Marin Recycling Center operates a permanent household hazardous waste facility as a joint program with the City of San Rafael and the Marin County Waste Management Joint Powers Authority. Residents of Marin County, with the exception of Novato, may bring paint, adhesives, motor oil, pesticides, household batteries, latex paint, computer monitors, televisions, and bleach cleaners to the facility free of charge.

Businesses may dispose of small quantities of hazardous waste by appointment and for a fee. Please call the facility for a list of approved materials and to make arrangements.

The Household Hazardous Waste Facility is located at:
565 Jacoby Street
San Rafael, CA
Residential Customers: 415-485-6806
Commercial Customers: 415-485-5648

Operating Hours:
Commercial Customers: Monday & Tuesday, by appointment only
Residential Customers: Monday - Saturday, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Materials Recycled:

Acetone
Acids & Caustics
Aerosol Cans
Aerosol Cans (empty)
Antifreeze (Propylene Glycol)
Asbestos
Batteries - (Ni-Cad, Ni-MH, Li-ion)
Batteries - Auto (lead acid)
Batteries - Household / Flashlight
Batteries - Rechargeable
Batteries-Buttons
Bleach & Cleaners
Chemical Bottles
Cleansers
Drain Cleaners
Fertilizers
Fire Extinguishers
Flares
Fluorescent Lighting Ballasts
Fluorescent Tubes/Lamps
Freon/HCFC/Refrigerants
Fuel
Gasoline
Glues
Grease/Cooking Oils
Hair Spray
Hazardous Materials
Herbicides
Household Hazardous Wastes
Kerosene (fuel)
Lighter Fluid
Mercury
Motor Oil
Nail Polish Remover
Oil Filters
Oils - Engine/Motor
Oven Cleaners
Paint - Spray
Paint- Acrylic
Paint Cans (empty)
Paint- Give-A-Way Program (Reuse Table)
Paint- Latex
Paint- Lead
Paint- Oil Based
Paint Thinners
PCBs
Pesticides
Photo Chemicals
Poisons
Polishes
Pool Chemicals
Propane Gas Cans (single use)
Propane Gas Tanks (refillable)
Refrigerators (non-working)
Solvents
Spray Cans
Spray Cans (empty)
Thermometers (Mercury)
Thinners
Waxes
Window Cleaner

Hazardous Waste Collection Information

All of Marin except Novato:

Residential: (415) 485-6806
Businesses: (415) 485-5648

In Novato call:
Residential: (415) 892-4177
Businesses: (415) 892-6395

Recycling Centers

Marin Resource Recovery Center
565 Jacoby Street, San Rafael
(415) 453-1404

Novato Recycling Center
7576 Redwood Blvd. Novato
(415) 897-4177

Buy Backs

Buy Backs accept CRV: plastic, glass and cans only.
Mill Valley Buy Back Center
Safeway
1 Camino Alto, Mill Valley
415-457-9764

The Square Shopping Center
Novato Blvd & Wilson Ave.
(Behind the Shell Service Station)

Disposal Facilities

Marin Resource Recovery Center
565 Jacoby Street, San Rafael
(415) 485-5646

Redwood Landfill
Located 2 miles north of the San Marin exit off Hwy. 101
(415) 892-2851