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Cars & Boats

A car has a metal or plastic frame housing mechanical parts and interior cushions and linings.

Many local non-profits partner to receive a donation as part or your vehicle or boat donation. Inquire if the non-profit's that you support have this type of program.

Need to get rid of boat waste before donation or recyling? See these resources: Boating Clean & Green, Pumpout Nav App, SF Bay Clean Boating Map, Bilge Care & Preventing Oil Spills, Fishing Line, Abandoned Vessels, Oil, Chemical & Hazardous Waste Spills

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Method Notes
LIFE ElderCare, Inc. 3300 Capitol Ave Fremont Reuse Free Drop-off Working and non-working
Lindsay Wildlife Experience 1931 First Ave Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off Working and non-working.
M. Fernandes Auto Dismantlers 650 W. 10th St. Pittsburg Recycle Free Drop-off See website fo details
Marin Resource Recovery Center 565 Jacoby Street San Rafael Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Auto dismantling & recycling services. Need title or junked slip from DMV. Call for quote. 415-453-1404. Haz materials removed and properly processed. for Marin County.
Marin Resource Recovery Center 565 Jacoby Street San Rafael Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee Auto dismantling & recycling services. Need title or junked slip from DMV. Call for quote. 415-453-1404. Haz materials removed and properly processed. for Marin County.
McHugh Auto Wreckers 2297-D Arnold Industrial Way Concord Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Working & non-working
National Kidney Foundation 553 Pilgrim Dr., Suite C
2780 Willow Pass Rd.
Foster City Reuse Free Pick-up Donation - Running or not. Call or visit website to make pick-up arrangements. 925-458-7610 http://www.kidney.org/funds/kidneycars/index.cfm#
OfferUp 1745 114th Ave SE Bellevue Reuse Buyback Pick-up
Parca Parca Main Office
800 Airport Blvd, Suite 320
Burlingame Reuse Free Pick-up
Phelps Auto Wrecking 2622 Eden Rd
(Near the Metropolitan Golf Links)
San Leandro Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off non-working & working
Pick-N-Pull 1065 Commercial St
"North"
San Jose Reuse Buyback Drop-off, Free Drop-off non-working & working
Pick-N-Pull (1015 Market Ave) 1015 Market St. Richmond Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off Working & non-working
Pick-N-Pull (7400 Mowry Ave) 7400 Mowry Ave. Newark Reuse Free Drop-off non-working & working
Pick-N-Pull (8451 San Leandro St) 8451 San Leandro St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off non-working & working
Pinole/Rodeo Auto Wreckers 700 Parker Ave. Rodeo Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee Working & non-working
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Public Surplus - public agency online auction PO Box 530861 Henderson Reuse Buyback Mail-in Online posting
Radius Recycling (Formerly Schnitzer Steel) (Oakland) 1101 Embarcadero West Oakland Recycle Buyback Pick-up Commercial quantity. all fluids, including refrigerant, must be drained. Batteries, lead wheel weight, mercury switches, and undeployed airbags must be removed. Gas tanks must be visibly punctured to be removed.
Radius Recycling (Formerly Schnitzer Steel) (San Jose) 11665 Berryessa Rd. San Jose Recycle Buyback Pick-up Commercial quantity.
Recology San Francisco Transfer Station Public Recycling and Disposal Drop Off 501 Tunnel Ave. San Francisco Landfill Drop-off for a Fee Boat or RV Destruction $162.00 plus tonnage

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