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Goodwill Industries Donation Stations - Palo Alto Recycling Center - 650-496-5910
2380 Embarcadero Rd
Palo Alto,
Cross Street: east end of Embarcadero Rd
Hours: Daily 9a - 5p
No large appliances, no mattresses. Goodwill is a certified e-waste collector and can take electronic items for recycling and reuse. There is no drop off charge.

Online Reuse Resources
Palo Alto Free
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pafree/
All items offered must be free.

CalMAX
California Materials Exchange
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/CalMAX/
A free service designed to help businesses find markets for nonhazardous materials they have traditionally discarded.

Fogster.com
http://www.fogster.com/
"Freebie", sell, and wanted classifieds.

Excess Access
http://www.excessaccess.com/
Online matching service matching donations with wishlists.

Craig's List
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/
Barter, sell and wanted classifieds.

eBay
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/
Buy, sell, trade.

Salvation Army - 408-749- 0451
812 W. El Camino Real
Sunnyvale,
Cross Street: Hollenbeck
Details: 800-958-7825 for pick-up
Hours: Mon-Sat 9a-7p
No mattresses. Accepts televisions in good working order. Call first to confirm.

Weird Stuff Warehouse - 408-743-5650
384 W. Caribbean Drive
Sunnyvale,
Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30a-4p
All drop off material must be reviewed and accepted by a Weird Stuff employee, before leaving it.

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Best Buy - East Palo Alto - 650-321-1918
1751 East Bayshore Road
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Customers can drop off up to two devices per day at any of the Minneapolis-based retailers 1,006 stores throughout the United States. They will accept most consumer electronics, including televisions and monitors up to 32 inches, desktop computers, notebooks, videocassette recorders, DVD players and phones.

Appliances are not covered under the program.

Best Buy - Mountain View - 650-903-0591
2460 East Charleston Rd
Mt. View, CA 94303
Customers can drop off up to two devices per day at any of the Minneapolis-based retailers 1,006 stores throughout the United States. They will accept most consumer electronics, including televisions and monitors up to 32 inches, desktop computers, notebooks, videocassette recorders, DVD players and phones.

Appliances are not covered under the program.

GreenCitizen - 650-493-8700
www.greencitizen.com
161 Homer Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301
GreenCitizen provides convenient, safe and accountable solutions that make it easy for individuals and organizations to help save the environment from harmful electronic waste.

At GreenCitizen, 100% of what they receive is recycled. Components that can be recycled are, and toxic elements are disposed of safely. By reusing glass, plastic, aluminum and heavy metals (like lead, copper and mercury), recycling averts the energy use and pollution linked with mining and drilling for new materials.

For hours and fees, go to www.greencitizen.com.

GreenLight Recycling - 408-347-9753
www.greenlight-recycling.com
775 Montague Expressway
Milpitas, CA
Details: info@greenlight-recycling.com
Greenlight Recycling is an environmentally conscious business that is dedicated to preserving our environment by helping residents and businesses dispose of electronic waste (e-waste) properly, safely and compliant with state and federal laws.

GreenWaste of Palo Alto - 650-493-4894
Residents may schedule one on-call pick up per calendar year for the collection of up to four (4) bulky items and containerized recyclable materials, yard trimmings and excess garbage. Materials will be collected only on a pre-scheduled basis on the same day as your regular collection. Bulky items in excess of four (4) will be collected at City-established rates. No single item can weigh more than 200 pounds.

Palo Alto Curbside Recycling Program -
Accepts the following:
Paper (newspaper, magazines, mail, books, cardboard, paper boxes, etc.)
Glass (all glass bottles and jars, lids are ok)
Plastics (bottles, containers, rigid plastics (e.g., broken toys, shelving, etc.))
Metal (empty cans, foil, scrap metal)
Plastic Bags & Film (place all bags and film plastic in a bag)
Electronics (anything with a computer chip)

For a complete list of recyclable materials, go to: www.greenwaste.com/paloalto

SMaRT Station - 408-752-8530
301 Carl Road
Sunnyvale,
Cross Street: Borregas
Hours: Daily 8a - 5p
Fees may apply. Palo Alto residents must show proof of Palo Alto residency.

The station also has a Buy-Back Center for businesses and residents offering the current California Redemption Value on CRV-marked beverage containers.

Weird Stuff Warehouse - 408-743-5650
384 W. Caribbean Drive
Sunnyvale,
Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30a-4p
All drop off material must be reviewed and accepted by a Weird Stuff employee, before leaving it.

Eyeglasses

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Lens Crafters - 650-329-8181
700 El Camino Real
Menlo Park,
Cross Street: Roble Avenue
Hours: Mon-Fri 9a-8p; Sat 9a-6p; Sun 10a-5p

Peninsula Blind Center - 650-858-0202
2470 El Camino Real, #107
info@vistacenter.org
Palo Alto,
Cross Street: California Avenue
Hours: Mon-Fri 9a-4p, Call first
Accepts eyeglasses and magnifiers.

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