Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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Lighting Fixtures - Non-working

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) Repair Free Mail-in Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics.
Carol Chan Lamps 1900 Encinal Ave Alameda Repair Drop-off for a Fee Lamp and lampshade repair, including rewiring. Replacement parts and accessories, including harps.
Solano Lighting 1411 Solano Ave Albany Repair Free Drop-off
Metro Lighting and Crafts 2240 San Pablo Ave Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee We specialize in solid brass, standard 110 voltage, incandescent lamps and fixtures. We don't repair low voltage, halogen, or fluorescent fixtures. Please email a photo or bring the lamp in and we'll do our best to serve you.
Panache Lighting 2743 Ninth St
(between Grayson and Pardee)
Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Berkeley Lighting 1623 San Pablo Ave Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Omega Lighting & Design 2204 San Pablo Ave Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Stanford Electric Works 126 San Antonio Circle Mountain View Repair Drop-off for a Fee Repairs: Lamps and chandeliers
Gil Stancourt Lighting Studio 3908 Martin Luther King Jr Way Oakland Repair Free Drop-off
GreenWaste of Palo Alto 2765 Lafayette St Palo Alto Landfill Pick-up for a Fee
Grand Lake Ace Hardware 1221 Grand Ave. Piedmont Repair Drop-off for a Fee Will repair a lamp for cost of parts when you bring it in.
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Landfill Drop-off for a Fee
Action Metal Recycling 385 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Free Drop-off Ballast only. Bulbs must be removed.
iFixit 1330 Monterey St San Luis Obisbo Repair Free Mail-in DIY repair instructions
Nowell's Lighting 654 Irwin St suite b San Rafael Repair Free Drop-off

Curbside Service

Garbage Bulky Pickup Note
Alameda
Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for a bulky pick-up.
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Albany
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Berkeley
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
Separate and label good/working condition items for donation as part of your Bulky & Reuse Pick-up set out.
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Dublin
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Emeryville
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Fremont
Remove bulbs and dispose properly.
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Remove bulbs and dispose properly.
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Hayward
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
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Livermore
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Newark
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Oakland
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Piedmont
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Pleasanton
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San Leandro
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
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Union City
Bulbs removed.
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