Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Refillable compressed gas or fuel cylinders most often contains propane, a flammable gas used for heating and cooking and have a special valve for professional refueling.
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Damaged or empty propane tanks and cylinders are hazardous waste and should never be put in the garbage or recycling as they could become punctured during the collection process and cause a fire or injury.
Empty, good condition tanks can be exchanged or refilled where you got it (e.g. 1lb or 5-20lb propane cylinders, SodaStream gas cylinders) or have the supplier come pick it up. Look for a label to contact and return an unwanted cylinder to. Old, rusty or unknown cylinders may be taken to a scrap metal company once they have been completely emptied with the valves safely removed. Companies that specialize in gas cylinders may offer this service.
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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Home Depot | 2090 Meridian Park Blvd. | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Propane refills | |
U-Haul Hayward | 529 Jackson St | Hayward | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | Sells empty or full cylinders and refills cylinders, including reusable 1 lb cylinders | |
Home Depot | 11939 San Pablo Ave. | El Cerrito | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Propane refills | |
Laurel Ace Hardware | 4024 MacArthur Ave. | Oakland | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | Propane exchange or refill. | |
MLK Smog Shop | 5509 Martin Luther King Jr Way | Oakland | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | Refills reusable 1 lb propane cylinders | |
Cole Hardware (Rockridge) | 5533 College Ave | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Propane exchange. Does not accept single use small propane canisters. Small camp | |
Home Depot | 1625 Sycamore Ave. | Hercules | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Propane refills | |
Fredericksen Hardware | 3029 Fillmore St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | refill | |
Home Depot | 2300 N. Park Blvd. | Pittsburg | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Propane refills | |
Home Depot | 1781 E. Bayshore Rd | East Palo Alto | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Propane refills | |
Home Depot | 2750 Crow Canyon Rd. | San Ramon | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Propane refills | |
Suburban Propane | 1765 Arnold Industrial Way | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Pick-Up Propane BBQ Tank Exchange (CA Location Finder) |
889 West Grand Ave ARCO AM/PM (IFuels Inc.) (Pick Up Propane Location) |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Fee for exchange, upgrade or sale. | |
Repurposed Materials |
10220 Brighton Rd Unit 7 |
Henderson | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | Commercial volume. propane tanks | |
Allied Propane Service | 5000 Seaport Ave. | Richmond | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | Refills Propane | |
Kamps Propane | 3664 Depot Road | Hayward | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | Sells full cylinders and exchanges cylinders, including reusable 1 lb propane cylinders | |
REI (Concord) |
1975 Diamond Blvd Ste B100, The Willows Shopping Center |
Concord | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | Sells refillable 1lb propane bottles. | |
Bill's Ace Hardware | 4451 Clayton Rd. | Concord | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | Propane refills and exchanges | |
Re-Up Refills | 6025 College Ave | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Free drop off of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) cartridges, like Soda Stream, Drink Mate. They stock and thus, give deposits for DrinkMate cartridges. | |
Brentwood Ace Hardware |
8900 Brentwood Blvd. Ste. J |
Brentwood | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | refills and exchanges |
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