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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.

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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

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.

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

Film - Photographic, X-Ray, Print Process

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Sims Metal America - 408-494-4200
www.simsmetal.com
1800 Monterey Rd
San Jose, CA
Hours: Mon-Fri 9a-4p
Silver is recovered from the film and the remaining plastic is recycled. Residential and commercial drop-off. Pick-up available for commercial accounts. Call for details.

Flower Pots

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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.

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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

Fluorescent Lamps

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

Peninsula Hardware - 650-325-3491
2676 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA
Drop-off during business hours.

Stanford Electric Works - 650-323-4139
301 High St
Palo Alto,
Collects small quantities of fluorescent lamps.

Furniture

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Ecumenical Hunger Program -
650-323-7781 or info@ehpcares.org
2411 Pulgas Avenue
East Palo Alto,
Hours: Mon-Fri 9a-5p
Accepts furniture and household goods in good condition. Also takes large working appliances, less than 10 years old. Will also accept cash donations; canned, fresh, surplus and unprepared foods.

Pick up at no charge.

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.

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.

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