The County of Santa Cruz and the cities of Capitola, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville share responsibility to develop options for garbage disposal, recycling, and organics diversion to reduce waste, reclaim useful materials, and efficiently manage local waste in compliance with State laws. Task Force efforts have resulted in policies to divert waste and recycle materials rather than develop additional local landfill sites. The Task Force and its members continue to study composting, edible food recovery, and emerging waste to energy conversion technologies. This on-going process includes identifying and studying various sites across our county for construction of these facilities. These studies are led by Santa Cruz County Public Works, under direction of the Integrated Waste Management Local Task Force. A copy of the Task Force Bylaws can be found here.
Virtual tour of regional waste facilities utilized by the County can be found here.
Upcoming Meetings
2024 Meetings
Thursday, February 8, 2024: 3:00 - 5:00 pm Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Chambers 701 Ocean Street, 5th Floor, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83616234840
Meeting ID: 836 1623 4840 One tap mobile +16694449171,,83616234840# US +16699006833,,83616234840# US (San Jose) Agenda
Thursday, June 6, 2024: 3:00 - 5:00 pm Location TBD
Thursday, September 5, 2024: 3:00 - 5:00 pm Location TBD
Thursday, December 5, 2024: 3:00 - 5:00 pm Location TBD
Past Meetings
2023 Meetings
Thursday, March 2, 2023: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Chambers - Agenda Minutes
Thursday, June 1, 2023: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Watsonville Council Chambers - Agenda Minutes
Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 3:00 - 5:00 pm Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium -Tony Hill Room - Agenda Minutes
Thursday, December 7, 2023: 3:00 - 5:00 pm Capitola City Hall - Agenda Minutes