Formed in 1982, RethinkWaste
(i.e., South Bayside Waste Management Authority) is a joint powers authority of
twelve public Agencies (Atherton, Belmont, Burlingame, East Palo Alto, Foster
City, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo, the County
of San Mateo and the West Bay Sanitary District) in San Mateo County,
California and is a leader in the delivery of innovative waste reduction and
recycling programs.
RethinkWaste owns and manages the
award-winning Shoreway Environmental Center which receives all the recyclables,
organic materials, and materials (i.e. solid waste) collected in its service
area. RethinkWaste’s environmental education and tour program has also received
state and national awards, and hosts nearly six thousand visitors per year.
RethinkWaste also provides strategic oversight, support and management of
service providers that collect, process, recycle and dispose of materials for
its Member Agencies. For more information on RethinkWaste, please visit our
website at
www.RethinkWaste.org.