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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| Zanker Road Materials Processing Facility | 675 Los Esteros Rd | San Jose | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | CARE carpet recycling drop-off location. Accepts directly from the public. | |
| Union Recovering |
28970 Hopkins Street #F |
Hayward | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Call first | |
| Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) | 2615 Davis St. | San Leandro | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Public Drop-off Area. CA Carpet Stewardship Recycling Drop-off Site (CARE). Reduced tonnage fee. Carpet and pad must be dry, debris-free (free of tack strips, nails, trash & dirt), & prepared (cut into manageable sections, separate pad from carpet, roll, stack or fold). Carpet pile gets stacked on a pallet and wrapped (4' high max). https://carpetrecovery.org/california/ca/ | |
| Aquafil Synthetic Fibers and Polymers |
550 N. Pioneer Ave Suite 400 |
Woodland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Commercial volume carpet recycler | |
| 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. | |
| NixxIt | 19532 Center St | Castro Valley | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Recology San Francisco Transfer Station Public Recycling and Disposal Drop Off | 501 Tunnel Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| FERMA Corporation (Newark) |
Equipment Yard 6655 Smith Ave |
Newark | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Golden Bear Transfer Station | 1 Parr Blvd. | Richmond | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | CARE carpet recycling site - both broadloom (residential and commercial) and carpet tile. | |
| Blue Line Transfer Station | 500 East Jamie Court | South San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Newby Island Landfill & Resource Recovery Park | 1601 Dixon Landing Rd. | Milpitas | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| GreenWaste Carpet Recycling | 1201 North 15th St | San Jose | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | CARE Recycler - for large retailers and installers | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day. | |
| Oakland Resident Free Bulky Item Drop Off - Bulky Block Party |
7101 Edgewater Dr |
Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Certified Blue Recycling, Inc. | 2075 Williams St. | San Leandro | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | CA Carpet Stewardship Recycling Drop-off Site (CARE). Carpet and pad must be dry, debris-free (free of tack strips, nails, trash & dirt), & prepared (cut into manageable sections, separate pad from carpet, roll, stack or fold). Carpet pile gets stacked on a pallet and wrapped (4' high max). https://carpetrecovery.org/california/ca/ | |
| Marin Resource Recovery Center | 565 Jacoby Street | San Rafael | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee |
Curbside Service
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| Alameda |
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| Berkeley |
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| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
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