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Household Hazardous Materials
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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
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Santa Clara County Household Hazardous Waste Program:
www.hhw.org
The Santa Clara County Household Hazardous Waste Program helps
protect the environment and public health by collecting and properly
disposing of hazardous waste from homes and small businesses. This
program also provides the community with practical pollution prevention
options for the use and recycling of products containing hazardous substances.
If you would like to schedule a drop-off at one of the designated facilities,
please call the Santa Clara County HHW appointment line at 408.299.7300, Monday
through Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm.
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Earth 911: http://www.earth911.com
or 1.800.CLEANUP (1.800.253.2687, bilingual hotline)
Offers the most comprehensive, user-friendly recycling and product disposal information
available. Provides recycling and product disposal resources for over 200
families of materials, and is the only recycling search on the web, with
information for over 100,000 programs and locations across the U.S., including:
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Municipal curbside programs
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In-store, retail programs
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Drop-off locations and centers
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Mail-back programs
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Local & municipal events
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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
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Home Safety Council:
http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/resource_center
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National Fire Protection Association: www.nfpa.org/
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Medication Disposal Unwanted or Expired: 800.CLEAN.UP or 800.253.2687
www.earth911.com
Because of environmental concerns, it is no longer recommended to flush unwanted or
expired medications down the toilet. To locate a drop off location for your area, click
on the link above and enter "unwanted medication" and your zip code.
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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:
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Alameda County:
http://www.stopwaste.org/home/index.asp
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Contra Costa County:
http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us
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Marin County:
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/pw/main/wastemanagement.cfm
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Mendocino County:
http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/eh/hazmat.htm
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Merced County:
http://web.co.merced.ca.us/health/envhlth/cupa.html
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Monterey County:
http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/Health/EnvironmentalHealth/recycling.htm
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Napa County:
http://www.co.napa.ca.us/Gov/Departments/DeptDefault.asp?DID=40500
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Solano County:
http://www.co.solano.ca.us/SubSection/SubSection.asp?NavID=245&DeptID=10&SearchString=recycle&SearchPhrase=#hilightstart
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San Benito County:
http://www.san-benito.ca.us/departments/iwm/city_sjb.htm
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San Joaquin County:
http://www.sjgov.org/solidwaste
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San Mateo County:
http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/department/dpw/home/0,,5562541_9876753_78979546,00.html
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Santa Cruz County:
http://www.dpw.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/recycle.htm
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Sonoma County:
http://www.recyclenow.org/
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Stanislaus County:
http://www.co.stanislaus.ca.us/LivingAndWorking/ProtectTheEnvironment/ProtectEnvironment.htm
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