Marin Sanitary Service

Marin Sanitary Service is the authorized collector for businesses, residences, and government agencies providing garbage service for those in the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District.  Marin Sanitary Service also serves the City of San Rafael and where jurisdictions overlap with the District, or co-exist, the city has the authority and responsibilities for regulating solid waste, recyclable, and organic material.

• Contact Marin Sanitary Service directly for questions on garbage service for your home or business.
• https://marinsanitaryservice.com/ |  (415) 456-2601

Ordinance 196 - Amending Chapter 1, Title 4 

Effective January 1, 2025

Changes to rates and customer owned carts filled with compostable material.

Please see the attached Ordinance.

 Short-lived Climate Pollutants Law (SB 1383)

Residents and businesses are required to follow statewide organic waste recycling and surplus food recovery laws beginning January 1, 2022.  For more information, please visit the Marin Sanitary Service web page at https://marinsanitaryservice.com/laws/

Commercial and Multi-Family Residential Dwellings may qualify for a waiver from the organic composting requirements of SB 1383.  Click here to complete a fillable waiver form from Marin Sanitary Service.

Zero Waste Marin also has information on how businesses must comply with California’s Mandatory Commercial Recycling & Composting Laws, including:

• SB 1383 Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Food Donation
• AB 341 Mandatory Commercial Recycling (MCR)
• AB 827 Mandatory Front of House Organics and Recycling Containers
• AB 1826 Mandatory Commercial Organics (MORe)

Zero Waste Marin Events

 Repair Fairs

Do you have an item in need of repair? Do you want to learn more about fixing common household items to extend their useful life? Repair Fairs are free events where community members can bring an item (lamp, bike, clothes, small appliances, etc.) for free repair. Rather than leaving and retuning later to pick up their item, attendees sit with a Repair Coach who explains their approach to fixing the item. The Coach and attendee work collaboratively to try to fix the item, so that attendees learn more about fixing and hopefully feel empowered to try to fix other things. Repair Fairs keep useful items out of the landfill and spread knowledge and love of reuse and repair!

When can I attend a Repair Fair?

Saturday, February 8th

1pm – 4pm

Corte Madera Community Center

498 Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera

Saturday, March 8th

1pm – 4pm

Novato City Hall

901 Sherman Ave, Novato

Saturday, March 15th

1pm – 4pm

Mill Valley Community Center

180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley

Saturday, April 5th

10am – 1pm

Sausalito City Hall, Edgewater Room

420 Litho St, Sausalito

Saturday, May 31st

1pm – 4pm

AJ Boro Community Center

50 Canal St, San Rafael

Saturday, June 28th

1pm – 4pm

Fairfax Public Library

2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax

July: Exact Date TBD

TBD

Saturday, August 16th

1pm – 4pm

Marin City Library

101 Donahue St, Marin City

Saturday, September 13th

1pm – 4pm

San Anselmo Library

110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo

How do I register an item to be fixed?

We encourage you to pre-register items you would like to have fixed at a Repair Fair; you can do so by finding the event you want to attend at: https://www.reusealliance.org/events. Forget to pre-register? We also take walk-ins!

How do I volunteer as a Repair Coach?

We would love to have you volunteer as a Repair Coach! Don’t feel comfortable fixing, but still want to help out? There are also volunteer opportunities to help with check-in and check-out! Fill out the volunteer intake form at www.reusealliance.org/rf-volunteer, or email volunteer@reusealliance.org. 

Food Dehydrator Pilot

Did you know that more than 300 million tons of food is thrown away on Thanksgiving Day? Make a plan to fight climate change by composting your food scraps! Zero Waste Marin is launching a pilot program to determine if food dehydrating bins will help Marin keep food scraps out of landfill. If you are a low-income resident of Marin or a non-profit organization serving Marin, you may qualify for a free food dehydrating bin as part of this program! For more information, visit www.mill.com/marin

Don’t Trash it, Marin!  What to Do with Hazardous Items

Are cans of unused paint, household cleaners and old electronics taking up space in your garage? It’s good to clean out the clutter, but not everything can go in the curbside carts. Some materials, known as Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), are toxic to you and/or to the environment and need to be dropped off at special facilities. HHW materials include Electronics, Paint, Batteries, Light Bulbs, Household Chemicals, Personal Care Products, Gardening Products and Auto Care Products. 

• For details about HHW and how to get rid of it, visit ZeroWasteMarin.org/HHW
• Visit Zero Waste Marin for more information.