Contra Costa Transfer & Recovery

Hard to be thrilled about a dump. My biggest issue about this place is the fact that it’s not a landfill but a transfer station.
This means that all the garbage is put into large big rigs to be transferred to the Pittsburg dump less then 8 miles away!
For some reason they won’t open the Pittsburg landfill to the public. Instead they would rather waist fuel trucking garbage back and forth. You ever wonder why there’s so much garbage on hwy 4 and 680? You can thank these guys for contributing to the problem. I can tell you how many times I’ve driven behind one of these trucks. A fowl smelled truck spewing rancid liquid from the bottom not to mention the bags and other garbage flying out of the top.
There is a landfill next to the transfer station but the landfill is too close to the water for my liking not to mention a lot of the runoff goes right into a small slew that leads into the bay. Oh probably less than a football field away.
The fact of the matter is that if they would open up the Pittsburgh dump and landfill it would be better for the environment. it’s setback far enough away from any bodies of water and it would probably be less expensive because you wouldn’t have to pay the gas surcharge to have the garbage transferred.

As dumping rates are going higher and higher. My business requires cost effective facilities to dispose of rubbish. This past month the Pittsburg dump raised rates by 10 percent. So I’ve been coming to Martinez more often as there rates if charged by weight are 10 dollars less a ton. This facility is nice and they have well paved roads that don’t mess up your truck. I prefer being charged by weight all the time. Sometimes coming here I get hit with the cubic yard charge/​rate on loads weighing less then 1000 pounds. This throws off my profit margin on jobs that I do. But I have dumped loads of mixed bricks/​concrete paying by cubic yard and paid about $ 60 – 70 for loads weight over 2 tons. There is a concrete/​brick recycling «flat fee» place right next door. But they want CLEAN materials and expect you to sort out your load… NO THANKS! If your in need to dumping trash any day of the week come here. They take cash and credit. Not sure if they take personal checks. Overall place is cool and convenient.

I’ve brought loads here and to Acme landfill. The lack of a clear – above-​board – fee schedule is questionable along with the inconsistent pricing, serves as the primary reason for the two-​stars. The fees could, maybe should be, posted daily to their website.

How the fuck can one guy be so slow! Workers in the scale house know who I’m talking about. It’s one guy that moves one speed (which is slow as shit) ALL THE TIME! I would fire your ass in a second. O wait, your Union; your allowed to be slow as shit and lazy! Got it, my bad. 25+ vehicles in line right now and one scale house open. Well, ½ a scale house due to slow shit guy. And you guys wonder why people illegally dump shit at your from gates. I want to dump my shit on your scale house. Must be a real tuff job sitting on your ass and standing in one spot… all day. Have a little pride in what you do.
Sincerely, the guy that’s wants to shit in your mouth!
The younger kid is awesome!

This debris transfer station is a rip off and the employees are extremely rude. I have a construction company and go to the dump quite often. You never know what price they’re going to charge at this transfer station. I had a pick up truck fully loaded and the worker at the kiosk quoted me a price of $ 189.00. That was a little more than twice the amount I pay at the landfill down the street. He became extremely rude when I questioned him on how he arrived at the $ 189.00. He told me the price was up to their discretion, based either on volume or weight. But it was the higher of the two methods. He never weighed my vehicle, so there was no way of knowing the weight to compare it with the volume.
I left and went to the Pittsburg Transfer station off of Loveridge. I ended up paying less, the employee’s are a lot nicer, and you have consistent pricing. They were a little more than a land fill, but much more reasonable than the transfer station in Martinez.
I usually go to the Martinez land fill down the street from the Martinez Transfer station. The prices are much more reasonable and the employee’s much nicer. However, they’re only open M-​F from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm

Just like what everybody me else is saying. When you go, it is a different price every time (I drive the same pickup trick). I don’t understand how calculate how much they charge you. I don’t mind paying for waste removal, but I would like a consistent price structure so you don’t feel like you’re getting screwed ever time you come here. That isn’t too much to ask, is it? Also– all the workers are rude. I guess I would be rude if I worked at a dump. (Their jobs stink)

its either here or dump it offa port chicago highway in the boonies. but hey, gotta cut back on littering keep murica beautiful.
25-​ish bucks for a pickup truck.
i dont understand you winers who complain about this place. u freeloaders want everything for free

$ 89 to recycle a pair of mattresses, basically twice the price of just throwing away that volume of trash. Of course you can’t reach them by phone and you have to drive there to find out. So now I have to drive to Oakland. This place is a money pit.

nice facility (for a dump) but WHAT A RIP OFF. I brought 1 large load to the MTZ dump and paid $ 51. On the next Saturday i brought the same size load to this place and they charged $ 109.53 (they dont weight, guy looks at you, your vehicle, asks what city your from, then gives you a price). Then today I brought a smaller load, the same guy quoted $ 114, I asked why so high and he said «price went up FOR THE DAY» I asked when and he said «this morning» I asked what makes the prices go up and he said «my boss». All three loads have been within 2 weeks of one another. I will never go back, MTZ dump works just as well.

As far as a transfer station goes, it is pretty good. Well maintained, large, most wastes accepted, including carpet and PT lumber.
Rip off alert! They do not weigh you, it is by eye only. For a standard pickup truck, it is about $ 27.60 as long as your load does not exceed the height of your bed. Go over that by an inch, and the load price goes to $ 39.
Warning, if you are Caucasion, they charge you more. A $ 27 load becomes $ 39 and if you complain about it, they laugh.
I highly recommend Acme Landfill which is on the same road. Acme has shorter hours however and does not take some loads. They weigh you every time and the prices are great as a result. You do travel on dirt road however. Much nicer guys and they do not discriminate.

I mean. it’s a dump. But for a nominal fee, you can get rid of all of the crap you have hanging out at your house! We recently built a pantry, and that involved tearing out a lot of old drywall. We loaded all of it up from our driveway, and promptly took it to the dump. I think it cost somewhere around $ 25 to get rid of it. well worth it.
This place is open daily until 5, so good to know when you’re doing Sunday cleaning and need to make a dump run!

Here is where I dump all the stuff I don’t want. And that is a whole bunch of computer boxes, old 5 gallon buckets, tree trimmings, bags of sand I used for my old pool umbrella. And on it goes. This place smelled real bad today. They were processing wet celluloid debris. Yuck, went home changed my clothes, took a shower, washed my shoes and clothes till the foul stench was gone. But I still like going here and dumping my stuff.

When delivering a load of garbage from my Mothers side yard in a 17 foot rented UHaul we were charged $ 186.00 to dump a load the majority of which was green waste. We were charged an additional $ 52.00 for appliance dump fees for a small TV and square mini fridge (the same fee reserved for full size refrigerators and washer/​dryers). When attempting to ask Javier R who was the employee working the kiosk why the cost was so great he informed us that he considered the entire weight of the 17′ UHaul truck when assessing the weight of contents and sarcastically implied that if we didn’t like it he could always add an additional fee of $ 26.00 for a toaster oven he had graciously overlooked. Due to the fact we arrived at the dump site so close to quitting time he charged us for the whole weight of the truck in anticipation of no one manning the scales upon our exit to determine the true weight of the dump run. Perhaps they should add this policy to their fee schedule. To add insult to injury, when returning from the dump we passed by a FREE appliance recycling service just down the street…
The next run we went to the waste site located one exit before CC Transfer Station on Waterbird Way and were charged $ 38.00 for a comparable sized load in addition to polite and friendly customer service. I won’t use Contra Costa Transfer Station again.

$ 38 later and I’m the hero of the boyfriend’s boss, no easy feat. He said this was the best price he’s seen in all his years for a 2500HD full of de-​construction. I may have gotten the rumored «County Resident Discount» but he didn’t ask for ID, garbage bill, or anything else. Just asked what town I lived in.
CCT&R is open Sundays… Acme down the street isn’t.
Brilliant: Their vmail message says it all, hours, rates, acceptable trash, directions.
Yes, it’s stinky. Duh.

This place is a find. I own and operate a custom window covering business, and from time to time, the factory (and I) make mistakes. Since the items are custom, I cannot return for credit. Often I try to sell the stuff, but mostly it needs to get out of my house.
After looking at the San Leandro dump and the Richmond dump, I decided to try this one. It’s a dump, but the rates are super reasonable, the staff was helpful, and I was able to unload my unwanted stuff in a snap. I’ll be back, with more of my rejects!

Its a dump, lol. Easy enough to get to and access. Reasonable pricing. Only bummer no magazines.

This is the world’s best dump. You can dump all sorts of trash and old personal effects. Anything you want. They do not ask any questions. It is located in a nice neighborhood. They have a taco truck. I am so happy to have this dump.

They say they recycle mattresses at the dump, which they may… but we couldn’t help feeling like we were being ripped off as we paid $ 92 and change to recycle two end-​of-​life mattresses and box springs. More power to Jaime if she got them to take a load for free, but the guy working the kiosk says he gets asked about it all the time and never heard of any such program. Sure… few things in life are free, but I can’t imagine that retailers are paying that much to dispose of mattresses when you buy a new one and the cost of removing the old one is included.
The CCT&R fee for mattresses larger than a twin is $ 22 each. Box springs count separately. $ 4.77 fuel recovery fee. Whatever that is. We paid for the gas to take them to the dump and hauled them out of the truck ourselves. A far cry from the service you get at those e-​cycling events that are FREE.
If anybody knows of a better place to take old beds when they’ve outlived their usefulness as a place to sleep, let me know. I just hate creating landfill.
**Update: The garbage company would have picked up both mattresses from our house for $ 30. *sigh*

I can’t give a dump a 5 star review, that in itself seems counter-​intuitive. That and I didn’t physically go to the dump. But instead sent my boyfriend in his truck to get rid of all the extra crap we had left over from our recent bathroom remodel (which by the way I know of a great person out of San Jose that does an awesome job on such things, so feel free to message me if you want more info).
Did you know if you’re a Contra Costa resident you get one free trip a month? Yup. Just bring along a copy of your last garbage bill and you’re good to go!

:sigh:
Yes, while others take the day off to bask in glory of a gorgeous spring day, I reassembled my house after 30 family members descended upon my dwelling like a swarm of locusts. Being in a vigilant mood after sweeping up the remains of my china cabinet, I took a huge leap and decided it was time to clean my garage.
Cleaning garage = trash management.
4 hours later and the entire rear of my truck filled to the gills with unwanted items/​trash, I headed to my second favorite locale that I like to visit on warm spring days: the dump.
Yes, nothing says «spring» like going to your local neighborhood dump (for those of you more PC than I, the «Transfer Station»). While some may pine away the long hours of a beautiful day enjoying the new and fresh scents of blooming flowers, cut grass, the freshness of the air near a babbling brook, I choose to go to the dump, where all good smells go to die, again, and again and again.
You see, quite frankly, garbage smells. When the only rule of the dump is «don’t get any on the workers,» you pretty much have a garbage free-​for-​all whereby items like soiled «poopy» diapers, concrete, paint, vomit-​drenched clothing, urine-​stained shirts and phlegm-​encased hankerchefs are all very common dropoffs (a.k.a the contents of my load).
Steaming piles of garbage??? Yes. Kids picking through the garbage looking for gold??? Yes. People looking for a cheap tire set for their 1974 Chevy Monte Carlo from the 3^rd steaming pile of rubbish from the entrance??? Yes.
Oh, and don’t forget, this area is one of the most windy in the Bay Area, so, in addition to all the lovely features of this locale listed above, you also have mother nature working against you, whipping the steam from the effluent pile and forcing an impaction of said stank into your sinuses.
Bad? All of the above. Good? $ 32.69 later and I can now walk through my garage, and, there is a taco truck «El Ranchero» ¼ mile from the entrance to the turd park. Nothing reopens your snot passageways faster than a hot-​sauce drenched carne asada taco!!!
Kill me now, please. I cannot breathe and my skin smells like fish emulsion. Classic two steps forward, one step back. Such is life.