Take the following items to the Shoreway Buy-Back and Drop-Off Center at 333 Shoreway Road in San Carols. Some items are free, some you must pay to drop off. For complete descriptions of which items are acceptable, see https://www.rethinkwaste.org/shoreway-facility/services-rates or call the Shoreway Environmental Center to ask: (650) 802-8355.
- Clean plastic bags and shrink wrap
- Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and fluorescent lighting tubes
- Cell phones
- Consumer electronics
- Small appliances
- Hard and soft cover books
- Household goods in working condition
- Latex and oil-based paint cans with original labels
- Mattresses
- Scrap metal
- Cooking oil and used motor oil
Take Elsewhere
- Medicine (San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office or city police departments, Redwood City Kaiser-Cypress Building, CVS Pharmacies).
- Bubble wrap and packing “peanuts” (Pack ‘N’ Mail, UPS)
- Printer ink and toner cartridges (Office Depot, Staples, Office Max, Best Buy)
- CFLs (Home Depot, IKEA, Lowe’s)
- CDs, DVDs (GreenCiitzen Electronic Recycling, Vinyl Solution Records)
- One-gallon plant containers (Yerba Buena Nursery)