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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.

Staples Office Supply - 650-329-9440
700 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA
Drop-off used cell phone, PDAs, or pagers, as well as chargers in the clear plastic collection tubes located near the cell phone display area in every Staples Store. The collected devices will be refurbished by CollectiveGood for reuse or recycling.

Additional Staples location:
1351 Coleman Ave, Santa Clara
408-588-9650

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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.

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

Pallets - Wood

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Gonzales Pallets - 408-999-0280
www.gonzalezpallets.com
1261 Yard Court
San Jose, CA
Details: (Near Mabury, off Taylor)
Hours: Call for hours.
Drop off and pick up available. Call first for more information.

Larson Pallet & Crating - 408-946-4971
www.larsonpallet.com
1000 Yosemite Dr
Milpitas, CA
Cross Street: S. Milpitas Blvd
Details: info@larsonpallet.com
Hours: Call for hours.
Pick up available. Call for more information.

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Palo Alto Landfill & Compost Facility - 650-329-2655
2380 Embarcadero Rd
(east end of Embarcadero Rd)
Palo Alto, CA
Hours: Daily 8a-5p
Fees may apply.

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.

Paper - Mixed Paper, Newspaper, Egg Cartons

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Palo Alto Recycling Center -
2380 Embarcadero Rd
Palo Alto ,
Cross Street: east end of Embarcadero Rd
Hours: Daily 8a - 5p
The following are "Palo Alto Residents Only" drop off items:
Motor Oil & Filters
Antifreeze
Auto Batteries
Household Batteries
Fluorescent bulbs

Stanford Recycling Center -
701 Serra St
Stanford, CA
Cross Street: El Camino Real
Details: Stanford
Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a-5p, Sat 9a-5p
Hard or softcover books. Drop-off. Accepts clear and colored polyethylene and polypropylene plastic film (plastic shrink wrap & bags, stretch wrap, bubble wrap, blister pack, garment bags, merchandise bags, grocery bags,tarping, newspaper delivery bags). #1-#7 plastic bottles only.
Also accepts athletic shoes for recycling in Nike's Reuse-A-Shoe program. Athletic shoes that are reusable, will be donated to From Our Feet for distribution.

Phone Books

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Photographic Film Canisters

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RAFT - Resource Area For Teachers - 408-451-1420
www.raft.net
1355 Ridder Park Drive
San Jose,
Cross Street: Brokaw Road
Hours: Call for times.
Call before taking anything to RAFT. RAFT is a non profit organization that accepts numerous types of ("thing-a-ma-jigs" and "whach-a-ma-call-its") items primarily from businesses. Examples are factory over-runs, business stationary that is outdated, manufacturing scraps such as leather, fabric, plastic, wood, all types of office supplies, scientific equipment that could be used in a class room setting, and numerous other types of materials. These items are then sold at a very low cost to help teachers offset the cost of purchasing materials for the classroom.

SCRAP - Scroungers' Center for Reusable Art Parts - 415-647-1746
www.scrap-sf.org
834 Toland St
San Francisco , 94124
SCRAP is a non profit organization that accepts numerous types of art supplies and parts. Examples are leather, mylar, banners, flags, textiles, paper, feathers, shiny objects, brushes, paints and much more. SCRAP will pick up contributions of four boxes or more by appointment at no charge.

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Palo Alto Business Curbside Plastics Recycling Program - 650-496-5910
Accepts #1 - #7 plastic containers.

#6 polystyrene blocks and peanuts and film plastic (e.g., shrink wrap, plastic bags) not accepted at curbside.

Plastic Bottles - Buy-Back CRV

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Mountain View Recycling Center - 650-967-3034
935 Terra Bella Ave
Mt. View, CA
Cross Street: N. Shoreline Blvd
Hours: 9a-3p, Tues-Sat
Foothill Disposal operates a Buy Back center at the Mountain View Recycling Center.

RePlanet
Locations:
Lucky's
715 E. El Camino Real
Mt. View

Trader Joe's
590 Showers Drive
Mt. View

Plastic Containers 1-7

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Plastics - Businesses Only

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Bay Polymer (Businesses only) - 510-490-17*91
44530 Grimmer Blvd
Fremont, CA
Accepts ABS #7, polypropylene #5, polyethylene #1, #2, #4 (on call basis), hard styrene #6, acrylic #7. Accepts polycarbonate #7.

Drop-off hours M-F 8a-4p. Business drop-off only, no minimum quantity requirement. Minimum quantity for business pick-up is 10,000-15,000 pounds.

GB Industrial Materials Corp. - 510-489-0881
1528 Atlantic St
Union City, CA
Currently they accept non-fire resistant EPS, EPP, EPE, PU and Insta-Pack packing materials They will accept many other types of plastics, including CD cases and #7 plastics. They do not accept cushion-type foam.

For more information, visit their website at: www.gbimcorp/epsrecycle.htm.

Call before dropping off materials.

Marathon Recovery - 510-636-4191
Accepts polyethylene and polypropylene plastic film (plastic shrink wrap & bags, commercial bags/liners, stretch wrap, bubble wrap, blister pack, garment bags, merchandise bags, grocery bags, box/can liners, woven film sheets/tarping, patch handle and drawstring bags).

Call for a free assessment of the types of plastic film generated by your business and the best method to collect the material at your facility. No fee for collection or to participate in this plastic film recycling program.

Monarch Enterprises - 831-458-1151
815 Third St
Santa Cruz, CA
Buys pre- and post- consumer plastic scrap for the export market. Is interested in a complete range of plastics.

Polymer Recovery Services - 408-748-9715
1440 Norman Ave
Santa Clara, CA
Accepts polyethylene #1, polypropylene #5, polystyrene #6, high density polyethylene #2, low density polyethylene #4, acrylic #7, vinyl #3, and Teflon.

No public drop-off. Business drop-off available, no minimum quantity requirement. Minimum quantity for business pick-up requires 1 cubic yard or 1 Gaylord box.

Sealed Air - 510-887-8090
3433 Arden Rd
Hayward, CA
Hours: M-F 8a-5p
Accepts "Instapak" brand packaging foam only.

Public drop-off avaiable. Business drop-off minimum quantity requirement is one truck load. No business pick up.

Super Link Plastics - 510-568-1086
www.superlinkusa.com
Oakland, CA
Pick up available. Recycles all plastics. Compactors and balers available. Call for details.

Plastics 6 - Polystyrene Styrofoam Peanuts and Blocks

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Green Mail, Inc. - 650-494-2660
3790 El Camino Real
Palo Alto,
Cross Street: Curtner Ave
Hours: Mon-Fri 9a-6p
Always call first.

Postal Annex - 650-324-8082
http://www.postalannex.com/storeindex.asp
345 Stanford Shopping Center
Palo Alto,
Cross Street: Between Macy's and Neiman Marcus
Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30a-7p; Sun 11a-6p
Accepts clean bubble wrap and polystyrene peanuts. Always call before dropping off items.

The UPS Store - Bryant St
555 Bryant St
Palo Alto,
Cross Street: University Ave
Hours: Call for hours.
Accepts inkjet and toner cartridges (collects for recycling), bubble wrap and polystyrene peanuts (collects for reuse). Always call first, before taking items for reuse or recycling.

The UPS Store - Middlefield Rd
2625 Middlefield Rd
Midtown Shopping Center
Palo Alto,
Cross Street: Colorado Ave
Hours: Call for hours.
Accepts clean and dry polystyrene peanuts (collects for reuse). Always call first, before taking items for reuse or recycling.

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Plastics 7 - Polyurethane, Cushion-Type Foam

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House of Foam - 650-327-4300
\http://www.houseoffoam.net
150 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto,
Cross Street: High St
Hours: Mon-Fri 10a-5:30p; Sat 10a-5p
Accepts polyurethane foam #7 (flexible, soft cushion-type foam). Drop-off small quantites. Call about large quantities.

Plastics- Bags, Film, Shrink Wrap

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All Major Grocery and Drug Stores
All major grocery and drug stores in California are required to have a bin available, for customers to recycle their plastic bags.

Polystyrene-See Plastics 6

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Porcelain Fixtures

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The Sink Factory -
www.sinkfactory.com
2140 San Pablo Ave
Berkeley,
Details: ragnar@sinkfactory.com
Hours: Mon-Sat 9a-5p
Specializes in pre-1940's tubs, sinks, fixtures for kitchen and bathroom. Also handles newer items.

Materials Recycled and/or Reused:
Bath tubs
Bathroom fixtures
Kitchen fixtures
Sinks
Toilets / Commodes

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Guadalupe Landfill - 408-268-1670
15999 Guadalupe Mines Rd
San Jose,
Accepts mixed construction and demoliton debris, mixed inerts (asphalt, rock, concrete), and debris separated by material type (e.g. asphalt, rock, concrete, wood, metal, brick, drywall, porcelain and landscape debris).

Fees may apply.

Raisch Products
1444 Borregas Avenue
Sunnyvale,
Cross Street: Caribbean
Hours: Mon-Sat 7:30a-4p
Fee for drop-off.

Trader Tjader's - 650-964-3333
www.toiletsalvage.com
gary@Tjader.com
Los Altos,
Dispose of used, old toilets. Email Gary or call number listed and leave a detailed message for John.

Fees apply. See website for important terms and instructions.

Zanker Road Materials Processing Facility - 408-263-2384
www.z-best.com
675 Los Esteros Rd
San Jose,
Accepts mixed construction and demoliton debris, mixed inerts (asphalt, rock, concrete), and debris separated by material type (e.g. asphalt, rock, concrete, wood, metal, brick, drywall, porcelain and landscape debris).

Printers

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