Services are restricted to residents of San Mateo County Belmont, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, San Carlos, San Mateo only.
Please call for current HHW collection and event information.
rethinkwaste.org/residents/hard-to-recycle/household-hazard...(800) 449-7587
San Carlos, CA 94070
Residents in Belmont, Foster City, East Palo Alto, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, San Carlos, City of San Mateo, Unincorporated San Mateo County and the West Bay Sanitary District just need to follow this easy three-step process and At Your Door Special Collection (contracted by RethinkWaste, formerly known as Curbside Inc.) will conveniently collect from your home your HHW and other eligible items that cannot be disposed of in your garbage or recycled in your curbside recycling program.
Residents do not need to pay a separate fee for using the Door-to-Door program, the costs are already included in your garbage bills. Residents may schedule as many appointments as needed. Please call or visit the website for the most current program information.
Material | Residential | Business | Note |
Acids | dropoff |
none |
|
Adhesives | dropoff |
none |
|
Aerosol Cans - Empty | dropoff |
none |
|
Aerosol Cans - Full | dropoff |
none |
|
Alkaline Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Antifreeze | dropoff |
none |
|
Audio Equipment | dropoff |
none |
|
Blu-Ray Players | dropoff |
none |
|
Boomboxes | dropoff |
none |
|
Brake Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
Button Cell Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Cables | dropoff |
none |
|
Calculators | dropoff |
none |
|
Car Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Car Fluids | dropoff |
none |
|
Cassette Players | dropoff |
none |
|
CD Players | dropoff |
none |
|
Cell Phone Accessories | dropoff |
none |
|
Cell Phones | dropoff |
none |
|
CFLs | dropoff |
none |
Please call to verify compact fluorescent lamps are accepted prior to drop-off. |
Chemistry Sets | dropoff |
none |
|
Computer Peripherals - External | dropoff |
none |
|
Computer Peripherals - Internal | dropoff |
none |
|
CRT Computer Monitors | dropoff |
none |
|
CRT Televisions | dropoff |
none |
|
Desktop Computers | dropoff |
none |
|
Digital Cameras | dropoff |
none |
|
DVD Players | dropoff |
none |
|
Electronic Servers | dropoff |
none |
|
Engine Degreasers | dropoff |
none |
|
Fertilizers | dropoff |
none |
|
Fluorescent Tubes | dropoff |
none |
|
Fungicides | dropoff |
none |
|
Game Consoles | dropoff |
none |
|
Gas/Oil Mixture | dropoff |
none |
|
Gasoline | dropoff |
none |
|
GPS Systems | dropoff |
none |
|
Hair Dye | dropoff |
none |
|
Hair Spray | dropoff |
none |
|
Hard Drives | dropoff |
none |
|
Herbicides | dropoff |
none |
|
HHW | dropoff |
none |
|
Home Electronics | dropoff |
none |
|
Household Cleaners | dropoff |
none |
|
Hydraulic Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
Insecticides | dropoff |
none |
|
Items Containing Mercury | dropoff |
none |
|
Kerosene | dropoff |
none |
|
Lacquer | dropoff |
none |
|
Laptop Computers | dropoff |
none |
|
Latex Paint | dropoff |
none |
|
LCD Computer Monitors | dropoff |
none |
|
LCD Televisions | dropoff |
none |
|
Lead-acid Batteries - Non-automotive | dropoff |
none |
|
Lice Shampoo | dropoff |
none |
|
Lighter Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
Lithium-ion Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Mercury Thermostats | dropoff |
none |
|
Motor Oil | dropoff |
none |
|
MP3 Players | dropoff |
none |
|
Nail Polish | dropoff |
none |
|
Nail Polish Removers | dropoff |
none |
|
Nickel-cadmium Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Nickel-metal Hydride Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Nickel-zinc Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Office Machines | dropoff |
none |
|
Oil Filters | dropoff |
none |
|
Oil-Based Paint | dropoff |
none |
|
Pagers | dropoff |
none |
|
Paint Strippers | dropoff |
none |
|
Paint Thinners | dropoff |
none |
|
Paper Shredders | dropoff |
none |
|
Pesticides | dropoff |
none |
|
Photographic Chemicals | dropoff |
none |
|
Pool Chemicals | dropoff |
none |
|
Power Steering Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
Printers | dropoff |
none |
|
Projectors | dropoff |
none |
|
Propane Tanks | dropoff |
none |
This program will accept propane tanks up to 5 gallons in size. |
Receivers | dropoff |
none |
|
Record Players | dropoff |
none |
|
Sealers | dropoff |
none |
|
Solvents | dropoff |
none |
|
Tablets | dropoff |
none |
|
Telephones | dropoff |
none |
|
Television Accessories | dropoff |
none |
|
Transmission Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
Two-Way Radios | dropoff |
none |
|
Typewriters | dropoff |
none |
|
Varnish | dropoff |
none |
|
VCRs | dropoff |
none |
|
Wood Stains | dropoff |
none |
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