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Submitted by simonk on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 11:03.

FREE Electronic Scrap Recycling and Community Shred Events

*Limitations do Apply* See Below

RethinkWaste and Recology team up with our Member Agencies to hold free Community Shred/E-Scrap Recycling events throughout the year for residents to have their documents shredded safely and drop off electronics for recycling. Proof of residency is required and shredding is limited to *THREE (3) bankers boxes of paper to be shredded on site.  

(Click Here to view Limitations for each event)

Upcoming Shred/E-Scrap Events

  • Belmont - April 20, 9am-12pm, City Hall, One Twin Pines Lane
  • Redwood City - April 27, 9am-1pm, Redwood City Public Works Parking Lot, 1400 Broadway
  • San Mateo - April 28, 9am-1pm, Beresford Park, 2720 Alameda de las Pulgas
  • Menlo Park - May 4, 9am-1pm, Corp Yard, 333 Burgess Drive
  • Foster City - May 11, 9am-1pm, City Hall, 610 Foster City Blvd.
  • Burlingame - June 29, 9am-2pm, Caltrain Burlingame Parking Lot "O", 400 block of California Drive
  • Foster City - Aug. 17, 9am-1pm, City Hall, 610 Foster City Blvd.
  • Menlo Park - Nov. 2, 9am-1pm, Corp Yard, 333 Burgess Drive

FREE Compost Giveaways (Click Here for Locations)

RethinkWaste will team up with its member communities and Recology San Mateo County Annually for "Bring Your Own Bucket", or "BYOB" days to give away nutrient rich compost. Residents are welcome to take home a free bucket of compost to help enrich their gardens while learning about the benefits of home composting.   The compost is made from the yard waste trimmings and food scraps collected at the curb from communities every week, and composted at a nearby composting facility. The compost is ideally used as an amendment to enrich soil for lawns, gardens, ornamental plants, trees, and potted plants. By applying compost to landscaping and mixing it with soil, people put organic resources into the soil, providing a non-chemical alternative to fertilizers. Citizens bring shovels, gloves, containers, and proof of residency, and leave with rich compost for their gardens.

FREE Residential Household Hazardous Waste Collection

The San Mateo County Health Department holds free residential household hazardous waste collection events nearly every week, rotating through eleven locations on a monthly or quarterly basis. For more information, call (650) 363-4305 or visit the San Mateo County Health Department web site.