Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto

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6-Pack Rings

Please cut up traditional 6-pack rings before placing in trash to ensure safety of wildlife.

Rigid plastic can carriers or handles, are reusable and snap on to place by hand. Ask your local brewery to collect them for reuse and/or recycling. Find a drop-off collection site.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room 2031 Fourth St Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off Pak-Tech reusable/recyclable beer can carrier/handle collection drop-off location.
Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room 2031 Fourth St Berkeley Recycle Free Drop-off Pak-Tech reusable/recyclable beer can carrier/handle collection drop-off location.
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Landfill Drop-off for a Fee
PakTech Beverage Can Carrier Recycling Program 1680 Irving Rd Eugene Reuse Free Drop-off PakTech can carrier handles can be collected and dropped off at participating locations.
PakTech Beverage Can Carrier Recycling Program 1680 Irving Rd Eugene Repair Free Drop-off PakTech can carrier handles can be collected and dropped off at participating locations.
Oakland United Beerworks 262 2nd St Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Pak-Tech reusable/recyclable beer can carrier/handle collection drop-off location.
Oakland United Beerworks 262 2nd St Oakland Recycle Free Drop-off Pak-Tech reusable/recyclable beer can carrier/handle collection drop-off location.
GreenWaste of Palo Alto 2765 Lafayette St Palo Alto Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Put in bag with other film plastic.
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) 2615 Davis St. San Leandro Landfill Drop-off for a Fee Public Drop-off Area
Almanac Beer Company 651B W Tower Ave Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off Pak-Tech reusable/recyclable beer can carrier/handle collection drop-off location.
Almanac Beer Company 651B W Tower Ave Alameda Recycle Free Drop-off Pak-Tech reusable/recyclable beer can carrier/handle collection drop-off location.

Curbside Service

Recycling Garbage Note
Alameda
Cut the rings.
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Albany
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Berkeley
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
When collected as bag-a-bag for Recycling Cart/Bin or for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment. Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash.
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Dublin
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Emeryville
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Fremont
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Hayward
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
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Livermore
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Newark
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Oakland
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Piedmont
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Pleasanton
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San Leandro
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
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Union City
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