Jurisdiction: Unincorporated County of San Diego

CEWS (Corporate E-Waste Solutions)

Corporate eWaste Solutions (CEWS) continues to offer R2v3 certified eWaste recycling and buyback services for businesses across California. Whether you’re clearing out old IT equipment or looking to recover value from unused electronics, CEWS is here to help.

 

We recycle responsibly and purchase select eWaste materials, including but not limited to:

  • Toner cartridges – up to $0.25 per pound
  • Laptops – up to $3.00 per pound
  • Desktops, networking gear, servers, and other electronics

 

We also provide free local pickup for qualifying loads (some restrictions apply).

As an R2v3 and ISO-certified recycler, CEWS ensures all materials are handled securely, sustainably, and in compliance with environmental regulations.

 

 

Ready to schedule a pickup or get a quote?

 

Contact us at (415)652-1665, or visit www.cews.com to learn more.

Matthew 25: Ministries – Pill Bottle Donations Program

Matthew 25: Ministries accepts donations of clean, empty, recapped, label and residue-free plastic pill bottles for inclusion in shipments of medical supplies. Our pill bottle program fulfills the dual needs of improving medical care in developing countries and caring for our environment.

ASICS NIMBUS MIRAI™ Free Recycling Program

Recycle ASICS NIMBUS MIRAI™ performance running shoes. Only ASICS NIMBUS MIRAI™ performance running shoes are accepted in this program.

Simply reach out to us at customercare@terracycle.com and we’ll send you a free shipping label to ship us your ASICS NIMBUS MIRAI™ performance running shoes, and we’ll recycle them through our “closed-loop” recycling project to incorporate the material for future ASICS NIMBUS MIRAI™ shoes. This program accepts only ASICS NIMBUS MIRAI™ performance running shoes.

Sign up and join now!

Alpine Residential Cleanup Event | Saturday, Feb 28, 2026, 8AM-12PM | Joan MacQueen Middle School

Please join us for an Unincorporated San Diego Residential Cleanup Event at Joan MacQueen Middle School (2001 Tavern Rd, Alpine, CA 91901) on Saturday, February 28, 2026 from 8am – 12pm or until capacity is reached. Lines are longest during the first hour.

The following items will be accepted:

  • Bulky items (furniture, broken appliances, etc.)
  • Electronic waste including TVs, computer monitors, printers and cell phones
  • Recyclable materials (cardboard, aluminum, hard plastic, glass)
  • Green waste
  • Mattresses and box springs
  • Scrap metal
  • Tires up to 9 passenger tires per vehicle. Please call 1-877-713-2784 to request preapproval for loads of more than 9 tires. No tires with rims will be accepted. No tires from businesses

The following items will NOT be accepted:

  • Household Hazardous Waste (batteries, paint, oil, chemicals, etc.)
  • Construction Materials
  • Business Waste

The event will also include FREE paper shredding services, FREE mulch, and will accept reusable items for donation.

This event is open to Unincorporated County of San Diego residents only.

**Restrictions apply. See flyer for details o para detalles en Español.

Birdie Blue – Ski Wear Recycling

Have a ripped pair of ski pants you cannot bring yourself to throw out?
Have a ski jacket you have not worn in years taking up closet space?
Kid growing out of ski gear faster than you can buy it?
BirdieBlue is here to help.

Send Birdie your old gear

Fill out the form above to request an Upcycle Gear Pack. Birdie will send you a mailer that you can ship your gear to Birdie in for FREE!

We accept any type of outerwear, no matter the condition. Once we receive your items, Birdie will send you a 15% off discount code!

Cornerstone Aggregates

At Cornerstone Aggregates, we specialize in recycling concrete and asphalt into high-quality construction materials. Our commitment to sustainability and excellence ensures that our products meet the highest standards for your projects. We offer a wide range of recycled materials designed to support various construction needs.

Goodwill Retail Store – Rancho San Diego

Furniture Accepted

Electronics Accepted

Goodwill accepts all types of electronics such as TVs, cell phones, computers, laptops, monitors, printers, tablets, video games consoles! Goodwill will not accept household hazardous waste such as household batteries or fluorescent light bulbs or items with broken/cracked screens.

Schedule Pickup

Goodwill provides free donation pickup services for large furniture and large quantities of items (corporate donations, pallets, 50+ boxes, etc.). Pickups are not available on demand, which may result in up to a one month wait time. For more details or to schedule a pickup, please contact donations customer service at (619) 225-2200 extension 197 or email donate@sdgoodwill.org. Representatives are available Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm.

Goodwill Soft Plastics Program

Goodwill San Diego aims to address the environmental challenge posed by soft plastics, such as plastic films, shopping bags, and bubble wrap which are not accepted in curbside recycling programs. These materials often end up in landfills where they contribute to pollution, contaminate our waterways, and pose a risk to local wildlife. By establishing a collection program, Goodwill wants to divert these plastics, reduce environmental impact, and promote a more sustainable community.

Once collected at our facilities, soft plastics are sent to our partner who transforms them into a variety of valuable products. These include durable pallets, stylish patio furniture, and deck flooring. This process keeps soft plastics in the use cycle, reducing the need for new material by using products that would have become waste.

To participate in the collection program, donors can bring clean and dry soft plastics to any of our participating retail locations. The soft plastics we accept include the following: plastic film, single use grocery/retail bags, cling wrap, bubble wrap, air pillows used for shipping, newspaper sleeves, case overwrap (like for water or soda), and other product wrap. If the package is shiny or makes a crinkly/crunchy sound in your hand, it should not be included. If you’re unsure if your plastic can be donated, see if the package will stretch when you pull it. If yes, it can be included. If it tears like paper, please leave it behind.

Following these steps ensures that your donated soft plastics can be effectively recycled into new products and supports a cleaner, healthier environment.

GreenDisk – Electronic Media mail-in program

For over 30 years, we’ve been at the forefront of responsibly recycling/processing electronic media. We securely destroy the content on electronic media (eMedia), observing HIPPA and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, and environmentally dispose of associated material.

We accept:

Learn about the different GreenDisk Service Options
Convenient, responsible recycling for individuals and organizations … for the home, business, government, libraries, and more. Still not sure which option is the best fit? Check out our FAQ, email or call us at 800-305-3475.

Alchemy Goods | Bicycle Tube Recycling

We want your old tubes!

Used bike tubes are the key ingredient in our durable and stylish products. Don’t let your old flats languish in a landfill – upcycle them with Alchemy Goods. We’ll make sure your blowout gets a second chance at life in one of our bags or wallets. To date, we’ve upcycled over a million tubes and counting!

Want to participate? You can deliver used tubes to bike shops that partner with us to upcycle. You can also encourage the local bike shop that you think should participate, if they haven’t already.  You can mail them directly to Alchemy Goods via USPS flat rate box for $5.25.

 

Alchemy Goods

2500 47th St, Unit 12

Boulder, CO 80301

Leo’s Lakeside Pharmacy

Secure medication disposal drop-off location

You should confirm, prior to visiting a location, that it will be open when you intend to visit and will be able to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Please visit https://medtakebackcalifornia.org/ to find a location near you.

Sav-On Pharmacy | Alpine

Secure medication disposal drop-off location

You should confirm, prior to visiting a location, that it will be open when you intend to visit and will be able to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Please visit https://medtakebackcalifornia.org/ to find a location near you.

DMK Pharmacy

Secure medication disposal drop-off location

You should confirm, prior to visiting a location, that it will be open when you intend to visit and will be able to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Please visit https://medtakebackcalifornia.org/ to find a location near you.

Sav-On Pharmacy | East County – Multiple Locations

Secure medication disposal drop-off location

You should confirm, prior to visiting a location, that it will be open when you intend to visit and will be able to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Please visit https://medtakebackcalifornia.org/ to find a location near you.

Sav-On Pharmacies East County:

2899 Jamacha Rd, El Cajon, CA 92019 (619) 670-7880

8920 Fletcher Pkwy,La Mesa, CA 91942 (619) 667-9626
1608 Broadway, El Cajon, CA 92021  (619) 579-3463

Sav-On Pharmacy | Fallbrook

Secure medication disposal drop-off location

You should confirm, prior to visiting a location, that it will be open when you intend to visit and will be able to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

CVS Pharmacy | Fallbrook

Secure medication disposal drop-off location

You should confirm, prior to visiting a location, that it will be open when you intend to visit and will be able to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Sav-On Pharmacy | Spring Valley North

Secure medication disposal drop-off location

While the listing of participating drop-off and mail-back supply locations is regularly updated, you should confirm, prior to visiting a location, that it will be open when you intend to visit and will be able to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

San Miguel Fire & Rescue | Medication Mail-back Supplies

Obtain medication mail-back supplies

While the listing of participating drop-off and mail-back supply locations is regularly updated, you should confirm, prior to visiting a location, that it will be open when you intend to visit and will be able to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Sav-On Pharmacy | Spring Valley South

Secure medication disposal drop-off location

While the listing of participating drop-off and mail-back supply locations is regularly updated, you should confirm, prior to visiting a location, that it will be open when you intend to visit and will be able to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Church of the Nativity | Father Joe’s Donation Drop off Bin

We currently have 15 bins placed around San Diego County at accessible and visible points to encourage donations from the community. We are also helping the environment as these donations represent a substantial recycling impact. The water footprint of one pound of cotton is 1,320 gallons. Together, we are helping neighbors experiencing homelessness address basic needs, donate today!

GotSneakers – Free Athletic Shoe Recycling

Our sneaker recycling program is and will remain 100% FREE. We do not collect any credit card or banking information from our sneaker recycling partners.

There is a service fee of $3.00 to process each sneaker recycling bag to balance the surging costs of shipping, materials, warehousing, and labor. This small fee will be deducted from your monthly payout. However, you will not be charged anything if your payout is less than $3.00.

We do not accept non-athletic footwear of any kind including but not limited to dress shoes, heels, sandals, wedges, water socks, rain boots, crocs, and other non-athletic styles. If you have non-athletic footwear that you would like to recycle, we recommend finding a local charity, homeless shelter, or other organization that will accept non-athletic footwear.

Sherwin Williams Paint Dropoff – Temecula

Limit: 20 gallons per visit. This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site does not accept aerosols (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels, or containers that are leaking or empty

Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley – Restore Temecula Paint Dropoff

Limit: 20 gallons per visit. This site accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. This site does not accept aerosols (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels, or containers that are leaking or empty.
This site gives away for free — or sells at a nominal cost — some of the unused paint and other products that are dropped off by others. Please contact site for details.
27479 Enterprise Cir W
Temecula, CA 92590

Epic Brand Water Filter Recycling

We use Terra Cycle’s Zero Waste Box for Filters. When we get filters back from you, we place them in our Zero Waste Box. Once it’s full, we send it back to Terra Cycle and they send us another box. So the party never has to end.

Terra Cycle makes sure all the components of our filters are disposed of responsibly. The plastic casing that protects the filtration media is broken down and made into plastic to be reused. The filtration media needs special attention since it contains contaminants, so Terra Cycle makes sure those contaminants don’t just end up back in our soil and into our water supply.

 

Epic Water Filters Recycling 2209 S Dock ST

Palmetto, FL 34221

South Bay Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility

Services are reserved to residents of the City of Chula Vista, City of Imperial Beach, City of National City and Unincorporated County residents only. Household hazardous waste and electronic waste is accepted. No appointment is required.

Services

-Drop off every Wednesday and Saturday between 9 AM – 1 PM at the South Bay HHW Facility on 1800 Maxwell Road, Chula Vista, CA 91911. Proof of residency is required.

This facility will be closed the Saturday after Thanksgiving and Juneteenth, Independence Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day if observed on a Wednesday or Saturday.

  • DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

Continue on Maxwell Rd. There will be a public works building on the left about a quarter mile down the road BEFORE you enter the Landfill. There is a large parking lot after the Public Works Building surrounded by a chain linked fence. Enter this parking lot where the sign says Hazardous Waste Drop-off with a left turn arrow.

-Free home pick-up is available to disabled and/or elderly residents in the City of Chula Vista, City of Imperial Beach, or City of National who do not have the ability to transport their household hazardous waste to us. Please call (619) 691-5122 to see if you qualify for free home pick-up of your household hazardous waste. If you live in the Unincorporated part of the County of San Diego contact the County of San Diego’s Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste Call Center at (877) 713-2784 to schedule a pick-up.

Hours of operation: 

-Every Wednesday and Saturday from 9 AM – 1 PM.

Maximum Transportation Limits: 

-15 gallons of liquid or 125 pounds total volume of household hazardous waste.

Handling instructions:

-Leave products in the existing container, if possible.

-Ensure lids are on tight so containers will no leak.

-Transport containers in the trunk or in the back of the vehicle away from passengers and pets

-Do not transport over 15 gallons or 125 pounds at one time.

-Containers used for transport must be no larger than a 5 gallon bucket.

-Fiberglass must be double-bagged with no air in the bags (so they are less likely to rip) and have a total weight of no more than 125 pounds.

Other requirements:

-Bring proof of residency in the form of a drivers license or a utility bill.

-Gasoline needs to be in an approved container, commonly found at auto parts stores. Please note, containers are not returned.

-Needles/sharps should be transported in a rigid, puncture-resistant, tightly-sealed container, including: bleach bottles, liquid detergent bottles, or coffee cans with lids.

-Empty containers can be recycled in your blue bin.

-Items NOT accepted: business wastes, ammunition, explosives, medication, medical waste (other than home-generated sharps), tires, large appliances or radioactive materials.

Free Oil Drain Pan Program

Free oil drain pans are available for residents of Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, National City, and the Unincorporated County to recycle their used motor oil, while daily supplies last. Used motor oil filters should also be recycled.

New! Reuse Center

The Reuse Center is now open to the public. Choose from perfectly good, reusable products such as paint, automotive fluids, pesticides, and household cleaners.

How does it work: Instead of processing items as waste, City contractors sort items that are in good condition which are then offered to City of Chula Vista residents at no charge through the Reuse Center.

Residents can select up to 15 gallons of paint and 5 items of household chemicals and are limited to 1 visit per calendar month. Supplies are limited to first-come, first-served.

The Reuse center is open for Chula Vista resident every Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and is located at 1800 Maxwell Rd

 

Baby Gear – Zero Waste Box | Terracycle

Please send us any brand of non-electronic items associated with babies and baby care.

What you can recycle

 

  • Baby Toys & Play Mats
  • Bottle Caps & Collars
  • Strollers & Walkers

This box does not accept:

  • Baby Clothing
  • Baby Diapers
  • Baby Related Waste
  • Electronics
  • Fabric
  • Lithium Ion Batteries
  • Stuffed Baby Toys

VTech & LeapFrog Toys Free Recycling Program | Terracycle

How it works

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

Spin Master Toy Free Recycling Program | Terracycle

How it works

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

Kars 4 Kids

A nonprofit dedicated to making vehicle donations simple and beneficial for donors while supporting children’s education and mentorship programs

JetStream Compressed Gas Service LLC

On-Site
Compressed
Gas Cylinder
Processing

  • Protect your team and the environment.
  • Reduce costs.
  • Support compliance.

We conduct cylinder recycling operations on non-hazardous and flammable compressed gas cylinders only. We do not handle  Hazardous compressed gas cylinders (e.g.: Chlorine, ammonia, pentaboraine.) but can arrange for a responsible party to handle them if needed.

 

JSCGS will inspect and segregate hazardous and non-hazardous cylinders before starting cylinder operations.

 

Non-hazardous Gasses

Non-hazardous compressed gas cylinders are limited to oxygen, nitrogen, breathing air or materials that can be vented to the atmosphere. Cylinders will be inspected and cataloged.  Then the cylinders will be vented and de-valved. De-valved cylinders will be marked and can be drilled to them render non-useable. Cylinders with damaged or inoperable valves shall have the valve bypassed and cylinder shall be drilled to render them non-usable.

 

Flammable Gasses

Flammable gases covered under this proposal are limited to propane, natural gas and acetylene.  Flammable gases will be flared onsite.  Cylinders then will be de-valved and marked. Cylinders then will be purged utilizing nitrogen. Purged cylinders then will be drilled to render them non-usable. Cylinders with damaged or inoperable valves shall have the valve bypassed and cylinder shall be drilled to render them non-usable.

 

Certificate of Recycling

JSCGS will provide a certificate of recycling for all cylinders recycled on site at the end of cylinder operations.

Local Book Donations Map

At Local Book Donations, our goal is simple: we want to encourage you to donate used books locally. We aim to help keep books in the community, save unnecessary waste and shipping, and most importantly, shine a spotlight on local organizations who can benefit from your old books.

We feature nonprofits, literacy charities, libraries, and used bookstores where you can exchange your books. America is a nation of the great novel, and the more books we can save and pass on, the richer everyone will be.

Curie Environmental Services | Mail-in Program

Curie is the first company in the United States to offer smoke alarm recycling. Until now, smoke alarms have been typically thrown in the garbage. CuriePackSM offers an economical solution for these environmentally sensitive devices.

Curie Environmental Services offers a mail in program for radioactive smoke alarms.

 

Copia

From one location to thousands, from produce to pizza to paper towels, we are the Donation Engine for your business.

Food Donation Connection

Servicing all of San Diego County

No local office: national company headquartered in Tennessee

P.O. Box 22787

Knoxville, TN 37934

 

ContactUs@foodtodonate.com

(800) 831-8161

 

Types of Food Accepted:

Prepared (food prepared in a commercial kitchen but not served to customers)

Frozen items

Heavens Windows – SD Food Bank Partner

Please limit your donations at these sites to one or two bags of food. Many of our public donation drop off sites are small, local businesses with limited storage capacity and are not equipped to accept large amounts of donations.

If you would like to drop off larger quantities of food, please do so at our Miramar or Vista distribution centers.

Good Shepherd Ministry Center

Fresh produce (whole fruit & vegetables)
Shelf-stable/ non-perishable
Perishable
Prepared (food prepared in a commercial kitchen but not
served to customers)
Frozen items

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

 

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.

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

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

4S Ranch Library

Did you know you can safely recycle your batteries for free by taking them to 14 San Diego County Library branches?

That’s right, the library. It’s not just for books; it’s for batteries too!

Just bring them to the battery drop-off bins located inside the 14 branches. The libraries primarily collect standard alkaline batteries — Cs, Ds, AAs, AAAs, 9-volts, you name it. But they can also take rechargeable batteries; lithium batteries must be bagged separately.

Please tape positive end of batteries to reduce flammability and place batteries in a resealable bag.

Donated Materials Policy

The San Diego County Library is no longer accepting physical donations of materials for the collection, with the exception of items produced by local authors or musicians.

The Library purchases materials at steep discounts that come with labels, barcodes and covers, ready for customer use. It is more expensive to accept a donation and prepare it for circulation than it is for the Library to purchase a title that comes prepared by our vendors. If you would like to support the Library’s collection, we encourage you to donate funds for the purchase of physical and digital materials for our communities.

If you are looking for an organization to donate your books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, or magazines to, consider contacting one of the organizations below:

Your Branch Friends of the Library
Many branch Friends of the Library groups accept book donations for their book sales. Please check their websites or phone ahead to ensure that your donation can be accepted at this time. Items donated to the Friends of the Library are sold to support San Diego County Library branch collections and events.

Salvation Army (books, DVDs, CDs)
1-800-728-7825

Goodwill (books, DVDs, CDs)
1-800-GOODWILL

Amvets (books, DVDs, CDs)
877-990-8387

Vietnam Veterans of America (books, DVDs, CDs)
877-775-8387

Father Joe’s Villages (books, DVDs, CDs – limit 5 boxes):
1-800-HOMELESS

Kids Need to Read (like new kids’ books)
480-256-0115

Bridge to Asia (books)
510-665-3998

You can also recycle books and magazines in your recycle bins, particularly if they are damaged or outdated.

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

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

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.

Green Leaf Electronic & E-Waste Recycling

Almost every bottle and can you use can be recycled. Look at the label for the universal recycle symbol and the words CA CASH REFUND or CA CRV.* Containers with these markings are good to go in your curbside bin and will be accepted at the recycling center. For more information about the CRV program, check out our Frequently Asked Questions. Other acceptable labels include “California Redemption Value,” “CA Redemption Value” or “California Cash Refund.”

There’s no need to wash or crush your recyclables. Just separate your aluminum, glass, and plastic containers in different bags or bins, and head for the recycling center.

Recycling centers are not owned or operated by the State of California. All recycling center days and hours of operation are determined and overseen by the individual recycling center operator and must be posted at the center. Centers are required to be open a minimum of 30 hours per week, at least five days a week, and at least one weekend day. If you would like to report a recycling center closure or file a formal complaint regarding a certified recycling center, please email CalRecycle or call 1-800-RECYCLE.

 

26244 Enterprise Ct

Lake Forest, CA 92630

Back Country Resource Center | Recycling | Boulevard

Service Type: free drop-off for businesses, free drop-off for residents. Drop offs on Monday 9am-11am, or by appointment.  Closed for Easter, Christmas, and New Year holidays.  Call for alternate dates.  Donation-based service. No paid staff.
Drop Off Limit: 10 units per vehicle. Call prior to dropping off.  Blue bin recycling and mattresses accepted.

 

 

 

Education Support Center

This organization receives food donations from businesses to distribute to clients / the community.

Business Food Rescue, please contact (619) 394-5798 or email alundy@educationsupportcenter.org

 

Individual donors, please Contact us at office@educationsupportcenter.org or call: 619 825 7493

Alpine Library

Just bring them to the battery drop-off bins located inside the branches. The libraries primarily collect standard alkaline batteries — Cs, Ds, AAs, AAAs, 9-volts, you name it. But they can also take rechargeable batteries; lithium batteries must be bagged separately.

Please tape positive end of batteries to reduce flammability and place batteries in a resealable bag.

Donated Materials Policy

The San Diego County Library is no longer accepting physical donations of materials for the collection, with the exception of items produced by local authors or musicians.

The Library purchases materials at steep discounts that come with labels, barcodes and covers, ready for customer use. It is more expensive to accept a donation and prepare it for circulation than it is for the Library to purchase a title that comes prepared by our vendors. If you would like to support the Library’s collection, we encourage you to donate funds for the purchase of physical and digital materials for our communities.

If you are looking for an organization to donate your books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, or magazines to, consider contacting one of the organizations below:

Your Branch Friends of the Library
Many branch Friends of the Library groups accept book donations for their book sales. Please check their websites or phone ahead to ensure that your donation can be accepted at this time. Items donated to the Friends of the Library are sold to support San Diego County Library branch collections and events.

Salvation Army (books, DVDs, CDs)
1-800-728-7825

Goodwill (books, DVDs, CDs)
1-800-GOODWILL

Amvets (books, DVDs, CDs)
877-990-8387

Vietnam Veterans of America (books, DVDs, CDs)
877-775-8387

Father Joe’s Villages (books, DVDs, CDs – limit 5 boxes):
1-800-HOMELESS

Kids Need to Read (like new kids’ books)
480-256-0115

Bridge to Asia (books)
510-665-3998

You can also recycle books and magazines in your recycle bins, particularly if they are damaged or outdated.

Target – Spring Valley

Recycling

Since 2010, we have offered front-of-store recycling kiosks that give guests an easy way to recycle cans, glass, plastic bottles, plastic bags, MP3 players, ink cartridges and cell phones right in their local store. The goal of the program is to extend our company recycling efforts, and so far, the program has kept thousands of tons of recycled materials out of landfills.

We endeavor to make recycling simpler and more convenient for our guests with select take-back programs. We have offered front-of-store recycling of plastic bags and some electronics since 2010 and have held car seat trade-in events since 2016.

Select Target stores will now recycle your old clothes 

What can be dropped off? Any kind of clothing, in any condition, from any brand. But there are two rules: the clothes must be clean and they must be dry.

Can any apparel item be donated for recycling? No. It does not recycle old bags, purses, shoes and other footwear, swimwear and rain or snow gear.

The San Diego County Target stores that now offer clothing recycling include:

  • 3029 University Ave. in San Diego
  • 4864 Newport Ave. in San Diego
  • 3030 Grape St. in San Diego
  • 280 E. Via Rancho Pkwy in Escondido
  • 443 College Blvd. in Oceanside
  • 935 Sweetwater Road, Suite 101, in Spring Valley
  • 1751 University Drive in Vista

Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy – Rancho San Diego

The program is open to Kaiser Permanente health plan members and nonmembers.

See ‘Pharmacy’ section on website for more details. 

Medications 

Patients can drop their unwanted drugs with Kaiser personnel in the pharmacy area.

See website for items they do AND do not accept. For other items not accepted, contact your local or county waste service.

Tips for safe disposal:

– Keep your medication in original bottles or containers (rather than placing in baggies). Mark out or remove your personal information so it can’t be seen

– To avoid spills, please don’t put loose pills in the kiosk or mailer

– To throw away needles, syringes, or lancets, ask your pharmacist where to find the nearest collection container.

Vista Paint – El Cajon (PaintCare Program)

This location will accept latex or oil-based architectural paint or “program products” which are defined as interior or exterior architectural coatings such as stains and varnishes, sold in containers of 5 gallons or less.

They do not accept:

Aerosol
Industrial
Original equipment
Specialty coatings

This location will accepts latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish under the following conditions:

Paint must be in its original container
Container must be labeled
Container must be in good condition and not leaking
Container must be five gallons in size or smaller.

Drop-off sites may establish limits on the quantity of products they accept. Generally, the limit in small stores will be lower than in large store. Please check with the site if you have more than 5 gallons.

In addition to residents, this program is available to trade painters, contractors and other businesses with one restriction: If your business produces more than 27 gallons of hazardous waste per month, you may only use the drop-off sites for your latex paint and not for your oil-based paint. To learn more about the 27-gallon restriction, contact PaintCare or the California Department of Toxic Substances at 855-724-6809.

Ralphs – 4S Commons Town Center

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

 

 

Ralphs – Rancho San Diego TownCountry SC

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

 

 

Jimbo’s – 4S Ranch (TagBack Program)

The TagBack by Bedford program is a recycling option for food packaging closures including twist ties and bread clips and scannable produce packaging like produce ties and barcode tags. Jimbo’s Natural Family have added TagBack boxes to their stores, providing consumers a convenient option for returning the packaging closures no longer needed.

“Tag: We’ll print the TagBack logo and TagBack.com on your produce tags & ties to instruct consumers how they can collect and return them.

Collect: Consumers can drop off tags and ties in TagBack collection bins at participating retailers or designated drop off locations. Growers can also collect tags and ties from consumers and send them to Bedford.”

Return: Produce tags can be mailed directly to Bedford in an envelope or small box to this address: Bedford Industries, c/o TagBack, 1659 Rowe Avenue, PO Box 39, Worthington, MN 56187 or print a return label. Other return options may be available.

Recycle: When your Bedford tags and ties are returned to our facility, we will sort and recycle through our in-house equipment. Products we recycle can be diverted into reusable materials.”

 

Patriot Exterior Services

Say Goodbye To Smelly Odors!

EXPERIENCE WHY YOUR NEIGHBORS IN & AROUND SAN DIEGO CALL PATRIOT EXTERIOR SERVICES FOR THEIR TRASH CAN CLEANING

Also cleans dumpsters in addition to bins.

Post-Halloween Pumpkin Drop-off – Santee

If you have any uncut/unpainted pumpkins that you plan to throw away or any un-moldy produce, the pigs at Farm Animal Refuge would love some! Come visit us to meet our animals and see what we do.

Go to farmanimalrefuge.org for details about the organization and events or to schedule a visit to their farm in Campo.

email: jordan@farmanimalrefuge.org

phone: 619-402-8337

 

CLEK Car Seat Recycling Program

Pack

Put your Clek car seat into the original box, or one of similar size, seal it, then contact us to request a $49.99* recycling kit. We will require the final dimensions of your box (length, width and height).

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Purchase

Complete your order and you’ll receive a prepaid shipping
label and a 10% coupon code** for use at clekinc.com.

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Ship

Print and apply the prepaid label to the box, drop it off at a UPS store of your choice, and we’ll recycle it at our US facility.

Santa Ysabel Certified Farmers Market

The market features a wonderful variety of local, seasonal produce, heirloom tomatoes, squash, avocados, herbs, strawberries, apples, pears, citrus, eggs, persimmons, sprouts, greens, goat milk soap, local services like solar, essential oils, hand made items like cloth baskets and live original music at the Santa Ysabel Farmers Market, Saturdays & Sundays, 11:00 am– 4:00 pm. Join us! Hwy 78 & 79 in Santa Ysabel.
Event schedule:
Noon – 1:00 pm Sustainable speaker
1:00 – 4:00 pm featured live music

Rancho Santa Fe Certified Farmers’ Market

The Rancho Santa Fe Farmers Market is here for you during COVID-19. Farmers Markets have been deemed essential businesses that are crucial to community food security and food supply and we will remain OPEN. 

Welk Certified Farmers’ Market – Escondido

Farmers Market every Monday at Welk Resort 3pm-7pm.

Festivities include:
– certified organic produce
– weekly scavenger hunt and raffle
– local farms
– handcrafted goods
– food vendors, and more!

For more info and images of the market, go to their Facebook page at facebook.com/welkfm

Imperial Western Products, Inc.

IWP provides recycling services in the restaurant, bakery, agriculture and organic waste sectors.

Restaurant and Agriculture: IWP has been recycling waste cooking oil for many years. In 2006, the Biotane Pumping division was established to support these same recycling efforts.

Bakery Waste Removal: Bakery Solutions is a division on IWP that specializes in the recycling of bakery related waste. We can offer a complete service from picking it up to the recycling and reuse of your food waste materials. We can even design a custom recycling program to meet your specific needs.

Organic Waste: Organic Solutions is a division of IWP that was designed to help companies complete their sustainability loop by providing the best reuse for all their organic related waste.

86-600 Ave. 54

Coachella, CA 92236

Walmart – CRV In-Store Redemption Center – El Cajon

This Walmart location accepts CRV items for redemption.

CalRecycle’s website notifies Californians of local retailers who are obligated to offer CRV redemption in-store when there is no buyback center nearby.

Beverage dealers, retailers that sell CRV beverages, share an obligation to ensure convenient redemption opportunities for consumers.  If a beverage dealer is located in an “unserved Convenience zone” and there is no recycling center nearby, these retailers are required to either redeem CRV material in-store (Option A), or opt to pay a fee of $100 per day (Option B).

View a list of “Option A” dealers. https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Markets/RecyclingClosures/

The most efficient and effective way to lodge a complaint against a recycling center or an Option A retailer and initiate a CalRecycle inspection of that entity is by emailing your name, phone number, a brief summary of the issue, and the name and address of the subject of your complaint to: complaints@calrecycle.ca.gov.

https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Markets/RecyclingClosures/

Ramona Recycling

RDS’s Public-Access Recycling – Buyback & Redemption

Redemption Centers is only open Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

-Drop off batteries, e-waste, needles/sharps, and FOG’s (fat, oil, grease) any time during regular business hours Monday-Saturday 7:00am to 4:30pm

The facility will NOT accept business waste, tires, explosives, radioactive material, or medical waste!

Club Pet (AniMeals Pet Food Donation Program) – Rancho Santa Fe

Donations support the furry companions of senior citizens in the AniMeals Program operated by the Helen Woodward Animal Shelter.

Program needs donations of any brand of dry and canned cat/dog food. Food should be unopened, unexpired, and non-prescription. Ziploc Freezer quart and gallon bags are also accepted for packing food up in weekly portions. Dog and cat treats are accepted as well.

Orphaned Objects (AniMeals Pet Food Donation Program) – Rancho Santa Fe

Donations support the furry companions of senior citizens in the AniMeals Program operated by the Helen Woodward Animal Shelter.

Program needs donations of any brand of dry and canned cat/dog food. Food should be unopened, unexpired, and non-prescription. Ziploc Freezer quart and gallon bags are also accepted for packing food up in weekly portions. Dog and cat treats are accepted as well.

Ralphs – CRV In-Store Redemption Center – 4S Ranch

CalRecycle’s website notifies Californians of local retailers who are obligated to offer CRV redemption in-store when there is no buyback center nearby.

Beverage dealers, retailers that sell CRV beverages, share an obligation to ensure convenient redemption opportunities for consumers.  If a beverage dealer is located in an “unserved Convenience zone” and there is no recycling center nearby, these retailers are required to either redeem CRV material in-store (Option A), or opt to pay a fee of $100 per day (Option B).

View a list of “Option A” dealers. https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Markets/RecyclingClosures/

The most efficient and effective way to lodge a complaint against a recycling center or an Option A retailer and initiate a CalRecycle inspection of that entity is by emailing your name, phone number, a brief summary of the issue, and the name and address of the subject of your complaint to: complaints@calrecycle.ca.gov.

CVS – CRV In-Store Redemption Center – 4S Ranch

CalRecycle’s website notifies Californians of local retailers who are obligated to offer CRV redemption in-store when there is no buyback center nearby.

Beverage dealers, retailers that sell CRV beverages, share an obligation to ensure convenient redemption opportunities for consumers.  If a beverage dealer is located in an “unserved Convenience zone” and there is no recycling center nearby, these retailers are required to either redeem CRV material in-store (Option A), or opt to pay a fee of $100 per day (Option B).

View a list of “Option A” dealers. https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Markets/RecyclingClosures/

The most efficient and effective way to lodge a complaint against a recycling center or an Option A retailer and initiate a CalRecycle inspection of that entity is by emailing your name, phone number, a brief summary of the issue, and the name and address of the subject of your complaint to: complaints@calrecycle.ca.gov.

Cost Plus World Market – CRV In-Store Redemption Center – 4S Ranch

CalRecycle’s website notifies Californians of local retailers who are obligated to offer CRV redemption in-store when there is no buyback center nearby.

Beverage dealers, retailers that sell CRV beverages, share an obligation to ensure convenient redemption opportunities for consumers.  If a beverage dealer is located in an “unserved Convenience zone” and there is no recycling center nearby, these retailers are required to either redeem CRV material in-store (Option A), or opt to pay a fee of $100 per day (Option B).

View a list of “Option A” dealers. https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Markets/RecyclingClosures/

The most efficient and effective way to lodge a complaint against a recycling center or an Option A retailer and initiate a CalRecycle inspection of that entity is by emailing your name, phone number, a brief summary of the issue, and the name and address of the subject of your complaint to: complaints@calrecycle.ca.gov.

Smart & Final – CRV In-Store Redemption Center – El Cajon

This Smart & Final Location offers CRV Redemption. Bring in up to 50 cans. 50 plastic bottles, and 50 glass containers for CRV redemption.

 

CalRecycle’s website notifies Californians of local retailers who are obligated to offer CRV redemption in-store when there is no buyback center nearby.

Beverage dealers, retailers that sell CRV beverages, share an obligation to ensure convenient redemption opportunities for consumers.  If a beverage dealer is located in an “unserved Convenience zone” and there is no recycling center nearby, these retailers are required to either redeem CRV material in-store (Option A), or opt to pay a fee of $100 per day (Option B).

View a list of “Option A” dealers. https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Markets/RecyclingClosures/

The most efficient and effective way to lodge a complaint against a recycling center or an Option A retailer and initiate a CalRecycle inspection of that entity is by emailing your name, phone number, a brief summary of the issue, and the name and address of the subject of your complaint to: complaints@calrecycle.ca.gov.

https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Markets/RecyclingClosures/

Brita Water Filter Recycling Rebate Program

STEP 1 (sign into My Brita): Visit Brita.com/recycling-filters/ to join the My Brita rewards program, or sign into your existing account. Membership is free, and lets you earn points to redeem for amazing rewards.

STEP 2 (Join Waitlist): click on “Join theWaitlist” to be redirected to sign up to start recycling with Terracycle.

STEP 3 (Pack it up): Before recycling, we recommend saving 5 lbs. of used Brita® products, including filters, pitchers and bottles. Allow them to dry out for 3 days, toss them into a garbage bag, and box it up.

STEP 4 (Ship it out): Complete your mailing form at Brita.com/recycling-filters/ and you’ll receive a shipping label in your email. Affix your printed label to the box, and drop off at a UPS location. TerraCycle® will do the rest.

STEP 5 (Be rewarded): Once you ship out your used Brita® products, you’ll be rewarded with My Brita points, redeemable for cool prizes, exclusive coupons, sweepstakes entries and more.