www.smcsustainability.org
888-442-2666
Reduce, Reuse
and Recycle Guide
For San Mateo County
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Composting Workshops
These two-hour workshops are offered throughout
the year. Learn how easy and fun it is to recycle your
fruit and vegetable scraps, leaves, and plant cuttings
into compost! Compost provides valuable nutrients for
your garden soil, helps retain moisture which saves
water, suppresses weeds, prevents soil erosion, and
loosens clay and compacted soils for better drainage
and water retention. It is rewarding to know you are
turning what some consider waste into a nutrient rich
organic material for your garden!
Master Compost
and Solid Waste Course
This is an eight-week intensive course that is
held once per year. Learn in-depth knowledge of
composting and vermicomposting, an understanding
of soil biodiversity and all the benets of adding
compost to your soil, and an overview of waste
reduction practices. The course is instructed in a
hands-on style that teaches participants concrete
skills, as well as the theory behind those skills.
Sustainability Academy Offerings
Visit www.smcsustainability.org/academy
or call us at 888-442-2666 to learn about the next workshop or course coming up!
See pages 3-7 for reuse information.
See pages 8-12 for recycling information.
Easy tips to reduce waste:
• Purchase items in bulk to reduce packaging.
• Purchase items that are produced and grown close to home.
• Rent or borrow items instead of buying new ones.
• Use reusable items such as shopping bags, water bottles, travel mugs, food
ware (plates, cups, straws and utensils), cloth napkins, pens, pencils, razors and
rechargeable batteries.
• Visit www.stopjunkmail.org to learn how to reduce unwanted mail.
• Pack waste free lunches for school and work.
• Reuse one-sided paper for printing or creating note pads.
• Repair items such as clothes, shoes, electronics and furniture. Do it yourself or use
local seamstresses, shoe cobblers, repair shops and furniture restoration shops.
Reduce Waste
Fixit Clinics
These three-hour workshops are offered throughout
the year. Fixit Clinics are fun community-based
workshops where neighbors, friends, and families
work collectively to learn how to repair broken items.
We will provide a workspace, specialty tools, and
volunteer Fixit coaches to help you troubleshoot and
provide routine maintenance to your household items
and appliances!
Master Resource
Conservation Course
This is an eight-week intensive course that is held
once per year. Learn in-depth knowledge of topics
including climate change, sea level rise, water and
energy conservation, solid waste management, and
transportation. Participants have the opportunity to
make new connections to people with a common
interest, learn cutting-edge resource conservation
techniques and theory from local experts, and give
back to their communities.
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Reuse
ALL DONATED ITEMS NEED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITIOn
Visit www.RecycleStuff.org for other locations
Organization
Appliances
Baby Supplies
Books
Cars, Boats, and
RVs
Clothing
Electronics
Food
Furniture
Household Items
Mattresses/
Box Springs
Toys
Other
Notes
X* indicates
“See Notes column.”
Pick Up
Boys & Girls Clubs of the
Peninsula
401 Pierce Road
Menlo Park
650-646-6127
www.bgcp.org
X X X*
Art and
school
supplies,
video games,
sports
equipment*
Electronics: laptops and
computers (Windows 10 or
above).
Sports Equipment: footballs,
basketballs and soccerballs.
X
CALL Primrose Center
139 Primrose Road
Burlingame
650-342-2255
www.callprimrose.org
X* X* X Toiletries
Books: children’s only.
Food: home-grown produce,
canned and packaged food.
Coastside Hope
99 Avenue Alhambra #1089
El Granada
650-726-9071
coastsidehope.org
X*
Food: nonperishable, produce,
refrigerated and frozen
proteins. Pick up: large
quantities; please call before
donating.
X*
Ecumenical Hunger
Program
2411 Pulgas Avenue
East Palo Alto
650-323-7781
www.ehpcares.org
X* X* X* X X* X* X* X X X*
Appliances: small and large;
large ones less than 8 years
old. Baby Supplies: no expired
car seats. Cars, Boats and
RVs: working only. Electronics:
no computer equipment. Food:
catered and nonperishable.
Furniture: no particle board,
smoking, animal hair, tears,
scratches or stains. Pick Up:
from Sunnyvale to San Mateo.
Toys: new and sealed.
X*
Family Connections
Redwood City, Menlo Park
and East Palo Alto locations
650-556-9503
www.familyconnections.org
X* X* X*
Appliances: no large.
Books and Toys: preschool
childrens books and toys.
X
Goodwill Industries of San
Francisco, San Mateo and
Marin Counties
Multiple locations.
415-575-2137
www.sfgoodwill.org
X* X* X X X* X X* X
Textbooks,
bicycles,
surfboards,
snowboards,
wetsuits,
skateboards
Appliances: no large.
Books: no encyclopedias
or magazines. Electronics:
computer and stereo
equipment, TVs, etc.
Household Items: CDs, DVDs,
records, phones and cell
phones.
Home & Hope
Call rst to arrange
donations.
Burlingame
650-652-1103
www.homeandhope.net
X* X X X* X* X
Toiletries,
baby wipes,
laundry soap,
soap and
shampoo.
Baby Supplies: car seats that
are not expired. Electronics:
computer equipment must be 5
years old or less and working;
call rst. Food: catered and
produce.
Reuse
ALL DONATED ITEMS NEED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITIOn
Visit www.RecycleStuff.org for other locations
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Organization
Appliances
Baby Supplies
Books
Cars, Boats, and
RVs
Clothing
Electronics
Food
Furniture
Household Items
Mattresses/
Box Springs
Toys
Other
Notes
X* indicates
“See Notes column.”
Pick Up
Human Services Agency of
San Mateo County
Children’s Fund
Belmont and San Carlos
locations
650-802-5152
childrensfund.smcgov.org
X* X* X*
Bicycles and
costumes
Baby Supplies and Clothing:
clothing newborn to 6T only
and diapers. Electronics:
computer equipment 5 years
old or less and working.
Latino Commission/
Entre Familia
Call rst for drop off.
South San Francisco
650-244-1444
www.thelatinocommission.org
X* X*
Twin size
bedding
Furniture: couches, dressers,
small pieces; no large pieces.
Mattresses: twin size only.
X
LifeMoves
Menlo Park, Redwood City
and San Mateo locations
650-685-5880
lifemoves.org
X* X* X* X* X X X* X
Art materials
for day care
program,
school
supplies,
basketballs,
footballs,
ofce
supplies,
linens,
bedding,
towels,
diapers and
cleaning
supplies
Appliances: no large. Clothing:
underwear, socks and pajamas
need to be new. Electronics:
computers must be working
and compatible with current
technology and 2 years old
or less; please call ahead;
TVs 24”-32” must be less
than 5 years old and in good,
working condition. Food:
nonperishable, produce and
frozen food. Mattresses: twin,
full or double. Pick up: large
furniture and mattresses only.
X*
Palm Avenue Detox
2251 Palm Ave.
San Mateo
650-513-6500
horizonservices.org
X X
Sheets,
blankets,
towels, socks
and non-
alcoholic
based
hygienic
products
Parca
See Savers for drop off
location.
Burlingame
877-997-2722
www.parca.org
X* X X* X X X* X X
Bicycles,
sporting
goods and
garden tools
Appliances: table top
microwaves, no large. Books:
no reference or textbooks.
Electronics: DVD and VCR
players, stereo equipment,
cathode ray tube TVs 29” and
smaller and at screen TVs
42” and smaller.
X
Peninsula Humane Society
and SPCA
12 Airport Boulevard
San Mateo
650-340-7022 x 389
www.peninsulahumane
society.org
X*
Pet supplies
and items
for animal
care*
Food: pet food, apples, berries,
corn, hotdogs and creamy,
unopened peanut butter.
Pet Supplies: newspapers,
heating pads (nonautomatic
shut off), blankets and towels
are accepted for pet care.
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Reuse
ALL DONATED ITEMS NEED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITIOn
Visit www.RecycleStuff.org for other locations
Organization
Appliances
Baby Supplies
Books
Cars, Boats, and
RVs
Clothing
Electronics
Food
Furniture
Household Items
Mattresses/
Box Springs
Toys
Other
Notes
X* indicates
“See Notes column.”
Pick Up
Pick of the Litter
1127 Chula Vista Avenue
Burlingame
650-344-1662
www.peninsulahumane
society.org
X X X X* X* X X*
Holiday
decorations
Electronics: call for approval.
Furniture: call for approval.
Pick Up: for large donations.
Toys: puzzles and board games
only.
X*
Project 90
Pick up only.
San Mateo
650-579-7881
www.projectninety.org
X* X* X* X*
Appliances: 5 years old or less.
Cars, Boats and RVs: working
cars only. Electronics: TVs 5
years old or less. Furniture:
sofas, no sleeper sofas, tears,
stains or soil.
X
Puente de la Costa Sur
Call rst to arrange
donations.
Pescadero
650-879-1691
mypuente.org
X* X* X X X X* X X
Bicycles and
blankets
Appliances: no large; small
TVs and microwaves only. Baby
Supplies: diapers and wipes;
no car seats. Furniture: small
tables; please call before
donating or delivering.
St. Francis Center
151 Buckingham Avenue
Redwood City
650-365-7829
www.stfrancisrwc.org
X* X* X* X* X* X* X* X
Blankets,
sheets,
towels, child
car seats
in good
condition
Appliances: no large. Baby
Supplies: car seats in good
condition. Books: childrens
only. Clothing: casual
and barely used baby and
children’s. Electronics:
computers 5 years old or less.
Food: nonperishable food
within the expiration date and
fresh produce.
Furniture: small pieces.
St. Anthony’s Padua Dining
Room
3500 Middleeld Road
Menlo Park
650-365-9664
paduadiningroom.com
X X*
Blankets and
new sleeping
bags
Food: cranberry, pasta, tomato
sauces, juice, olives, beans,
rice, pasta, instant potatoes,
our, cornstarch, dressing,
butter, sugar, coffee, pepper,
whole frozen meats.
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Daly City, South San
Francisco, San Mateo and
Redwood City locations.
650-373-0622
svdpsm.org
X X* X X* X
Sleeping
bags, holiday
items,
bicycles and
medical
supplies*
Cars, Boats and RVs: cars,
trucks, motorcycles, RVs and
boats. Furniture: no tears,
stains, particle board, desks
over 4 feet long or items
needing repairs. Medical
Supplies: wheelchairs, walkers
and canes
Reuse
ALL DONATED ITEMS NEED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITIOn
Visit www.RecycleStuff.org for other locations
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Organization
Appliances
Baby Supplies
Books
Cars, Boats, and
RVs
Clothing
Electronics
Food
Furniture
Household Items
Mattresses/
Box Springs
Toys
Other
Notes
X* indicates
“See Notes column.”
Pick Up
Samaritan House
4031 Pacica Boulevard
San Mateo
650-341-4081
samaritanhousesanmateo.org
X* X X* X* X* X*
Toiletries and
bicycles
Baby Supplies: no car seats.
Clothing: infants-teens gently
used. Electronics: current cell
phones, laptops, computers
(Windows 10 or above),
tablets, video game consoles
and at screen TVs.
Food: nonperishable food.
Toys: new from Oct.-Dec. only.
Savers
875 Main Street
Redwood City
650-364-5545
www.savers.com
X* X* X X X X X X
Sporting
goods,
bicycles and
medical
supplies*
Appliances: no large.
Baby Supplies: clothes
only. Medical Supplies:
walkers, crutches, canes and
wheelchairs.
South Coast Children’s
Services
Pescadero Thrift Shop
2041 Pescadero Creek Road
Pescadero
650-879-9613
southcoastchildrensservices.org
X* X* X X
Jewelry, CDs,
records,
utensils,
tools, rugs,
bicycles and
collectibles
Appliances: no large. Books:
no textbooks or outdated
computer manuals.
Spring Street Shelter
2686 Spring Street
Redwood City
650-365-5772 x 2
www.mhasmc.org
X X* X* X X X Toiletries
Clothing: mens and womens
only. Electronics: computer
equipment 5 years old or less;
please call before donating.
The Salvation Army
Redwood City, South San
Francisco and San Bruno
locations.
800-728-7825
satruck.com
X* X X X* X X X X X
Bicycles,
medical
supplies*
Appliances: no built-in.
Clothing: must have 10 or
more bags for pick up. Medical
Supplies: walkers, canes,
wheel chairs, electric scooters
and power wheelchairs
X
The Shop: A Junior League
of Palo Alto-Mid Peninsula
Fund Raiser
785 Santa Cruz Avenue
Menlo Park
650-328-7467
www.thejuniorleague.org
X* X X* X X
CDs, DVDs,
baskets,
vases and
holiday items
Books: current best sellers and
cookbooks. Furniture: please
call for authorization; no ofce
or melamine furniture.
United Cerebral Palsy
Association
1060 El Camino Real
San Carlos
650-593-1811
ucpgg.org/support-ucp/
thrift-store-donations
X* X* X* X X X* X X X
Bicycles, art
supplies,
sporting
equipment
and ofce
supplies
Appliances: no large. Baby
Supplies: car seats 5 years
old or less, no drop down side
cribs, strollers or high chairs.
Books: no encyclopedias or
text. Electronics: computers,
no TVs over 32”.
X
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Reuse
ALL DONATED ITEMS NEED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITIOn
Visit www.RecycleStuff.org for other locations
Organization
Appliances
Baby Supplies
Books
Cars, Boats, and
RVs
Clothing
Electronics
Food
Furniture
Household Items
Mattresses/
Box Springs
Toys
Other
Notes
X* indicates
“See Notes column.”
Pick Up
Samaritan House
4031 Pacica Boulevard
San Mateo
650-341-4081
samaritanhousesanmateo.org
X* X X* X* X* X*
Toiletries and
bicycles
Baby Supplies: no car seats.
Clothing: infants-teens gently
used. Electronics: current cell
phones, laptops, computers
(Windows 10 or above),
tablets, video game consoles
and at screen TVs.
Food: nonperishable food.
Toys: new from Oct.-Dec. only.
Savers
875 Main Street
Redwood City
650-364-5545
www.savers.com
X* X* X X X X X X
Sporting
goods,
bicycles and
medical
supplies*
Appliances: no large.
Baby Supplies: clothes
only. Medical Supplies:
walkers, crutches, canes and
wheelchairs.
South Coast Children’s
Services
Pescadero Thrift Shop
2041 Pescadero Creek Road
Pescadero
650-879-9613
southcoastchildrensservices.org
X* X* X X
Jewelry, CDs,
records,
utensils,
tools, rugs,
bicycles and
collectibles
Appliances: no large. Books:
no textbooks or outdated
computer manuals.
Spring Street Shelter
2686 Spring Street
Redwood City
650-365-5772 x 2
www.mhasmc.org
X X* X* X X X Toiletries
Clothing: mens and womens
only. Electronics: computer
equipment 5 years old or less;
please call before donating.
The Salvation Army
Redwood City, South San
Francisco and San Bruno
locations.
800-728-7825
satruck.com
X* X X X* X X X X X
Bicycles,
medical
supplies*
Appliances: no built-in.
Clothing: must have 10 or
more bags for pick up. Medical
Supplies: walkers, canes,
wheel chairs, electric scooters
and power wheelchairs
X
The Shop: A Junior League
of Palo Alto-Mid Peninsula
Fund Raiser
785 Santa Cruz Avenue
Menlo Park
650-328-7467
www.thejuniorleague.org
X* X X* X X
CDs, DVDs,
baskets,
vases and
holiday items
Books: current best sellers and
cookbooks. Furniture: please
call for authorization; no ofce
or melamine furniture.
United Cerebral Palsy
Association
1060 El Camino Real
San Carlos
650-593-1811
ucpgg.org/support-ucp/
thrift-store-donations
X* X* X* X X X* X X X
Bicycles, art
supplies,
sporting
equipment
and ofce
supplies
Appliances: no large. Baby
Supplies: car seats 5 years
old or less, no drop down side
cribs, strollers or high chairs.
Books: no encyclopedias or
text. Electronics: computers,
no TVs over 32”.
X
Other Reusable Items
Bicycles
The following locations x up old bicycles
for resale or donation:
Cardinal Vintage Bike Shop
1955 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
650-328-8900
www.cardinalbikes.com
Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange
2566 Leghorn Street, Mountain View
650-691-5989
bikex.org
Woodside Bike Shop
1523 Woodside Road, Redwood City
650-299-1071
www.woodsidebikeshop.com
See pages 3-6 for more locations that
accept working bicycles only.
Cell Phones and Eye Glasses
Local Lions Clubs take cell phones and
sponsor an eyeglass reuse collection
program. Many optometry stores contain
collection boxes for the eyeglasses.
www.lionsclubs.org
Food
Pacica Resource Center
1809 Palmetto Avenue, Pacica
650-738-7470
pacresourcecenter.org
Accepts nonperishable, eggs, produce
and frozen.
Second Harvest Food Bank
1051 Bing Street, San Carlos
650-610-0800
www.shfb.org
Accepts nonperishable and produce.
Village Harvest
San Jose
888-378-4841
www.villageharvest.org
If you have a large amount of fruit or are
physically unable to harvest it because
of age or disability, they organize teams
of volunteers to harvest and share with
community organizations.
See pages 3-6 for more locations that
accept food.
Medical Supplies
Call or visit their website for the full list.
Breathe California of the Bay Area
1469 Park Ave., San Jose
408-998-5865
www.lungsrus.org
Accepts equipment related to lung
disease such as Continuous Positive
Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines,
nebulizers and humidiers.
Center for the Independence of the
Disabled
2001 Winward Way, Suite 103
San Mateo
650-645-1780
www.cidsanmateo.org
Accepts stair lifts, stair chairs, indoor
elevators and porch lifts; no crutches or
canes.
MedShare
2937 Alvarado St., San Leandro
510-567-7070
www.medshare.org
Accepts crutches, wheelchairs, etc.
ReCares
Dorland Street (Alleyway of 63 Dorland)
San Francisco
510-251-2273
www.homecares.org/faq-for-donors
Accepts apnea machines, bedrails, blood
pressure monitors, commodes, diabetes
monitors and strips, hearing aids, etc.
Vida-USA
1519 63rd Street, Emeryville
510-655-8432
www.vidausa.org
Accepts beds, etc.
Supplies for Art Projects
The following locations accept arts,
crafts and unusual items for school
projects. Call before donating.
RAFT
1160 Kern Avenue, Sunnyvale
408-451-1420
www.raftbayarea.org
Does not accept residential items.
SCRAP
801 Toland at Newcomb, San Francisco
415-647-1746
www.scrap-sf.org
Nursery Pots
The following is a partial listing of
nurseries that take back rigid black
plastic pots and reuse them. Please
call your nursery if it is not on this list.
Please call rst.
Bongard’s Treescape Nursery
12460 San Mateo Road (HWY 92),
Half Moon Bay
650-726-4568
All sizes
Golden Nursery
1122 2nd Avenue, San Mateo
650-348-5525
All containers from Golden Nursery
Half Moon Bay Nursery
11691 San Mateo Road (HWY 92)
Half Moon Bay
650-726-5392
1 gallon and above
M&M Nursery
332 Woodside Road, Redwood City
650-366-4429
1 to 15 gallons
Wegman’s Nursery
492 Woodside Road, Redwood City
650-368-5908
1 gallon and larger; black only; call rst
Yerba Buena Nursery
12511 San Mateo Road (HWY 92)
Half Moon Bay
650-851-1668
1 gallon; black only
Packaging
(Peanuts and Bubble Wrap)
Ask your packaging or shipping store if
they will accept packaging for reuse.
Pack and Mail Express
1017 El Camino Real (Sequoia Station)
Redwood City
650-365-2892
Call before dropping off materials.
The UPS Store
Various locations. Peanuts only.
800-742-5877
www.ups.com
Building Materials
Donate building materials to salvage
yards for reuse.
Firewood Farms
551 San Mateo Road (HWY 92)
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
650-726-3266
www.rewoodfarms.com
Deconstructs old barns and sells ooring
and other salvaged wood products.
PlaceMakers, Inc.
1062 Center Street
San Carlos, CA 94070
650-273-7530
www.placemakersinc.com
Accepts and sells salvaged materials.
Provides deconstruction service.
Rebuilding Together Peninsula
Redwood City, 650-366-6597
www.rebuildingtogether
peninsula.org
Accepts carpeting, cabinets, electrical
xtures and appliances 3 years old or
less in like-new condition. Call rst.
Whole House Building Supply
San Mateo, 650-218-8596
www.driftwoodsalvage.com
Deconstructs houses and holds sales
all over the Peninsula. Also accepts
redwood, doors, windows and other
building materials. Call for details.
Online Resources
These websites provide free classieds
for buying and selling used goods.
www.craigslist.org
www.ebay.com
www.facebook.com/marketplace/
sanfrancisco
www.freecycle.org
us.letgo.com
nextdoor.com
ReCYCLE
8
Manufacturing goods from recycled materials typically requires less
energy and water than producing goods from virgin materials. When
energy demands are decreased, fewer fossil fuels are burned, and less
carbon dioxide is emitted into the atmosphere.
— U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Climate Change and Waste
Recycling helps to reduce global warming
Drop-Off
Locations
Recycling Drop-Off Household Hazardous Waste
KEY: ✓ = Accepts CRV (California Redemption Value) – Get cash back for aluminum cans, glass or plastic bottles. (Exceptions apply.)
For a full list of locations visit www.recyclestuff.org or call 888-442-2666.
Appliances Cardboard Electronics
Glass
Jars and
Bottles
Mattresses Metal Mixed Paper
Plastic
Containers
(#1 – #7)
Tires
Wood
(Clean loads)
Recycling
Drop-Off
Notes:
Antifreeze
Batteries
(Car)
Batteries
(Household)
Fluorescent
Bulbs & Tubes
Motor Oil &
Filters
Paint Products
(Latex, oil based,
stain & varnish)
HHW Notes:
Blue Line Transfer, Inc.
500 East Jamie Ct.
South San Francisco
650-589-5511
www.ssfscavenger.com
M-F 6:30-4:30
Sat 7:00-4:30
✓
Fee
✓
✓
Cell phones,
computer
monitors, TVs
and laptops;
Fee for other
electronics
✓
CRV;
See Drop-Off
Notes
✓
Limit 4 per
resident
(call rst)
✓
CRV;
See Drop-Off
Notes;
Fee for scrap
metal
✓ ✓
CRV;
See Drop-Off
Notes
✓
Fee
✓
Fee
CRV buyback hours:
M-F 7:00-2:00;
Sat 7:00-noon
✓ ✓ ✓
Fee
✓
Fee
10 limit;
Residents
only
✓
10 gallon
limit
✓
10 gallon
limit;
See HHW
Notes
Paint must be in
original container.
Drop-off hours:
M-Sat 7:00-4:00.
Serves residents of
San Mateo County only.
Ox Mountain Landll
12310 San Mateo Rd.
Half Moon Bay
650-726-1819
M-Sat 8:00-4:30
✓
Fee
✓ ✓
Fee
✓ ✓
Limit 4 per
resident
✓
Fee for scrap
metal
✓ ✓
(no black)
✓
Fee
✓
Fee
✓
10 gallon
limit
✓
5 gallon
limit
(no lters)
Also accepts
transmission oil;
5 gallon limit.
Pescadero Transfer Station
Bean Hollow Rd. & Artichoke Rd.
Pescadero
650-592-2411
F 10:00-5:30, Sat-Sun 9:00-4:30
✓
Fee
✓
Fee
✓
Fee
✓
Limit 4 per
resident
✓
Fee for scrap
metal
✓
Fee
✓
Fee
(no black)
✓
Fee
✓
Fee
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
20 gallon
limit
Recology of the Coast
Recycling Yard
1046 Palmetto Ave.
Pacica
650-355-9000
www.recology.com
T, Th 8:00-4:00 & Sat 8:00-1:00
✓
Fee for
refrigerators,
freezers
✓ ✓
Cell phones,
ofce and home
equipment
✓ ✓
Limit 2 sets
per
resident
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Fee
✓
Fee
Serves Pacica
through Miramar
only
✓
See HHW
Notes
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
See HHW
Notes
✓
5 gallon
limit per
household;
See HHW
Notes
Paint must be in
original container.
Serves residents from
Pacica to Miramar only.
Recology San Bruno
Transfer Station
101 Tanforan Ave.
San Bruno
650-583-8536
www.recology.com
T, Th 10:00-noon
✓
5 gallon
limit;
Residents
only
✓
Residents
only
✓
Residents
only
✓
Limits may
apply;
Residents
only
✓
5 gallon
limit;
Residents
only
✓
5 gallon
limit
Paint must be in
original container.
Drop-off hours:
T, Th 10:00-noon.
Serves residents of
San Bruno only.
Shoreway Environmental Center-
Recycling Drop-Off
333 Shoreway Rd.
San Carlos
650-802-8355
www.sbrecycling.net
M-Sat 8:30-4:00
✓
Fee
See Drop-Off
Notes
✓
✓
Cell phones,
ofce and home
equipment;
Fee for copy
machines
✓ ✓
Limit 5 per
resident
✓
scrap metal
(not painted)
✓ ✓
(no black)
✓
Fee
See Drop-Off
Notes
✓
Fee
See Drop-Off
Notes
Accepted at the
transfer station,
M-F 6:00-6:00;
Sat-Sun 8:00-5:00
✓
15 gallon
limit
✓ ✓
✓
6 feet long, 6
tube limit;
Residents
only
✓
10 gallon
limit
✓
10 gallon
limit;
Residents
only
Paint must be in
original container.
Free drop-off
for residents
only.
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Many service stations will accept tires, antifreeze, motor oil and oil lters. Fees may apply.
Collection events are alternatives to using the locations
listed above. Any County resident may participate in any
collection event for free. For more information or to make an
appointment, visit www.smchealth.org/hhw or call
650-363-4718.
Events rotate on Saturdays in Daly City, East Palo Alto, Foster
City, Half Moon Bay, La Honda, Menlo Park, Pacica, Portola
Valley, Redwood City and South San Francisco, and are also
held on Thursdays through Saturdays in San Mateo.
San Mateo County Household Hazardous Waste Program
Drop-Off
Locations
Recycling Drop-Off Household Hazardous Waste
KEY: ✓ = Accepts CRV (California Redemption Value) – Get cash back for aluminum cans, glass or plastic bottles. (Exceptions apply.)
For a full list of locations visit www.recyclestuff.org or call 888-442-2666.
Appliances Cardboard Electronics
Glass
Jars and
Bottles
Mattresses Metal Mixed Paper
Plastic
Containers
(#1 – #7)
Tires
Wood
(Clean loads)
Recycling
Drop-Off
Notes:
Antifreeze
Batteries
(Car)
Batteries
(Household)
Fluorescent
Bulbs & Tubes
Motor Oil &
Filters
Paint Products
(Latex, oil based,
stain & varnish)
HHW Notes:
Blue Line Transfer, Inc.
500 East Jamie Ct.
South San Francisco
650-589-5511
www.ssfscavenger.com
M-F 6:30-4:30
Sat 7:00-4:30
✓
Fee
✓
✓
Cell phones,
computer
monitors, TVs
and laptops;
Fee for other
electronics
✓
CRV;
See Drop-Off
Notes
✓
Limit 4 per
resident
(call rst)
✓
CRV;
See Drop-Off
Notes;
Fee for scrap
metal
✓ ✓
CRV;
See Drop-Off
Notes
✓
Fee
✓
Fee
CRV buyback hours:
M-F 7:00-2:00;
Sat 7:00-noon
✓ ✓ ✓
Fee
✓
Fee
10 limit;
Residents
only
✓
10 gallon
limit
✓
10 gallon
limit;
See HHW
Notes
Paint must be in
original container.
Drop-off hours:
M-Sat 7:00-4:00.
Serves residents of
San Mateo County only.
Ox Mountain Landll
12310 San Mateo Rd.
Half Moon Bay
650-726-1819
M-Sat 8:00-4:30
✓
Fee
✓ ✓
Fee
✓ ✓
Limit 4 per
resident
✓
Fee for scrap
metal
✓ ✓
(no black)
✓
Fee
✓
Fee
✓
10 gallon
limit
✓
5 gallon
limit
(no lters)
Also accepts
transmission oil;
5 gallon limit.
Pescadero Transfer Station
Bean Hollow Rd. & Artichoke Rd.
Pescadero
650-592-2411
F 10:00-5:30, Sat-Sun 9:00-4:30
✓
Fee
✓
Fee
✓
Fee
✓
Limit 4 per
resident
✓
Fee for scrap
metal
✓
Fee
✓
Fee
(no black)
✓
Fee
✓
Fee
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
20 gallon
limit
Recology of the Coast
Recycling Yard
1046 Palmetto Ave.
Pacica
650-355-9000
www.recology.com
T, Th 8:00-4:00 & Sat 8:00-1:00
✓
Fee for
refrigerators,
freezers
✓ ✓
Cell phones,
ofce and home
equipment
✓ ✓
Limit 2 sets
per
resident
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Fee
✓
Fee
Serves Pacica
through Miramar
only
✓
See HHW
Notes
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
See HHW
Notes
✓
5 gallon
limit per
household;
See HHW
Notes
Paint must be in
original container.
Serves residents from
Pacica to Miramar only.
Recology San Bruno
Transfer Station
101 Tanforan Ave.
San Bruno
650-583-8536
www.recology.com
T, Th 10:00-noon
✓
5 gallon
limit;
Residents
only
✓
Residents
only
✓
Residents
only
✓
Limits may
apply;
Residents
only
✓
5 gallon
limit;
Residents
only
✓
5 gallon
limit
Paint must be in
original container.
Drop-off hours:
T, Th 10:00-noon.
Serves residents of
San Bruno only.
Shoreway Environmental Center-
Recycling Drop-Off
333 Shoreway Rd.
San Carlos
650-802-8355
www.sbrecycling.net
M-Sat 8:30-4:00
✓
Fee
See Drop-Off
Notes
✓
✓
Cell phones,
ofce and home
equipment;
Fee for copy
machines
✓ ✓
Limit 5 per
resident
✓
scrap metal
(not painted)
✓ ✓
(no black)
✓
Fee
See Drop-Off
Notes
✓
Fee
See Drop-Off
Notes
Accepted at the
transfer station,
M-F 6:00-6:00;
Sat-Sun 8:00-5:00
✓
15 gallon
limit
✓ ✓
✓
6 feet long, 6
tube limit;
Residents
only
✓
10 gallon
limit
✓
10 gallon
limit;
Residents
only
Paint must be in
original container.
Free drop-off
for residents
only.
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Cooking Oil
Blue Line Transfer, Inc.
500 East Jamie Court
South San Francisco
650-589-5511
www.ssfscavenger.com
$1.00 per gallon for cooking oil.
Daly City Dept. of Water &
Wastewater Resources
153 Lake Merced Blvd.,
Daly City
650-991-8208
www.dalycity.org
For Daly City residents only.
Evergreen Environmental Services
650-952-5000
www.gogreenevergreen.com
Call to nd out the closest
restaurants that will accept your oil.
Recology of the Coast
1046 Palmetto Avenue, Pacica
650-355-9000
www.recology.com
Open to residents from Pacica
to Miramar only.
Shoreway Environmental
Center
333 Shoreway Road, San Carlos
650-802-8355
www.sbrecycling.net
Limit 15 gallons per resident.
Clothes and Textiles
Worn out clothes and textiles can be
recycled at the following locations.
Bay Rag
201 San Jose Avenue, San Jose
800-245-RAGS
www.bayrag.com
Clean textiles made with at least 50%
cotton. No underwear. Commercial pick
up only, Residential drop-off only.
USAgain
800-604-9533
www.usagain.com
Visit their website to nd a location.
Electronics
Nonworking computer equipment, TVs,
and other items can be recycled at these
locations, and cannot be disposed of in
the garbage.
Crown Computer Recycling
520 Bragato Road, San Carlos
650-591-0600
www.crowncomputerrecycling.com
Accepts anything electronic, CDs
and DVDs (no cases), wiring, cables,
remotes, etc. for no charge.
Green Citizen, Inc.
1831 Bayshore Hwy. Suite 2
Burlingame
650-493-8700 x 103
www.greencitizen.com
Accepts computer equipment, TVs,
wiring and cables for no charge.
Accepts other electronic items for a
small fee. Call for details.
Strawower Electronics
160 San Mateo Road (HWY 92)
Suite E, Half Moon Bay
650-726-8181
www.strawowerelectronics.com
Accepts computer equipment, TVs,
wiring and cables for no charge.
Accepts other electronic items for a
small fee. Call for details.
ZARC
26 South Linden Avenue
South San Francisco
650-871-7327
www.zarcrecycling.com
Accepts electronic items for a small fee.
Call for details.
See pages 8-9 for more locations.
Plastic Packaging
Film & Wrapping:
Visit www.plasticlmrecycling.org
for locations. Accepts clean/dry bags
(bread, dry cleaning, produce, Ziploc
®
),
packaging (toilet paper, paper towel,
diaper, napkin), wrapping (water,
snack, furniture and electronic), Tyvek
®
envelopes and air pillows.
Polystyrene Blocks:
Green Citizen, Inc.
1831 Bayshore Hwy. Suite 2, Burlingame
650-493-8700 x 103
www.greencitizen.com
$5.00 per 30 gallon bag. Must be clean.
ZARC
26 South Linden Avenue
South San Francisco
650-871-7327
www.zarcrecycling.com
$3.00 per pound. Must be clean.
Shoes
Worn out athletic shoes can be recycled
at the following locations.
Fleet Feet Sports
859 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park
650-325-9432
www.eetfeetmenlopark.com
Road Runner Sports
1125 Industrial Road, San Carlos
650-654-2603
www.roadrunnersports.com
Miscellaneous
Terracycle
866-967-6766
www.terracycle.com
TerraCycle offers recycling programs to
help you collect and recycle your hard-
to-recycle wastes.
CASH FOR CRV BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
CRV = California Redemption Value
Get cash back for aluminum cans, glass or plastic bottles. (Exceptions apply.)
Recycling Payment Centers
CASH FOR METAL
J & D Recycling
1015 N. Amphlette Blvd.
San Mateo
650-685-1901
janddrecycling.com
Sims Metal
699 Seaport Blvd.
Redwood City
650-369-4161
www.simsmm.com
ZARC
26 South Linden Avenue
South San Francisco
650-871-7327
www.zarcrecycling.com
Blue Line Transfer, Inc.
500 East Jamie Court
South San Francisco, 94080
650-589-4020
www.ssfscavenger.com
J & D Recycling
Westlake Shopping Center
99 Southgate Avenue
Daly City, 94015 (at Palmcrest Drive)
650-685-1901
janddrecycling.com
J & D Recycling
Strawower Shopping Center
60 Cabrillo Hwy N.
Half Moon Bay, 94019 (behind CVS)
650-685-1901
janddrecycling.com
J & D Recycling
Quik Stop
3401 Middleeld Road
Menlo Park, 94025
650-685-1901
janddrecycling.com
J & D Recycling
1015 N. Amphlette Blvd.
San Mateo, 94401
650-685-1901
janddrecycling.com
ZARC
26 South Linden Avenue
South San Francisco, 94080
650-871-7327
www.zarcrecycling.com
Other recyclable items
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GreenWaste Recovery, Inc.
1500 Berger Road, San Jose
650-568-9900
www.greenwaste.com
Serves Portola Valley, Woodside and the Unincorporated Unfranchised Area of San
Mateo County (Los Trancos Woods, Vista Verde, Sky Londa, Kings Mountain and
Woodside).
Kunz Valley Trash and Recycling
17355 Bear Creek Road, Boulder Creek
831-338-9050
www.kunzvalleytrash.com
Serves the Unincorporated Unfranchised Area of San Mateo County (La Honda,
Sky Londa, Loma Mar, Pescadero, San Gregorio and Woodside).
Recology of the Coast
2305 Palmetto Avenue, Pacica
650-355-9000
www.recology.com
Serves Pacica, El Granada, Pillar Point, Princeton, Miramar, Montara and Moss
Beach.
Recology San Bruno
101 Tanforan Avenue, San Bruno
650-583-8536
www.recology.com
Serves San Bruno.
Recology San Mateo County
225 Shoreway Road, San Carlos
650-595-3900
www.recology.com
Serves Atherton, Belmont, Burlingame, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Hillsborough,
Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo, the West Bay Sanitary District,
Ladera and Unincorporated County Areas within the Rethink Waste Service Area
(Baywood Park, Burlingame Hills, Devonshire Canyon, Emerald Lake Hills, Harbor
Industrial, Kensington Square, North Fair Oaks, Oak Knoll, Peninsula Golf Club,
Palomar Park, San Mateo Highlands, Sequoia Tract and Trailer Ranchero).
Republic Services of Half Moon Bay
1680 Edgeworth Avenue, Daly City
650-592-2411
www.republicservices.com
Serves Half Moon Bay, and the Unincorporated Unfranchised Area of San Mateo
County (La Honda, Sky Londa, Loma Mar, Pescadero, San Gregorio and Woodside).
Republic Services of Daly City and Colma
1680 Edgeworth Avenue, Daly City
650-756-1130
www.republicservices.com
Serves Broadmoor, Colma and Daly City.
South San Francisco Scavenger Company, Inc.
500 East Jamie Court, South San Francisco
650-589-4020
www.ssfscavenger.com
Serves Brisbane, Millbrae and South San Francisco.
Close the Loop and Buy Recycled Products
Recycling cans, bottles, paper and other materials
is the rst step in the recycling process. Take
the next step by shopping for products made
from recycled materials. When you buy recycled
products, you close the loop by incentivising
manufacturers to use recycled materials to create
their goods.
Buying products made from recycled materials is a
simple way to help the environment and ensure the
long-term success of curbside recycling programs.
There are a variety of products made from
recyclables, such as many types of paper, cereal
and tissue boxes, toilet paper, plastic lumber and
much more. One ton or 40 cases of recycled paper
saves: 17 trees, 7000 gallons of water and 4100
kwh of energy, enough to power the average home
for 6 months, 60 pounds of air pollution and 2.5
cubic yards of landll space.
When shopping, look for products containing the
highest percentage of post-consumer recycled
material you can nd. Post-consumer recycled
products are made from the materials you set out at
the curbside.
Look for the recycling symbol and a
statement that the product is made from
post-consumer recycled material.
If post-consumer recycled content products are
not available at the stores where you shop, ask the
store manager to begin stocking these products.
Shopping online for items with recycled content
is another option. Write to manufacturers and ask
that they begin producing products with recycled
content. Encourage others in your neighborhood,
ofce and community to buy recycled products.
Curbside Collection Companies
Visit www.smcsustainability.org/haulermap to nd your curbside collection company.
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County Recycling Hotlines and Websites
County Recycling Household Hazardous Waste Website
Alameda 877-STOPWASTE 800-606-6606 www.stopwaste.org
Contra Costa 800-750-4096 800-750-4096
www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/
depart/cd/recycle
Marin 415-499-6647 415-485-6806 www.zerowastemarin.org
San Francisco 415-355-3700 415-330-1405 www.sfenvironment.org
Santa Clara 408-282-3180 408-299-7300 www.reducewaste.org
Santa Cruz 831-454-2160 831-454-2606 www.santacruzcountyrecycles.org
Other Resources
Organization Website
Bay Area Recycling Outreach Coalition www.bayarearecycling.org
CalRecycle www.calrecycle.ca.gov
U.S Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov
Still have questions?
Call 888-442-2666 or
visit www.smcsustainability.org for more information.
Visit www.recyclestuff.org for more locations that will reuse or recycle your items.
