Welcome to Waste Connections!
Zach Zimmerman
Municipal Outreach Coordinator
San Luis Obispo
• Which materials go in which bin?
• Where do materials go next?
• What’s happening in California that
will affect the solid waste industry?
We create unique franchise
agreements with each location
we serve.
These range in length and contain
location specific elements unique
to each city or CSD.
Franchise agreements are
established over months by
working together with our team,
city staff and public input.
Hauling (trucks)
San Luis Garbage
South County Sanitary
Morro Bay Garbage
Mission Country Disposal
Coastal Rolloff
Disposal and Recovery
(landfill and recycling)
Chicago Grade Landfill
Cold Canyon Landfill
Santa Maria Transfer Station
Materials Recovery Facility
“MRF” (at Cold Canyon)
Organics
(food scraps/green waste)
Kompogas
Anerobic Digestor
independent partnership
Meet the “MRF”!
Materials Recovery Facility
200 tons each weekday
on average, about 75% of
which (300,000 pounds!)
is diverted from the
landfill.
And the effects
of daily
contamination…
One of
many
“screens”
we use…
A few other MRF technologies at work…
Bailing is the last step before storage and transport.
1. The MRF
2. Aluminum: KY
3. Steel Cans: OR
4. PET Plastic (#1): CA
5. HDPE (#2 Color): NV
6. HDPE (#2, Natural): BC
7. Paper/Cardboard: Asia
8. Glass: CA
Once the material is baled, it is
shipped via a third-party
processor who ensures the
materials are made into new
items .
A
word
about
batteries…
E-Waste
Laptops, televisions, cell phones, etc.
Collection Locations (business hours)
• Cold Canyon Landfill
• Chicago Grade Landfill
also
• Nipomo HHW, HR HHW (CSLO HHW coming soon)
• Local Electronics Retailers (Staples, Best Buy, etc.) Household Hazardous Waste
Paints, solvents, batteries, etc.
Collection Locations (hours vary)
• Cold Canyon Landfill *HOURS JUST INCREASED*
• Chicago Grade Landfill
• Heritage Ranch CSD
• Nipomo HHW Facility
• Morro Bay HHW Facility
• Paso Robles Landfill
In partnership with IWMA, we collected
~1.3 million lbs. of HHW in 2024 alone!
Batteries are VERY FlammableReturn them to any battery retailer, or to an HHW facility.
SB 54:
Extended Producer
Responsibility Act
Final plan expected Oct. 2026
Effective January 1, 2027
SB 707:
Textile Recovery Act
Final plan expected 2028
Effective July 1, 2030
Other 2026 bills regarding
safety and clarity in the
solid waste stream:
• Vapes
• Nitrous Oxide Containers
• Truth in Labeling
• The first anerobic digestor in N.A.
opened on our property in 2018
• They process organic waste into
compost for the community in 14 days
• Carbon-neutral process: Methane
created powers the plant and homes.
• www.kompogas-slo.com
SB1383 & our partnership with Kompogas
It’s baaaacck…details coming soon!
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(805) 634-9876
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