Lafayette fire station 3338 mt diablo blvd lafayette 94549 92594300 moraga. All recycling center days and hours of operation are determined and overseen by the individual recycling center operator and must be posted at the center. The exchange zone structure is located directly opposite the administrative building. Clothing, shoes, and household linens in clean, dry, reusable condition can be donated to the donation station, receipts available, or are accepted in the usagain green and white bins. They accept books, magazines, cds, and many other items. Take them to the book exchange on san pablo just south of moeser ln. Moragaorinda fire station 1280 moraga way moraga 94556 9252584599 martinez. Mountain view sanitation district 3800 arthur rd martinez 94553 9252285635 orinda. The store was created and is run cooperatively by local book sellers book lovers who are just looking to give good books a good home. The goal of recyclewhere is to reduce waste by providing accurate information about recycling, reuse, and proper disposal. Well even let you know about secret offers and sales when you sign up to our emails.
Musical chairs, new civility rules at recycling center. If you live in, own, or manage an apartment complex or mobile home park, visit our mandatory commercial recycling page for more information. Its land mass is big and a fair amount of people live there but the thing about it is, there arent a lot of attractions. The store is called the free book exchange so donated books are appreciated and accepted, but donations are not required. The facility is a model for other communities to replicate the process and the steps that led to its construction. May 03, 2020 the recycling center s exchange zone area promotes the exchange of reuseable items. Customers also will be limited to removing two bags of books per day from the book exchange, he said. They take styrofoam increasingly more uncommon, electronics, donate clothes, and have a book exchange, in addition to the usual stuff.
Great recycling centergenerally prefer this over berkeleys. I dont know whether other recycling centers accept eye glasses as well. On view will also be collaborative pieces made with 3rd grade students at fairmont elementary school. They take styrofoam increasingly more uncommon, electronics, donate clothes, and have a book exchange, in. It is illegal to place these items in trash or landfills. Community members are welcome to take item as well as donate useable items for others to take home.
The new recycling center offers improved collection and processing areas, as well as a new centralized office. I always see people waiting to see what gets dropped off and it seems like an intellectual group. The center offers community members a convenient way to reduce their environmental footprint. Recycling contra costa county, ca official website. The center became a city operation on july 1, 1977. Its cute, and next to berkeley so of course there are things to do. Please also take a look at a video that includes the grand opening celebration as well as some interesting information. We welcome donations of good used books, cds, dvds and even sheet music. When filled, toter lids should shut completely and no material should extend beyond the container rim. Born and raised in new york, phil spent his blissful youth playing stickball with his buddies in. Household hazardous waste collection hours for recyclemore service area residents only. Neither the garbage or green waste toter should be stuffed. The center not only serves as a recycling dropoff location, but also is a living model of sustainable.
Centers are required to be open a minimum of 30 hours per week, at least five days a week, and at least one weekend day. January 1, 15 and 29 february 12 and 26 march 11 and 25 april 8 and 22 may 6 and 20 june 3 and 17 july. They have a great and concise web page and an exchange program for sharing used goods. Click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on twitter opens in new window.
Recyclewhere is a collaboration amongst local governmental agencies including san francisco department of the environment, stopwaste alameda county waste management authority, contra costa county and city of palo alto. So i drove to the recycling facility in the hills view was beautiful, and i was inandout in 5 minutes. Medical waste program faq environmental health contra. Philip gomshay memoriam walnut creek, ca east bay times. The center is a onestop shop for reuse and recycling. This unique community resource center consists of an administration building, an operations building, and recycling dropoff sheds. Click here for dropoff recycling center page items accepted, etc. I love it is a great way to keep all books in circulation. Prepare for waiting if you dont have an appointment or if you do. May 03, 2020 the center offers community members a convenient way to reduce their environmental footprint. The collection box is in their small office, not an outside bin, so youd need to do a drop off during regular work hours which includes weekend hours. Household hazardous waste accepted items for disposal.
I had a lot of styrofoam and cardboard to recycle, and i didnt want to just throw it in the trash. Mercury containing items there are devices and products that we often use that contain mercury. Books that are in questionable condition will be taken to the recycling centers exchange zone at 7501 schmidt lane, open until 4. The cause is a familiar one in the bay area these days a. Recycling centers are not owned or operated by the state of california. In addition to having source separated collection of a few dozen different materials, they also have this amazing exchange center. Using a hybrid of design build and integrated project delivery, the project team met the challenge to develop a twoacre multimillion dollar recycling facility in less than one year.
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