Household Hazardous Materials |
Do you know how to properly dispose of your household hazardous materials? The Santa Clara County Fire Department can send you information regarding hazardous waste disposal and refer you to the proper free disposal sight. If you would like to learn more about this program or have additional questions, please contact the Public Education Office.
Additional helpful links
Fluorescent Lamp Drop-off Locations for Residents (compact bulbs & straight, circular, spiral, & U-bent tubes): http://www.sccgov.org/SCC/docs/SCC%20Public%20Portal/attachments/Retailers.pdf
Home Safety Council: http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/resource_center
National Fire Protection Association: www.nfpa.org/
Santa Clara County Household Hazardous Waste Program: www.hhw.org
California Materials Exchange (CalMAX):
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/calmax
CalMAX is a free service designed to help businesses find markets for nonhazardous materials
they have traditionally discarded. CalMAX helps businesses, industries, and institutions save
resources and money.
For more information on waste reduction and recycling in the following counties, visit these sites:
Alameda County: http://www.stopwaste.org/home/index.asp
Contra Costa County: http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us
Marin County: http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/pw/main/wastemanagement.cfm
Mendocino County: http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/eh/hazmat.htm
Merced County: http://web.co.merced.ca.us/health/envhlth/cupa.html
Monterey County: http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/Health/EnvironmentalHealth/recycling.htm
Napa County: http://www.co.napa.ca.us/Gov/Departments/DeptDefault.asp?DID=40500
Solano County: http://www.co.solano.ca.us/SubSection/SubSection.asp?NavID=245&DeptID=10&SearchString=recycle&SearchPhrase=#hilightstart
San Benito County: http://www.san-benito.ca.us/departments/iwm/city_sjb.htm
San Joaquin County: http://www.sjgov.org/solidwaste
San Mateo County: http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/department/dpw/home/0,,5562541_9876753_78979546,00.html
Santa Cruz County: http://www.dpw.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/recycle.htm
Sonoma County: http://www.recyclenow.org/
Stanislaus County: http://www.co.stanislaus.ca.us/LivingAndWorking/ProtectTheEnvironment/ProtectEnvironment.htm
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