Recycling & Waste Reduction Division

The County of Santa Clara Recycling and Waste Reduction Division (RWRD) administers the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program and Integrated Waste Management (IWM) Program. The HHW Program provides FREE drop-off of household hazardous waste through temporary events and a permanent facility for all cities in the County (except Palo Alto, which has its own program). IWM serves as Administrator, Fiscal and Contracting Agent for the Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission, the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), Implementation Committee (IC), Subcommittees on behalf of the Cities within Santa Clara County. IWM also oversees a variety of Countywide Programs as listed below and manages residential and commercial garbage and recycling contracts for Unincorporated Santa Clara County. ​​​​​​​​​​​