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Televisions 
HAZARDOUS WASTE - do not place in garbage

  • AMERTURK, Inc.
    (408) 733-3916; email 
    1050 E. Duane Ave, Suite M, Sunnyvale
    Drop off; pick up large quantities. 
    See website or call for details.
  • Computer Recycling Center
    (408) 327-1800
    370 W. Caribbean Dr., Sunnyvale
    No charge for drop off; 
    business pick ups available for 10+ items.  Accept working and non-working TVs.  No broken glass or back projection TVs.  Also accept monitors and other other electronics.  Call for details.
  • Guadalupe Rubbish Disposal Co.
    (408) 268-1666
    Drop off only. Fee. Call for details.
  • M-Cubed
    (408) 752-1560
    270 E. Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale
    No charge, call for details.
  • Newby Island Sanitary Landfill
    (408) 262-1401
    Drop off only. Fee. Call for details.
  • Simsmetal America
    (408) 494-4200
    Email
    1800 Monterey Rd., San Jose
    Drop off only.  Fee.
  • SMaRT StationÒ
    (408) 752-8530
    301 Carl Rd., Sunnyvale
    Accept all types of TVs.  Drop off only.  No charge.  Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Palo Alto residents only.
  • Recycle for Breast Cancer
    Order prepaid shipping supplies online.  Also accepts computers, digital cameras, PDAs, MP3 players, business telephones, inkjet/toner cartridges, fluorescent tubes/bulbs and tapes/digital media from residents and businesses; no fee. 
  • Weird Stuff Warehouse
    (408) 743-5650
    384 W. Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale
    No wood casing, call for details.
Textiles
(clothing, towels, cloth, rags)
  • Reuse Resources
    (Requires
    Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.) 
    Lists organizations which accept a variety of household items for resale/reuse.
  • Bay Rag Company
    (408) 287-2511
    1-800-245-7247 - toll free
    201 San Jose Ave., San Jose
    Accepts cloth material for recycling into rags. Drop off only. Call first for details.
  • Campus California TG (CCTG)
    (510) 302-7117;
    email
    Drop boxes for clothing and shoes are located at:
    898 E. Fremont
    295 Lawrence Expwy.
    590 Old San Francisco Rd.
    See website for details on how the items are used.
  • Humane Society of Silicon Valley
    (408) 727-3383
    2530 Lafayette St., Santa Clara

    Accepts towels, pet food and pet toys.

Tires

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toilets

 

 

Fewer Than Ten Tires

Ten or More Tires (link to a list of certified haulers)

 

 

Raisch Products (recycle)
(408) 227-9222
Located at the SMaRT Station (301 Carl Rd.)
Drop off only
Fee applies; call for details

Tjader Sales (reuse/recycle)
(650) 224-6474; email
948 Dolores Avenue, Los Altos
Pick up only
Fee applies; call for details

 

Toner/Laser cartridges
(copier, printer & fax)
  • AAA Environmental Inc.
    (847) 583-1215
    You can order shipping supplies online. Accepts empty inkjet, laser, fax, copier and printer cartridges. Pays for acceptable items and provides free shipping labels.
  • All Laser Service - CERTIFIED GREEN BUSINESS!
    (408) 745-9800
    556 E. Weddell Dr., Suite 3
    Accepts HP and Lexmark brands. Also accepts maintenance kits for remanufacturing. Mail in or drop off.
  • Enviro Smart
    (804) 272-3281
    Email
    Accepts various laser and inkjet cartridges. Pays for acceptable items and provides free shipping labels.
  • GreenDisk
    1-800-305-DISK (3475) - toll free
    Mail-in program. Fee.
  • Homestead High School Band Boosters
    (408) 733-5529
    Accepts all laser and inkjet cartridges. Will provide collection container and on-call pick up.  Also accepts cell phones. No charge.
  • Recycle for Breast Cancer
    Order prepaid shipping supplies online.  Also accepts ink jet 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 inkjet cartridges and cell phones; may pay for some items, no fee.
  • RecycleFREE
    1-866-473-3733 - toll free
    You can order shipping supplies online. Accepts empty inkjet, laser, fax, copier and printer cartridges. Pays for acceptable items and provides free shipping labels.
Transparencies & flip-frame
  • 3M Transparency Recycling Program
    1-800-328-1371 - toll free
    Mail-in program. No charge except shipping. Visit website for details. Downloadable shipping address available.

Treated Wood (includes railroad ties)
HAZARDOUS WASTE - do not place in garbage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tree stumps & large branches (branches larger than 4' in length and 6" in diameter)

  • Residential Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off
    (408) 299-7300
    Treated wood must be cut into 3 ft. lengths, max. 8 pieces per carload; drop off at HHW site in San Martin only.  Drop off by appointment only.  Call for details.
  • Business Hazardous Waste Recycling & Disposal Program
    (408) 299-7300
    For businesses that generate less than 220 lbs. or 50 gallons of hazardous waste per month.Treated wood must be cut into 3 ft. lengths, max. 8 pieces per carload; drop off at HHW site in San Martin only. Drop off by appointment only. Fee. Call for details. 
  • Whole House Building Supply
    (650) 856-0634
    1955 Pulgas Ave., East Palo Alto
    May accept railroad ties (max. 20 ft. lengths) for reuse - not other treated wood; some restrictions apply. Call first for details.

 

 

  • SMaRT StationÒ
    (408) 752-8530
    301 Carl Rd., Sunnyvale
    Accepts this material for disposal from Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Palo Alto residents and businesses.  Drop off only. Fee. 
  • Zanker Materials Processing Facility
    (408) 263-2385
    675 Los Esteros Rd., San Jose
    Drop off only. Fee. Call for details.
Tyvek® envelopes
  • Tyvek® Recycling
    1-866-33-TYVEK (89835) - toll free
    Mail-in program; no charge except shipping. Call or visit the website for details.

Yard trimmings

 

  • Compost Workshops
    Sunnyvale Recycling Program
    (408) 730-7262
    Compost food and yard trimmings by composting into rich soil amendment. Compost bins available at a 69% discount to Sunnyvale residents. See web site or call for details.
  • Single-Family Residential Curbside Recycling Program
    (408) 730-7262
    Place yard trimmings in green yard trimmings cart. Extra yard trimmings must be placed in a customer-supplied 32-gallon can clearly marked "yard trimmings". See web site or call for details on acceptable/ non-acceptable items.
     
  • SMaRT StationÒ
    (408) 752-8530
    301 Carl Rd., Sunnyvale
    Accepts this material from Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Palo Alto residents and businesses only.  Drop off only. Fee.
  • Zanker Materials Processing Facility
    (408) 263-2384
    705 Los Esteros Rd., San Jose 
    Drop off only. Fee.