City of Sunnyvale

Ballast (for lights) HAZARDOUS WASTE - do not place in garbage Batteries HAZARDOUS WASTE - do not place in garbage	Business Hazardous Waste Recycling & Disposal Program (408) 299-7300 Drop off by appointment only. Commercial only. Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Event (408) 299-7300 Drop off only. Santa Clara County residents only. Maximum load per trip is 5 gallons or 50 pounds; no charge. AERC Recycling Solutions (510) 429-1129 Accepts all dry-cell batteries (except Lithium); picks up large quantities or mail-in program; fee applies. Commercial Only. Best Buy (408) 738-8680 760 E. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale Also accept cell phones and ink jet cartridges; drop off only (bins at front of store); no charge. Business Hazardous Waste Recycling & Disposal Program (408) 299-7300 Drop off by appointment only. Accepts all battery types; fee applies. Commercial only. Circuit City (408) 720-1043 111 E. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale Drop off only. Accepts rechargeable batteries (Lithium, Ni-Cad, Nickel Metal Hydride); no charge. FRG Waste Resources, Inc.* 1-877-FRG-WASTE (374-9278) - toll free; email On-call service available. Also collect paper, beverage contaners, and electronics; fee may apply. Commercial only. GreenDisk 1-800-305-DISK (3475) - toll free Also accepts DVDs, jewel cases, diskettes, videotapes, audio cassettes, cell phones, PDAs, digital cameras, CD players, laptops and other electronics. Mail-in program; fee applies. Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Event (408) 299-7300 Drop off only. Accepts all battery types and other household hazardous waste. Santa Clara County residents only. Maximum load per trip is 5 gallons or 50 pounds; no charge. Inhouse Recyclers (408) 292-4372, email Also collects paper, cardboard, beverage containers, fluorescent tubes/bulbs and electronics; fee may apply. Commercial only. Orchard Supply Hardware (408) 732-7734 777 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd., Sunnyvale Accept rechargeable and non-rechargeable household batteries. Residents only. Drop off only; no charge. Radio Shack (408) 732-9750 719 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd., Sunnyvale Accepts small quantities of rechargeable batteries. Drop off only; no charge. Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) 1-800-8-BATTERY - toll free Recycle your rechargable batteries by visiting participating retailers in our area. To find the battery collection site near you, see their web site. San Jose Conservation Corps (408) 287-9919 x21 Collection at site; call for details. Commercial only. Single Family Residential Curbside Recycling Program (408) 730-7262 Accepts household batteries (e.g. rechargeable, alkaline, button). Please tape the battery terminals with electrical or Scotch™ tape and place them inside a tightly sealed, clear plastic bag on top of your recycling cart. SMaRT Station® (408) 752-8530 301 Carl Rd., Sunnyvale Accepts auto batteries, household batteries (alkaline, carbon zinc, silver button, and mercury) and rechargeable batteries (Lithium, Ni-Cad, Nickel Metal Hydride). Drop off only; no charge. Sunnyvale, Palo Alto and Mountain View residents only.
Beverage containers (plastic bottles and jars #1-#7, glass food and beverage containers, and metal food and beverage cans/aluminum foil)	Department of Conservation Beverage Container Information 1-800-RECYCLE (732-9253) - toll free Call or visit the web site for a recycling center location near you that will pay for California Redemption Value (CRV) containers. Mission Trail Waste Systems (408) 727-5365 Collection at site. Call for details. Multi-Family Residential Recycling Program (408) 730-7262 Place plastic bottles and jars #1-#7, glass food and beverage containers, metal food and beverage containers, and aluminum foil into the light blue recycling cart located in your complex. No Styrofoam®/polystyrene products or plastic bags please. Nexcycle Recycling Centers 1-800-969-2020 - toll free or (909) 796-2210 Albertsons #7150 484 N. Mathilda Ave. Drop-off only. Pays CRV. Pak'n Save 762 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd. In parking lot near Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd. Drop-off only. Pays CRV. Safeway 1601 Hollenbeck Ave. Drop-off only. Pays CRV. San Jose Conservation Corps (408) 287-9919, x18 Commercial only; collection at site Call for details. Single Family Residential Curbside Recycling Program (408) 730-7262 Place plastic bottles and jars #1-#7, glass food and beverage containers, metal food and beverage containers, and aluminum foil into curbside split recycling cart. No Styrofoam®/polystyrene products please. SMaRT Station® (408) 752-8530 301 Carl Rd., Sunnyvale Accepts material from all Santa Clara County residents and businesses. Pays current rates for "California Refund Value" (CRV) containers. Also accepts metals, paper, cardboard, and more. Drop off only.
Blueprints	Northern California Paper Recyclers (510) 476-1620
Books (hardcover, paperback, textbooks)	BookBuyers (650) 400-9501; Contact: Mr. Hotranatha Mountain View, CA Resells donated books including textbooks; see website for details. Books for Barrios (925) 687-7701; email Concord, CA Interested in science, math, reference, and English textbooks; sends material to children in the Philippines. Books for Freedom Sends books to Kabul, Afghanistan to replenish libraries, schools and organizations bookshelves from decades of war. Particularly interested in childrens books (7-preteen), secondary textbooks (K-12) and native language books (Arabic, Farsi, Pashto). See website for complete details. Goodwill - Sunnyvale (408) 736-8558 151 E. Washington Ave., Sunnyvale Accepts used books (no textbooks) and magazines. Drop off only. Nearly New Shop (408) 732-6202 225 E. Maude Ave., Sunnyvale Accepts used books (no textbooks) and magazines for resale in store. Drop off only. Buy-back. Call for details. Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT) (408) 451-1420 1355 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose Accepts books (no textbooks), magazines and many other items. Donations are sold to schools and teachers for use in the classroom. Drop off only. Call or see web site for details. Salvation Army – Sunnyvale (408) 749-0451 812 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale Accepts used books (no textbooks). Drop off only. SMaRT Station® (408) 752-8530 301 Carl Rd., Sunnyvale Accepts all hardbound/paperback books and magazines in mixed paper recycling bins. Also take metal, cardboard, and more. Drop off only. No charge. Special Libraries Association See web site for list of organizations which accept book donations from around the world. Sunnyvale Library (408) 730-7300 665 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale Accepts drop-off donations of books (no textbooks or magazines), videocassettes and audiocassettes in good condition. Limit of 4 bags or boxes at one time.
Bubble wrap (plastic packing material)	JDM Packing Supplies (reuse) (408) 739-2500 176 E. Fremont Ave., Sunnyvale Also accepts cardboard boxes and packaging peanuts (small quantities) for reuse. Drop off only. Call first. SMaRT Station® (408) 752-8530 301 Carl Rd., Sunnyvale Accepts material from all Santa Clara County residents and businesses. Also accepts metals, paper, cardboard, beverage containers and more. Drop off only, no charge. Smurfit-Stone Recycling (408) 975-1321