Recycling and Disposal Facilities

Buena Vista Landfill
(1 Mile South of Highway 1)
1231 Buena Vista Drive Watsonville, CA
    (831) 454-2430         (831) 454-5153 

 

Ben Lomond Transfer Station
(1 Mile North of Glen Arbor Road)
9835 Newell Creek Road Ben Lomond, CA
(831) 454-2430         (831) 454-3951

 

The Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling Facilities are open
Open every Mon.,Tues., Thurs.,
Fri., & Sat. 7:30 am - 3:30 pm
Open every Wed.,
7:30 am - 2:30 pm
Closed for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
Hours of operation on Christmas Eve are 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Household Hazardous Waste
Identification required to use facilities.

 

The County of Santa Cruz accepts over 450 tons of refuse on a daily basis. The Buena Vista Landfill accepts an average of 350 tons, while the Ben Lomond Transfer Station accepts 100 tons of refuse daily which is trucked to Buena Vista Landfill.

The Buena Vista Landfill is a Class III landfill operating under State of California Solid Waste Facilities Permit from CalRecycle (California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery). The Ben Lomond Transfer Station also operates under State of California Solid Waste Facilities Permit from CalRecycle. The Buena Vista Landfill is equipped with an environmental liner system exceeding Federal Subtitle D and State of California standards, including a leachate collection and removal system and a 4 layer composite liner.

The Buena Vista Landfill is a recipient of the Solid Waste Association of 1997 Silver Award for Landfill Excellence. The Ben Lomond Transfer Station is a recipient of the Solid Waste Association of North America 1998 Bronze Award for Transfer Station Excellence. In 2013 Santa Cruz County was awarded the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) for waste reduction.

Materials accepted at the Buena Vista Landfill are Class III non-hazardous residential, commercial and industrial waste, dewatered sewage sludge and low-level petroleum contaminated soils.

Materials accepted at the Ben Lomond Transfer Station are Class III non-hazardous residential, commercial and industrial waste.

 

2024 Holiday Schedule

Buena Vista Location 

1231 Buena Vista Dr.,
Watsonville, CA

(831) 454-2430 or
(831) 454-5153

County Landfill
Open every Mon.,

Tues., Thurs.,
Fri., & Sat.
7:30 am - 3:30 pm

Open every Wed.,
7:30 am - 2:30 pm

Buena Vista Household
Hazardous Waste
Open every Wed.,
7:30 am - 2:30 pm
Open every Fri., & Sat.
7:30 am - 3:30 pm

(831) 454-2606


Ben Lomond Location 

9835 Newell Creek Rd.,
Ben Lomond, CA

(831) 454-2430 or

(831) 454-3951

 

County Transfer Station
Open every Mon.,

Tues., Thurs.,
Fri., & Sat.
7:30 am - 3:30 pm

Open every Wed.,
7:30 am - 2:30 pm

Ben Lomond Household Hazardous Waste
Open every Thurs.
7:30 am - 3:30 pm

(831) 454-2606


Other Household Hazardous Waste 

City of Santa Cruz Resource Recovery Facility
Open every Sat.
7:30 am - 3:30 pm

605 Dimeo Lane
Santa Cruz, CA

(831) 420-6270


Santa Cruz County
Solid Waste & Recycling
Main Office

701 Ocean St., Room 410
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 454-2160

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