Strategic Materials
(510) 773-8027
Contact: Daniel
Chemical bottles OK if triple-rinsed or emptied and legal for disposal. Pick up may be available for large quantities; commercial only

Grease/tallow, cooking oil

Do not pour oil down storm or sewer drains!

Residents have two options to dispose of cooking oil:

1. Take your cooking oil/tallow to the SMaRT Station^® for recycling.
2. Mix oil with absorbent material such as cat litter and put the resulting "solid" into garbage. 

Businesses should contact the following disposal companies:

Darling International Inc.
1-800-473-4890 - toll free
Commercial only.

Salinas Tallow
1-800-621-9000 - toll free
Commercial only.

San Jose Tallow Company
(408) 452-8777
Commercial only.

Greeting cards

Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT)
(408) 451-1420
Also accepts a wide variety of items for reuse such as manufacturing discards, excess inventory, etc. Drop off or pick up depending on item and amounts. Call or see web site for more information.

 Hangers

Clothes/wire

Delia's Cleaners
(408) 737-2615
724 S. Wolfe Rd., Sunnyvale
Accepts hangers for reuse at any Delia's Cleaners locations. Drop off only. No charge.

Goodwill - Sunnyvale
(408) 736-8558
151 E. Washington Ave., Sunnyvale
Drop off at the donation trailer behind the store.

Hazardous waste  

Do not place in garbage

• Aerosol cans 
• Auto fluids  
• Cleaning agents
• Fire extinguishers
• Gasoline, kerosene, lighter fluid
• Medications
• Mercury containing Devices (e.g. thermometers)
• Paint (if dry, place in the garbage)
• Pesticides
• Pharmaceuticals 
• Popcorn ceilings (possible asbestos)
• Propane
• Oxygen/helium tanks
• Sharps
• Smoke alarms/ detectors
• Solvents 
• Treated wood

Heart of the Valley
(408) 241-1571
Picks up household hazardous waste by appointment only. Seven day advanced notice required. Visit website or call for details.

Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off
(408) 299-7300
Sunnyvale drop-off events for all County residents. Limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds per trip.  Sunnyvale residents do not require appointments.

Other locations to drop-off used/unused/expired medications

Paint Care
(855) 724-6809
As of October 19, 2012, PaintCare will establish hundreds postconsumer paint drop-off sites throughout the state. Some paint stores will begin taking back left over paint from customers. Kelly Moore Paint is the one store in Sunnyvale. Call or visit website for more locations.
• Kelly Moore Paint
(408) 992-0870
999 E. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale

SMaRT Station^®
(408) 752-8530
Accepts universal hazardous waste (fluorescents, batteries, motor oil/antifreeze, cooking oil) from Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Palo Alto residents. Drop off only, no charge, call for details. 

Heating, ventialtion, air conditioning



Holiday trees

Oneil Recycling 
(408) 441-0723
Offers recycling collection service for HVAC systems - Commercial Only.  Pick up only.  No charge or low-cost depending on number of units.  Call for details.

Live, cut holiday trees can be recycled right where you live in Sunnyvale!
Trees must be prepared as follows to ensure collection:
Remove all stands, light strands and decorations.
Cut trees so trunk length does not exceed four feet.
Place at curb (single-family residents), or in yard cart if lid can close.
Place in designated area (mulit-family residents) as determined by property owners or managers.

Best Buy 
(408) 738-8680
760 E. El Camino Real
Also accept batteries and cell phones; drop off only (bins at front of store); no charge.

Cartidges for Kids 
(800) 420-0235                                                                        
Accepts empty inkjet and laser printer cartridges, PDAs, cell phones, iPods, cameras, laptops, DVDs, video games.  No charge for shipping, shipping supplies available online. Pays for acceptable items.   

Enviro Smart 
(804) 272-3281
Accepts various laser and inkjet cartridges. Pays for acceptable items and provides free shipping labels.

FedEx Kinko's
(408) 530-0111
598 E. El Camino Real, SV
Pre-paid postage mail envelopes are available in the store.

GreenDisk
1-8800-305-DISK (3475) - toll free
Mail-in program. Fee.

Hewlett Packard 
1-800-752-0900 - toll free
Also accepts laserjet cartridges and computer hardware

Recycle for Breast Cancer 
Order prepaid shipping supplies online.  Also accepts toner cartridges, computers, digital cameras, PDAs, MP3 players and business telephones, fluorescent tubes/bulbs and tapes/digital media from residents and businesses; no fee. 

Recycle for Schools 
1-818-772-4664; email
Visit website or call to view accepted items and to request prepaid shipping labels.  Also accepts toner cartridges and cell phones; may pay for some items, no fee.

RecycleFREE
1-866-473-3733 - toll free
Order prepaid shipping supplies online. Accept empty inkjet, laser, fax, copier and printer cartridges and cell phones.

Ivy, iceplant

• Bamboo
• Cactus
• Diseased plants
• Fruits, vegetables or food waste
• Palm fronds poison oak,
• Yucca

DO NOT PLACE IN YARD WASTE CART

Single Family Garbage Collection
(408) 730-7262
Place material in garbage cart for disposal and place at curbside on your regular collection day. Do not place in yard waste cart. Not recyclable.

SMaRT Station^®
(408) 752-8530
301 Carl Rd., Sunnyvale
Accepts this material for disposal from Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Palo Alto residents and businesses only.  Drop off only. Fee.

Zanker Road Materials Processing Facility
(408) 263-2384
705 Los Esteros Rd., San Jose
Drop off only. Fee.