Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Mercury-containing items include thermostats, thermometers, barometers, and other types of medical and measuring equipment which contain liquid mercury (fluorescent tubes and bulbs, level and float type switches, and mercuric oxide household batteries).
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Mercury-containing items include thermostats, thermometers, barometers, and other types of medical and measuring equipment which contain liquid mercury (fluorescent tubes and bulbs, level and float type switches, and mercuric oxide household batteries).
For details about mercury-containing items, click here.
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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Pick-N-Pull (1015 Market Ave) | 1015 Market St. | Richmond | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | Mercury switches | |
Pick-N-Pull (7400 Mowry Ave) | 7400 Mowry Ave. | Newark | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | Mercury switches | |
Pick-N-Pull (8451 San Leandro St) | 8451 San Leandro St. | Oakland | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | Mercury switches | |
Recology SF Business Haz. Waste Drop-Off (VSQG Program) | 501 Tunnel Ave. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Drop-off for a Fee | Quantity limits and disposal fees apply. You must qualify and make an appointment in advance. San Francisco businesses only. | |
Recology SF Household Hazardous Waste Facility | 501 Tunnel Ave. | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | Limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds per day of all household hazardous waste. San Francisco residents only. Address verification required. Open Thursday-Saturday only from 8am-4pm. | |
Recology SF Household Hazardous Waste Home Collection | San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Free Pick-up | San Francisco Residents only. | ||
RecycLights | 20283 Santa Maria Ave | Castro Valley | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | Call for details. | |
Safety Kleen (San Jose) | 1147 N 10th Street | San Jose | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
SMaRT Station | 301 Carl Rd | Sunnyvale | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | Please note that the SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only. | |
Stericycle (Hayward) | 30542 San Antonio St | Hayward | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | mercury spill kits, mercury containing device mailback, & dental amalgam mailback | |
Stericycle (San Jose) | 189 Stauffer Blvd | San Jose | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | mercury spill kits, mercury containing device mailback, & dental amalgam mailback | |
Vasco Road Landfill & Recycling Drop-off | 4001 N. Vasco Rd. | Livermore | Safe Disposal | Drop-off for a Fee | Construction & Demolition | |
Veolia Environmental Services | 1125 Hensley St | Richmond | Safe Disposal | Mail-in for a Fee | Automotive switches; debris and contaminated soil; dental amalgam; electrical devices; fluorescent and HID lamps; medical apparatus; mercury compounds; precision instruments; and thermostats. | |
West County HHW Collection Facility | 101 Pittsburg Ave. | Richmond | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee | ||
WM Think Green From Home | 172 98th Ave | Oakland | Safe Disposal | Mail-in for a Fee | Online service. Programs for residents and businesses. |
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