Facility details
- Address
- 2192 Ruth Ave
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 - Phone
- (530) 542-8344
- Website
- southtahoerefuse.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- El Dorado County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110017950797, 110070409911
Programs on file: CA-ENVIROVIEW 154979 · CA-ENVIROVIEW 231893 · CA-ENVIROVIEW 327484 · NPDES permit CAZ436712 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAD981456882 · UORS 09-C-00843 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAH111000472
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2015-10-15
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- South Lake Tahoe Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.1 mi · South Lake Tahoe, CA
- Kirkwood Transfer Station Transfer Station 16.3 mi · Kirkwood, CA
- Douglas County Transfer Station Transfer StationRecycling 17.4 mi · Minden, NV
- Douglas County Landfill Landfill 17.9 mi · Gardnerville, NV
- Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal Company Transfer Station 18.2 mi · Tahoe City, CA
- Computer Corps - Carson City Recycling 20.5 mi · Carson City, NV
- Incline Transfer Station Transfer Station 22.4 mi · Incline, NV
- Waste Management Incline Village Transfer Station Transfer StationRecycling 22.4 mi · Incline Village, NV
- Refuse, Inc - Incline Transfer Station Transfer Station 22.8 mi · Incline Village, NV
Nearest landfill: Douglas County Landfill, Gardnerville — 17.9 mi
Area served
Serves South Lake Tahoe, Stateline, NV, Zephyr Cove, NV, Tahoma, Echo Lake, Genoa, NV, Gardnerville, NV, Twin Bridges, Glenbrook, NV, Carson City, NV, Kyburz.
County context
One of 8 recycling centers in El Dorado County, CA.
ZIP 96150 population 29,527.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle