Landfill

Redwood Sanitary Landfill

8950 Redwood Highway, Novato, CA 94945

At the gate

Type Landfill
Address 8950 Redwood Highway, Novato, CA 94945
County Marin County
Phone 415-408-9052
Website www.wm.com/us/en/facilities/redwood-landfill-and-recycling-center/contact-us
Last checked Oct 22, 2026

Hours

Mon - Fri: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Sat: 8 am to 3:30 p.m.; Sun Closed

Holiday hours vary. Gates often close to new loads 15–30 minutes before posted closing.

Accepted materials and fees have not been confirmed yet. Call the scale house at 415-408-9052 before you go.

Nearby with confirmed hours or fees: Redwood Recycling Center , Sonoma County Central Disposal Site , Recycle Central at Pier 96 .

Facility facts

Ownership Private
Owner WM
Operator WM
Operational status Open
Permitted activities Solid Waste Landfill
Waste types accepted (per permit) MSW
Landfill class III
Year opened 1958
Planned closure year 2034
Composting on site Yes
Registry details (23)

Figures and identifiers as published in the EPA and state permit registries cited below.

Cease-operation date 2036-01-01
Cease-operation date type Estimated
Total acres 420
Disposal acres 222.5
Current area (acres) 222.5
Design capacity (tons) 23,913,093
Maximum permitted capacity 19,100,000 Cubic Yards
Remaining capacity 26,000,000 Cubic Yards
Remaining capacity as of 2008-12-18
Waste in place (tons) 17,011,540
Waste-in-place year 2022
Annual waste accepted (tons) 301,844
Annual waste figure year 2022
Maximum permitted throughput 2,300 Tons per day
Landfill gas collection system Yes
Landfill gas energy project Yes
Landfill gas energy projects 1
EPA GHGRP ID 1007668
EPA LMOP landfill ID 258
CalRecycle SWIS number 21-AA-0001
Permit status Permitted
Enforcement agency County of Marin
Local government Novato

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Nearby facilities

Transfer station

Redwood Recycling Center

Novato, CA · 0.9 mi away

Hours
Mon 7:00 AM-3:00 PM · Tue 7:00 AM-3:00 PM · …
Landfill

Sonoma County Central Disposal Site

Petaluma, CA · 12.6 mi away

Hours
Mon 7:00 AM-3:00 PM · Tue 7:00 AM-3:00 PM · …
Fees
Refuse/garbage $179.00/ton, minimum $47.00 per vehicle; mixed C&D $179.00/ton; carpet $100.00/ton; appliances $68.00 (Freon) / $32.00 each; mattresses $64.00 each; tires $24.00 each; e-waste no fee; rates effective April 1, 2026
Transfer station

Recycle Central at Pier 96

San Francisco, CA · 31.5 mi away

Hours
Mon 6:00 AM-4:00 PM · Tue 6:00 AM-4:00 PM · …
Fees
Clean source separated cardboard accepted free of charge; loads over 200 lbs paid per pound at current market rate (cardboard buyback only)

Sources: epa.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; calrecycle.ca.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; wm.com (hours, phone and website; fetched Oct 22, 2026) ; wm.com (hours, phone and website; fetched Oct 21, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Oct 21, 2026. Facility details were last checked on Oct 22, 2026.