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REUSE
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.
RECYCLE
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.
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.
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
Rocks
No Reuse Resources Found...
RECYCLE
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.
Newby Island Landfill & Recyclery - 408-262-1401
1601 Dixon Landing Road
Milpitas, CA
Cross Street: Highway 880
Hours: 8a - 4p, Mon - Sat
Drop-off. Recycles all types of carpet. Nylon carpet is recycled internationally, wool carpet is recycled domestically. Fee for recycling.
Also recycles:
Appliances
Asphalt
Brick
Carpet
Cardboard
Concrete
Dirt
Drywall
Landscape Debris
Metal
Rock
Wood
Raisch Products
1444 Borregas Avenue
Sunnyvale,
Cross Street: Caribbean
Hours: Mon-Sat 7:30a-4p
Fee for drop-off.
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).
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