Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
X-Ray Film
X-Ray film is photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion like silver halide crystals, and used to make negatives or transparencies in the medical, dental, and industrial fields.
X-ray recycling services including the chemical removal and recycling of silver from imaging films which is mostly polyester.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West County HHW Collection Facility | 101 Pittsburg Ave. | Richmond | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| SCRAP | 801 Toland St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Safety Kleen Systems (Sacramento) | 6000 88th Street | Sacramento | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Safety Kleen Systems (Rohnert Park) | 5750 Commerce Blvd | Rohnert Park | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Safety Kleen (San Jose) | 1147 N 10th Street | San Jose | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Recycle1234: E-Waste & Solar Panel Recycling Center | 30311 Whipple Rd | Union City | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Recology SF Household Hazardous Waste Home Collection | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Pick-up | San Francisco Residents only. | ||
| Recology SF Household Hazardous Waste Facility | 501 Tunnel Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | 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. | |
| Iron Mountain (Union City) |
Iron Mountain - Union City 29555 Kohoutek Way |
Union City | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Destruction & shredding. Medical records including film - shredded, storage, recycled | |
| Iron Mountain (Oakland) | 1350 W Grand Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Destruction & shredding. "Iron Mountain Film Destruction" service. Once complete, you will receive a certificate of destruction that will show litigators and regulatory bodies your commitment to compliant destruction. | |
| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Landfill | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| GreenDisk |
580 8th Ave NE #104 |
Issaquah | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | Also accept black and white film including photographic film negatives, instant film, sheet film, Advanced Photo System, slides, Disc film, 110, 126, 127, 120/220; Motion picture film, film reels, Super 8, 8mm, 9.5mm, 16mm, 35mm, 70mm; Medical x-ray, industrial x-ray, lithographic, micro film, microfiche. No color film. | |
| East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse |
4695 Telegraph Ave. (drop-off at loading dock on Shattuck Ave between 46th and 47th streets) |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Remove all personal information on the film | |
| Commodity Resource & Environmental, Inc | 493 Reynolds Circle | San Jose | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off | Fee for under 200 lbs; Buy back for over 200 lbs | |
| B.W Recycling Inc. | 2035 SW 31st Ave | Hallandale | Recycle | Buyback Pick-up | Free pickup for loads of 50lbs and over. Medical, Lithographic, Industrial (NDE film and Kodak Industrex, Indux, Fomadux, Fujifilm). | |
| AMS Store & Shred, Film & X-Ray Recycling | 13 Prosper Ct | Lake in the Hills | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Medical xrays, dental film; radiographic & litho film; microfilm, microfiche & cine film | |
| Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility) | 2100 East 7th Street | Oakland | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
| Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Livermore Facility) | 5584 La Ribera Street | Livermore | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
| Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Hayward Facility) | 2091 West Winton Avenue | Hayward | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off | ||
| Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Fremont Facility) |
41149 Boyce Rd. (At the Fremont Transfer Station - follow the trucks) |
Fremont | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off |
