Tip fee

Santa Cruz County landfill tip fee

$105.50

Source: County of Santa Cruz — Rate Schedule effective July 1, 2026 (PDF)

Effective date: July 1, 2026 (as the official rate schedule prints).

Checked 2026-08-22. Next check 2026-08-29.

That is the County of Santa Cruz household, commercial, and business garbage rate, printed at $105.50 per ton.

Official rate Fee
Garbage minimum charge $31.50
Treated wood waste (charged at the garbage rate) $105.50 per ton, $31.50 minimum
Special handle refuse $172.50 per ton, $45.25 minimum
Contaminated / non-compliant garbage (more than 5% recyclable) $202.50 per ton, $55.25 minimum
Clean sorted wood waste and yardwaste $70.00 per ton, $22.50 minimum
Loads from Capitola, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, and outside Santa Cruz County 28% surcharge (the schedule prints the percent; we are not calculating a dollar)