Carpet
Carpet is flooring material of thick, woven material usually made from cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
Find CARE drop-off sites & preparation guidelines for carpet, carpet tiles, and padding here for residents and businesses. (California Carpet Stewardship Program). Click here outside CA.
See CalRecycle's resources on best practices for carpet removal (from Kings Co., WA), how to prepare and load a trailer of waste carpet.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Urban Ore | 900 Murray St. | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Carpet tiles only. YOU MUST CALL PRIOR to donating/dropping off carpet tiles to discuss tile types, condition and amounts. must be clean, in good condition and boxed | |
| Berkeley Transfer Station | 1201 2nd St. | Berkeley | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Special Handling: Carpet recycling (clean, dry, rolled separately from padding, cut into 4’ sections), properly prepared carpet charged at the Construction and Demolition Material Base Rate. CARE carpet recycling site - both broadloom (residential and commercial) and carpet tile. | |
| NixxIt | 19532 Center St | Castro Valley | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Habitat for Humanity ReStore Concord | 2080 Diamond Blvd. | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Tiles only. YOU MUST CALL PRIOR to donating/dropping off carpet tiles to discuss tile types, condition and amounts. must be clean, in good condition and boxed | |
| Carpet Recycling Drop-off Finder | 100 S Hamilton Street | Dalton | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Online map for drop-off locations and recyclers servicing large retailers, installers, & the public. Each facility lists the types of carpet accepted, if they accept from the public, any fees, and hours. Confirm details before you go. | |
| Savers (7117 Regional St.) | 7117 Regional St. | Dublin | Reuse | Free Drop-off | rugs & runners | |
| Habitat for Humanity ReStore Solano Napa | 104 Commerce Court | Fairfield | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Tiles only. YOU MUST CALL PRIOR to donating/dropping off carpet tiles to discuss tile types, condition and amounts. must be clean, in good condition and boxed | |
| Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station | 41149 Boyce Rd. | Fremont | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Separate for C&D drop-off area. CARE carpet recycling site - both broadloom (residential and commercial) and carpet tile. | |
| Soex West Textile Recycling | 2360 South Orange Ave. | Fresno | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| GreenWaste Hayward Transfer Station | 3458 Enterprise Ave | Hayward | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | CARE carpet recycling site - both broadloom (residential and commercial) and carpet tile. Instructions: Keep it dry, free of debris (remove tack strips, nails, trash & dirt), and prepare it (roll carpet after cutting into manageable sections, separate from pad, stack carpet tile). Contaminants on carpet that will designate load as trash include paint and drywall mud, body fluids, chemical or pharmaceutical contaminants. | |
| Union Recovering |
28970 Hopkins Street #F |
Hayward | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Call first | |
| Circular Polymers |
California Plant 3390 Venture Dr |
Lincoln | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity recyclers that provide the collection truck/trailer - collection, sorting (N66, N6, PP, PET), processing into fiber, and then densified pellets. Accepted: nylon carpet, polypropylene carpet, PET carpet, foam pad, re-bond pad, carpet tile, commercial carpet with no glue. | |
| Los Angeles Fiber | 4920 Boyle Avenue | Los Angeles | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Newby Island Landfill & Resource Recovery Park | 1601 Dixon Landing Rd. | Milpitas | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| FERMA Corporation (Newark) |
Equipment Yard 6655 Smith Ave |
Newark | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Independent Recycling Services | 9039 San Leandro Street | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Dick's Carpet One | 36 Hegenberger Court | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | CARE carpet recycling Independent drop-off location. Membership required. Contact for details. $20/load | |
| Oakland Resident Free Bulky Item Drop Off - Bulky Block Party |
7101 Edgewater Dr |
Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Oakland Resident Free Bulky Item Drop Off - Bulky Block Party |
7101 Edgewater Dr |
Oakland | Landfill | Free Drop-off | ||
| Habitat for Humanity ReStore East Bay | 9235 San Leandro St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Tiles only. YOU MUST CALL PRIOR to donating/dropping off carpet tiles to discuss tile types, condition and amounts. must be clean, in good condition and boxed |
Curbside Service
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| Alameda |
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| Albany |
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| Berkeley |
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| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
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