Recycling Information
There are four ways you can recycle:
If you purchased your appliance from a Platinum Partner, they will handle the recycling with a California-certified recycler, and provide you with the Certificate of Recycling Form.
If your retailer is not hauling away the old appliance, take it to one of the certified recyclers in the list below.
Check with your local utility to see if they have an appliance buy-back or pick-up program.
Check with your city or county about curbside pick-up on E-recycle or junk pick-up days.
Why You Should Recycle
A key part of the Cash For Appliances Program is to remove the old appliances from use and recycle their components. This is sometimes called de-manufacturing.
You cannot receive a rebate unless you recycle your old appliance with a California-certified recycler.
Here are some other reasons to recycle:
Recycling saves energy. The materials in a recycled appliance can be remanufactured into other products so less raw materials have to be used.
Recycling is good for the environment. Components in older appliances like freon or hazardous materials like mercury have a harmful effect on the environment and people's health. Recycling removes them from the ecosystem.
It's safer. Some old appliances can be extremely dangerous. Children have become trapped in abandoned refrigerators.
Illegal dumping is an eyesore. Appliances thrown away on streets or vacant lots are ugly to look at and potentially lethal.
The older appliance you are replacing must be recycled by a California Certified Recycling Facility. An updated list of Certified Recyclers from the California Department of Toxic Substances Control are available below.
- Sort List by City Name
- Sort List by Phone Number
- Sort List by Facility Name
- Sort List by CAR Number
- Entire List in Adobe Acrobat PDF (Updated: July 30, 2010)
- Entire List in Microsoft Excel (Updated: July 30, 2010)
Many appliance retailers are providing this service. If your retailer does not, you are still required to recycle your old appliance. Some communities will be doing curbside recycling during the rebate period. Check with your local city or county refuse service.
List of SEARS stores providing free appliance recycling. Consumers can drop off their old appliances, even if they didn't buy it at SEARS.
| Address | City | State | ZIP | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521 Stone Road | Benicia | CA | 94510 | 7 Days, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
| 1021 Cadillac Court | Milpitas | CA | 95035 | 7 Days, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
| 1200 Blumenfeld Drive, Ste #A | Sacramento | CA | 95815 | M, T, W, Th, F, Sa 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
| 1816 G Street | Fresno | CA | 93706 | T, W, Th, F, Sa 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Installer Pick Up: Su, M 7 a.m. - 10 a.m. T,W,Th,F,Sa 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| 2090 Etiwanda Avenue | Ontario | CA | 91761 | T, W, Th, F, Sa 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
| 960 Sherman Street | San Diego | CA | 92110 | M, T, W, Th, F 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
| 500 West Warner Avenue | Santa Ana | CA | 92707 | M, T, W, Th, F, Sa 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
| 14090 Balboa Boulevard | Sylmar | CA | 91342 | 7 Days, 10 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
If your retailer is hauling and recycling your old appliance, they will give you the signed Recycle Form when they take your appliance away. If you are hauling the appliance to a Certified Recycler yourself, the recycler will give you the signed form when you drop off the appliance.
Once you have completed both forms - the Rebate Application and the Recycling Form - mail the completed Rebate Application (PDF file) with appliance serial number and the Recycling Form, along with a copy of your sales receipt and a copy of your utility bill (to prove residency).
If you would like to become a Certified Appliance Recycler (CAR), then please review the requirements from the Department of Toxic Substances Control at:
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/Mercury/Certified_Appliance_Recycler.cfm