Recycling Guide

Recycling Locations

None of these locations accept large quantities or materials from business or manufacturing. If you have commercial volumes of waste you would like to recycle, call 520-375-7830.

• Rio Rico Landfill
• Sonoita / Elgin Landfill
• Tubac / Amado Transfer Station

Recycling services are provided at no cost to citizens of Santa Cruz County.

**NEW RECYCLING HOURS FOR RIO RICO LANDFILL**

THURSDAY - SATURDAY

8 A.M. - 2 P.M.

Items Accepted at All Sites

These can be placed in the co-mingled Green or Blue Recycling Containers:

• Aluminum cans and foil
• Cardboard
• Plastic-such as soda and shampoo bottles, milk / water jugs
  • No tubs, pails or other plastic
• Steel / tin cans-such as canned food cans

Corrugated Cardboard

• Brown paper grocery bags can be recycled with corrugated cardboard
• No wax coating (produce boxes)
• Please empty, flatten and cut to 3’ by 3’ (no Styrofoam or bubble wrap)
• Pressed board (cereal, shoe or 12-pak containers)

Electronic Components

Electronic components contain hazardous material, such as lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium. The facilities accept:

• Cell phones
• Computers
• Keyboards
• Printers
• TV’s

Items Accepted by Rio Rico & Sonoita Sites

• Antifreeze and motor oil
  • Place in waste oil container
• Batteries
• Computers, printers, electronic equipment, and circuit boards - stacked on pallets
• Household chemicals such as chlorine, paint thinner and other solvents
• Spray and liquid paint
• Tires
  • Residential only, first 5 tires are free without rims
  • Tires without rims $150 / ton
  • All tires with rims are $5 each