Locations
Waste Management of North County/Coast Waste Management conducts operations from two local hauling districts, one in Oceanside and one in Carlsbad. Each district maintains an administrative office open to the public Monday through Friday, 8am – 5pm.
For residents who reside on MCB Camp Pendleton, all inquiries about service should be directed to your area’s Base Housing Office. Residents who reside in Oceanside, Carlsbad, Del Mar or Solana Beach, inquiries about your service, or to set up new services, should call Waste Management’s Customer Service Monday through Friday, 7am – 5pm, and Saturday 8am – 11am.
Waste Management of North County/Coast Waste Management operates two buyback and recycling centers. These centers help local residents in Carlsbad, Del Mar, Oceanside Solana Beach and other North County regions keep our communities clean by accepting recyclables such as aluminum, glass and plastic in exchange for cash, as well as e-waste and household batteries.
If you're looking to redeem your cans and bottles for CRV, please visit our buyback and recycling centers at the following locations. For all sites, please contact customer service at 1(800) DUMPSTER with any questions. Go to the Web page for the household hazardous waste (HHW) collection facilities for more information about safely disposing of HHW.
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Oceanside Office - Map It
Carlsbad Office - Map It
Oceanside Recycling Center - Map It
Carlsbad Recycling Center - Map It
Oceanside Recycling Center
2880 Industry St.
Oceanside, CA 92054
(Located one block south of Oceanside Blvd.)
Hours of Operation
Tuesday - Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Redeemable Items
- California Refund Value (CRV) aluminum cans
- CRV glass bottles
- CRV plastic bottles
- CRV bi-metal cans
- newspaper
Donation Items
- non-CRV aluminum
- non-CRV glass
- non-CRV plastic
- tin cans
- white ledger paper
- computer paper
- mixed paper
- corrugated cardboard
E-waste
- TVs, laptop computers, computer monitors or other items with cathode ray tubes (CRTs) can be disposed of for free; other e-waste such as fax machines or stereos can be safely disposed of for 50 cents per pound
Other
- Household batteries
- For Oceanside residents only: oil filters, used motor oil and antifreeze (proof of residence in Oceanside required)
- Household sharps like syringes and lancets (properly packaged for disposal)
Unacceptable Items
- household hazardous waste (see the HHW Web page for additional information)
- flourescent light tubes and other universal waste (see the HHW Web page for additional information)
- medical waste
Carlsbad Recycling Center
5960 El Camino Real
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(Closest cross streets are Palomar Airport Rd. and Faraday Ave.)
Hours of Operation
Tuesday - Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Closed for lunch from 12:00-12:40pm
Redeemable Items
- California Refund Value (CRV) aluminum cans
- CRV glass bottles
- CRV plastic bottles
- CRV bi-metal cans
- newspaper
Donation Items
- non-CRV aluminum
- non-CRV glass
- non-CRV plastic
- tin cans
- white ledger paper
- computer paper
- mixed paper
- corrugated cardboard
E-waste
- TVs, laptop computers, computer monitors or other items with cathode ray tubes (CRTs) can be disposed of for free; other e-waste such as fax machines or stereos can be safely disposed of for 50 cents per pound
Other
- household batteries
Unacceptable Items
- household hazardous waste (see the HHW Web page for additional information)
- flourescent light tubes and other universal waste (see the HHW Web page for additional information)
- medical waste