California Local Material Exchange Programs

CalMAX Partnerships

The following are cooperative arrangements where CalMAX hosts advertisements and provides branded search pages for California communities.

• Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne Counties/Region
• Contra Costa County/Region
• Fresno County/Region
• Humboldt and Del Norte Counties/Region
• Lake County/Region
• Merced County/Region
• Napa Region
• Nevada County/Region
• Placer County/Region
• Riverside County/Region
• Sacramento County/Region
• San Bernardino County/Region
• San Diego County/Region
• Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
• Sonoma County/Region (Also visit Sonoma County's materials exchange site for other reuse exchange opportunities.)
• Shasta County/Region
• Truckee Region

Does your community wish to partner with CalMAX? Contact us for details at CalMAX@ciwmb.ca.gov.

Other California Material Exchanges

The following are independent local material exchange programs.

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The Los Angeles County Materials Exchange Program (LACoMAX) http://ladpw.org/epd/lacomax/

LACoMAX is a free service designed to help residents, businesses, institutions, and organizations in Los Angeles County find markets for their industrial by-products, surplus materials, and other discards. LACoMAX encourages individuals, businesses, schools, and nonprofit organizations in the County of Los Angeles to post their available materials and to find needed materials on the website.

Contact: 
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
Environmental Programs Division
900 S. Fremont Avenue, 3rd Floor Annex
Alhambra, CA 91803-1331
(626) 458-3565
E-Mail: CFRIAS@dpw.lacounty.gov

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MarinMAX Materials Exchange (MarinMax) http://marinmax.org/

MarinMax is a program developed to provide a reuse service for residents, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and schools located in Marin County. This free online resource allows members of the community to search for used items they need or give up items they have no use for or might otherwise dispose of.

Contact: 
Marin County Department of Public Works
Waste Management Division
P.O. Box 4186
San Rafael, CA 94913-4186
(415) 499-6647; (415) 446-7373 (Fax)
E-mail: info@marinmax.org

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The Sonoma County Materials Exchange Program (SonoMax) http://www.SonoMax.org/

Also: Visit the CalMAX/Sonoma County partnership page for other reuse exchange opportunities.

SonoMax is a FREE online service designed to match the discards of businesses and other entities in Sonoma County with potential users. Any business, nonprofit group, or government agency can list materials they have available or would like to acquire.

Contact: 
Sonoma County Waste Management Agency
2300 County Center Drive, Ste. B-100
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 565-3668
Eco-Desk Hotline: (707) 565-DESK (3375)
E-mail: kchilcot@sonoma-county.org

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The Ventura County Materials Exchange Program (VCMAX) http://www.vcmax.org/

VCMAX is a free service provided by the County of Ventura to help reduce the amount of viable, reusable materials sent to local landfills. VCMAX is a regional reuse resource and referred to as "VCMAX.org-- reuse, donate, recycle." Residents, businesses, and nonprofits can place free "Wanted" or "Available" ads on line. The newly redesigned site links to Habitat for Humanity's Restore and to Foodshare, and provides e-waste and household hazardous waste disposal information.

Contact: 
Pandee Leachman
County of Ventura
800 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93009-1650
(805) 658-4315; (805) 658-4324 (Fax)
E-mail: pandee.leachman@ventura.org

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