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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.

Household Hazardous Waste

This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.

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
GreenWaste of Palo Alto 2765 Lafayette St Palo Alto Landfill Pick-up for a Fee
Safety Kleen Systems (Rohnert Park) 5750 Commerce Blvd Rohnert Park Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Safety Kleen Systems (Sacramento) 6000 88th Street Sacramento Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
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
Recology SF Household Hazardous Waste Home Collection San Francisco Recycle Free Pick-up San Francisco Residents only.
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.
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.
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
Access Information Management 6902 Patterson Pass Road Suite G
(see notes for drop-off location)
Livermore Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Recycle1234: E-Waste & Solar Panel Recycling Center 30311 Whipple Rd Union City Recycle Free Drop-off
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.
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
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
SCRAP 801 Toland St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
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 Business Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility) 2100 East 7th Street Oakland Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee
Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Program (Hayward Facility) 2091 West Winton Avenue Hayward Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee
Alameda County Business Hazardous Waste Program (Livermore Facility) 5584 La Ribera Street Livermore Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee

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