Your items will be sent to Homeboy Recycling & Debrand Services
for upcycling, recycling, donations, or refurbishing.
We accept all Women’s, Men’s, and Kid’s apparel items with the exception of intimates, swimwear, and socks.
We accept apparel in any condition whether that be stained, ripped, or broken. We just ask that you launder everything before sending it our way. Once received, we’ll sort and recycle your items for a second life — from new textiles to new projects, including furniture batting, insulation, & padding — sending nothing to landfill.
How it Works
- Print your pre-paid shipping label
- Drop off your package at your local USPS
- Earn GUESS credit to redeem on new styles.
Marine flares contain hazardous chemicals that pose risks to human health and the environment!
- Port of San Diego Collection Event: On Saturday, November 15, residents can drop off expired flares at 2210 Shelter Island Dr., San Diego (Shelter Island Boat Ramp parking lot) 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Beverage Container CRV Recycling
Beverage Container CRV Recycling
Beverage Container CRV Recycling
PakTech beverage handles are made of High Density Polyethylene (#2 HDPE), one of the more commonly accepted plastics in curbside recycling programs. Yet though they’re made of a recyclable material they are rarely picked up or read correctly by the sorting systems at Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs).
Customers can return PakTech beverage toppers to the Jumbo’s Brewery takeback bins. The restaurant will then transport the collected PakTechs to one of our collaborative hubs. At this point, PakTechs will be put through a grinder to turn them into a small, usable size for what is to come next.
For more information please visit: https://sdbrewcycling.org/paktechs
To Serve individuals and families in our community with food and essentials with dignity and compassion
Services Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, National City, San Diego and surrounding areas within 20 miles.
Phone: (619) 761-6771
Email: Brenda Trejo
operationpromise630@gmail.com
Types of Food Accepted:
Fresh produce (whole fruit & vegetables), Shelf-stable/ non-perishables, Perishables, Prepared (food prepared in a commercial kitchen but not served to customers), Prepared frozen items
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:
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egg shells
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coffee grounds
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coffee filters
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paper tea bags
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fruit/vegetable
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shredded paper
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grains (cooked or uncooked)
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breads/flours
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spices
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shredded paper
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torn paper plates/
Items not accepted:
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excessive meat or dairy
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excessive fish products
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any plastic/foil
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rubber bands/twist ties
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nylon tea bags
Please contact FSD to establish partnership with this Food Recovery Organization
Feeding San Diego: (619) 654-8385 or fooddonation@feedingsandiego.org
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
Please contact to partner with this Food Recovery Organization
(619) 478-2384 Ivette.Garcia@syhealth.org
Business Food Recovery Organization Partner. Please contact FSD.
Feeding San Diego – (858) 863-5133 or donatefood@sandiegofoodbank.org
Business Food Recovery Organization Partner. Please contact SDFB or FSD.
San Diego Food Bank – (858) 863-5133 or donatefood@sandiegofoodbank.org
Feeding San Diego – (858) 863-5133 or donatefood@sandiegofoodbank.org
Business Food Recovery Organization Partner. Please contact SDFB or FSD.
San Diego Food Bank – (858) 863-5133 or donatefood@sandiegofoodbank.org
Feeding San Diego – (858) 863-5133 or donatefood@sandiegofoodbank.org
Businesses please contact San Diego Food Bank or Feeding San Diego to partner with this Food Recovery Organization
San Diego Food Bank – (858) 863-5133 or donatefood@sandiegofoodbank.org
Feeding San Diego – (619) 654-8385 or fooddonation@feedingsandiego.org
Please contact Feeding San Diego to partner with this Food Recovery Organization at (619) 654-8385 or fooddonation@feedingsandiego.org
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
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
Food Recovery Organization. Please contact the San Diego Food Bank at (858) 863-5133 or donatefood@sandiegofoodbank.org
Food Recovery Organization. Please contact the San Diego Food Bank at (858) 863-5133 or donatefood@sandiegofoodbank.org
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.
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 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.
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.
(Re-opening early September) This is one of the most expansive costume rental companies near San Diego
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!
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 Costumes & Makeup
“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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Free Paper Shredding Events
SDCCU hosts free paper shredding events at our branch locations. Help your community while also protecting your personal information by bringing all your old personal documents for shredding and recycling. Whether you are a current SDCCU member or not, everyone is invited to our free paper shredding events!
- Everyone is welcome
- Protect your personal information
- Protect the environment
- Shred your paper documents for FREE
Shred-it®, the world’s leading document destruction and recycling company, provides onsite paper document shredding at no charge. Their trucks are equipped with advanced shredding technology, so your paper documents will be securely disposed of. Paper documents should be removed from binders prior to shredding, however, staples and paperclips are okay to be shredded.
Where Can I Shred Paper Documents for Free?
Protect your private information as well as the environment! Shred-it® will be on-site to provide confidential document destruction and recycling at the following locations:
| Date |
Time |
Location |
| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.* |
SDCCU El Cajon Branch
312 W. Main Street
El Cajon, CA 92020SDCCU Murrieta Branch
25165 Madison Avenue
Murrieta, CA 92562
SDCCU Operations Center
6545 Sequence Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 |
Items that cannot be shredded or accepted:
- Batteries
- Binders
- Blueprints
- Electrical items
- Large metal objects
- Ink cartridges and toners
- Electronic media (USB sticks, CD/DVDs, tapes)
- Glass
- Pressurized containers
- Medical waste (pills, syringes, etc.)
- X-rays
- Food waste
- Cardboard tubes
- Hard drives
- Product samples
Please remove the items listed above from the paper documents you would like to be shredded.
Limit 2 boxes (10” x 12” x 15”) per vehicle. All documents will be shredded on-site.
*Event may end prior to 12:00 p.m. if shredders reach capacity.
Free Paper Shredding Events
SDCCU hosts free paper shredding events at our branch locations. Help your community while also protecting your personal information by bringing all your old personal documents for shredding and recycling. Whether you are a current SDCCU member or not, everyone is invited to our free paper shredding events!
- Everyone is welcome
- Protect your personal information
- Protect the environment
- Shred your paper documents for FREE
Shred-it®, the world’s leading document destruction and recycling company, provides onsite paper document shredding at no charge. Their trucks are equipped with advanced shredding technology, so your paper documents will be securely disposed of. Paper documents should be removed from binders prior to shredding, however, staples and paperclips are okay to be shredded.
Where Can I Shred Paper Documents for Free?
Protect your private information as well as the environment! Shred-it® will be on-site to provide confidential document destruction and recycling at the following locations:tems that cannot be shredded or accepted:
| Date |
Time |
Location |
| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.* |
SDCCU El Cajon Branch
312 W. Main Street
El Cajon, CA 92020
SDCCU Murrieta Branch
25165 Madison Avenue
Murrieta, CA 92562
SDCCU Operations Center
6545 Sequence Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 |
Items that cannot be shredded or accepted:
- Batteries
- Binders
- Blueprints
- Electrical items
- Large metal objects
- Ink cartridges and toners
- Electronic media (USB sticks, CD/DVDs, tapes)
- Glass
- Pressurized containers
- Medical waste (pills, syringes, etc.)
- X-rays
- Food waste
- Cardboard tubes
- Hard drives
- Product samples
Please remove the items listed above from the paper documents you would like to be shredded.
Limit 2 boxes (10” x 12” x 15”) per vehicle. All documents will be shredded on-site.
*Event may end prior to 12:00 p.m. if shredders reach capacity.
Our service is straightforward: your residents and businesses can mail in used inkjet cartridges from their home or office. The public can request a free USPS shipping label on our website, www.planetgreenrecycle.com, for mailing in four or more cartridges. Attached is information and a shareable flyer for your convenience.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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
Accept large quantities of wood pallets from the public.
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.
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.
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.
Tire recycling starts at $5 per tire. Must be clean of water and debris.
Accepts up to 10 tires per resident.
EnviroGreen Electronic Recycling is excited to offer our NEW MOBILE HARD DRIVE SHREDDING SERVICE to all of San Diego County!!
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/
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.
Please click here to see their website for more details
383 Central Avenue Suite 275
Dover, Hampshire 03820
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!
On January 1, 2021, updates to the County of San Diego’s Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris Recycling Ordinance took effect for projects in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County.
Please visit the County C&D Recycling website for more information.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
Bye Bye Mattress drop-off location.
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 3:00PM 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.
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!
Bin is at front right hand side door
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 bac
k 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* |
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Packaging with instructions to recycle in store drop-off programs
*Recycle these items in EITHER the in-store or mail-in programs
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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 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.
Recycle your empty ink cartridge’s in selected Walmart locations. HP Instant ink includes hassle-free recycling by mail.
Authorized Cartridge Recycling Partner.
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
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.
Accepts used motor oil for recycling.
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.
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
Free Paper Shredding Events
SDCCU hosts free paper shredding events at our branch locations. Help your community while also protecting your personal information by bringing all your old personal documents for shredding and recycling. Whether you are a current SDCCU member or not, everyone is invited to our free paper shredding events!
- Everyone is welcome
- Protect your personal information
- Protect the environment
- Shred your paper documents for FREE
Shred-it®, the world’s leading document destruction and recycling company, provides onsite paper document shredding at no charge. Their trucks are equipped with advanced shredding technology, so your paper documents will be securely disposed of. Paper documents should be removed from binders prior to shredding, however, staples and paperclips are okay to be shredded.
Where Can I Shred Paper Documents for Free?
Protect your private information as well as the environment! Shred-it® will be on-site to provide confidential document destruction and recycling at the following locations:Items that cannot be shredded or accepted:
| Date |
Time |
Location |
| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.* |
SDCCU El Cajon Branch
312 W. Main Street
El Cajon, CA 92020
SDCCU Murrieta Branch
25165 Madison Avenue
Murrieta, CA 92562
SDCCU Operations Center
6545 Sequence Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 |
Items that cannot be shredded or accepted:
- Batteries
- Binders
- Blueprints
- Electrical items
- Large metal objects
- Ink cartridges and toners
- Electronic media (USB sticks, CD/DVDs, tapes)
- Glass
- Pressurized containers
- Medical waste (pills, syringes, etc.)
- X-rays
- Food waste
- Cardboard tubes
- Hard drives
- Product samples
Please remove the items listed above from the paper documents you would like to be shredded.
Limit 2 boxes (10” x 12” x 15”) per vehicle. All documents will be shredded on-site.
*Event may end prior to 12:00 p.m. if shredders reach capacity.
Solar panels accepted for $20 per panel on the 3rd Saturday, 6am – 12pm, of every month!
Going green is made easier and more affordable for organizations, thanks to Free Recycling Quotes. This online recycling exchange offers up to five quotes from local and national recycling centers, absolutely free. Interested parties need only fill out an online form requesting to recycle certain items, such as electronics, metals, paper or plastic, which is then forwarded to the website Free Recycling Quotes ensures that clients receive quotes that are not generic marketing rates, but are customized to suit their requests. Quotes provided come from companies specific to their area.
1. Fill out the form below to schedule your pickup.
2. Confirm a pickup time for your material and pricing.
3. Receive a Certificate of Recycling and Reward Points to Claim Your Reward
Fill out your pick-up form by following this link: https://www.recyclingquotes.com/schedule-a-pick-up.html
Mail-Back Services
Order a sharps mail-back package to be shipped directly to your residence for free. Click the button to order now. For more information on how to order a sharps mail-back package by phone, please call (844) 4-TAKE-BACK or (844) 482-5322.
Disposal of Household Sharps:
Sharps Usage
If there are specific instructions on the label, package, or package insert, please follow those instructions.
Safe Disposal Information
Place all sharps in a sharps disposal container immediately after they have been used. This will reduce the risk of needle sticks, cuts, and punctures from sharps.
Never place sharps in the trash, recycling, or green waste container. Never flush sharps down the drain or toilet.
Accepted For Sharps Disposal
Accepted: Sharps such as hypodermic needles, pen needles, intravenous needles, lancets, and other devices that are used to penetrate the skin for the delivery of mediations, contained in U.S. Food and Drug Administration-cleared sharps containers.
Please separate and remove any items that are not accepted before disposing.
Not Accepted: controlled substances (such as opioids), unwanted medicine separate from sharps, batteries, illicit or illegal drugs, and biologics (such as insulin).
Weekdays – 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Weekends – 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Monday – Saturday
