Sun Street Transfer Station

You have just finished your meal at a fast food restaurant and you throw your uneaten food, food wrappers, drink cup, utensils and napkins into the trash can. You don't think aboutthat waste again. On trash pickup day in your neighborhood, you push your can out tothe curb, and workers dump the contents into a big truck and haul itaway. You don't have to think about that waste again, either But maybe you have wondered, as you watch the trash truck pull away, just where that garbage ends up. Landfills are not just mountains of trash - they aim to keep the community as safe as possible from the harm that can be caused when the garbage rots, or "decomposes."

The Authority's rates are higher for two major reasons: 1) The Authority has a large debt of $37.5 million which was used to purchase and fix the old landfills that it inherited and to develop landfill capacity, and 2) The Authority provides transfer station services that reduce landfill traffic, which are not provided by Monterey Regional Waste Management District (District). If the Authority had no debt, the tipping fee could be lowered to $47.24 instead for $68.50 per ton. Furthermore, if it did not operate two transfer stations, the tipping fee could be $33.01 per ton.

Garbage, recycling, and yard waste collection in the Salinas Valley is done by contracted waste haulers who have franchise agreements with each city. The local haulers include Republic Services of Salinas, Tri-Cities Disposal & Recycling, and Waste Management, Inc. Residents must subscribe to service with their hauler, but SVR can help answer any questions you may have; contact SVR for more information. You can decrease your monthly garbage bill by choosing a smaller trash cart and recycling more!