Marin resource recovery center

An indoor disposal facility where materials are sorted for recycling and recovery.

Hours & Location

Public Dump

Open 7 days a week

Mon – Sat: 8 a.m.– 4 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m.– 4 p.m.

Holiday hours vary. The public dump is open on some holidays when the office is closed. See the holiday schedule below.

Office

Mon – Fri: 8 a.m.– 4 p.m.
Closed Saturdays and Sundays.

The office is closed on most holidays. See the holiday schedule below.

Contact

415-485-5647

Location

565 Jacoby Street,
San Rafael, CA, 94901

Holidays

Holiday hours vary by operation. The public dump may be open when the office is closed.

The public dump is closed on New Year’s Day, Easter Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

The MRRC office is closed on New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Easter Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

Safety When You Visit

For your safety, please wear closed-toed shoes and personal protective equipment, including gloves, goggles, and a safety vest.

ACCEPTED MATERIALS

We accept non-hazardous residential and commercial waste.

Materials are sorted at the facility to recover recyclable materials.

The MRRC accepts all types of non-hazardous commercial and residential solid waste materials. All materials disposed of at the facility are sorted using state-of-the-art equipment to recover recyclable materials.

Need documentation of your materials? Notify the attendant at the scale house before entering the facility.

Recyclables

Bulky Items

Yard & Landscaping

Building & Remodeling Materials

Construction & Demolition Debris

Sheetrock
Plaster
Tile
Stucco
Non-treated wood *
Household debris
Concrete (with or without rebar)
Asphalt
Brick

* Treated wood waste (TWW) is not accepted at the MRRC. For information on where to dispose of TWW, visit the California Land Disposal Program website.

Rates & Payment

Rates

Free for residential customers

Common recyclables are free for residential customers.

Fees apply to other materials.

Fees apply to:

Not sure what your load will cost? Call the office to confirm accepted materials and get a cost estimate.
415-485-5647

Payment

We accept the following for payment:

Please note: We no longer accept personal or business checks.

Contractors & Landscapers

Waste Audits

For a fee, we can provide detailed waste audits of collected materials, depending on the size and complexity of the materials. A detailed report includes photos of the waste stream, analysis of the stream, and suggestions for increasing material diversion.

Detailed report: $125 minimum
Sorting: $75 per hour

Diversion Reporting for Contractors & Landscapers

For contractors and landscapers who need to document high diversion rates for LEED projects, local C&D ordinances, and/or CalGreen, we recommend source-separating materials.

To maximize your reported diversion rate: Tell the attendant at the MRRC booth on Jacoby or the scale house on Andersen what is in your load (for example, concrete). The material will be noted on your scale ticket and can be used to show a higher overall diversion rate.

View Diversion Reports

Documents below are provided as PDF files.

2026 Diversion Reports

2025 Diversion Reports

2024 Diversion Reports

2023 Diversion Reports

2022 Diversion Reports

2021 Diversion Reports

2020 Diversion Reports

2019 Diversion Reports

2018 Diversion Reports

Please note that due to equipment failure, the Q1, Q2, and Q3 2018 Diversion Rates are below 65%. New equipment was installed in August of 2018. We anticipate a return to a Diversion Rate above 65% for Q4 2018.

2017 Diversion Reports

2016 Diversion Reports

Need a Debris Box?

Rent a debris box from Marin Sanitary Service for convenient source separation and collection of construction and demolition materials.

About the MRRC

The Marin Resource Recovery Center is part of the Marin Sanitary family of companies and serves as the primary materials recovery facility (MRF) for residential and commercial customers throughout Marin County.

The Center’s indoor disposal facility is approximately the size of three football fields. Built in 1987, it gives Marin County residents a clean, enclosed place to dispose of solid waste while helping recover materials that can be separated from the waste stream.

Each month, the Marin Resource Recovery Center processes nearly 3,000 tons of recyclables. State-of-the-art equipment—including screens, conveyors, blowers, magnets, and hand-sorting—separates materials such as dirt, sand, metal, wood, concrete, and paper. This process allows these materials to be identified and recovered rather than simply treating everything that comes through the facility as the same type of waste.

More Recycling & Disposal Resources

Hazardous Waste

The Marin Household Hazardous Waste Facility provides Marin County households (except Novato) and qualifying small quantity generators with a safe, convenient option for hazardous waste disposal.

Marin Recycling Center

The Marin Recycling Center is the primary material recovery facility (MRF) for residential and commercial curbside recyclable material in Marin County.

Construction & Demolition

Learn about Marin County C&D requirements, diversion, recycling plans, and other resources.