What is Household Hazardous Waste?

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The San Mateo Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) program has nine locations to serve your HHW disposable needs. Some HHW cannot be recycled and must be disposed of at a designated disposal site. Below are some recycle only locations, and what they accept.

Burlingame  -  Burlingame City Hall  -  501 Primrose  -  650-558-7271 (Household batteries)

Half Moon Bay  -  Ocean Shore Hardware  -  111 Main Street  -  650-726-5505 (Latex Paint)

Menlo Park  -  Menlo Park Library  -  801 Alma Street  -  650-858-3411 (Household Batteries)

Millbrae  -  Millbrae Library  -  1 Library Avenue  -  650-259-2444 (Household Batteries)

Pacifica  -  Coastside Scavengers  -  1046 Palmetto Avenue  -  650-355-9000 (Latex Paint,   
                                                                                           Automotive, Household Batteries)

Portola Valley  -  Town Center  -  765 Portola Road  -  (Household Batteries)

Redwood City   -  Pride Paint  -  820 Sweeny Avenue  -  650-369-2575 (Latex Paint)

San Bruno  -  San Bruno Garbage  -  101 Tanforan Avenue  - 650-583-8536 (Latex Paint, 
                                                              Automotive, Household Batteries, Fluorescent lamps)

San Carlos  -  BFI Recyclery  - 333 Shoreway Road  -  650-592-0255 (Latex Paint, Automotive, 
                                                                                Household Batteries, Fluorescent Lamps)

San Mateo  -  San Mateo City Hall  -  330 W. 20th Avenue  (Household Batteries)
                      Pride Paint  -  911 South Railroad - 650-347-2163  (Latex Paint)

So. San Francisco - S.S.F. Scavengers - 500 East Jamie Court  - 650-589-5511 (Latex Paint,  
                                                             Automotive, Household Batteries, Fluorescent Lamps) 
                                Early American Paint  -  476 Victory Avenue - 650-853-9055 (Latex Paint)

Woodside - Skylonda Fire Station  -  17290 Skyline Blvd. - 650-851-1860 (Automotive, 
                                                                                                            Household Batteries)

To make contact with San Mateo County's Household Hazardous Waste Program, call 650.363.4718, or visit their website, www.smhealth.org/environ/toxic/hhw.html. 

For more info on Used Oil Collection centers in San Mateo County, call toll free 1-800-CLEANUP, or visit www.1800cleanup.org.