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Empty aerosol cans (ex. paint, hairspray, cooking spray) may be safely placed in the recycling bin separate from plastic lid.

Farm quantity may have recycling options. Offer for reuse or place broken or sun damaged materials in the trash.

Consider donation of working models.

Empty and drip-free.

California Refund Value (CRV) is the amount paid by consumers at the checkout stand and paid back to consumers when they recycle eligible aluminum, plastic, glass and bi-metal beverage containers at certified recycling centers. Most beverages packaged in aluminum, glass, plastic and bi-metal containers are eligible for CRV. Notable exceptions are milk, wine and distilled spirits, which are not included in the CRV program. The minimum refund value established for each type of eligible beverage container is 5 cents for each container under 24 ounces and 10 cents for each container 24 ounces or greater. Click here to find a bottle & can redemption center near you.

Call your local police or sheriff's department for turn-in instructions.

Consider grouping and accumulating like items and then offer to child care or art providers you know or on public forums like FreeCycle, FaceBook Buy Nothing Group, Craigslist, NextDoor, or such.

Empty and drip free. Straws and wrapper in the trash.

Consider donation or post online for reuse.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal, or DIY repair through iFixit.

Do not put batteries in curbside recycling or trash containers.

Local auto parts and marine supply stores accept these for recycling collection, in addition to household hazardous waste facilities.

Do not put batteries in curbside recycling or trash containers.

Single-use batteries are not usable when they lose their charge. Tape ends of batteries to prevent igniting or combusting. Store tape next to your old battery collection bag or container. Accepted by the Household Hazardous Waste Facilities and some community partners.

Contact commercial hazardous waste companies for very large industrial batteries.

Empty and drip-free.

Consider offering high quality older bikes to community bicycle repair and redistribution organizations.

Empty and drip-free.

California Refund Value (CRV) is the amount paid by consumers at the checkout stand and paid back to consumers when they recycle eligible aluminum, plastic, glass and bi-metal beverage containers at certified recycling centers. Most beverages packaged in aluminum, glass, plastic and bi-metal containers are eligible for CRV. Notable exceptions are milk, wine and distilled spirits, which are not included in the CRV program. The minimum refund value established for each type of eligible beverage container is 5 cents for each container under 24 ounces and 10 cents for each container 24 ounces or greater. Click here to find a bottle & can redemption center near you.

Consider creative reuse and offering to local art or childcare providers through FreeCycle, NextDoor, etc. with any personal information removed.

Donate to keep books in circulation. Find a Little Library location near you to add or borrow books.

Recycle book and removed hard covers.

Consider posting these locally for reuse.

Consider reuse before disposal.

Consider reuse before recycling with clean, dry film in front of grocery store collection bins.

Consider reuse or posting for reuse on FreeCycle, Craigslist, or such.

Do not put loose in recycling as these break recycling machines. Gather for ewaste recycling.

Consider donation or post online for reuse.

Dried out from rain or such, may be recycled. Food-soiled cardboard belongs in Organics/Compost.

Check this list for facilities that collect carpet or carpet pad.  See CalRecycle's resources on best practices for carpet removal (from Kings Co., WA), how to prepare and load a trailer of waste carpet, as well as CARE's interactive map of national certified carpet collectors and processors.

Few thrift organizations accept these materials unless they are in new-like condition. Consider posting to FreeCycle, Craigslist, NextDoor, or such for reuse.

Few thrift organizations accept these materials unless they are in new-like condition. Consider posting to FreeCycle, Craigslist, NextDoor, or such for reuse. There are very limited recycling options for this material. Consider reuse before disposal.

There are very limited recycling options for this material. Consider reuse before disposal.

Cosider repair and reuse options before reycling as electronic waste.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal.

Materials that should not be mixed into curbside recycling: drinking or wine glasses and plates, ceramics, Pyrex or other heat resistant glass, light bulbs, computer monitors, phone screens, plate glass: windows, sliding doors (can be recycled separately), safety glass, car windshields, art glass and leaded crystal, mirrors

Once stripped of covers, strapping and styrofoam, this may be recyclable. Consider posting recent, good condition car seat covers as spares with brand/model information.

Target Annual Car Seat Trade-in (2021 was for two weeks in April)

Where: Car seats can only be traded in at a Target store. Target will have drop-off boxes for guests’ poor condition, broken, or accident-involved car seats located near Guest Services. All stores are participating in the program. 

Guests who trade in their old car seats will receive a 20% off coupon toward a new car seat, car seat base, travel system, stroller or select baby home gear. Select baby home gear includes play yards, high chairs, swings, rockers and bouncers.

Guests must be enrolled in Target Circle to participate in the trade-in and receive a coupon. Scan sheets will be placed on the drop-off boxes for guests to scan from their mobile device into their Circle. Trading in two car seats? You can redeem this offer twice.

Collect for electronic waste recycling.

Cut, live Christmas trees must be stripped of all decorations, lights, stand, tinsel, and un-bagged to be mulched and composted. Flocked trees are covered in chemicals and are not accepted for composting and must be landfilled. Check with your curbside service provider for details and dates for pick-up for residents and businesses.

Reuse or donate good condition holiday and seasonal items, artificial christmas trees, string lights (working/non-working), gift wrap (paper gift wrap, metallic gift wrap) and tissue paper. 

Cigarettes and Cigarette Filters was the number one item found by count in Coastal Cleanup Days from 1988-2017. Most marine debris starts as urban litter.

Consider repair to reuse or donate. For DIY, see iFixit.

Consider donation once your family has outgrown cloth diapering. Post locally on FreeCycle, Craigslist, NextDoor, etc.

Do not place in recycling as they jam recycling machinery.

Consider reuse - post locally on listservs, with local families, neighborhood schools, or on FreeCycle, Craigslist, NextDoor, etc., or local charity organizations to reduce your climate impact. 

Click here to learn more about clothing repair, stain removal for clothing and linens, donation/recycling programs, and customizing & cleaning furniture.

Consider reuse - post locally on listservs, with friends, family, neighbors, local groups, or on FreeCycle, Craigslist, NextDoor, etc., or other local charity organizations to reduce your climate impact. 

Click here to learn more about clothing repair, stain removal for clothing and linens, donation/recycling programs, and customizing & cleaning furniture.

Consider repair, DIY or local cleaners who do alterations, and repurposing before donating clean (stained, ripped, holes okay) materials to large charity thrifts like GoodWill, Salvation Army whose infrastructure gets textiles to rags markets, and shredded for carpet padding or upholstery stuffing. Only soiled, wet, moldy, bed-bug clothing & textiles belongs in the trash.

Consider reusable coffee pods to fill with your favorite local roast.

Consider repair, reuse, resale, and donation for these special items on local and national online platforms.

Empty, good condition tanks can be exchanged or refilled where you got it (e.g. 1lb or 5-20lb propane cylinders, SodaStream gas cylinders) or have the supplier come pick it up. Look for a label to contact and return an unwanted cylinder to. Old, rusty or unknown cylinders may be taken to a scrap metal company once they have been completely emptied with the valves safely removed. Companies that specialize in gas cylinders may offer this service.

Consider refurbishing or repair before recycling, or DIY repair through iFixit.

Consider refurbishing or repair before recycling, or DIY repair through iFixit.

Consider refurbishing or repair before recycling, or DIY repair through iFixit.

Refuse these items when you do not need them. Add your no-thank-you to condiments in the notes section of a food take-out order. Donate to organizations working with the unsheltered.

Cooking oil and grease poured down drains can build up in pipes causing backups at home, into streets and the storm drain system. Wipe pots, pans and cookware “clean” with a disposable towel prior to washing and place in green bin. Save used cooking oil in a resealable container and bring it to a cooking oil and grease drop-off location. Commercial kitchens should contact a grease hauler for service.

Consider donation.

Consider reuse or repair before recycling. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Consider donation of new and partially-used packages of diapers and new wipes to local families and community organizations. Posting on NextDoor, Craigslist, FreeCycle, etc.

Consider reuse or donation to a building supply store or post online for DIY.

Many clothing and linen fabrics are now composed of synthetic fibers that must be disposed of in the trash. Lint from 100% cotton or other confirmed natural fibers can be composted.

Consider donation for reuse and redistribution to local community members.

Consider repair before disposal with service providers who fix on-site or contact the manufacturer for repair/refurbishing (ex. JURA, Cuisinart).

Consider donation or post online for reuse.

If used for chemicals place in the trash.

Consider refurbishing or refilling.

Residents should contact their Household Hazardous Waste Facility about marine flares (hand-held, aeriel, and smoke) & signal kit (explosives) collection events for recreational boaters. For military type, damaged, decayed, very old, or very large items contact the staff at your HHW Facility directly before bringing it in.

Alameda County Boaters! Did you know that flares are explosives and are hazardous if stored or disposed of improperly? Get rid of you expired flares for free at this one-day collection event on Sunday, Nov. 14. Make an appointment for easy drop-off:  www.StopWaste.org/marineflares

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Consider posting good condition for reuse.

Remove all produce stickers, packaging, and twist ties before composting.

Did you know that reducing food waste is one of the leading solutions to climate change? Click here Food Saving Tips.

Here are resources to learn how turn your food scraps into compost at home, or find compost (and mulch) to apply on your garden. 

BioCycle's FindAComposter.com, a publicly searchable database of composting facilities in the U.S. and Canada, to be an easy way to buy compost and find composting facilities.

To know if you're paper cup, plate, or to-go container is plastic-lined (e.g. poly-coated) on the inside, look for the shiny plastic coating. Wax-lined cups are quite uncommon though treated like non-polycoated paper (compostable).

Consider carrying reusables with you for coffee and tea drinks and take-out food. Ask your local eateries about replacing disposables with reusables.

Consider replacing disposables with reusables.

Request "no disposable/plastic utensils" when ordering take-out or delivery -use the Notes section when ordering online. Wash & reuse once you have them.

Consider reusables. Most cities have Styrofoam take out container bans. Contact your City directly to report an eatery distributing food in Styrofoam.

Consider washing for reuse or repurposing before composting.

Consider donation or post online for reuse.

Do not mix old fuel with any other solutions. Even water can be dangerous. Mark your gas can with your name and number when you drop off at the HHW Facilities, and they will let you know when you can return to pick it up.

Consider repair, reupholstery, or reuse.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Consider repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Consider folding for reuse for future celebrations or creative reuse.

Empty and drip-free.

California Refund Value (CRV) is the amount paid by consumers at the checkout stand and paid back to consumers when they recycle eligible aluminum, plastic, glass and bi-metal beverage containers at certified recycling centers. Most beverages packaged in aluminum, glass, plastic and bi-metal containers are eligible for CRV. Notable exceptions are milk, wine and distilled spirits, which are not included in the CRV program. The minimum refund value established for each type of eligible beverage container is 5 cents for each container under 24 ounces and 10 cents for each container 24 ounces or greater. Click here to find a bottle & can redemption center near you.

Consider donation or resale of items in serviceable condition.

Materials that should not be mixed into curbside recycling: drinking or wine glasses and plates, ceramics, Pyrex or other heat resistant glass, light bulbs, computer monitors, phone screens, plate glass: windows, sliding doors (can be recycled separately), safety glass, car windshields, art glass and leaded crystal, mirrors

Separate paper for curbside recycling and musical/electronic piece for reuse or add to your e-waste collection box

Chemically treated hair cannot be placed in the green compost/yard waste bin.

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

Consider reuse or donation of good condition items, repair, or creative reuse.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit. Offer locally for reuse through FreeCycle, Buy Nothing, Craigslist, NextDoor.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Consider posting to industry online marketplaces, sell it back to the distributor or manufacturer, donate it, find an equipment broker, auction it, or if too broken to repair, recycle it.

Bag old insulation and place in the garbage.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Electronic key fobs are e-waste. Plastic covered keys are trash. Collect metal keys for scrap metal drop-off. Consider reuse as ornaments or weights for curtains/drapes.

Consider resharpening, repair, and donation before disposal.

Materials that should not be mixed into curbside recycling: glass labware, drinking or wine glasses and plates, ceramics, Pyrex or other heat resistant glass, light bulbs, computer monitors, phone screens, plate glass: windows, sliding doors (can be recycled separately), safety glass, car windshields, art glass and leaded crystal, mirrors

Clean, good/new condition materials may be accepted by school, college, or university science labs.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule requires common renovation activities like sanding, cutting, and demolition, which can create hazardous lead dust, are conducted properly by trained and certified contractors or individuals. For more information, please visit the EPA's website at http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm.

Consider reuse or donation local crafters.

Do not throw fluorescent or other toxic mercury-containing lights in the trash or recycling bins. High intensity discharge, metal halide, sodium and neon lights all contain toxic mercury as well. It is illegal to throw mercury lights in the trash.

If a bulb breaks, open a window to disperse mercury vapor, collect the shards with tape, and place in a closed and sealed container—do not vacuum! See EPA guidance for cleanup (epa.gov/cfl).

The following lamps are considered hazardous in California: fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, HID lamps, High intensity discharge lamps, metal halide lamps, sodium vapor lamps, grow lamps, Zenon lamps, headlights - auto, mercury vapor lamps, video projector lamps, ultraviolet lamps, UV lamps, water treatment lamps, sun lamps, tanning lamps, mercury containing lamps, LED lamps. The following ballasts are considered hazardous in California: light fixture ballasts, lamp ballasts, electronic ballasts, fluorescent light ballasts, HID light ballasts, PCB containing ballasts, no-PCB ballasts.

When improperly managed, mercury products contaminate California’s drinking water, fish populations, soil, and air. The mercury limit in drinking water is 2 parts per billion in California, since even low quantities are extremely hazardous. Mercury exposure can harm the brain, heart, and immune and nervous systems of your employees, contractors, and tenants. Mercury exposure is especially dangerous to children, pregnant women, and the elderly.

ED (or light-emitting diode) lights, which are highly energy efficient and increasing in use, do not contain mercury. However, these lights have been found to contain other toxic metals (e.g., copper, lead, nickel, and chromium) that are harmful to human health and the environment. Manage these lights as hazardous waste like CFLs and fluorescent tubes.

Consider donation, resale, or reuse.

Consider repair, stain removal and reuse before donation to an organization that has reuse and/or rag and textile shredding capactity.

Click here to learn more about clothing repair, stain removal for clothing and linens, donation/recycling programs, and customizing & cleaning furniture.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Consider posting online when you have collection or offer to your hair salon, doctors office, other waiting room, or exchange space.

Consider donation, resale, or reuse.

Consider offering online or to community gardeners for composting if you have horses, livestock, chickens, or rabbits.

The Bay Area Equestrian Network lists manure management companies.

Consider reuse for clean, good condition items for local families through hand-me-downs, swaps, or online postings.

Contact a commercial medical waste pick-up provider for a one-time or regularly scheduled collection service.

Mercury is readily absorbed into the body when you touch it and poses a risk to the environment in landfills.

What to do with a broken mercury thermometer. For additional safe disposal locations call 1-800-CLEANUP (1-800-253-2687).

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Mirrors and broken shards contaminate recycling; dispose of in trash. Donate or reuse mirrors in good condition.

Used oil is a hazardous waste that should never be put in the garbage or dumped in the storm drains or ground. Even just a ¼-gallon of motor oil can contaminate 250,000 gallons of water.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

It is illegal for needles and other sharps to be placed into trash or recycling containers.

Sharps, syringes, needles, auto injectors, prefilled syringes with needle, and lancets should be in a sealed FDA cleared Sharps container. Sharps containers are available in most drug stores and from mail order & internet ecommerce sources. Kiosks in pharmacies, Hospitals and Police Departments can accept Sharps containers up to 1 gallon in size. HHW Facilities accept larger sharps containers.

Sharps containers are available in most drug stores and from mail order & internet e-commerce sources.

Free Mail-back containers mailed directly to your home are available by calling 1-844-633-7765 or visiting med-project.org, choose "Mail Back" to fill out an on-line order form. Novo Nordisk also has a free Mail-back container service for their customers: 1-877-438-0564.

Consider donation through posting online, non-profits, schools, community organizations, or companies that specialize in office furniture (i.e. cubicles) redistribution. Most small thrifts do not accept large volumes of or office furniture in general, unless it's very good condition that can be used in a home. Consider repair as needed.

Consider repair before disposal or DIY repair through iFixit. Contact a local heater repair company regarding repair or refurbishing. The internet has many DIY video tutorials on fixing for the common reasons these stop working.

Oil-filled heaters are considered an major appliance under the Public Resources Code. For proper disposal and possible recycling, drill a hole in the heater to drain out the mineral oil. Collect the mineral oil in a sealable bottle, label it, and take it to a Household Hazardous Waste Facility, along with the cut off electrical cord. The drained heater may then be treated like an appliance and should be accepted as a bulky item in your curbside program. Click here for DTSC's list of Certified Appliance Recyclers.

Consider if the food is still edible: https://www.stilltasty.com/ Consider feeding animals - high quantity or volume - like pig farmers. Depackage, recycle empty, dry rigid plastics and metals. Feed the soil. Contact your hauler if you need additional service.

Donate or post online for reuse for community members and organizations, before it gets recycled at a PaintCare drop-off location.

If paint is dry, tap paint chunks into trash. Place dry, empty can or bucked into recycling bin with lid separated - if accepted for recycling in your curbside program.

Post for reuse - 100's of repurposing projects on the internet - or find a recycler.

Fold for reuse. Soiled from food or beverages? Compost it. Excellent, clean condition? Post for free to local groups for reuse on sites like FreeCycle, Craigslist, NextDoor, FB BuyNothing, etc.

"Milk cartons" are made from paperboard coated with a waterproof plastic, generally polyethylene. There are cartons lined with "renewable and plant-based" resin, however the resin behaves live conventional plastic and does not break down in municipal composting systems. Renewable materials are generally understood to be made from matter that can be regenerated or regrown in a human lifetime vs non-renewable conventional plastics made from petroleum.

Consider carrying or requesting reusable options.

Consider art and science reuse projects with littles before recycling.

Empty, dry cardboard, paperboard, food and beverage glass, aluminum, steel, and plastics #1 &2 should be recycled when empty of product. Contact brand for their take-bake or packaging recycling policy. Consider reuse of cleaned packaging before disposal. Old vitamins and supplements may be composted.

Per CalRecycle, please do not put unmedicated lotions, cosmetics, fragrances, sunscreen agents, and similar products down the drain or into the toilet; the best "somewhere else" to throw these items is your household trash. Landfills are the best place at present to dispose of personal care products when they are no longer being used. Click here for medicated lotions, creams and shampoos.

Pet waste and litter from pets who eat meat (such as carnivores cats or omnivores dogs) belongs in the trash. Cat waste does not belong in the toilet as it causes toxoplasmosis in Sea Otters (drains to bay/ocean). Litter and waste from vegetarian pets (such as rodents and birds), may go into the green bin unless pets take medication.

Repaired and refurbished pianos, delivered locally, are more apt to find a new home.

Consider reuse, donation, and repair.

Materials that should not be mixed into curbside recycling: drinking or wine glasses and plates, ceramics, Pyrex or other heat resistant glass, light bulbs, computer monitors, phone screens, plate glass: windows, sliding doors (can be recycled separately), safety glass, car windshields, art glass and leaded crystal, mirrors

When shopping or dining out, bring your reusables, reuse plastic and paper bags, or refuse a bag. Donate bags of bags to a local animal shelter or rescue group or food pantry, or stuff newspaper bags to dispensers at local dog parks.

Search PlasticFilmRecycling.org for drop-off collection locations of clean, dry plastic film. 

Businesses in Alameda County can use the Bin Liner by City Tool to determine what kind of indoor bin liner your trash, organics, or recycling bin can have.

Bottles and jugs must be empty and drip-free with lid reattached before recycling.

Consider reusing for messaging that is important to you or your community, or repurpose for schoolyard art projects attached to fencing with zip ties.

Materials that should not be mixed into curbside recycling: drinking or wine glasses and plates, ceramics, Pyrex or other heat resistant glass, light bulbs, computer monitors, phone screens, plate glass: windows, sliding doors (can be recycled separately), safety glass, car windshields, art glass and leaded crystal, mirrors

Consider reuse or repair before disposal.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. Non-stick pans can be recoated if they start sticking.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Consider donation or posting online for reuse.

Container/material must be empty, drip-free, at least 4" (inches) tall and fit in the cart/bin with the lid closed.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

This is not accepted in composting or greenwaste.

Consider donation or posting online for reuse.

Consider donation or posting online for reuse.

Shoes for donation should be in good condition for reuse. Consider bringing shoes to a local cobbler to transform your shoes through stretching, cleaning, resoling, polish, and strap/buckle repair/replacement to bring you joy once more. Tie or rubber band pairs of shoes so they stay together.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit or local Fixit clinics. Post working parts/pieces for reuse and the item if you know what is not working for those willing or able to make the repairs, or make their item work again with the parts and pieces from your item. In addition, folks may be interested in having a back up of a stand alone part (i.e. mixer bowl, blender top/lid, mixing blades, coffee pot).

Accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste Facilities.

As of 1/1/2021, some solar panels may be managed as Universal Waste in California per DTSC (see details).  The California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC - choose Solar under Products) holds the most current links to policy, studies, and articles on Solar Panels recycling in California, the US, and globally.

Solar panel design makes disassembly and recovery of the various components — from glass to the various precious metals in them such as cadmium, gallium, germanium, indium, selenium and tellurium — a complicated process. Most wind up at shredders or landfills, because the case for selling the glass and aluminum in them doesn’t make economic sense. A project at Arizona State University hopes to create a solar recycling process that makes it simpler to recover materials such as silicon and silver from photovoltaic technology in a way that makes the economics pencil out.

Invest in panels that are durable, warrantied, non-hazardous, and recyclable. If there is a problem, contact your installer or service provider for repair options. If the panels need to be replaced but still operate, donate for reuse or contact a reseller (ex. Habitat for Humanity). Use new brackets to install reused PVs. If the panels have broken glass or are damaged, consider refurbishing or recycling, contact installer and service provider, then a possible hazardous waste facility or company.

The California Energy Commission maintains a list of PV modules available for purchase, by manufacturer, model number, and includes hazardous content.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Offer portions of or whole bales to local gardeners, schools, or farms.

Consider repair or reuse for good condition, clean stuffed animals. Use very loved stuffies as the filling in beanbags, pillows, and pet bed fill. Consider adding in a squeaker or empty plastic beverage bottle to reuse as a dog squeaky toy.

Consider reusable tea brewing systems. Tea "bags" made of paper or another natural material like cotton or silk, go in the compost bin, however "bags" made of plastic mesh should go in the trash after the tea leaves are put in the compost bin.
Individual tea bag packets or sachets: if from paper go in the compost; if from paper fused with plastic and/or foil/metal go into the trash.

Consider reuse or repair before ewaste recycling, or DIY repair through iFixit.

Consider donation for repurposing for dog toys, the bottom of student chairs, and the bottom of walkers.

Textiles include bolts, large swaths, yardage of fabric, leather, or textiles for upholstery, quilting, clothing, sewing projects, that can be reused by an individual or business. Scrap fabric? Consider tiny projects.

Consider reuse and donation for intact, unstained, and clean textiles. For poor condition textiles, choose repair, and stain removal (clothing/ linens/ furniture fabric) before donating to an organization that has reuse and/or rag and textile shredding capactity.

Consider posting leftover boxes for reuse or donation to a building supply store.

Contact a local tire dealer about recycling.

Contact your Brand or manufacturer about take-back/recycling programs.

Consider loaning or donating tools to your community.

Excited to start a DIY project but need to borrow a saw? Do you need a pair of loppers to trim your fruit trees? Several cities have tool lending libraries where residents can rent a variety of tools for 1-3 weeks at a time while participating in a circular and sharing economy. Alameda County Tool Libraries

Consider loaning or donating tools to your community.

Excited to start a DIY project but need to borrow a saw? Do you need a pair of loppers to trim your fruit trees? Several cities have tool lending libraries where residents can rent a variety of tools for 1-3 weeks at a time while participating in a circular and sharing economy. Alameda County Tool Libraries

Consider loaning or donating tools to your community.

Excited to start a DIY project but need to borrow a sander or drill? Do you need a pair of loppers to trim your fruit trees? Several cities have tool lending libraries where residents can rent a variety of tools for 1-3 weeks at a time while participating in a circular and sharing economy. Alameda County Tool Libraries

Consider posting these as replacement parts for other families, reusing them for art projects, future pinatas or prizes for school fairs.

Consider reuse or repair before ewaste recycling or DIY repair through iFixit.

Consider posting for reuse before disposal.

Consider reuse or repair before recycling, or DIY repair through iFixit.

Consider reuse or repair before recycling, or DIY repair through iFixit.

Some vacuum bags may allow you to empty and reuse as possible. Lint may go in organics if mostly pet hair/dried food bits from hard flooring, or in the trash if carpets and/or walk off mats due to the plastic fibers.

Consider reuse or repair before recycling, or DIY repair through iFixit.

Consider reuse or repair before ewaste recycling, or DIY repair through iFixit.

Consider reuse or repair before ewaste recycling, or DIY repair through iFixit.

Consider repair, resale, or donation before recycling.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal, or DIY repair through iFixit.

Contact your water filter brand to determine if they have a take-back program for recycling.

Consider donation or resale before recycling.

Gift the gift of reuse by donating, reselling, or recrafting pieces that made your celebration meaningful.

Consider reuse or donation.

This is not accepted for composting.

Consider partnering with arborists and cities to transform specimen trees.

Find resources for about treated wood waste (TWW) specific regulations for households, contractors, businesses, haulers, generators, and landfills at www.TWWDisposal.org. Included are fact sheets and outreach materials on the appropriate handing, disposal, and other management of TWW to facilities that may receive or handle treated wood waste.

Pressure treated, preserved wood, or treated wood waste (including the sawdust), referred to as TWW, has preserving chemicals like arsenic. Common uses of TWW are fence posts, sill plates, landscape timbers, pilings, guardrails, decking, and railroad ties.

Painted, engineered, stained, laquered, plywood/composite, and wood painted with "copper green" wood may go in the garbage. Click on the TWW Material Fact Sheet for more information.

Sheet mulching with cardboard, compost and mulch (chipped clean wood) can be done right on top of your lawn to save time, money, and water and build healthy soil. Go to www.lawntogarden.org to learn more and use the Marketplace tool to find supplies locally.

Metallic gift wrap cannot be recycled. Consider reuse, such as wadding for packaging or storing ornaments. Consider repurposing other items for wrapping, like maps, newspaper, blueprints, wallpaper samples, or fabric.

X-ray recycling services including the chemical removal and recycling of silver from imaging films which is mostly polyester.