CLCA San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

On May 12, 2022, the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of California Landscape Contractors Association went on a free tour of Zanker Recycling, 675 Los Esteros Road, San Jose. The tour started at 10 AM and end at 12 Noon with Zanker providing lunch. Over 30 people attended this event. Safety comes first... The group was very lucky to have as tour guide Jerame Renteria. He proved to be well informed about the various sites and answered the groups questions. Clearly knowing his subject well, he was an excellent spokes person for Zanker. The group was also lucky to have a fine bus driver who even managed, without a backup camera, to make a 3-point U-turn inside the organics recycling building. We were surprised to learn that 70% of the costs of running the site are tied up in transportation. Zanker Road Resource Management began operations of the Zanker Road Landfill in 1985 and was to be full in 5 years, but smart management has kept the site open. Site 2—Know formerly as the Owens Corning...

On May 12 Join with San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of California Landscape Contractors Association for a free tour of Zanker Recycling, 675 Los Esteros Road, San Jose. The tour will start at 10 AM and end at 12 Noon with Zanker providing lunch. Starting at the Zanker office the bus tour will include: Site 1—Zanker Road Resource Management began operations of the Zanker Road Landfill in 1985 and was to be full in 5 years, but smart management has kept the site open. Site 2—Know formerly as the Owens Corning Fiberglass Landfill, the Zanker Material Processing Facility’s focus is on Construction & Demolition Debris recycling. Zanker Landscape Materials—We are the San Francisco Bay Area’s leader in organics recycling, and every year we divert over 500,000 tons of material from area landfills! Zero Waste Energy Development Company—Founded with the goal of taking organics recovery to the next level and capturing the energy value of food discards, generating approximately 1.6KW ...