Who Picks Up the Trash? Where to Dispose of Hazardous Materials?
Marin County has several resources in place to ensure proper disposal of items entering our waste stream. It can be tough to know what goes where, so we compiled resources in one place, so you can find what you need if you reside in or are visiting coastal Marin. This page includes information on Zero Waste Marin, Recology (West Marin trash hauler), hazardous waste disposal, and where and how to dispose of medical and prescription drugs to help keep our environment clean and meet the County’s goals for Zero Waste.
This Also Matters For Your Pooch! Remember to carry out that bag of poop when walking/ hiking. Plastic poop bags on the ground double the pollution impact of poop and plastic in the environment.
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ZERO WASTE MARIN
ZERO WASTE MARIN
Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury them. Zero Waste is a big idea with one goal: to eliminate waste. Learn more below:
* Hazardous Waste Resources
* Recycling Guide
* Who is my Trash Hauler?
RECOLOGY - WEST MARIN
RECOLOGY SONOMA MARIN
Recology seeks to eliminate waste by developing and discovering sustainable resource recovery practices that can be implemented globally. This begins by creating a resource ecosystem – one that both protects the environment and sustains the local community. It’s a ‘closed loop’ ecosystem that makes it possible for the communities Recology serves to achieve high landfill diversion and meet sustainability goals. Recology provides waste collection services for Bolinas, Stinson Beach and Western Marin County.
Check out Recology’s Sorting Guide. Other areas in Marin County have other waste collection services with different sorting standards.
HAZARDOUS and electronic WASTE
MARIN HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY
Sponsored by Zero Waste Marin and the City of San Rafael, the Marin Household Hazardous Waste Facility (MHHWF) has been operating at its current location in San Rafael since 1993. The Marin Recycling & Resource Recovery Association (MRRRA) works in partnership with these agencies to provide Marin County households (except Novato) and businesses who are Small Quantity Generators (SQGs) with a safe and convenient option for hazardous waste disposal. Learn More:
* Residential Information
* Business Information
RECOLOGY SONOMA-MARIN
Recology lists additional locations and services for disposing of hazardous waste. Learn More: Hazardous Waste Disposal
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
MARIN COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (EHS)
EHS works to protect public health and the well-being of all Marin County residents, workers, and visitors by preventing injury and the spread of disease. EHS’ Medical Waste Program protects the health of the public, business personnel, collection personnel and the environment from exposure to medical wastes, biohazardous waste and waste pharmaceuticals. Learn More:
* Medical Waste Disposal
* Safe Drug Disposal Program
* Zero Waste Sharps and Medical Waste
MARIN COUNTY STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM (MCSTOPP)
MARIN COUNTY STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM (MCSTOPP)
MCSTOPPP implements permit compliance tasks and track stormwater regulations on behalf of the member agencies. They document local and countywide permit compliance efforts in annual reports to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board that includes information on illegal discharge detection and elimination, street and storm drain cleaning, municipal and creek maintenance, stormwater and creek protection controls for development projects, business inspections, and public outreach, education and participation. Contact and Learn More.
CLEAN MARIN &
LITTER BUGS ME
CLEAN MARIN
A coalition of environmental organizations, municipal and county agencies, businesses, and individuals working together to create a litter-free Marin. While each organization may have a different focus when it comes to trash, we all support a Clean Marin! All working to bring together residents, businesses, organizations, and public agencies to collaborate on efforts to break the life cycle of trash and keep Marin County clean and beautiful.
LITTER BUGS ME
Litter Bugs Me, a roadside clean up, was founded over 20 years ago by West Marin residents Rigdon Currie and Dennis Rodoni, now our Marin County Supervisor, before it was handed off to EAC in 2009. In an effort to clean up the watershed before the winter rains, we invite groups (nonprofits, associations, clubs, friend groups) to join us as Team Up to Clean Up crews by adopting a West Marin roadside to clean up during the third week of September.
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