Household Hazardous Waste & Small Quantity Generator Programs

– by County

Some counties allow small businesses to use their household hazardous waste collection program, and other counties have established small quantity generator programs to collect hazardous and universal wastes from small businesses. Call the respective county, or visit the web site, to determine what wastes are accepted, fees charged, and dates and locations of waste collection. Most facilities require businesses to set up an appointment to drop off waste. Some facilities require business registration; many facilities require businesses to make an appointment to drop off waste.
List updated December 2010.

Alameda

800.606.6606
Go to Alameda's website

Alpine

530.694.2140
Not available in the county.  Small business advised to contact South Lake Tahoe Refuse and Recycling or Calaveras County for disposal options.

Amador

209.223.6429
Go to Amador's website

Butte

530.343.5488
Go to Butte's website

Calaveras

209.754.6401
Go to Calaveras' website

Contra Costa

800.750.4096
Go to Contra Costa's website

Del Norte

707-465-1100
Go to Del Norte's website

El Dorado

530.295.3011
Go to El Dorado's website

Fresno

559.262.4259
Go to Fresno's website

Humboldt

707.441.2005
Go to Humboldt's website

Imperial

760.336.8530
Not available in the county

Kern

661.862.8900
Go to Kern's website

Lake

707.263.1164
Not available in the county

Lassen

530.251.8183
Not available in the county

Los Angeles

888.CLEAN.LA
Go to Los Angeles' website

Madera

805.481.9213
Go to Madera's website

Marin/Novato

415.485.5648 / Novato - 415.892.6395
Go to Marin's website

Mariposa

209.966.2220
Not available in the county

Mendocino

707.468.9710
Go to Mendocino's website

Merced

209.385.7388
Go to Merced's website

Mono

760.932.5440
Go to Mono's website

Monterey

831.384.5313
Go to Monterey's website

Napa

800.984.9661 or 707.259.8608
Go to Napa's website

Nevada

530.272.3012
Go to Nevada's website

Orange

Provides list of waste companies only: does not accept waste at HHW events/sites
Go to Orange's website

Placer

530.745.2300
Tahoe Service Area
Western Placer

Plumas

530.283.6268
Go to Plumas' website

Riverside

888.722.4234 or 951.358.5055
Not available in county

Sacramento

916.875.5555
Go to Sacramento's website

San Benito

831.636.4110
Go to San Benito's website

San Bernardino

909.382.5401 /1.800.OILY CAT (645.9228)
Go to San Bernardino's website

San Diego

619.338.2231
Go to San Diego's website

San Francisco

415.330.1425
Go to San Francisco's website

San Joaquin

800.207.8222
Go to San Joaquin's website

San Luis Obispo

800.400.0811
Go to San Luis Obispo's website

San Mateo

650.372.6200
Go to San Mateo's website

Santa Barbara

805.882.3602
Go to Santa Barbara's website

Santa Clara

408.299.7300
Go to Santa Clara's website

Santa Cruz

831.454.2022
Go to Santa Cruz's website

Shasta

530.841.2113
Not available in the county

Siskiyou

530.841.2113
Not available in the county

Solano

707.257.9292
Go to Solano's website

Stanislaus

209.525.6700
Go to Stanislaus' website

Sutter

530.749.4217
Go to Sutter's website

Tehama

530.528.1103
Go to Tehama's website

Trinity

530.623.1326
Go to Trinity's website

Tulare

559.624.7400
Go to Tulare's website

Tuolomne

209.533.5588
Go to Tuolomne's website

Ventura

805.987.0717
Go to Ventura's website
Some locations do not take small business hazardous waste

Yolo

530.666.8852 or 530.666.8856
Go to Yolo's website

Yuba

530.743.6933
Go to Yuba's website

 

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