Consider donation to a local thrift store for your commercially produced audio visual media. Video tapes, CDs, DVDs, floppy disks, cassette tapes and storage tape cartridges can not be recycled at the curb. Some locations listed below offer recycling through mail back programs.
Jewel cases can be recycled with curbside recycling for customers of Recology Sonoma-Marin only.
Reuse organization
500 Mecham Rd
Petaluma, CA 94952
NotesDrop-off and fee: commercially produced video/audio tapes; check with on-site attendant.
NotesBuyback and mail-back: online marketplace buys working computer games, video games, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Ray discs with free shipping; see website for more details.
NotesMail-back: collection system for CDs, diskettes, DVDs, ink cartridges, cell phones, video tapes, pagers, PDAs, and all of your "byte-sized" technotrash. Visit website for details.
NotesDrop-off (outdoor box): commercially produced music and video CDs. Items are collected to benefit charities. Call or email to locate a collection drop-off box near you.
657 143rd St.
San Leandro, CA 94578
NotesDrop-off and buyback: see web site for current buyback item list.
888 92nd Ave.
Oakland, CA 94603
NotesDrop-off and mail-back: CDs, DVDs and jewel cases. Pickup and possible payment available for large quantities.
3339 Fitzgerald Rd
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
NotesBuyback: SLR data storage media (eg. media used for surveillance cameras, large backup drives, etc.). Visit website for instructions or email empties@t3rs.com for a quote.