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The Sonoma
County Waste Management Agency provides a hotline to answer questions about
waste reduction and recycling. Messages or questions can be left at any time
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Search our database to
answer your recycling and toxic disposal questions from A-Z: appliance,
batteries, concrete, computers, electronics, metal, paint, Styrofoam peanuts,
toner cartridges, wood and much more!
Home and business recycling topics: database search |
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Free e-waste electronics recycling events
To make it more convenient for residents
and businesses to dispose of their waste properly,
the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency is
partnering with ASL Recycling to conduct free
electronics collection events.
Next event:
For more information and a schedule of events for 2009, visit
2009 E-waste recycling schedule.
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Download a .pdf of the Compost Your Veggies flier. File
size: 1.5 MB
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SonoMax.org (Sonoma County Materials Exchange Program) helps donate/sell unwanted items. Visit online to place
your ad.
SonoMax.org , Sonoma County Materials Exchange Program, is a free online resource operated
by the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency helping to find reuse and recycling
opportunities for hard-to-recycle items, such as furniture and construction left-overs.
The goal of the program is to give materials a second chance, thereby keeping them out of the landfill.
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Want to learn more about SonoMax? Download a SonoMax flier. File
size: 378 KB
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Safe Medicine Disposal Programs
Improper disposal of medications can put chemicals into our natural water ways that
are harmful for fish and wildlife. You can help reduce this problem by bringing your
medications to one of our medicine take-back locations.
For information and locations in Guerneville and Sonoma, visit the Sonoma County Water Agency's web site.
For information and locations in Cotati, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa and Sebastopol, visit the
City of Santa Rosa's web site.
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Household
Toxics Facility
For residents:
The Agency sponsors a
collection program where Sonoma County residents can properly dispose of items
such as old paint products, automotive fluids, garden chemicals, expired
medications and spent fluorescent lamps.
Located at Central Disposal
Site, the Household Toxics Facility is open every week for free drop-off of
toxics from Sonoma County residents. Bring your ID to prove residency.
Appointment: Not required.
Fees: No fees for residents.
Hours: Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30am-2:30pm
Location:
Central Disposal Site, 500 Mecham Rd., Petaluma
Directions:
Take Hwy. 101 to the
Cotati off-ramp
Take Hwy. 116 west
toward Sebastopol
Left on Stony Point S.
Right on Mecham Rd.
The Central Disposal Site
is located on the right.
Transportation & packing: State transportation laws limit each vehicle to a maximum of
15 gallons of liquid (with a maximum of 5 gallons per container) or 125 pounds of solid material
• Never mix chemicals • Place in sealed containers in the trunk, packed to prevent spills
• Syringes/needles must be in a sealed and labeled approved container.
Not accepted: Explosives or
ammunition • Radioactive materials • Biological wastes (except syringes) • Electronics
For businesses:
Services are available for businesses that qualify as Conditionally
Exempt Small Quantity Generators per regulations
(CCR Title 22 §66260.10), which are businesses that generate
100 kilograms (27 gallons liquid or 220 pounds solid) or less
of hazardous waste per month.
The Household
Toxics Facility is open every week for drop off of hazardous waste from
qualified Sonoma County businesses.
Appointment: Required. Call
877-747-1870 or 795-2025
Appointment line
staffed M-F 1-4pm or leave a message.
Forms & fees: Paperwork required.
$25 processing fee plus disposal fees based on type and quantity of waste. Download forms here:
Fax cover sheet (Microsoft Office Word 97 - 2003 Document)
Questionnaire (Microsoft Office Word 97 - 2003 Document)
Inventory (Microsoft Office Word 97 - 2003 Document)
or download a .pdf of the complete package
Business Hazardous Waste In-Take Forms
Hours:
Tuesdays and Wednesdays 7:30am-2:30pm
Location: Central Disposal Site,
500 Mecham Rd., Petaluma
Toxics Rover pick up
service:
Have your toxics picked up from your home. Call
877-747-1870 or 795-2025 to make an
appointment.Limited appointments available. A $50 fee will be charged for residential pick up. Please note that fees may change without notice.
Limited free pickup available for seniors over 80 years of
age and housebound residents.
Community Toxics Collections:
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2009-10 Community Toxics Collections Schedule
Every week, on Tuesdays from 4-8 pm., there will be a toxics
collection somewhere in Sonoma County. Bring your ID to prove residency.
Appointment required. Call 877-747-1870 or 795-2025 Locations of Community Toxics Collections will be provided when you schedule your appointment. |
April 2009
Apr 21
Healdsburg
Apr 28 Sonoma
May 2009
May 5
Santa Rosa, NW
May 12 Oakmont
May 19 Bodega Bay
May 26 Cloverdale
June 2009
Jun 2 Santa Rosa, NE
Jun 9 Petaluma
Jun 16 Santa Rosa, SW
Jun 23 Windsor
Jun 30 Santa Rosa, SE
July
2009
Jul 7 Larkfield
Jul 14 Oakmont
Jul 21
Rohnert Park
Jul 28 Sebastopol
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August 2009
Aug 4
Guerneville
Aug 11 Santa Rosa, NE
Aug 18 Healdsburg
Aug 25 Santa Rosa, NW
September 2009
Sept 1 Sonoma
Sept 8 Santa Rosa, SE
Sept 15 Cloverdale
Sept 22 Oakmont
Sept 29 Petaluma |
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October 2009
Oct 6 Glen Ellen
Oct 13 Kenwood
Oct 20 Windsor
Oct 27 Santa Rosa, SE
November 2009
Nov 3 Forestville
Nov 10 Santa Rosa, NW
Nov 17 Santa Rosa, NE
December 2009
Dec 1 Sebastopol
Dec 8 Cotati
Dec 15 Oakmont
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January 2010
Jan 5
Petaluma
Jan 12 Santa Rosa, SE
Jan 19 Healdsburg
Jan 26 Santa Rosa, NE
February 2010
Feb 2
Larkfield
Feb 9 Rohnert Park
Feb 16 Santa Rosa, NW
Feb 23 Monte Rio
March 2010
Mar 2 Sebastopol
Mar 9
Clovedale
Mar 16 Santa Rosa, NE
Mar 23 Windsor
Mar 30 Sonoma
April 2010
Apr 6
Santa Rosa, SW
Apr 13
Guerneville
Apr 20
Boyes Hot Springs |
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