Communities: Santee

Fetch Junk Removal

Our Services

  • Appliance Removal & Recycling
  • Furniture & Mattress Removal
  • Garbage Junk Removal
  • Electronics E-Waste Removal
  • Single-Item Removal
  • Property Clean-Out
  • Yard Debris Removal
  • Carpet & Flooring Demo + Removal
  • Light Inteior & Exterior Demo
  • Bobcat Mini-Excavator Work
  • Office Clean-Outs

Community Roots Farm

Bring us your food scraps to add to our hot piles and worm tunnel

 

Our brown bin is located at the farm & open 24/7 for food scrap drop-offs

Acceptable items:

  • egg shells

  • coffee grounds

  • coffee filters

  • paper tea bags

  • fruit/vegetable 

  • shredded paper

  • grains (cooked or uncooked)

  • breads/flours

  • spices

  • shredded paper

  • torn paper plates/

 

Items not accepted:

  • excessive meat or dairy

  • excessive fish products

  • any plastic/foil

  • rubber bands/twist ties

  • nylon tea bags

Dream Electronic Recycling – National City

FREE Electronics Recycling & Data Destruction

WE PROVIDE DROP OFF AND PICK UP SERVICES ALL AROUND SAN DIEGO

Drop off your electronics FOR FREE at:

Main San Diego Address

4009 Hicock St STE D, San Diego, CA 92110

Monday-Saturday 9:00AM – 5:00PM

National City Address

131 W 33rd St #1, National City, CA 91950

Request a FREE Pickup Online if you are a business or have multiple computing devices.

Or contact us directly at (619) 889-1305 or email us at info@dreamewaste.com, and our dedicated team will promptly schedule a convenient pickup at your location.

Santa Sophia Conference – FSD/SDFB Partner

Please contact FSD or SDFB to establish partnership with this Food Recovery Organization

Feeding San Diego: (619) 654-8385 or fooddonation@feedingsandiego.org

San Diego Food Bank:  (858) 863-5133 or donatefood@sandiegofoodbank.org

 

Gleaning Field Foundation – Feeding San Diego Partner

The Gleaning Field Foundation is an all volunteer faith based organization that serves poor and low income families and individuals.

For food recovery partnership, please contact Feeding San Diego at (619) 654-8385 or fooddonation@feedingsandiego.org

Fallbrook Food Pantry – SDFB and FSD partner

Business donors – Please contact SDFB or FSD to establish partnership

San Diego Food Bank:  (858) 863-5133 or donatefood@sandiegofoodbank.org

Feeding San Diego: (619) 654-8385 or fooddonation@feedingsandiego.org

Individual donors

FOOD DONATIONS/DROP-OFF HOURS

Monday-Friday 8:30am-12:30pm
Saturday 8am-11am 
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE ITEMS OUTSIDE
AFTER OUR DROP-OFF HOURS

Terracycle – Febreze Air Care Free Recycling Program

All brands of air and home cartridges, air and home care plugs, air and home care trigger heads, and air and home care plastic and film packaging. Mr. Clean Deep Cleaning Mist bottles and trigger heads.

 All brands of air and home care trigger heads

All brands of air and home care plugs

 All brands of air and home care cartridges
 

IMPORTANT: Do not send in aerosol containers through this program.

Please recycle locally where possible.

Terracycle – GoGo squeeZ Snack Pouch Free Recycling Program

GoGo squeeZ® Free Recycling Program

All brands accepted
Recycle all brands of squeezable snack plastic pouches and caps
 Plastic pouches and caps
We’ve made getting started with the GoGo squeeZ® Free Recycling Program easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your squeezable snack plastic pouches and caps to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle them.
Once collected, the snack plastic pouches and caps are cleaned and separated by material type. The materials are recycled into raw formats that manufacturers use to make new products. Click here to take a virtual tour of our processing facilities.

Young Actors’ Theatre Rentals

Putting on your own production?  We rent our costumes to schools, organizations and individuals looking for full show costume rentals or partial.  Please contact us for details.

CYT San Diego Costume Rentals

CYT San Diego Costume Rentals focuses our availability to theaters, schools and performance companies. Individual rentals (such as Halloween, special events or parties) are welcome, but on a limited basis.

Costume Zone

Huge Inventory Great Prices

We Have A Very Large Selection of Costumes Rental & Sales

For School Drama Department Merchandise – Weddings – Private Events – Theatre Shows

Costumes Of Any Era & Occasion – 20’s Flappers – 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, & Much More!

Accessories – Theatrical Makeup – Ben Nu – Hats, Wigs, Mustaches & Beards – Plastic Weapons & Swords – Boas – Glasses – Masquerade Masks – Wrestling Masks-Costume Masks -Largest Selection Anywhere

Get Costumes For – Renaissance – Civil War & Colonial – Pirates – Mariachi Customs – Clowns

Costumes for Adults and Kids – Rent or Buy

Gypsy Treasure

While you can only see a small selection of their costume rental options online, rest assured that they have thousands of choices in their store.

Gypsy Treasure’s prices and terms are fair, with costume rentals ranging from $45 to $150 for a 24-hour period, with an additional day costing just $15 extra.

The House of Halloween

(Re-opening early September) This is one of the most expansive costume rental companies near San Diego

STAR Theatrical Costumes and Rentals

STAR Theatrical Costumes and Rentals is located in Escondido, CA, and carries high-end theatrical quality musical theatre production costumes, props, and set pieces for rent!

Thrifty Threads

Costuming on a budget? No worries! Thrifty Threads is the perfect costume rental company in San Diego for the more frugal shoppers and renters. Luckily, you don’t have to skimp on quality here. In fact, this is one of the area’s best-reviewed and highly touted costume rental companies. Doubling as a sprawling vintage thrift store, this company has a truly staggering variety of options for everything from masquerade parties to props and gear worthy of big-budget production studios.

Whips n Furs Costume Shop

Whips n Furs Costumes & Makeup
Shopping & retail
“Clothes make a statement, Costumes tell a story.”
Open All Year.
For drag, burlesque, or Halloween costume rentals in San Diego, there’s one dedicated one-stop shop: Whips n Furs. It’s located between 28th St. and Idaho in North Park. While there are a number of Party City-adjacent costume shops around the San Diego area, there is only one Whips n Furs. Reviews touting their excellent customer service give prospective renters an idea of what’s in store. However, the only way to experience what Whips n Furs has to offer is to visit the store in person.

Goodwill Donation Priority Pick-Up – ReSupply

  • Pickups within 24-48 hours.
  • Items of ANY condition picked up
  • Item retrieval from anywhere including within residence or a storage unit.
  • Disassembly of items that need it (except doors, cabinets, or lighting).
  • Pick-up fee reflects the operating costs and is much smaller than a usual moving company or junk hauler fee (fee is not tax deductible, but donated items are).
  • For questions or support, please text (857) 342-4937 or email donorsupport@resupplyme.com

Road Runner Sports – Carlsbad

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS

Drop off your used or unwanted shoes at your local Road Runner Sports store (find it here) and they’ll be donated to Got Sneakers.

For every pair of shoes tha’s donated, Got Sneakers will donate $3.00 to Athletes Helping Athletes. Every dollar donated will help raise funds for handcycles or will go toward changing the life of a child.

Got Sneakers accepts used footwear in any condition, processes and recycles it through sustainable means. Over 80% of all footwear accepted is shipped to emerging markets & communities in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East, providing consumers in these areas with accessible footwear.

Road Runner Sports – Solana Beach

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS

Drop off your used or unwanted shoes at your local Road Runner Sports store (find it here) and they’ll be donated to Got Sneakers.

For every pair of shoes tha’s donated, Got Sneakers will donate $3.00 to Athletes Helping Athletes. Every dollar donated will help raise funds for handcycles or will go toward changing the life of a child.

Got Sneakers accepts used footwear in any condition, processes and recycles it through sustainable means. Over 80% of all footwear accepted is shipped to emerging markets & communities in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East, providing consumers in these areas with accessible footwear.

Road Runner Sports – Otay Ranch

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS

Drop off your used or unwanted shoes at your local Road Runner Sports store (find it here) and they’ll be donated to Got Sneakers.

For every pair of shoes tha’s donated, Got Sneakers will donate $3.00 to Athletes Helping Athletes. Every dollar donated will help raise funds for handcycles or will go toward changing the life of a child.

Got Sneakers accepts used footwear in any condition, processes and recycles it through sustainable means. Over 80% of all footwear accepted is shipped to emerging markets & communities in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East, providing consumers in these areas with accessible footwear.

Road Runner Sports – San Diego

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS

Drop off your used or unwanted shoes at your local Road Runner Sports store (find it here) and they’ll be donated to Got Sneakers.

For every pair of shoes tha’s donated, Got Sneakers will donate $3.00 to Athletes Helping Athletes. Every dollar donated will help raise funds for handcycles or will go toward changing the life of a child.

Got Sneakers accepts used footwear in any condition, processes and recycles it through sustainable means. Over 80% of all footwear accepted is shipped to emerging markets & communities in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East, providing consumers in these areas with accessible footwear.

Carlsbad Fire Station 6

Through Republic Services, there are now two medical sharps drop bins located at Fire Station 1 (1275 Carlsbad Village Drive) and Fire Station 6 (7201 Rancho Santa Fe).  They are open 24/7 for residents to anonymously drop off their medical sharps. These are serviced and properly disposed of by Stericycle via incineration.

Carlsbad residents can dispose of medical needles free of charge at the Palomar Transfer Station Recycling Center:

5960 El Camino Real
Monday – Saturday
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Republic Services also offers simple and convenient sharps disposal services for at-home, tattoo and piercing shops, home care providers, nursing homes, small medical facilities, veterinary clinics, and more. Please call 760-332-6464 to make a request.

Carlsbad Fire Station 1

Through Republic Services, there are now two medical sharps drop bins located at Fire Station 1 (1275 Carlsbad Village Drive) and Fire Station 6 (7201 Rancho Santa Fe).  They are open 24/7 for residents to anonymously drop off their medical sharps. These are serviced and properly disposed of by Stericycle via incineration.

Carlsbad residents can dispose of medical needles free of charge at the Palomar Transfer Station Recycling Center:

5960 El Camino Real
Monday – Saturday
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Republic Services also offers simple and convenient sharps disposal services for at-home, tattoo and piercing shops, home care providers, nursing homes, small medical facilities, veterinary clinics, and more. Please call 760-332-6464 to make a request.

Newell Brands Home Fragrance – Free Recycling Progam | Terracycle

How it works

We’ve made getting started with the Newell Brands Home Fragrance Free Recycling Program easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your Newell Brands’ home fragrance products and packaging to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle it.

All Newell Brands’ home fragrance products from Yankee Candle®, WoodWick®, and Chesapeake Bay Candle®, including: candles, wax melts and melt cups, diffusers and refills, plug-ins and refills, room sprays, fragrance beads, and auto air fresheners and refills.

NOTE: This program only accepts room sprays 1.5 ounces and under. Please do not send in paper or cardboard product packaging that can be recycled curbside.

Dream Electronic Recycling – San Diego

FREE Electronics Recycling & Data Destruction

WE PROVIDE DROP OFF AND PICK UP SERVICES ALL AROUND SAN DIEGO

Drop off your electronics FOR FREE at:

4009 Hicock St STE D, San Diego, CA 92110

Monday-Saturday 9:00AM – 5:00PM

Request a FREE Pickup Online if you are a business or have multiple computing devices.

Or contact us directly at (619) 889-1305 or email us at dreamewaste@gmail.com, and our dedicated team will promptly schedule a convenient pickup at your location.

Alpine Library Friends Association

Donate Books.

Stop by the ALFA Bookstore during normal working hours;
we’re located inside the Alpine Library at:

1752 Alpine Blvd
Alpine, CA 91901

Call2Recycle Battery Collection & Recycling Services

Battery Collection & Recycling Services

Charge up battery recycling with best-in-class recycling solutions that are convenient, compliant and safe. Call2Recycle offers turnkey and flexible options to recycle your rechargeable or single-use batteries by shipping in boxes from your home or office.  For customers with larger volumes, we can also coordinate freight shipments of batteries for recycling.  Contact us at 1-877-723-1297 to learn more about these services or to discuss your recycling needs in more detail.

Flood Assistance – County of San Diego

Flood resources are listed here:

https://www.alertsandiego.org/en-us/recovery.html

Two disaster recovery centers will operate from 10am-7pm seven days a week.

Spring Valley County Library

  • 836 Kempton Street
  • Spring Valley, CA 91977

Mountain View Community Center

  • 641 South Boundary Street
  • San Diego, CA 92113

If residents lost items in the Jan 22 flood they can apply here through April 19: Home | disasterassistance.gov

FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. The line is available from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Encinitas Library Friends

ALL donations of books in good condition can be brought to the Friends Bookstore. Each donor is limited to four bags/boxes of books per day. We also accept magazine donations at this time.

Friends of the Encinitas Library Bookstore
540 Cornish Dr. Between “D” &  “E” Streets, two blocks east of HWY 101. 
NEW BOOKSTORE HOURS
Sunday 1PM to 4PM
Monday 10AM to 4PM
Tuesday 11AM to 4PM
Wednesday 11AM to 4PM
Thursday 10AM to 4PM
Friday 10AM to 4PM
Saturday 10AM to 4PM

Friends of the San Marcos Library

Gently used Books ,CD’s, DVD’s, Audio Books, Children’s books, Science fiction and Non-fiction books
We are just inside the library to the right when you come in.

Friends of the Fallbrook Library

We are delighted to receive your generous donations, without them there would be no bookstore!

However, we do need to set some general guidelines.
Please take a moment and review the following before bringing materials to the store.  
We can accept donations between 10 am and 3 pm, Monday through Friday.

  • ALL materials should be clean and in good condition. 

    • Magazines should be less than 6 months old
    • NO: torn covers/pages, mold/mildew, insect damage, “chewed” edges, stains, excessive highlighting/underlining or other damage

 

  • Medical/health, textbooks (other than math or science), computer related materials, law/real estate/finance

    • 5 years old or less
    • Workbooks should not be completed

  • Audio/Visual

    • DVD & DVR – movies, music, instructional (items should be in original cover/packaging)
    • CDs – will accept some music but no instructional or informational tapes (school courses)     

We CANNOT accept: 

    • ENCYCLOPEDIAS  – Most of the information is out of date and correct information can be readily accessed online
    • COLLECTIONS of National Geographic, Smithsonian, ZooNews etc
    • Phonograph records (we can provide the name of a collector)
    • Readers Digest condensed books
    • Time-Life or other “sets” (usually 10-15 volumes)
  • Please DO NOT leave materials when store is closed.  We cannot guard against theft, weather or vandalism

SodaStream Free Recycling Program | Terracycle

SodaStream® Free Recycling Program

Recycle SodaStream ® sparkling water makers
Sign up and join now!

How it works

We’ve made getting started with the SodaStream® Free Recycling Program easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your SodaStream sparkling water machines to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle it.

Enrollment limits apply. If the program is full, you will be added to a waitlist.

WhatABin Trash Bin Cleaning

We provide an eco-friendly trash can cleaning service for commercial and residential customers in San Diego. We clean, sanitize and deodorize your trash cans at your curbside using hot steam 200F water, on the day after your trash is collected. We are environmentally friendly, we use less water than if you were to do it yourself. We properly dispose water after cleaning.

We also provide commercial dumpster cleaning with our super truck!  We clean and sanitize your 2-10 cubic yard dumpsters. We come to your site, back up to the dumpster, flip it to our specialized bay wash, clean and disinfect it inside and outside. The whole process takes up to 10-15 minutes and we will notify you once it’s clean. For dumpster cleaning customers we provide same-day service.

Hasbro Free Recycling Programs | Terracycle

How it works

We’ve made getting started with the Hasbro Free Recycling Program easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your Hasbro toys and games to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle them. Enrollment limits apply. If the program is full, you will be added to a waitlist.

Please make sure your box is full and weighs at least 7 pounds before you ship. We recommend larger shipments to reduce the transportation carbon footprint of this program and allow more people to participate!

Get Started

Participating in this program is easy and FREE! See answers to frequently-asked questions here.

Enrollment limits apply. If the program is full, you will be added to a waitlist.

 

Sign up and join now!

Costco | Eyeglasses Donation | Chula Vista

COSTCO OPTICAL

Donation program

Your old glasses can help someone in need see clearer. Costco and Assist International, a nonprofit organization, offer an eyeglasses donation program. Look for a donation box in the optical center at your local warehouse. Costco sends your used eyewear to Assist International, and the nonprofit works with a team of volunteers and partner organizations to sort and distribute the donations to those in need, both locally and internationally. Members can donate prescription eyeglasses, prescription sunglasses and readers.

Costco | Eyeglasses Donation | Clairemont

COSTCO OPTICAL

Donation program

Your old glasses can help someone in need see clearer. Costco and Assist International, a nonprofit organization, offer an eyeglasses donation program. Look for a donation box in the optical center at your local warehouse. Costco sends your used eyewear to Assist International, and the nonprofit works with a team of volunteers and partner organizations to sort and distribute the donations to those in need, both locally and internationally. Members can donate prescription eyeglasses, prescription sunglasses and readers.

Costco | Eyeglasses Donation | Santee

COSTCO OPTICAL

Donation program

Members can drop-off prescription eyeglasses, readers, & prescription and non-prescription sunglasses at at the Costco Optical Center.

Your old glasses can help someone in need see clearer. Costco and Assist International, a nonprofit organization, offer an eyeglasses donation program. Costco sends your used eyewear to Assist International, and the nonprofit works with a team of volunteers and partner organizations to sort and distribute the donations to those in need, both locally and internationally.

Terracycle – Fabrics and Clothing – Zero Waste Box

Description

Please send us any textile or fabric-based product.

What you can recycle

  • Fabric
  • Clothing
  • Textiles

This box does not accept:

  • Liners
  • Shoes
  • Purses
  • Bags
  • Hats
  • Electronic Heating Blankets
  • Textiles With Fill
  • Leather

Republic Services Borrego Landfill

Landfills serve the nation’s communities and businesses by providing a safe area for non-hazardous solid waste to be properly deposited. Republic Services’ focus is creating minimal impact on the surrounding areas by utilizing advanced technologies and materials to create efficient and sustainable facilities. Visitors can bring a variety on non-hazardous materials to our landfills for disposal. View the location details for hours of operation, and to learn more about material drop-off instructions

Subaru Free Recycling Program – Carlsbad

Subaru Free Recycling Program

Recycle disposable cups, lids, straws, candy and snack wrappers, and coffee and creamer capsules

Today, it’s a disposable cup or snack wrapper. Tomorrow, it could be a bench outside your local school. Over the past five years, participating Subaru retailers have been at the center of an effort to collect hard-to-recycle trash that would normally go into a landfill. Subaru has partnered with TerraCycle to keep this waste out of landfills and transform it into useful goods that benefit our communities, and it’s making a difference.

Subaru Free Recycling Program – National City

Subaru Free Recycling Program

Recycle disposable cups, lids, straws, candy and snack wrappers, and coffee and creamer capsules

Today, it’s a disposable cup or snack wrapper. Tomorrow, it could be a bench outside your local school. Over the past five years, participating Subaru retailers have been at the center of an effort to collect hard-to-recycle trash that would normally go into a landfill. Subaru has partnered with TerraCycle to keep this waste out of landfills and transform it into useful goods that benefit our communities, and it’s making a difference.

Subaru Free Recycling Program – Kearny Mesa

Subaru Free Recycling Program

Recycle disposable cups, lids, straws, candy and snack wrappers, and coffee and creamer capsules

Today, it’s a disposable cup or snack wrapper. Tomorrow, it could be a bench outside your local school. Over the past five years, participating Subaru retailers have been at the center of an effort to collect hard-to-recycle trash that would normally go into a landfill. Subaru has partnered with TerraCycle to keep this waste out of landfills and transform it into useful goods that benefit our communities, and it’s making a difference.

Terracycle bins are located in our service drive and our service lounge. Feel free to park in guest parking!

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Spring Valley (Sweetwater Rd)

This location accepts used motor oil, car/motorcycle batteries and oil filters at no charge. Limit 5-gal per person per day.

Oil contaminated with water, gas, or other automotive fluids will not be accepted. Call 1-800-237-BLUE to find the nearest household hazardous waste collection center.

Call this certified collection center to ensure hours and program participation.

Tool Loaner Program

Doing a repair that requires a special tool? O’Reilly Auto Parts makes it easy with our Loaner Tool Program.

We make tough jobs easy with the O’Reilly Auto Parts loaner tool program. With over 80 specialized loaner tools available, we’re sure to have a tool in stock to help you get the job done right the first time. Simply purchase the needed parts and put down a deposit on the loaner tool. Return the tool in the original condition and receive a full refund. Need the tool for the next repair? Just keep it. The deposit is the purchase price. It’s that easy.

Tool availability may vary from store to store, contact your local O’Reilly Auto Parts store to check on the tool you need.

The Tire Choice – Spring Valley

This location accepts used motor oil and oil filters at no charge.

Oil contaminated with water, gas, or other automotive fluids will not be accepted. Call 1-800-237-BLUE to find the nearest household hazardous waste collection center.

Tires are also accepted for recycling for a fee ($3/tire)

Call this certified collection center to ensure hours and program participation.

Valvoline Instant Oil Change – Spring Valley

Oil contaminated with water, gas, or other automotive fluids will not be accepted. Call 1-800-237-BLUE to find the nearest household hazardous waste collection center.

Call this certified collection center to ensure hours and program participation.

Ramona Tire Pros

Tire recycling starts at $5 per tire. Must be clean of water and debris.

Accepts up to 10 tires per resident.

Father Joes Villages Thrift Store & Donation Center – Hillcrest

Donations accepted Tuesday-Sunday 10AM until donation capacity is reached. Please call 619-255-1255 prior to coming to the store to donate goods.
We accept most donations of items in gently used and working condition. All donations are sold as is, so they must be clean and in good condition. When we receive an item that cannot be sold in our stores or easily recycled, we have to pay for disposal. This means that less funds go towards helping our neighbors in need. Please read both the list of items we accept and the list of items we are not able to accept on the website.
https://my.neighbor.org/take-action/donate-goods/

Father Joe’s Villages Daily Auctions & Donation Center – San Diego

We accept most donations of items in gently used and working condition. All donations are sold as is, so they must be clean and in good condition. When we receive an item that cannot be sold in our stores or easily recycled, we have to pay for disposal. This means that less funds go towards helping our neighbors in need. Please read both the list of items we accept and the list of items we are not able to accept on the website.

CLOTHING: Virtually all types of clean, gently-used clothing and shoes, including women’s, men’s, kid’s, children’s, baby’s dresses, shirts, pants, skirts, shorts, sandals, tennis shoes, sneakers, heels, flats, boots and more.

JEWELRY: Virtually all types of jewelry, including rings, necklaces, bracelets, and earrings.

ACCESSORIES: Virtually all types of accessories, including purses, bags, belts, ties and wallets.

HOUSEHOLD: Small appliances in working condition (microwaves, blenders, toasters, coffee makers, etc), dishes, glasses, silverware, bedding, linens, pillows, rugs, comforters, home decor, baby items (see restrictions below), art work and frames.

FURNITURE: Any furniture that can be carried by no more than two people, including couches, love seats, armchairs, chairs, dining room sets, tables, coffee tables, mirrors, nightstands, headboards, office chairs, non-wooden desks, dressers, entertainment centers and more. All items must be gently used or in new condition. We cannot except things that are torn, stained or broken. See additional restrictions below.

ENTERTAINMENT: Books & textbooks, toys (stuffed animals, dolls, action figures, etc), sports equipment, board games, DVDs, CDs and vinyl records.

ELECTRONICS: Stereos, radios, LED, flat panel & plasma televisions, video game consoles, computers (laptops, monitors, hard drives, etc), tablets, phones, typewriters, cameras and other electronics. See notice below about donating electronics.*

OTHER: Camping gear, sporting goods, estate goods, tools, collectibles, luggage, bikes, musical instruments and MORE!

Sunshine Market and Refillery

Zero Waste Products for Sustainable Living

 

Sunshine Market & Refillery is your friendly neighborhood (zero-waste) grocery store founded with one goal in mind: to reduce waste. To that end, we’ve made it our mission to provide the community with a sustainable source for grocery products and everyday essentials.

 

FAQs

What do you sell?

From household cleaners, to skin care, to non-perishables and more, we sell anything a typical grocery store sells. Don’t see something you want? Feel free to submit a suggestion!

What is a zero waste grocery store?

A zero-waste grocery store is just a regular grocery store, with one small difference: No single use plastic products are sold! And since every product is sold in bulk, customers can purchase any quantity they’d like.

How does it work? 

It’s simple. Bring your reusable containers, weigh them, fill them, then weigh them again. This way, the weight of your container is deducted and you only pay for what you need.

What if I don’t have my own containers?

No problem! There are reusable containers available for purchase in the store. We also have a community shelf where people have donated jars for anyone to use. 

How does this contribute to sustainability?

By making the switch to reusable glass containers, together we are reducing the amount of single use plastics sent to our landfills and polluting our oceans.

Kohl’s (Plastic Bag & Film Recycling) – Encinitas

THIS CENTER IS ACCEPTING PLASTIC BAGS AT THIS TIME!

With drop-off bins located near the front of their stores nationwide, it’s now easier than ever for customers to help the environment while shopping at Kohl’s. They accept plastic film packing, shopping bags, bread bags, ziplock bags, and dry-cleaning bags. You can also recycle hangers at Kohl’s. Please drop off your clean and dry items here!

Polycarbin – Science Lab Recycling Services

Extend the Life of Your Plastics
In the field of science alone, 12 billion pounds of plastic are wasted each year. By participating in the only circular economy in the life sciences, you can help extend the life of your plastics by ensuring they are remanufactured into new lab products rather than downcycled.
Pick which Polycarbin solution is right for your lab.
View services here

Lego Playback

LEGO® Replay is an easy-to-use platform that allows you to donate your well-loved LEGO bricks and share the power of play – helping kids to problem-solve, collaborate, and think creatively. With LEGO Replay, in partnership with Target, worlds of play can be rebuilt and reimagined many times over, inspiring the builders of tomorrow.

All donations ship for free.

 

Where do your bricks go

We work closely with multiple donation partners who proudly give your much-loved LEGO bricks new life. The children who receive the bricks continue to play with them, creating endlessly. By donating through LEGO Replay, you can help give thousands of American children the chance to learn through play and continue their growth.

Ready to donate?

Please click below to review the requirements and start your donation.

Donate now!

Mattel Playback

With Mattel PlayBack, when possible, we’ll recover the materials so they can be reused as recycled content in new products. For materials that cannot be repurposed as recycled content into new toys, Mattel PlayBack will either downcycle those materials into other plastic products or convert them from waste to energy.

The program currently accepts Barbie®, Fisher-Price®, Matchbox® and MEGA™ toys for recycling. Please see FAQs for more information.

To get a free shipping label for qualifying toys, go to Mattel’s official site and click the “Get Started” button. The label will be emailed to you one hour after submitting your request.

 

Terracycle – Zero Waste Box – Safety Equipment and Protective Gear

Shop Zero Waste Box

Zero Waste Boxes make recycling convenient and easy. They’re the perfect option for households, schools, businesses, manufacturing facilities, and events looking to recycle more and keep trash out of landfills.

Safety Equipment and Protective Gear

Items Accepted

  • Vinyl Gloves
  • Latex Gloves
  • Nitrile Gloves
  • Non Woven Disposable Sleeve
  • Non Woven Disposable Masks
  • Safety Glasses
  • Ear Plugs
  • Nylon Safety Vests

How it works

We make recycling easy: simply choose the Zero Waste Box™ for what you’d like to recycle, fill the box, and send it back to TerraCycle when you’re ready. We take care of the rest!
1. Shop
Browse our selection of Zero Waste Boxes and select the one that fits your needs.

Browse Boxes

2. Collect

Fill your Zero Waste Box with the trash you’d like to recycle.

 

3. Ship

When filled, send your box back to us using the attached prepaid shipping label and we’ll #RecycleEverything!

Terracycle – Zero Waste Box – Household Items

Shop Zero Waste Box

Zero Waste Boxes make recycling convenient and easy. They’re the perfect option for households, schools, businesses, manufacturing facilities, and events looking to recycle more and keep trash out of landfills.

Household Items Accepted

  • Plastic & Paper Packaging
  • Art Supplies
  • Books & Magazines
  • Home Cleaning Accessories
  • Fabrics
  • Clothing & Accessories
  • Office Supplies & E Waste
  • Pet Products (Non Food)
  • Shipping Materials

How it works

We make recycling easy: simply choose the Zero Waste Box™ for what you’d like to recycle, fill the box, and send it back to TerraCycle when you’re ready. We take care of the rest!
1. Shop
Browse our selection of Zero Waste Boxes and select the one that fits your needs.

Browse Boxes

2. Collect

Fill your Zero Waste Box with the trash you’d like to recycle.

 

3. Ship

When filled, send your box back to us using the attached prepaid shipping label and we’ll #RecycleEverything!

City of San Diego – Mattress Collection Site (next to HHW Collection Facility)

Bye Bye Mattress drop-off location.

phone: 858-694-7000
Drop Off Limit: 10 unit maximum per household and commercial site. Site may allow for additional drop offs free of charge on a case-by-case basis. Please call prior to arrival for details.
Service Type: free drop-off for businesses; free drop-off for residents
Hours: 7:00AM to 4:00PM Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri.

City of San Diego residents should contact Waste Management for more information about a bulky item pick up. Call 512-518-5317 or go online.

Kohl’s (Plastic Bag & Film Recycling) – Santee

THIS CENTER IS ACCEPTING PLASTIC BAGS AT THIS TIME!

With drop-off bins located near the front of every one of their 1,100+ stores nationwide, it’s now easier than ever for customers to help the environment while shopping at Kohl’s. They accept plastic film packing, shopping bags, bread bags, ziplock bags, and dry-cleaning bags. Please drop off your clean and dry items here!

Sprouts – North Park

Be a Zero Hero and Recycle Plastic!

Always check to see what you can recycle through your local curbside collection program.
If you can’t recycle it there, Kroger also offers these easy options for harder-to-recycle items:

HOW: Collect clean & dry plastic films from packaging at home and bring back to bins at the front of stores

WHAT: Plastic Film & Packaging

Grocery & retail shopping bags (remove receipts and remove hard plastic & string handles) Outer package wrapping (toilet paper, paper towels, diapers)
Dry cleaning bags Resealable zipper bags*
News paper sleeves & bags Produce bags*
Shipping materials (shipping envelopes, bubble wrap, air pillows (deflated)) Bread bags*
Case stretch wrap Plastic cereal box liners*

Packaging with instructions to recycle in store drop-off programs
*Recycle these items in EITHER the in-store or mail-in programs

 

 

Pavillions Pharmacy – California Drug Take-Back Program

California Drug Take-Back Program

The California Drug Take-Back Program has enough remaining funding to provide you with free liners (including shipping and disposal of filled liners) through early 2022. We encourage you to continue accepting unwanted medications in the med bins we’ve installed at your facility, shipping them back once they are no more than 2/3 full, and ordering replacement liners as you’ve previously done (using the process documentation provided to you upon installation of the med bin). SB 212 is expected to be fully operational, barring no delays, in 2022. ​

Pools & Spas – County Guidance

Preventing runoff from pool, spa, and fountain maintenance activities from entering our streets and storm drains helps protect our waterways from pollution!  All sources of pollution, including runoff from pools, spas, and fountains, are prohibited from leaving your property; only rainwater is allowed in the streets and storm drains.

What can I do?

  • Dispose of waste thoughtfully: discharge chlorinated or treated water into the sanitary sewer system to ensure that the chemicals often used in pools, spas and fountains do not enter our storm drains.
  • Use Best Management Practices (BMPs): BMPs are techniques or controls used to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants, such as chlorinated water, into the storm drain system. BMPs for pool, spa, and fountain maintenance include discharging water to a landscaped area.
Know before you go…

Discharging swimming pool, spa, and fountain water to a storm drain can only be done if the water is dechlorinated, has a pH in the 7.2-8 range, and has no algae or suspended solids.

 

What Can You Do To Keep Our Waterways Clean?

  • Follow manufacturer’s instructions for all pool chemicals. For more information on
    where to properly dispose of excess chemicals, call 1-877-R-1-EARTH (1-877-713-2784).
  • Dispose of liquid waste from pool and spa filters into the house sanitary sewer
    system and dispose of solids from pool and spa filters into a trash bag and then rinse
    the filter into a landscaped area or container.
  • Drain water to a landscaped or rocky area that will not cause soil erosion or runoff
    to a storm drain.
  • Drain water into a storm drain only if the water is reduced to less than 1 part per
    million of chlorine or bromine, and does not contain algaecides, acid wash, or high
    levels of salinity.
  • Pool owners are responsible for the practices of their contractors. Share these
    important facts with your pool maintenance company.

Scisters Salon & Apothecary

About Scisters Salon

Scisters Salon is San Diego’s first Zero Waste Salon, offering beauty products in bulk and various other supplies for living a zero waste, intentional lifestyle. An immense amount of thought is given to how the salon is operated, the services offered, and the options of products that are used and retailed. The team takes pride in finding and customizing products with easily recognized ingredients, eliminating toxins, and integrating wellness in your beauty routine.

Kai’s Refills

Your local refill store located in East County, San Diego. Our goal is to support eco-friendly swaps in your daily life. We are a small business who prioritizes family, health, natural products, and the planet. “Kai” means “of the sea” and it is also the name of my 7 year old daughter. We are a judgement free zone ready to help support your eco-friendly swaps. Everything will come shipped in reused, recycled, or donated packaging. Our bulk soap bottles are on a closed loop system so they will go back to the distributor when empty to be sanitized and re-used.

Thank you for shopping small!

Blind Speed Sparkle blinds

Your Local Window Blind Experts

For over 30 years, our business has provided the area with custom window blinds as well as window blind cleaning and repair services that serve our clients particular needs.

  • Custom Order Blinds W
  • Window Blind Cleaning
  • Window Blind Repairs

Contact Us Today For More Information – Get started on getting your blinds looking like new again, or let our experts find new blinds that will best fit your residential or commercial property. Call us today at for more information about what we have available for you.

Sephora Beauties Repurposed Recycling Program | Encinitas

Beauty (Re)Purposed aims to simplify the process and provide consumers with clear directions on how they can help divert beauty packaging from landfills. Here’s how it works:

  • Clean it out: At home, make sure the packaging is clean, unbagged, and free of liquid or product.
  • Drop it off: Visit any U.S. or Canadian Sephora store* and drop your empties that meet Pact’s collection guidelines in the dedicated collection bin. To find a participating location, please visit www.pactcollective.org/locations.
  • Close the loop: All done! Instead of being thrown away, the beauty empties could become something else.

For more information, please contact:

Su Patel, DeVries Global
spatel@devriesglobal.com

Sephora Beauties Repurposed Recycling Program | Carlsbad

Beauty (Re)Purposed aims to simplify the process and provide consumers with clear directions on how they can help divert beauty packaging from landfills. Here’s how it works:

  • Clean it out: At home, make sure the packaging is clean, unbagged, and free of liquid or product.
  • Drop it off: Visit any U.S. or Canadian Sephora store* and drop your empties that meet Pact’s collection guidelines in the dedicated collection bin. To find a participating location, please visit www.pactcollective.org/locations.
  • Close the loop: All done! Instead of being thrown away, the beauty empties could become something else.

For more information, please contact:

Su Patel, DeVries Global
spatel@devriesglobal.com

Sephora Beauties Repurposed Recycling Program | Carmel Valley

Beauty (Re)Purposed aims to simplify the process and provide consumers with clear directions on how they can help divert beauty packaging from landfills. Here’s how it works:

  • Clean it out: At home, make sure the packaging is clean, unbagged, and free of liquid or product.
  • Drop it off: Visit any U.S. or Canadian Sephora store* and drop your empties that meet Pact’s collection guidelines in the dedicated collection bin. To find a participating location, please visit www.pactcollective.org/locations.
  • Close the loop: All done! Instead of being thrown away, the beauty empties could become something else.

For more information, please contact:

Su Patel, DeVries Global
spatel@devriesglobal.com

Sephora Beauties Repurposed Recycling Program | Santee

Beauty (Re)Purposed aims to simplify the process and provide consumers with clear directions on how they can help divert beauty packaging from landfills. Here’s how it works:

  • Clean it out: At home, make sure the packaging is clean, unbagged, and free of liquid or product.
  • Drop it off: Visit any U.S. or Canadian Sephora store* and drop your empties that meet Pact’s collection guidelines in the dedicated collection bin. To find a participating location, please visit www.pactcollective.org/locations.
  • Close the loop: All done! Instead of being thrown away, the beauty empties could become something else.
PACKAGING DROP-OFF GUIDE
What packaging goes to Pact?
All of the below is Pact-accepted packaging, as long as it’s clean and empty*:
Plastic bottles + jars smaller than a fist
Plastic + aluminum squeezable tubes
Ceramic + porcelain containers
Colored glass bottles + jars (varies heavily by location; check locally)
Caps + closures, Pumps + dispensers, Droppers + applicators, Compacts + palettes, Lipstick/lip gloss tubes + applicators, Mascara tubes + wands, Plastic pencil components for eye/lip liner + brow pencils, Toothpaste tubes + dental floss containers, Silicone containers, Pouches, Supplement bottles

For more information, please contact:

Su Patel, DeVries Global
spatel@devriesglobal.com

Sephora Beauties Repurposed Recycling Program | La Jolla Village

Beauty (Re)Purposed aims to simplify the process and provide consumers with clear directions on how they can help divert beauty packaging from landfills. Here’s how it works:

  • Clean it out: At home, make sure the packaging is clean, unbagged, and free of liquid or product.
  • Drop it off: Visit any U.S. or Canadian Sephora store* and drop your empties that meet Pact’s collection guidelines in the dedicated collection bin. To find a participating location, please visit www.pactcollective.org/locations.
  • Close the loop: All done! Instead of being thrown away, the beauty empties could become something else.

For more information, please contact:

Su Patel, DeVries Global
spatel@devriesglobal.com

Sephora Beauties Repurposed Recycling Program | UTC

Beauty (Re)Purposed aims to simplify the process and provide consumers with clear directions on how they can help divert beauty packaging from landfills. Here’s how it works:

  • Clean it out: At home, make sure the packaging is clean, unbagged, and free of liquid or product.
  • Drop it off: Visit any U.S. or Canadian Sephora store* and drop your empties that meet Pact’s collection guidelines in the dedicated collection bin. To find a participating location, please visit www.pactcollective.org/locations.
  • Close the loop: All done! Instead of being thrown away, the beauty empties could become something else.

For more information, please contact:

Su Patel, DeVries Global
spatel@devriesglobal.com

Excess Poly

Excess Poly specializes in Plastic Recycling. We service U.S. and Canadian manufacturers, recyclers, demolition, and insurance companies. We buy truckloads and less-than-truckloads of Obsolete Plastic Parts, Virgin Plastics, Plastic Regrind, Reprocessed Plastic, and all forms of Plastic Scrap.

We offer competitive pricing, immediate pick up, and prompt payment on every load.

Working with your team, we will strive to find possible solutions for your plastic scrap waste stream. Our ultimate goal is to divert plastic waste from landfills while reducing the cost of landfill fees. Scrap plastic has value, so eventually, your expenses will convert into profit.

Call 1-888-400-5537 or email info@excesspoly.com to inquire.

 

HP Instant Ink – Walmart Station

Recycle your empty ink cartridge’s in selected Walmart locations. HP Instant ink includes hassle-free recycling by mail.

Authorized Cartridge Recycling Partner.

 

Sephora Beauties Repurposed Recycling Program | Point Loma

Beauty (Re)Purposed aims to simplify the process and provide consumers with clear directions on how they can help divert beauty packaging from landfills. Here’s how it works:

  • Clean it out: At home, make sure the packaging is clean, unbagged, and free of liquid or product.
  • Drop it off: Visit any U.S. or Canadian Sephora store* and drop your empties that meet Pact’s collection guidelines in the dedicated collection bin. To find a participating location, please visit www.pactcollective.org/locations.
  • Close the loop: All done! Instead of being thrown away, the beauty empties could become something else.

For more information, please contact:

Su Patel, DeVries Global
spatel@devriesglobal.com

Benebone Dog Toys

How it works

Recycle Benebone nylon dog chew toys We’ve made getting started with the Benebone Free Recycling Program easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your Benebone nylon dog chew toys to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle them. Enrollment limits apply.

Yes, this free recycling program is brand-specific, which means you can only recycle the nylon dog chew toys of this particular brand. Lumabone, Benebone’s sister brand, is also accepted through this free recycling program.

We encourage you to ship when your box is full of at least 5 Benebone nylon dog chew toys to minimize the transportation carbon footprint for this program. UPS will not accept dripping packages, so please make sure your items are dry.

No, you do not need to clean the nylon dog chew toys before dropping them off, but please make sure your items are dry.

Positive Phee

With a degree in fashion retail Sophie, “Phee” spent a decade immersed in the London luxury fashion & lingerie industries before moving to San Diego where she founded her sustainable fashion services brand Positive Phee. After researching the current fashion cycle and the damage that fast fashion has done to our society & environment, Sophie was motivated to explore a niche for circular fashion events, sustainable styling and upcycling.

Please contact @positive_phee on Instagram or email positivephee@gmail.com to arrange the time of your donation drop offs. Drop offs are welcome 7 days a week, 24 hours a day but need to be confirmed in advance. Second-hand styling also available by appointment.

GOLDTOE Socks Free Recycling Program (Terracycle)

Recycle all brands of used, clean socks here

How it works

We’ve made getting started with the GOLDTOE® Socks Free Recycling Program easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship all brands of used, clean socks to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle them. Enrollment limits apply. If the program is full, you will be added to a waitlist.

 

Collect

Create a TerraCycle account and join this program. Then reuse any box you have to start collecting all brands of used, clean socks.

 

Print Free Label

When your box is full, sign in to your TerraCycle account to download and print a prepaid shipping label.

 

Ship

Seal your box, affix the prepaid shipping label, and send it to us to be recycled.

Funsicle Inflatables Free Recycling Program (Terracycle)

Funsicle® Inflatables Free Recycling Program

Recycle Funsicle inflatable pools and floats

How it works

We’ve made getting started with the Funsicle Inflatables Free Recycling Program easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your deflated Funsicle inflatable pools and floats to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle them. Enrollment limits apply. If the program is full, you will be added to a waitlist.

 

Collect

Create a TerraCycle account and join this program. Then reuse any box you have to start collecting your deflated Funsicle inflatable pools and floats.

 

Print Free Label

When your box is full, sign in to your TerraCycle account to download and print a prepaid shipping label.

 

Ship

Seal your box, affix the prepaid shipping label, and send it to us to be recycled.

Sharia’s Closet

Mission

Our mission is to provide free emergency clothing to people that have an immediate need for clothing.

Vision

Our vision is to empower people with clothes to promote self-esteem and self-identity in our community.

What We Do

We provide free, emergency clothing to those experiencing financial hardship or crisis. We help children attend school with confidence and provide teens or adults with professional attire for interviews or the workplace. We empower members of our community in need by promoting self-esteem and self-identity.

We Need Your Help

We are in need of basic clothing, hygiene, and household essentials to include with our customized care bags. Visit our Donation page to see our most urgently needed items and other ways to give.

Firestone Tire & Service Centers – La Mesa

Recycling your used tires is terrific for the environment. Potential uses include: polymer treatment, crumb rubber
production, retreading, shredding, and the manufacture of such products as rubber asphalt, playground equipment,
crash barriers, erosion control, floor and track surfacing, oil spill recovery, roofing, and other environmentally safe
applications.

Fees apply: $6 per tier

Greentech Renewables

Solar panels accepted for $20 per panel on the 3rd Saturday, 6am – 12pm, of every month!