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Environmental Health Services is the local authority on environmental health and safety policy and enforcement.
Provides integrated medical, dental, mental health and chemical dependency treatment to the incarcerated adult population.
Focuses on early intervention with San Mateo County parents and children who are low-income and have faced health inequities
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We provide comprehensive care for women's reproductive, hormonal and general health across all life stages.
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We provide care for teeth and gum conditions.
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Available 24/7, we provide Immediate medical care for urgent, life-threatening conditions and injuries.
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Environmental Health Services
Motor oil is a serious environmental hazard if not properly collected and recycled. However, there’s an easy way to recycle used oil and filters right at home!
Depending on your hauler, you may have different curbside options available to you.
Curbside cart pickup is typically available for single-family homes and apartments with up to four units with individual cart service. Check with your hauler to confirm the details below.
Residents may set out used motor oil (in plastic containers with a screw on lid only) and filters (in sealed plastic bags only) next to their blue cart for collection at no additional charge. A free oil jug can be requested by calling Customer Service at 650-568-9900 (Woodside), 650-568-9900 (Portola Valley) or 650-798-5999 (Atherton). Visit the GreenWaste site.
Place used motor oil in original or other plastic jugs with screw-top lids and used filters inside secure zip-top plastic bags. Place both next to your recycling cart. Call 831-338-9682 before your scheduled pickup if you have more than the usual amount for a single auto or pick-up truck. Visit the Kunz Valley Trash and Recycling site.
No curbside pickup available. Drop-off is available at the Recology Pacifica Recycling Yard at 1046 Palmetto Ave. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 AM – noon for Pacifica residents (proof of residency required). Contact Recology of the Coast at 650-355-9000 for additional information or visit the Recology of the Coast site.
Two other Pacifica drop-off locations include: Oil Changer | 2880 Skyline Blvd. | 650-355-7233 Sanford Firestone | 705 Hickey Blvd. | 650-355-1154
No curbside pickup available. Drop-off is available at the Recology San Bruno Transfer Station located at 101 Tanforan Ave. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 AM – noon for San Bruno residents (proof of residency required). Contact Recology San Bruno at 650-583-8536 or visit the Recology San Bruno site for additional information.
Two other San Bruno drop-off locations are: Jiffy Lube | 1580 El Camino Real | 650-588-3970 SpeeDee Oil Change | 801 El Camino Real | 650-588-3970
Place motor oil and filters next to your blue recycle cart for pickup on your regular collection day. You may request up to five one-gallon plastic jugs for your used motor oil and up to five zippered plastic bags for your used oil filters, at no cost. You may also use your own clear zip-top plastic bags and clear plastic containers for used motor oil, such as a one-gallon milk jug. Jugs must be labeled. Please be sure that lids on plastic containers are tightly sealed. For more information, contact Recology San Mateo County at 650-595-3900 or visit the Recology San Mateo County site.
Place up to two one-gallon, clear plastic jugs (with screw-top cap) of used motor oil and up to two one-gallon clear zip-type plastic bags with used oil filters curbside on your collection day. Jugs must be labeled. Place the motor oil and oil filters next to your blue recycle cart. For more information, contact Republic Services of Daly City at 650-756-1130 visit the Republic Services of Daly City site.
Place up to two, one-gallon, clear plastic jugs (with screw-top cap) of used motor oil and up to two, one-gallon clear zip-type plastic bags with used oil filters, curbside on your collection day. Jugs must be labeled. Place the motor oil and oil filters next to your blue recycle container. For more information, visit the Republic Services of Half Moon Bay site or call 650-592-2411.
Five gallon limit, must be contained in a sealed plastic bottle with a screw-top cap. Place alongside the recycling cart on your regular collection day. Place filters in a clear zipper-lock bag and put alongside the recycling cart on your regular collection day. For more information, visit the South San Francisco Scavenger site or call 650-589-4020.