SF Transfer Station
Recology’s public drop-off for San Francisco residents and businesses at 501 Tunnel Avenue, open seven days a week.
The SF Transfer Station, run by Recology at 501 Tunnel Avenue, takes loads from San Francisco residents and businesses. Its hours are 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends. Most loads cost at least $60, but electronics brought as a separate load, clean cardboard, Styrofoam blocks and up to four clean, dry mattresses a day are free.
- Type
- Transfer station
- State
- California
- City
- San Francisco
- Address
- 501 Tunnel Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94134
- Hours
- Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day
- Who can use it
- San Francisco residents and businesses
- Fees
- $60 minimum per load; $274.57 per ton for general disposal. Visa, Mastercard or cash, no checks. Item surcharges apply; specified separated household electronics, cardboard, Styrofoam and up to four qualifying mattresses daily have no charge.
- Takes
- General trash, construction debris, yard waste, electronics, mattresses, tires and appliances
- Does not take
- Hazardous waste, which goes to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility on the same site
- Run by
- Recology San Francisco
- Phone
- 415-330-1400
- Official website
- recology.com
- Primary source
- recology.com
- Last verified
Questions
What are the SF Transfer Station hours?
Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Who can use SF Transfer Station?
San Francisco residents and businesses. Loads cost a $60 minimum and $261.95 a ton in the 2025-26 rate year, paid by Visa, Mastercard or cash.
Can I drop off a mattress free at the SF Transfer Station?
Yes, up to four clean, dry mattresses a day. Memory foam mattresses do not qualify.
Sources
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