San Martin Transfer Station

San Martin Transfer & Recycling Station

Drop-Off Information

Address:
14070 Llagas Ave.
San Martin, CA

Phone: (408) 842-3358

Hours: Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

We accept many items for disposal and recycling at the transfer station.


Examples of the materials we accept for a fee:
  • Appliances and furniture
  • Brush and yard waste (Not accepted in plastic bags or mixed in with garbage.)
  • Construction and demolition debris - no dirt, rock, concrete, brick
  • Regular household garbage
  • Wood
The following recyclables are accepted at no charge:
  • Aluminum and tin cans
  • Cardboard
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Mixed paper
  • Plastic containers marked #1 - #7 on the bottom
Do not leave recyclables in plastic bags. Please be sure to separate your recyclable items when you drop them off.

We do not accept the following materials in the recycling containers:
  • Garbage
  • Plastic bags (Take plastic grocery bags to your local grocery store for recycling.)

What Happens After I Drop Off My Recyclable Material?


After garbage is dropped off at the San Martin Transfer Station, it is transported to a landfill. Recyclables such as paper, cardboard, cans, bottles, and metal are sent to different recycling facilities for processing. Clean yard waste is transported to South Valley Organics, a compost facility located at Pacheco Pass Landfill. This facility uses what's called an AG BAG system to process yard waste into compost.