Facility details
- Address
- 170 S Spruce Ave
South San Francisco, CA 94080 - Phone
- (415) 596-2305
- Website
- quicklightrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- San Mateo County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
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
- Zarc Recycling Recycling 0.4 mi · South San Francisco, CA
- San Bruno Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.7 mi · San Bruno, CA
- Blue Line Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.5 mi · South San Francisco, CA
- Blue Line MRF and Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.1 mi · South San Francisco, CA
- Hillside Solid Waste Disposal Site Landfill 2.7 mi · Colma, CA
- Mussel Rock Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.9 mi · Daly City, CA
- Recology of the Coast Recycling Yard Transfer StationRecycling 4.1 mi · Pacifica, CA
- GreenCitizen Recycling 4.1 mi · Burlingame, CA
- Recoclogy San Francisco Transfer Station Transfer StationRecycling 4.2 mi · San Francisco, CA
- SF Dump Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.2 mi · San Francisco, CA
Nearest landfill: Hillside Solid Waste Disposal Site, Colma — 2.7 mi
Area served
Serves South San Francisco, San Bruno, San Francisco, Brisbane, Daly City, Millbrae, Pacifica, Burlingame, San Mateo, Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada.
County context
One of 13 recycling centers in San Mateo County, CA.
ZIP 94080 population 65,036.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle