The damage caused by a four-alarm fire at the Shoreway Environmental Center’s recycling center in San Carlos Wednesday night will require extensive repairs that should take four to six months to complete, according to the organization that owns the facility.
Significant fire and fire suppression water damage was sustained to the facility. Structural engineering inspections to the affected building, as well as equipment and operating system replacement assessments will be conducted during the next few days to establish the full scope of damage, according to a statement by Joe La Mariana, executive director of Rethinkwaste.
Fire officials reported 11:19 p.m. Wednesday that several crews were battling a blaze at the 333 Shoreway Road. According to fire officials, the fire began around 8:45 p.m. and was under control just before midnight. Crews remained on scene until 1:40 a.m. Thursday morning.
No injuries or evacuations were reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Meanwhile, the transfer station on site will remain open for business as usual receiving garbage, organics and materials from construction or demolition projects. The building handles the processing of over 400 tons of various grades of paper, bottles and cans every day, 260 days per year, according to Rethinkwaste.
“All recycling materials will be processed accordingly. Absolutely no recycling materials will be landfilled,” according to a statement by Rethinkwaste.
Workers affected by the closure will assist in a variety of cleanup activities when safe and practical. All public and school tours are postponed until all safety measures are back in place when the facility is fully permitted to come back on line, according to Rethinkwaste.
Rethinkwaste, also known as the South Bayside Waste Management Authority, is a joint powers authority of 12 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).
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