Hard To Recycle Items
There are several items that we can't take in our recycling program, but we don't want to see them end up in the landfill either. Many of these items can be taken to special recycling locations, or reused by locate businesses.
Ink Jet and Laser Printer Cartridges
- Office Depot
Up to 5 eligible cartridges in store per day, per person. Customers will receive points back in Rewards for every cartridge.
Visit www.OfficeDepot.com to find a location near you. - Staples
Up to 10 per calendar month, per person.
Customers receive points back in Staples Rewards per cartridge.
visit www.Staples.com to find a location near you. - Office Max
Up to 20 a month per person. Customers can receive points back in rewards for every cartridge.
Visit www.OfficeMax.com to find a location near you. - Green Citizen San Mateo Center
Visit www.GreenCitizen.com for more information.
Cling Wrap, Stretch and Pallet Wrap, Bubble Wrap and Plastic Films
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Lynx Recyclers 1440 Norman Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95054 (408) 988-2999 EGI@LynxRecyclers.com |
College Hunks Hauling Junk San Francisco Bay Area 1-800-JUNK-USA www.1800JunkUSA.com |
Citywide Fibers 1151 Quesada Ave San Francisco, CA 94124 (415) 822-3688 |
Super Link Plastic, Inc. 888 92nd Avenue Oakland, CA 94603 (510) 568-1086 info@SuperLinkUSA.com www.SuperLinkUSA.com |
Packaging Materials:
Don't throw away packaging materials to be dumped in a landfill, donate them instead!
- Pak Mail (Packing peanuts, bubble wrap, wooden pallets and loose fill)
201 A S. Delaware Street
San Mateo, CA 94401
(650) 342-8888 - Postal Annex (Peanuts, bubble wrap)
The Marketplace Shopping Center
274 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood City, CA 94065
(650) 622-9094 - UPS Store (Peanuts, air pillows, bubble wrap)
Visit www.TheUPSStore.com or call (800) 789-4623 for the locations nearest you.
Waste Glass:
- Recycled Glassworks
Accepts waste glass from windows, shelves, doors, and tabletops.
238 Bonview Street
San Francisco, CA
(415) 641-5610
Plastic Bags:
Did you know?
Each year, an estimated 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide. That comes out to over one million per minute. In the State of California, 600 plastic bags are thrown away every second. Hundreds of thousands of sea turtles, whales and other marine mammals die every year from eating discarded plastic bags mistaken for food. In a landfill, plastic bags take up to 1,000 years to degrade. As litter, they breakdown into tiny bits, contaminating our soil and water.
Several grocery stores on the Peninsula recycle plastic bags, including:Each year, an estimated 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide. That comes out to over one million per minute. In the State of California, 600 plastic bags are thrown away every second. Hundreds of thousands of sea turtles, whales and other marine mammals die every year from eating discarded plastic bags mistaken for food. In a landfill, plastic bags take up to 1,000 years to degrade. As litter, they breakdown into tiny bits, contaminating our soil and water.
Green Citizen San Mateo Center also recycles plastic bags (for a limited time, check with them for current status) (650) 288.1369 x103
www.GreenCitizen.com
Wire and Plastic Hangers:
You can donate undamaged wire and plastic hangers. Check your favorite dry cleaners - odds are they'll be happy to take them off your hands. You can also check with used clothing stores or your local thrift store.
Nursery Pots and Buckets
Nursery pots and buckets can be donated for re-use. Many local nurseries will take back black rigid plastic pots and return them to growers for reuse. A list of nurseries that take back pots can be found on RecycleWorks.org.
Other great resources:
- Plastic Loose Fill Council
www.LooseFillPackaging.com - Peanut Hotline
(800) 828-2214 - PaperNuts
Environmentally responsible and customer-friendly material
www.PaperNuts.com - Plastic Bag Recycling
www.PlasticBagRecycling.org