Environmental Health
Local Enforcement Agency (LEA)
San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), Environmental Health Branch (EHB) is certified by California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) as the Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) for the City and County of San Francisco.
Principal Activities and Services
- Regulates and permits San Francisco's solid waste transfer/processing or disposal sites involving any processing, handling, storing, gasification, transformation, and engineered municipal solid waste (EMSW) conversion to ensure compliance with state minimum standards.
- Responds to public complaints associated with storage or disposal of solid wastes.
- Provides information to the public and assistance to the solid waste sites
- Works with federal contracting agencies to ensure that federal contracts for refuse collection harmonize with city laws and regulations
San Francisco Solid Waste Sites
For more information regarding solid waste facilities, operations, and disposal sites within City and County of San Francisco, please visit CalRecycle's
Solid Waste Information System (SWIS).
Pending Solid Waste Permit Application
There are currently no pending applications.
Public Notices
As required by California Code of Regulation Title 27 (27 CCR), § 21660.3, the LEA is distributing this notice:
* Notice of New Registration Permit for Medium Volume Construction and Demolition/Inert Debris Processing Facility for Excess Recovery, Inc. (March 12, 2021)
As required by California Code of Regulation Title 27 (27 CCR), § 21660.1, the LEA is distributing this notice:
* Notice of Approval of Report of Facility Information (RFI) Amendment for San Francisco Solid Waste Transfer & Recycling Center (February 7, 2020)
Making a Complaint
For complaints about illegal dumping or garbage, call or visit 311.
- Service 24x7
San Francisco Department of Public Health Environmental Health Branch