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Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Fremont Facility) - Fremont - 41149 Boyce Rd.
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Fremont Facility)
41149 Boyce Rd. (At the Fremont Transfer Station - follow the trucks), Fremont, California 94538
(800) 606-6606
Hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 8:30am - 2 :30pm
Thursday: 8:30am - 2 :30pm
Friday: 8:30am - 2 :30pm
Saturday: 8:30am - 4:30 pm (phones are not staffed on Saturdays)
Sunday: Closed
Closed for the 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day Nov 28th, & Christmas Day Dec 25th
Residential Program: Free drop-off for hazardous wastes generated in the course of living in and maintaining your place of residence in Alameda County (operated by BLT Enterprises). Drop-off during open hours. Driver's License required as proof of residence (contact-free scan). If your Driver's License is out of Alameda County, bring recent proof of residency like utility bills, rental or ownership papers. Swap Shed open during open hours (take home products in good condition for reuse). Find packing instructions and program requirements, click here. Here is an additional list of materials that the drop-off facilities accept. There is a free Rental Property Owner Service Drop-off Program once Rental Property Owners register here. Are you an Alameda County business? Use the Fremont Business HazWaste Program.
Drop-off Instructions
- For safe packing instructions and program requirements, click here.
- The amount of waste you may transport in one vehicle is limited to 125 pounds or 15 gallons.
- No individual container may be greater than 5 gallons or 50 pounds in size.
- Wastes must be transported by a resident of the household which generated the waste.
- Do not allow different wastes to mix.
- Containers must be closed and not leaking.
- At your request, the HHW attendants will save your motor oil and gasoline cans once they're emptied. Label them with your name and phone number; they must be picked up after the site closes on the same day, or on a later day.
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| Aerosol Can - Empty |
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| Aerosol Can - Non-empty |
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| Antifreeze |
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| Batteries - Automotive or Boat |
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| Batteries - Household - Rechargeable (up to 5 lbs) | Note: Swollen Li-ion batteries accepted. If it’s leaking, contact hhw@acgov.org. |
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| Batteries - Household - Single-Use | Note: Swollen Li-ion batteries accepted. If it’s leaking, contact hhw@acgov.org. |
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| Batteries - Industrial |
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| Cables & Wires - Non-working |
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| Cameras & Camcorders - Non-working |
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| Cameras & Camcorders - Working |
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| Cell Phones - Non-working |
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| Cell Phones - Working |
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| Christmas Lights - Non-working |
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| Christmas Lights - Working | Poor condition |
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| Clocks & Watches - Non-working | With embedded battery or electronic. Repair first. |
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| Compressed Gas Cylinders - Refillable | The Alameda County Hazardous Waste facilities cannot accept compressed gas cylinders other than propane, and only 5 gallons or less in volume. |
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| Compressed Gas Cylinders - Single-use/Non-working | The Alameda County Hazardous Waste facilities cannot accept compressed gas cylinders other than propane, and only 5 gallons or less in volume. |
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| Computer Accessories - Non-working |
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| Computer Monitors - Non-working |
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| Computers - Non-working |
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| Computers - Working |
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| Cooking Oil/Grease/Fats |
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| Copy Machines - Non-working |
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| Electronics - Non-working | Includes electronics with an embedded solar (photovoltaic or PV) cell, such as a calculator, garden light, or a small solar battery charger. Not items that are just electric (have a plug). Ex. no to an electric razor or hair dryer ; yes to a broken electronic scale or broken graphing calculator. |
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| Fire Extinguishers | Accepted: Commercial and residential types up to 10 lbs each. Possibly vintage C02 or water-types. Not accepted: Fire extinguishers from businesses or landlords, hard-piped or automatic (attached to a restaurant-type stove hood). |
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| Flares - Road |
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| Fuel | Fuel & automotive fuel filters. Fuel can be transported in a container other than a gas can , so long as the container is sealed and compatible with the waste. Fuel containers can be emptied and returned – after the facility closes for drop-off for the day (generally after 2:30pm) or a following open day up to a month later. Label your container with your name and phone number. No appointment needed to pick up a container. Other Fuels: HHW Facilities do accept butane, isobutane and propane “camping” type cylinders. Acceptance is limited to small sizes, 1 pound or less for propane, and similar volumes for butane/isobutane. The HHW facilities also accept propane cylinders sold for barbeque use, up to 20 pound (“5 gallon”) size. |
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| Hazardous Materials & Wastes | Click on the Facility to see the full list of items accepted. In addition, this link has the common items: https://www.stopwaste.org/at-home/household-hazardous-waste/common-hazardous-materials |
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| Helium Tanks - Empty | "Balloon tanks" only, no commercial cylinders |
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| Helium Tanks - Non-empty | "Balloon tanks" only, no commercial cylinders |
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| Household Cleaners |
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| Ink Cartridges |
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| Lacquers/Stains/Varnishes |
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| Lead Paint Chips |
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| Light Bulbs - CFLs | lamps & ballasts |
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| Light Bulbs - Fluorescent Tubes | lamps & ballasts |
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| Light Bulbs - Incandescent/Halogen | lamps & ballasts |
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| Light Bulbs - LED | lamps & ballasts |
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| Medications | Accept non-controlled substance medications. See https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/ for controlled substance lists. (To Note: the Oakland, Livermore, & Hayward HHW Facilities DO NOT accept medication.) |
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| Mercury Thermometers | If broken, the item and waste used to clean up the mercury must be placed in sealable, non-leaking container and labeled as mercury waste. |
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| Mercury Thermostats | Thermostat Care Drop-off Location. Free drop-off, complete form, rebate mailed at future date. |
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| Mercury-Containing Items |
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| Microwave - Non-working |
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| Motor Oil |
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| Nail polish - Empty |
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| Nail polish - Non-empty |
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| Needles & Syringes | Acceptance of standard size FDA approved sharps containers as well as larger than 1g sharps containers. CGM's (continuous glucose monitors) are accepted from residents using these at home with the sharp (&/or applicator) separated into an approved FDA approved sharps container, and the devices collected in a thick Ziploc bag. At drop-off, resident should inform HHW staff they have these medical devices. |
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| Oil Filters |
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| Paint - Interior & Exterior - New/Unopened |
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| Paint - Interior & Exterior - Used/Wet |
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| Personal Care & Beauty Products - New/Unused |
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| Printers/Faxes - Non-working |
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| Propane Cylinders - 1 lb - Empty Single-use |
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| Propane Cylinders - 1 lb - Refillable |
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| Radios - Non-working |
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| Rags - Paint/Chemical/Oil Soiled |
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| Satellite Dish - Non-working |
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| Small Household Appliances - Non-working | If it has a small computer inside or digital display, in addition to a plug or batteries, then it is accepted as an electronic device (ex. broken graphing calculator, broken smart toaster (w/microcontroller). NOT ACCEPTED: Dehumidifiers and small refrigerators with refrigerants are recycled with refrigerators/freezers at Transfer Stations. Broken plug-in or battery operated items without computers or digital displays. |
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| Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarms - Non-working |
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| Soil - Contaminated | Max weight 50 lbs/ container |
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| Telephones |
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| Television - Non-working |
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| Toner Cartridges |
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| Tools & Accessories - Power - Non-working |
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| Toys & Games - With Electronics - Non-working |
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| Vaporizers | Vaporizers with batteries separated as possible. Tobacco vape liquid not cannabis vape liquid. Traditional tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, hookah shisha, or synthetic nicotine pouches are not accepted or considered state defined hazardous waste. |
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| VCRs/CD/DVD Players - Non-working |
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| Video Projectors - Non-working |
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| X-Ray Film |
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