California
Landfill
Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County) landfill
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for City of Santa Cruz Resource Recovery Facility (Dimeo Lane Landfill).
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-09
Who can use it
Material generated within City of Santa Cruz limits. Residents show a driver's license and a municipal utility bill or similar document with a city address; businesses show proof the material came from inside the city (such as a signed letter from the property owner or a work permit). North Coast county residents pay a 28% surcharge.
Hours
- Monday-Saturday 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
- Household hazardous waste drop-off: Saturday 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
- Closed Sunday
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price: No separate sticker price was established on the linked page; the eligibility and item fees below still apply.
Where to buy: Contact the facility about access requirements before loading.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Loose refuse | $19.68 minimum; $19.68 per cubic yard; $90.87 per ton |
| Recyclables (mixed paper, cardboard, plastic, metal, glass, used oil, e-waste, appliances) | No charge except items listed in the fee schedule |
| Uncovered load | Charged per the city fee schedule |
| North Coast county residents | Rates plus 28% |
Hazardous waste
Accepted at the Saturday HHW drop-off: latex and oil-based paints (up to 15 gallons a day); motor oil, oil filters and antifreeze (5 gallons a day); fluorescent and LED tubes and bulbs (25 a day; PCB ballasts removed from fixtures); cleaning products; solvents and flammable liquids; road flares; non-empty aerosols; automotive products; pesticides and herbicides; pool and spa chemicals; photo chemicals; mercury thermometers and devices; household batteries (alkaline, button, nickel-cadmium). The county HHW page lists this Saturday site as an alternative while Ben Lomond HHW is closed.
Holiday closures
Closed Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 26, 2026), from noon on December 24, all day December 25, from noon on December 31, and on January 1, 2027.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-09 from official sources .
Other notes
- Payment: cash or credit card with resident proof, check with ID and resident proof, or a city account (Finance Department, 831-420-5070).
- Trailers with beds over 8 ft must weigh on the scale and pay by the ton. No discount for airspace in loads. Contaminated recyclables or construction materials are charged as refuse.
- Fee note: the city page links an official 2026 fee PDF that could not be opened here. The refuse rates shown are the same in both the current and proposed columns of the city's Proposed RRF Fee Schedule 2026; other rates such as green waste, clean fill, mattresses and tires were proposed to change, so confirm them with the facility.
- City residents may also use the county's Buena Vista Landfill and Ben Lomond Transfer Station with a 28% surcharge, and the county HHW sites.
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-09. If something conflicts, trust the town.