Transfer Station

South Tahoe Refuse Transfer Station

Transfer Station

Location

2140 Ruth Avenue
South Lake Tahoe CA 96150
(530) 542-8311

Hours of Operation

Monday through Saturday
Closed Sundays & Holidays
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Materials Accepted

All solid waste (garbage, rubbish and trash) typically generated at home as well as commercial and construction solid waste. This includes yard waste, stumps, containers and packaging, metal and appliances, tires, furniture, carpet, electronic-waste, asphalt, concrete, roofing and mixed construction and demolition debris and miscellaneous inorganic wastes. Many of these materials will be recycled through our Material Recovery process.

We also accept snowmobiles, motorcycles, lawn mowers, and snow blowers. For items that require registration, we would need a pink slip or an abatement letter from the city in order to accept them. Items must be fully drained of all fluids, if they are not drained there will be an additional fee.

Liquid wastes are not accepted at this facility. See the Household Hazardous Waste page for a list of hazardous and universal waste materials accepted under that program.

To see if an item is accepted, please visit our Waste Wizard.

Unacceptable Materials

We cannot accept cars, boats, RVs, trailers, or any RV sewage.

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Transfer Station (TS) New Account Request Form

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Waste Wizard

Type the name of a waste item and we will tell you where and how to recycle or dispose of it.

Learn About Our Transfer Station

During the early 1990s, the South Lake Tahoe Solid Waste Joint Powers Agency (JPA), comprised of elected representatives from Douglas and El Dorado Counties and the City of South Lake Tahoe, reviewed alternatives to address the mandates of AB 939. The JPA reviewed the characteristics of our local waste stream and balanced costs, benefits, practicality, and future planning in making their decision.

What is the JPA?

The JPA (Joint Powers Agency) is responsible for directing which recycling programs we implement. After a year of study, the JPA approved a system with the technology and flexibility to meet today’s needs and address our future goals.

California Redemption Value

Residents who wish to receive their California Redemption Value (CRV) for glass, aluminum and plastic #1- #7, can redeem those materials, as well as drop off all of our other recyclable materials at the South Tahoe Recycling Center, located down the street from the Transfer Station/MRF facility on Ruth Avenue.