Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto
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Welcome to RE:Source! Your online directory for reuse, repair and proper disposal options for the Bay Area. Although we do our best to stay up-to-date, information is constantly changing and we encourage you to call ahead to verify hours and availability.

Hazardous Materials & Wastes

This item is hazardous and requires proper disposal.

Alameda County: Large quantities, materials/waste from large businesses, and waste requiring pick-up is not an option for the Household, Landlord, & Small Business Hazardous Waste Programs and Facilities in Alameda County. Contact a hazardous waste company for pick-up.

Find a CA Household Hazardous Waste Facility. Note: HHW Facilities serve residents from their designated area only.

Did you know expired alcohol-based hand sanitizer is considered hazardous waste? Do not pour it down the drain, in the garbage, or dispose of it on the ground. Take it to your local HHW Facility, or for very large volumes contact a hazardous waste company for pick up. For more information: CalEPA , DTSC.

 

Additional Online Resources for Hazardous Materials & Wastes

  • Clean Management Environmental Group -
    Commercial volumes. Including spills, remediation, industrial services, expired hand sanitizer,
  • SkipShapiro Enterprises -
    Commercial volumes of hazardous and chemical liquids, sludge, ethanol - cosmetic & industrial, biosolids, oils & grease.
  • Clean Management Environmental Group -
    commercial volume
  • Curie Environmental Services -
    Radioactive material recycling services: uranium and thorium salts including nitrates, liquid scintillation vials, depleted uranium, contaminated lead bricks, pigs, sheeting, and foil
  • X-Cycle: X-Ray Head Recycling -
    Our X-Ray Tube Head Recycling Kit -(dental, medical, dental 3D CBCT) Each includes labor, disposal or recycling, and documentation of your equipment’s proper destruction/recycling for your records. Our kits are for X-Ray Heads up to 50lbs manufactured after 1982. Recycling Container - Holds a single X-Ray Tube Head up to 50lbs and 24″ x 12″ x 12″. Packaging Includes vapor barrier, ties, and instructions for safe shipping.
  • Microchip Technologies -
    Sells parts for atomic clocks and can accept cesium beam tubes for safe disposal from businesses. For safe disposal, create a login and then request a RMA – Return Materials Authorization – to get a quote and instructions and a shipping kit.
  • Republic Environmental Solutions -
    Our nationwide network of treatment, disposal and recycling facilities offers sustainable, safe and compliant solutions for all hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams including PFAS, PCBs, radioactive, inorganic, metals and industrial waste. California locations: Alameda, Chico, Dixon, Escondido, Hesperia, Long Beach Yard, Merced, NRC Eureka, NRC Ventura, Paramount Facility, Port Hueneme, Redlands, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Fe Springs, Sunnyvale, Vernon Facility, Vernon Service Center Safely manage hazardous, non-hazardous, universal, pharmaceutical and petroleum-station waste compliantly to support sustainability goals, avoid fines and protect the reputation of national retailers and chain stores. Abatement of friable and non-friable asbestos and other materials including lead, gypsum, mold, heavy metals, PCB, guano; supports industrial cleaning/maintenance, renovation/demolition. Landfill services, solid waste treatment (hazardous & non-hazardous solids, sludges and debris), wastewater treatment, injection well disposal, turnkey waste program for large & industrial companies, pool chemical, medical waste, investigation derived waste, electronics recycling, ELVS mercury program, universal waste recycling, glycol recycling, NMP recycling (LiIONbattery manufacturing solvent), thermal desorption for non-haz contaminated soils, liquids, sludges & sediments, metals recovery. Field & Industrial Services include remediation, retail, lab pack, industrial cleaning and maintenance, vacuum services, transportation, tank and equipment rental and disposal. Emergency Response Services: EHS consulting, vapor degassing, LTL & Waste transportation, tank cleaning, processing & maintenance, turnaround & shutdown work, special waste disposal services - asbestos to wastewater to contaminated soil, decontamination & cleaning (inc. biological, covid, natural disasters), marine & terminal services (shipping, port authorities, tug & barge, marinas, DOD & DOT entities), gun range cleaning, industrial cleaning & maintenance, vacuum services. Our Capabilities include Chemical oxidation Microencapsulation Pozzolanic stabilization Delisting Dissolution Reduction Filtration Solidification
  • RAM Services -
    Radioactive Waste ONLY
  • Visionary Solutions (VS), LLC -

RE:Source is an online directory for reuse, repair and proper disposal options for the California East Bay area and Palo Alto. Our goal is to connect you with the best options for what you need to get rid of or repair. Please note that we do not accept any items directly.

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