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Batteries - Household

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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

Palo Alto Hardware - 650-327-7222
875 Alma St
Palo Alto,
Cross Street: Channing
Drop-off during business hours.

Palo Alto Household Hazardous Waste Program - 650-496-6980
Details: (Palo Alto Businesses)
The Household Hazardous Waste Management program provides Palo Alto residents with an environmentally safe, convenient way to dispose of unwanted hazardous household products-such as paints, solvents, fuels, cleaners, pesticides, etc., which contain hazardous substances.

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

Radio Shack - 650-329-8081
490 California Ave
Palo Alto,
Cross Street: El Camino Real
Accepts rechargeable Ni-Cad, NiMH, and Lithium Ion batteries. Contact any sales floor person for assistance.

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.

Williams Cutlery Company Inc. - 650-322-5589
15 Town and Country Village
Palo Alto,
Cross Street: El Camino Real & Embarcadero Road
Accepts rechargeable Ni-Cad, NiMH and Lithium Ion batteries only.

Batteries - Lead Acid, Auto and Aircraft

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Kragen Auto Parts - 650-941-4440
2620 California Street
Mountain View,
Accepts auto batteries only.

Sears Automotive - 650-917-6091
455 S. San Antonio Rd
Mountain View,
Accepts auto batteries only.

Bicycles

REUSE

Goodwill Industries - 650-494-1416
4085 El Camino Way
Palo Alto,
Cross Street: W. Meadow Drive
Hours: Mon-Sat 9a-7p; Sun 10a-6p
No large appliances; small appliances in working order are acceptable. Also accepts televisions in good working order.

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.

Santa Clara County Boys and Girls Clubs - 408-338-5129
488 North 6th Street
San Jose,
Accepts any type of arts & crafts supplies. Call first. Accept old bikes that are in good working order.

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Binders

REUSE

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.

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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.

Vulcan Information Packaging - 800-633-4526
#1 Looseleaf Lane
Vincent, AL 35178
Details: Recycling Facility
Ship Vulcan binders to address above. Recycles or reuses 100% of the binder. Has corporate binder recycling drive program. See website at www.vulcan-online.com/corpdriv.htm or call.

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).

Blueprints

REUSE

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Northern California Paper Recyclers - 510-476-1620
1609 Whipple Rd
Hayward,
Pick-up service available for larger quantities.

Books - Buy Back

REUSE

Bell's Book Store - 650-323-7822
536 Emerson St
Palo Alto,
Cross Street: University and Hamilton
Hours: Mon-Thu 9:30a-5:30p; Fri 9:30a-9p; Sat 9:30a-5p
Buys quality hardcover books. Call to make sure buyer is available.

Book Buyers - 650-968-7323
317 Castro St
Mountain View,
Cross Street: Dana St
Details: Buy & trades hours: Fri & Sat 10a-5p
Hours: Mon-Thu 10a-11p; Fri 10a-12 midnight; Sat 10a-12midnight; Sun 10a-10p
Call for details. No records or encyclopedias, some textbooks accepted.

Chimera Books and Records - 650-701-0611
1051 Middlefield Rd
Redwood City,
Cross Street: Main St.
Hours: Mon-Sat 10a-6p; Sun 12p-5p
Buys/trades used books, records, tapes, videos, CDs, any form of music for resale. Call first re:buy back.

Know Knew Books - 650-326-9355
415 S. California Ave
Palo Alto,
Cross Street: El Camino Real
Hours: Mon-Sat 10a-10p; Sun 12p-8p
Call first. Buys & trades. Accepts hardcovers, paperbacks and books on tape.

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Books - Drop-Off

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Friends of the Palo Alto Library - 650-213-8755
www.friendspaloaltolib.org
4000 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto,
Details: Cubberley Community Center
Hours: Tues-Sat 2p-4p or by appointment
Accepts donations of books, CDs, records, tapes, videos, and computer software. Holds sales on the second Saturday of the month, 11a-4p. Call first for restrictions on items accepted or email donations@friendspaloaltolib.org.

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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.

Brick

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

Bubble Wrap

REUSE

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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Building Materials, Architectural

REUSE

Reusable Lumber Company
www.reusablelumber.com
650-529-9122 office or 650-867-8970 cell
info@reusablelumber.com,
Hand deconstruction and dismantling, architectural salvage; specializes in reusable lumber; small or large jobs, residential or commercial; also accepts doors, windows, fixtures, etc. Pick-up /drop-off by appointment only.

The Reuse People - 888-588-9490
www.thereusepeople.org
9235 San Leandro Blvd
Oakland,
Accepts construction materials from buildings slated for full or partial demolition, such as doors, windows, lumber, light fixtures, bathtubs, paneling, stone, cabinets, and many other items for drop-off.

Hand deconstruction and dismantling services, architectural salvage; small or large jobs, residential or commercial.

Whole House Building Supply - 650-322-3090
www.driftwoodsalvage.com
1955 Pulgas Ave
East Palo Alto,
Cross Street: E. Bayshore Rd
Details: 650-328-8731 (Warehouse)
Hours: Warehouse hours: Mon-Fri 10a-6p, Sat 8a-6p, Sun 11a-4p
WHBS works with East Palo Alto Council of Tenants (EPACAT) for affordable housing, allowing donations to be tax-deductible. A percentage of the proceeds go to the non-profit

Whse hrs: Mon-Fri 12p-6p; Sat 8a-6p or by appointment

Provides hand deconstruction and dismantling services.

Retail warehouse accepts construction materials from buildings slated for full or partial demolition, such as doors, windows, lumber, light fixtures, bathtubs, paneling, stone, cabinets, and many other items for drop-off,

Call first.

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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.

GreenWaste of Palo Alto - 650-493-4894
Debris box service for recycling C&D debris.

Acceptable Use Policy