Sonoma County Department of Health Services Environmental Health Division
Materials
Appliances
Fine for illegal disposal
$250 to $1,000 for the first conviction for dumping any items illegally. Fines increase for subsequent convictions, illegal disposal by a business, or quantities in excess of one cubic yard.
The penalty also can include a requirement that the person convicted of dumping must remove the dumped materials, or pay to have them removed.
See California Penal Code 374-3 for complete details.
Fines for illegally dumping tires are significantly higher than fines for illegally discarding other materials. They may range from $500 to $10,000 per day per violation.
Cost of legal disposal: Approximately Free-$20*
Examples include:
- Air conditioners
- Refrigerators & freezers
- Water coolers
- Dehumidifiers
- Hot water heaters
- Microwaves, ovens & stoves
- Residential furnaces
- Trash compactors
- Washers/dryers
- Water softeners
Sample options for legal disposal:
Appliances are banned from landfill disposal. Recycling is provided at all Refuse Disposal Sites for a fee of $10 for non-freon appliances and $20 for freon appliances.*
All Refuse Disposal Sites accept appliances for a fee.
Global Materials
Recovery Services
3899 Santa Rosa Ave.
Santa Rosa (707) 586-6666 or 585-8246
Mon-Sat 7-5, Sun 8-5. Drop-off & fee.
PG&E Refrigerator &
Freezer Cash-Back Program
(800) 299-7573
Mon-Fri 8-5, Sat 7:30-3:30. Pickup & buyback:
working refrigerators and
freezers (PG&E customers only).
ReStore Habitat for
Humanity
1201 Piner Road, Suite 500 @ Industrial Drive
Santa Rosa, CA (707) 568-3228
M-Sa 9-5. Drop-off and pickup (donation requested for pickup): working appliances newer than 7 years old. Charitable receipts issued for donations.
West Coast Metals, Inc.
470 Caletti Rd.
Windsor (707) 838-9731
Mon-Fri 7-3:30, Sa 8-3:30. Drop-off & fee:
non-freon appliances only.
Windsor Materials Recovery Facility
590 Caletti Ave.
Windsor (877) 698-8473
Mon-Fri 7-4. Drop-off, pickup
& fee: all kinds.
For a complete list of drop-off and pick up options, view the Recycling Guide online at www.recyclenow.org
Building Materials or Construction and Demolition Material
Cost of legal disposal: Free drop-off for most materials separated for recycling.
Sample options for legal disposal:
Construction and demolition material – including cardboard, recyclable wood, scrap metal and yard debris – are banned from landfill disposal. Recycling for these items is provided at all Refuse Disposal Sites.
Mixed construction and demolition material drop-off options: Some companies accept mixed loads of construction and demolition debris, including asphalt, cardboard, carpet padding, ceramic toilets, concrete, lumber end-cuts, scrap metal, sheetrock and yard debris. Materials are sorted and recycled for you.
Global Materials
Recovery Services
(Construction & Demolition
Recycling Facility)
3899 Santa Rosa Ave.
Santa Rosa (707) 586-6666
Mon-Sat 7-5, Su 8-5. Drop-off ,
pickup & fee: all kinds; call for quote.
Windsor Materials Recovery Facility
590 Caletti Ave.
Windsor (877) 698-8473
Mon-Fri 7-4. Drop-off, pickup
& fee: all kinds.
Other drop-off options for building materials separated by type include:
Healdsburg Transfer Station
(Recycling & reuse)
166 Alexander Valley Rd.
Healdsburg (707) 433-0321
Mon-Sat 8-4. Drop-off: All kinds.
Charitable receipts issued for
donations.
Heritage Salvage Petaluma
1473 Petaluma Blvd., S.
Petaluma (707) 762-6277
Mondays by appointment, Tu-F 9-5, Sa 10-4.
Drop-off & pickup: Good
condition for resale; call first.
ReStore Habitat for
Humanity
1201 Piner Road, Suite 500 @ Industrial Drive
Santa Rosa, CA (707) 568-3228
M-Sa 9-5. Pickup: new, surplus and salvaged building materials including doors & windows, plumbing, electrical, working appliances newer than seven years old, cabinets, sinks, tubs, toilets and flooring. Charitable receipts issued for donations.
Sonoma Compost Company
at Central Disposal Site
550 Mecham Rd.
Petaluma (707) 578-5459
Retail sale hours: Mon-Sat 7-3
Drop-off & fee: unpainted wood
and plywood for reuse.
Sonoma Transfer Station
(Recycling & reuse)
4376 Stage Gulch Rd.
Sonoma (707) 996-5423
Mon-Sat 7-2:30. Drop-off: all kinds.
West Coast Metals, Inc.
470 Caletti Rd.
Windsor (707) 838-9731
Mon-Fri 7-3:30. Drop-off: usable
metal building parts (aluminum
windows, I-beams, metal doors,
plumbing fixtures, etc.)
Windsor Materials Recovery Facility
590 Caletti Ave.
Windsor (877) 698-8473
Mon-Fri 7-4. Drop-off, pickup
& fee: all kinds.
For a complete list of drop-off and pick up options, view the Recycling Guide online at www.recyclenow.org
Electronics
Cost of legal disposal: Free drop-off at most locations.
Examples include:
- TVs
- Office equipment
(telephones, fax machines, copiers, etc.) - Kitchen appliances
(blenders, toaster ovens, coffee makers without glass pots, etc.) - Household
& bath appliances
(hair dryers, irons, curling irons, vacuum cleaners, etc.) - Computer equipment
(computers, laptops, keyboards, printers, scanners, cables, etc.) - Consumer electronics
(tape players, VCRs, stereo equipment, radios, PDAs, cell phones, etc.)
Sample options for legal disposal:
Electronic devices are banned from landfill disposal. Electronics recycling is provided at all County Refuse Disposal Sites.
Curbside recycling for small household electronic devices:
Small household electronic devices not larger than 2 feet in any dimension can be recycled in the blue single-stream recycling cart in Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol and the unincorporated area. Do not put any items with a screen or monitor in the blue single-stream recycling cart.
Drop-off options:
Unless otherwise noted, the following organizations accept working and non-working equipment:
ANNAPOLIS
Annapolis Transfer Station
33549 Annapolis Rd. (707) 886-5204
Wed-Sat 8-4. Drop-off: no fee for
electronics 25 pounds or less;
$20 each for large electronic device weighing more than 25 pounds.
CLOVERDALE
Goodwill Industries
of the Redwood Empire
792 S. Cloverdale Blvd. (707) 894-5200
Daily 9-5. Drop-off: all kinds.
Charitable receipts issued for
donations.
GUERNEVILLE
Guerneville
Transfer Station
13450 Pocket Rd./Hwy. 116
(707) 869-3878
Mon-Tues, Thurs-Sat 8-4. Drop-off: no fee
for electronics 25 pounds
or less; $20 each for large
electronic device weighing more
than 25 pounds.
HEALDSBURG
Goodwill Industries
of the Redwood Empire
513 Healdsburg Ave.
(707) 431-8408
Daily 9-5, Drop-off:
all kinds. Charitable receipts
issued for donations.
Healdsburg
Transfer Station
166 Alexander Valley Rd.
(707) 433-5631
Mon-Sat 8-4. Drop-off: no fee for
electronics 25 pounds or less;
$20 each for large electronic device
weighing more than 25 pounds.
Redwood Moving & Storage
190 Foss Creek Circle, Suite K
(707) 433-2240
Mon-Fri 8-12 & 1-5. Drop-off: all kinds.
Salvation Army
200 Lytton Springs Rd.
(707) 433-7404/(800) 958-7825
Mon-Sat 9:30-5. Drop-off: all
kinds. Charitable receipts
issued for donations.
PETALUMA
Central Disposal Site
500 Mecham Rd. (707) 565-7940
Mon-Sat 7-3. Drop-off : no fee for
electronics 25 pounds or
less; $20 each for large
electronic devices weighing more
than 25 pounds.
Goodwill Industries
of the Redwood Empire
1000 Lakeville St. (707) 778-7485
Daily 10-5. Drop-off: all kinds. Charitable receipts issued for donations.
Staples-Petaluma
207 S. McDowell Boulevard
(707) 762-3131
Mon-Fri 8-9, Sat 9-7, Sun 10-6. Drop-off and fee (select devices): visit web site for instructions.
ROHNERT PARK
Goodwill Industries of the
Redwood Empire
4 Padre Parkway (707) 585-0300
Daily 9-5, Drop-off: all
kinds. Charitable receipts issued
for donations.
My Storage Space/GREENspot DROPoff, Inc.
6635 Redwood Dr.
(707) 703-1058
Daily 9:30-6. Drop-off (select devices): most electronics except kitchen appliances.
Office Depot
321 Rohnert Park Expressway
584-5511
Mon-Fri 8-8, Sat 9-7, Sun 10-7.
Drop-off and fee: computers, printers and accessories, any brand. Small, medium and large size boxes available to fit devices up to 2' x 1.5' x 1.5'.
St. Vincent de Paul Society
5671 Redwood Drive
(707) 584-1579
Mon-Sat 8:30-6. Drop-off: all kinds.
Charitable receipts issued for
donations.
Santa Rosa Moving & Storage Company
5650 State Farm Dr. (707) 584-8585
Mon-Fri 8-4:30. Drop-off: all kinds.
SANTA ROSA
Best Buy
1950 Santa Rosa Ave.
545-1078
Mon-Thurs 9-9, Fri 9-10, Sat 9-9, Sun 9:30-7. Drop-off and pick up: visit web site for a list of what is accetped in-store, as well as the TV Haul Away program.
Computer Recycling
Center/Computers &
Education
3227 Santa Rosa Ave. (707) 570-1600
Tues-Sat 9-4:30. Drop-off: working/non-working electronics, all kinds. Pick up: TVs only.
Global Materials
Recovery Services
3899 Santa Rosa Ave. (707) 586-6666
Mon-Sat 7-5, Sun 8-5. Drop-off: working/non-working electronics. Remove toner and ink cartridges; call for quote.
Goodwill Industries of the
Redwood Empire
3535 Industrial Ave. (707) 545-2492
680 Sebastopol Rd. (707) 570-2392
651 Yolanda Ave. (707) 523-0550
Daily 10-5. Drop-off: working/non-working electronics, all kinds.
Lock It Up Self Storage/GREENspot DROPoff, Inc.
3570 Airway Dr.
(707) 523-7007
Daily 9-6. Drop-off (select devices): most electronics except kitchen appliances.
Love Your Neighbor Public Charity & Thrift Shop
3161 Coffey Lane
(707) 542-0446
M-Sa 11-6. Drop-off: working/non-working electronics, all kinds. Donated computer systems may be refurbished for reuse.
Office Depot
1960 Santa Rosa Ave.
542-2582
Mon-Fri 8-9, Sat 9-7, Sun 10-7.
Drop-off and fee: computers, printers and accessories, any brand. Small, medium and large size boxes available to fit devices up to 2' x 1.5' x 1.5'.
Redwood Empire Recycling
3400 Standish Ave.
(707) 586-8247 / 586-8249
M-Sa 7-5. Drop-off: working/non-working electronics, all kinds. Residents only; no businesses.
Redwood Gospel Mission
1821 Piner Rd. (707) 528-7285
Mon-Sat 10-5:30. Drop-off: all kinds.
Charitable receipts issued for
donations.
Salvation Army
160 Montgomery Ave.
(707) 578-3924/(800) 958-7825
Daily 9-9. Drop-off: working/non-working electronics, all kinds. Charitable receipts issued for donations.
SEBASTOPOL
Goodwill Industries Sebastopol Store
6826 Sebastopol Rd.
(707) 823-3551
Daily 10-5. Drop-off: working/non-working electronics, all kinds.
SONOMA
Sonoma Transfer Station
4376 Stage Gulch Rd.
(707) 996-6597
Mon-Sat 7-3. Drop-off: no fee for
electronics 25 pounds
or less; $20 each
for large electronics weighing more than 25 pounds.
WINDSOR
Office Depot
6400 Hembree Ln., #100
837-9488
Mon-Fri 8-9, Sat 9-7, Sun 10-6. Drop-off and fee: computers, printers and accessories, any brand. Small, medium and large size boxes available to fit devices up to 2' x 1.5' x 1.5'.
West Coast Metals, Inc.
470 Caletti Rd. (707) 838-9731
Mon-Fri 7-3:30. Drop-off & fee:
working/non-working large
metal copiers only; no small
plastic copiers.
For a complete list of drop-off and pick up options, view the Recycling Guide online at www.recyclenow.org
Household hazardous waste
Examples include: Pesticides, Cleaners, Auto Fluids, ETC.
Cost of legal disposal: Free for households. Fees for businesses.
Sample options for legal disposal:
There are three options for toxics disposal from residents:
- Household Toxics Facility at the Central Disposal Site (500 Mecham Rd., Petaluma)
- Community Toxics Collections
- Toxic Rover Pickup Service
For details and a schedule of Community Toxics Collections, view the Recycling Guide online at www.recyclenow.org
Mattresses
Cost of legal disposal: Free for reusable mattresses or $20 fee for non-reusable mattresses *
Sample options for legal disposal:
All County Refuse Disposal Sites accept
mattresses for a fee.
Salvation Army
200 Lytton Springs Rd., Healdsburg
(707) 433-7404/(800) 728-7825
Mon-Sat 9:30-5. Drop-off & pickup: Mattresses and box springs, all sizes; reusable condition only.
For a complete list of drop-off and pick up options, view the Recycling Guide online at www.recyclenow.org
Televisions
Cost of legal disposal: Free
Sample options for legal disposal:
See Electronics and Bulky Item Pick up sections for options.
Tires
Fine for illegal disposal
Fines for illegally dumping tires are significantly higher than fines for illegally discarding other materials. They may range from $500 to $10,000 per day per violation.
Cost of legal disposal:
$5 each. Passenger tires (16” wheel size or less)
$10 each. Truck tires (17” to 24” wheel size) *
Sample options for legal disposal:
Tires are banned from landfill disposal and cannot be discarded in curbside garbage collection.
All Refuse Disposal Sites accept tires for a fee. Transport up to nine used or waste tires at one time.
Transporting more than nine tires requires a special registration permit, which can be requested by calling Sonoma County Environmental Health at (707) 565-6565.
You can also contract with a permitted waste tire hauler.
* All fees are subject to change without notice
For more information, see the Recycling Guide in the Sonoma County AT&T Yellow Pages® or visit www.recyclenow.org or call the Eco-Desk (707) 565-DESK(3375).
