County of San Mateo-RecycleWorks Program
Cause Area
- Community
- Environment
Location
555 County Center 5th FloorRedwood City, CA 94063 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
RecycleWorks creates, delivers, and promotes recycling, composting, waste prevention, procurement, sustainability and green building programs and outreach at County facilities and for residents, employees, businesses and visitors in the unincorporated area of the county and, when appropriate, throughout San Mateo County to encourage, facilitate, and achieve resource conservation and the practice of responsible environmental stewardship and to maintain compliance with the California Integrated Waste Management Act (AB 939).
Description
RecycleWorks is a program of San Mateo County within the Public Works Department. RecycleWorks primarily provides outreach to all residents and businesses in San Mateo County and oversees waste and recycling services for County facilities and Unincorporated San Mateo County areas. RecycleWorks is not affiliated with any of the private waste haulers in San Mateo County, but does help to promote their recycling services. We staff events, conduct workshops, provide trainings, and conduct clean-up events to reducewaste, promote recycling and resource conservation.