Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Oil Filters
Oil filters include any type of filter unit intended to remove contaminants in a petroleum-based oil lubrication system.
Put your filter in a plastic bag or sealed container. If your curbside program does not have a pick-up program, California Certified Used Oil Collection Centers will also take used oil filters from the public. Call first. Used Motor Oil Certified Collection Center Drop-off Location Finder
Oil filters are considered hazardous waste and are banned from landfills, however, they are also completely recyclable. Each filter has about a pound of re-usable steel. Each oil filter has on average, more than 10 fluid ounces of used motor oil, even after draining! All of this trapped motor oil adds up to more than two million gallons of used oil going into the environment, the water system or into landfills in California each year from filters that aren’t properly recycled. Oil recovered from the recycled filters is made back into motor oil.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Firestone Complete Auto Care Store (Oakland- 4238 Broadway) | 4238 Broadway | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| San Francisco Honda's Marina Service Center | 2098 Lombard St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Oil filters can have up to 1/2 a quart of oil still in them. Please drain your filter and recycle both the oil and filter. | |
| Jiffy Lube | 2099 Camino Ramon | San Ramon | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Program (Hayward Facility) | 2091 West Winton Avenue | Hayward | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Jiffy Lube | 4201 Middlefield Rd | Palo Alto | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Oil Changers | 780 San Antonio Road | Palo Alto | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Orinda Motors | 63 Orinda Way | Orinda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Davidson Garage (1620 Davidson Ave) | 1620 Davidson Ave | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off | Oil filters can have up to 1/2 a quart of oil still in them. Please drain your filter and recycle both the oil and filter. | |
| AutoZone | 2595 Main St. | Oakley | Recycle | |||
| Sears Auto Service Department (660 W. Winton Ave) | 660 W. Winton Ave. | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Bo's Imports Inc. | 28184 Industrial Blvd | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Used oil fitlers. Call first. | |
| Oil Changers (Berkeley) | 2246 San Pablo Ave. | Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| O'Reilly Auto Parts (Dublin-Regional St) | 7100 Regional | Dublin | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Fremont Facility) |
41149 Boyce Rd. (At the Fremont Transfer Station - follow the trucks) |
Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| San Francisco Marina Yacht Harbor | San Francisco Marina at Marina Blvd. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Jiffy Lube | 2190 N. Broadway | Walnut Creek | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Program (Livermore Facility) | 5584 La Ribera Street | Livermore | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Meineke Car Care Center | 3464 Foothill Blvd | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| SMaRT Station | 301 Carl Rd | Sunnyvale | Recycle | Free Drop-off | The SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only. | |
| Orinda Shell Auto Care | 9 Orinda Way | Orinda | Recycle | Free Drop-off |
Curbside Service
| Special Action | Note | ||
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| Alameda |
Place used oil filter in a sealed zipper-locked bag next to the recycling cart. Free filter bags may be requested from ACI. ### |
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| Albany |
Set out up to 3 used motor oil jugs (call WM for jugs) and 3 used filters in a sealed plastic bag next to your recycling cart. ### |
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| Berkeley | |||
| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Oil filters must be placed in a zipper-lock style bag on the curb next to your Blue Recycling Cart for collection. Do not place bags on top of the cart. Contact ACI at 510-483-1400 to request a Used Oil Recycling Kit. Up to three (3) 1-gallon filter bags per week.
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| Dublin |
Each residential household may call and request up to two (2) used motor oil containers and a heavy duty zip lock bag for the recycling of up to two (2) used motor oil filters. On your regular collection day just place the container(s) at the curb and AVI will replace them with empties for your next use. Make sure the jug and/or bag is sealed properly and clearly visible from the street. ### |
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| Emeryville |
Residential cart customers: place in sealed zip bag next to cart. Do not place inside cart. ### |
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| Fremont |
Single Family Service - Next to carts. Place in sealable plastic bag. Hauler can provide. ### |
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| Hayward |
Call TriCED to request free used motor oil jugs and filter bags. Up to 2 jugs and 1 bag. ### |
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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
Single Family Service - Next to carts. Place in sealable plastic bag. Call WM to request motor oil kit (two jugs with a filter bag) that they place at the curb on their regular collection service day. ### |
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| Livermore |
Single Family Service - Place bag on the curb next to your Recycling cart on collection day. Call hauler for sealable bag. ### |
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| Newark |
Next to carts. Place in sealable plastic bag. Hauler can provide. ### |
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| Oakland |
Order free motor oil filter bag and jug from CWS. Place next to carts for pick up. ### |
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| Piedmont | |||
| Pleasanton |
Next to carts. Place in sealable plastic bag. Hauler can provide. ### |
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| San Leandro |
Place used oil filter in a sealed zipper-locked bag next to the recycling cart. Free filter bags may be requested from ACI. ### |
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
Single Family Service - Next to carts. Place in sealable plastic bag. Call WM to request motor oil kit (two jugs with a filter bag) that they place at the curb on their regular collection service day. ### |
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| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
Single Family Service - Next to carts. Place in sealable plastic bag. Call WM to request motor oil kit (two jugs with a filter bag) that they place at the curb on their regular collection service day. ### |
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
Single Family Service - Next to carts. Place in sealable plastic bag. Call WM to request motor oil kit (two jugs with a filter bag) that they place at the curb on their regular collection service day. ### |
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| Union City |
Single Family & Parcelized Multifamily Dwellings: Next to carts. Place in sealable plastic bag. ### |
