The Humboldt Waste Management Authority’s Eureka Recycling Center permanently closed on August 1, 2022.
With the closure of the Eureka Recycling Center, the HWMA is no longer accepting certain hard to recycle items such as Freon Appliances, E-waste, TV’s, CRV buyback, or Source Separated Recycling.
Single Stream Recycling is available at the Hawthorne Street Transfer Station for a fee.
We understand this closure may cause complications and hardships to our customers, but we encourage customers to utilize the below alternate disposal locations.
Please call ahead for the most up to date information.
For questions or concerns please use the following contacts.
There are lots of retailers participating in CRV collection in Humboldt County. Close to 40 at last count!
Search for them all by selecting "Humboldt" in the drop down menu and click "Search".
Arcata Scrap and Salvage
192 G St Arcata Ca
(707) 822-4881
Eel River Salvage
850 Riverwalk Dr Fortuna Ca
(707) 725-6530
Freon Appliances
Humboldt Sanitation
2585 Central Ave McKinleyville Ca
(707) 839-3285
Recology Eel River
965 Riverwalk Dr Fortuna Ca
(707) 725-5156
Tv’s and E-waste (for a fee)
Humboldt Sanitation
2585 Central Ave McKinleyville Ca
(707) 839-3285
Recology Eel River
965 Riverwalk Dr Fortuna Ca
(707) 725-5156
Source Separated Recycling
Humboldt Sanitation
2585 Central Ave McKinleyville Ca
(707) 839-3285
Recology Eel River
965 Riverwalk Dr Fortuna Ca
(707) 725-5156
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Humboldt Waste Management Authority is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Humboldt Waste Management Authority
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
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feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
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