Free Residential Drop Off Items
Before bringing items to our facility:
- Remove fluids (e.g. gas, oil, etc.) and all removeable batteries.
- Drop off the removed batteries and fluids at a Household Hazardous Waste facility.
- Take products with the batteries/fluids removed to a recycling or disposal facility.
- Items with built-in batteries must be taken to an electronic waste (e-waste) program only.
This Residential Program allows the following items to be accepted for free* at Kiefer Landfill and the North Area Recovery Station for recycling.
*Load must only contain free items.
Small Household Corded Items:
Coffee makers; Toasters & toaster ovens; Telephones; Curling irons; Hair dryers; Vacuums (remove bag); Mixers; Blenders; Food processors; Electric shavers; Box fans; Portable heaters
Small Power Tools:
Drills; Grinders; Routers; Sanders; Power Saws
Appliances:
Residents may drop off up to two per day. (Microwaves; Refrigerators; Stoves & ovens; Washers & dryers; Dishwashers)
Electronics Waste:
Cellphones; PDAs; Devices with digital screens; Laptops; Computers; Tablet PCs; All-in-one desktops; Servers; CD & DVD drives and hard drives; Zip drives, Loose circuit boards & cards; Routers & modems; Digital cameras; Gaming consoles; DVD players; TVs;*
Computer mice; Wires; Keyboards; Printers & fax machines; Copiers (only residential copiers accepted free); DVRs & cable boxes; Stereos.
*Before dropping off e-waste for recycling, protect your personal information. Any personal data stored on e-waste should be permanently erase by using disk cleaning software, hard resets, memory card removal, overwriting commands, etc. Learn about electronic disposal best practices.
Bulky Items:
Tires - Passenger Vehicle/Light Truck (rims OK; limit 4 per day)
*50 bicycle tires = 1 Passenger Vehicle/Light Truck tire
Mattresses/Box Springs
Clean Metals
Only Accepted at Kiefer Landfill:
Bricks
Concrete (no rebar and no larger than 36 inches)
Asphalt, tiles, rocks & stucco (clean, no dirt, no trash, no rebar)
Never miss your curbside collection day! The app is available to download in the app stores for both Apple and Android devices.
For questions? Please email sacgreenteam@saccounty.gov.