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How Do I Recycle or Dispose of Wheelchairs / Mobility Devices?
 The Sacramento County Department of Waste Management & Recycling offers a program to recycle
discarded wheelchairs and benefit others at the same time. According to the World Health Organization, there is a worldwide
need of 18 million wheelchairs.
The County's North Area Recovery Station
accepts unwanted
non-motorized wheelchairs,
walkers, metal crutches, and metal canes from the public at no charge seven days a week.
The “Wheels for the World” program, serving people with
disabilities and their families, takes the items
collected at the County’s recovery station. Wheelchairs and other
unwanted items are transported to correctional facilities in Colorado, Tennessee, Connecticut,
Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, where they are restored to like-new condition through an
inmate job-training program. The wheelchairs and similar items are then distributed to needy
persons with disabilities in developing countries.
The County’s North Area Recovery Station is located at 4450 Roseville Road in North Highlands.
The Recovery Station is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm and Saturdays and
Sundays from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Contact
For more specific information about the program contact:
9850 Goethe Road
Sacramento, CA 95827-3561
Phone: 916-875-7165
Fax: 916-875-6767
Email: EubanksD@SacCounty.net
Other Resources
To donate motorized wheelchairs for reuse opportunities,
please contact the following:
Director: Frances Gracechild
francesg@ril-sacramento.org
(916) 446-3070 phone
(916) 446-2443 fax
1211 H Street, Suite B
Sacramento, CA 95814
www.ril-sacramento.org
Director: Tink Miller
tmiller@pirs.org
(530) 885-6100 phone
(530) 885-3032 fax
11768 Atwood Rd., Suite 29
Auburn, CA 95603
www.pirs.org
Director: Ann Guerra
ann@freed.org
(530) 272-1732 phone
(530) 272-7793 fax
154 Hughes Rd., Suite 1
Grass Valley, CA 95945
www.freed.org
Ann Guerra
(530) 742-4474 phone
(530) 742-4476 fax
508 J Street
Marysville, CA 95901
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