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RethinkWaste, formerly and legally, South Bayside Waste Management Authority (SBWMA) is a public agency comprised of 11 member agencies in San Mateo County and unincorporated areas. The board of directors is made up of elected officials from the 11 member agencies within the service area. Burlingame, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo, San Mateo County, and West Bay Sanitary District.

RethinkWaste owns the 16-acre Shoreway Environmental Center in San Carlos and manages the contracts of Recology and South Bayside Industries under a joint powers authority. Recology for San Mateo County is the hauler, and South Bayside Industries (owned by Alameda County Industries) operates the materials recovery facility (MRF), and is responsible for finding markets for recyclable material.

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  1. ^ https://rethinkwaste.org/
  2. ^ https://southbaysideindustries.com/
  3. ^ "Our History".
  4. ^ "The Benefits of Interactive, In-Person Waste Facility Tours – RethinkWaste".
  5. ^ "California's new 'right to repair' law is embraced by recyclers". Los Angeles Times. 8 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Waste Reduction".
  7. ^ "Revamped waste facility in San Carlos reeks of efficiency". 27 September 2011.
  8. ^ "South Bayside Waste Management Authority board change set to move forward". 23 July 2013.
  9. ^ "New compost law begins for businesses, apartments: RethinkWaste urges customers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions". 8 March 2016.
  10. ^ "RethinkWaste national award". 21 June 2012.
  11. ^ "SB 54: Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act".