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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| GovDeals | Reuse | Buyback Pick-up, Buyback Mail-in | tiles, tools, paneling, rolls, extractors, padding, cleaners. From online payment collection and electronic proceeds remittance to asset specific marketing and real-time customizable reporting tools, GovDeals is a complete surplus disposition program. List any equipment or inventory, in any condition. All you need is an item description and a few photos. We actively promote your item listings to our global buyer base through complimentary marketing campaigns targeting active and relevant buyers for your specific items. We'll invoice, collect, and manage the entire closing process for you. When the transaction is complete, we will send the proceeds directly to your bank account. https://www.govdeals.com/en/how-to-sell | |||
| Savers (Alameda) | 931 Marina Village Pkwy | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Good condition rugs & runners only. Bath mats. | |
| 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 Junk Removal | 19592 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 | ||
| Union Recovering |
28970 Hopkins Street #F |
Hayward | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Call first | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 Annual Bulky Drop-off & Curbside Pick-up |
(By appointment only) 7101 Edgewater Dr |
Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Roll and tape. | |
| Oakland Resident Annual Bulky Drop-off & Curbside Pick-up |
(By appointment only) 7101 Edgewater Dr |
Oakland | Landfill | Free Drop-off | Roll and tape. |
Curbside Service
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| Alameda |
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| Albany |
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| Berkeley |
5 ft max length up to 12 in diameter. Can bring to Transfer Station for recycling if rolled separately from carpet padding and if dry and free from debris. ### |
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| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
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| Newark |
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| Piedmont |
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| San Leandro |
No larger than 9' by 12'. Bagged clean/dry textiles are collected during your regular collection day on the first full week of June and October for all residents. See sanleandrosorts.com/textile for what clean/dry items to collect for reuse and recycling. Bags will be picked up by a separate vehicle. No donation receipts provided. ### |
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