Corks - Natural
Corks are usually made from natural cork or plastic, and are used to contain wine or other liquids in a glass container.
Consider repurposing corks before collecting for recycling. Did you know cork comes from the bark of the cork oak, native to the Mediterranean, and does well in the Bay Area? Bark stripping is carried out manually, and the tree regenerates the bark. Cork oaks can live to 200 years of age.
Vendors
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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Alameda Natural Grocery |
1650 Park St Unit L |
Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Ask cashier for collection location. May be near the restrooms. | |
Berkeley Transfer Station | 1201 2nd St. | Berkeley | Compost | Drop-off for a Fee | Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. | |
BevMo (525 Embarcadero) |
525 Embarcadero Store #5 |
Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Canyon Market | 2815 Diamond St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Castro Valley Natural Grocery | 3295 Castro Valley Blvd | Castro Valley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Ask cashier for collection location. May be near the restrooms. | |
Cork Forest Conservation Alliance Drop-off Locator | 565 Oxford St | Salem | Recycle | Free Drop-off | See website for locations | |
CorkClub Recycling |
5000 Gulf Fwy Bldg 6 |
Houston | Reuse | Mail-in for a Fee | Fill a box - up to 40 lbs from friends, restaurants, etc. and ship to CorkClub. They source corks to crafters, builders, and artists. You pay shipping. | |
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) | 2615 Davis St. | San Leandro | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | Public Drop-off Area | |
East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse |
4695 Telegraph Ave. (drop-off at loading dock on Shattuck Ave between 46th and 47th streets) |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Check if accepting due to space. | |
El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center | 7501 Schmidt Ln. | El Cerrito | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Large cardboard barrel in Exchange Zone. | |
Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant |
1 Ferry Building Shop #23 |
San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
FreeCycle |
The Freecycle Network PO Box 294 |
Tuscon | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
GetCorks |
1007 West College Ave PMB #245 |
Santa Rosa | Reuse | Mail-in for a Fee | Purchase large collections of donated cork by wine, champagne, and material type | |
GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Compost | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
Murrieta's Well Winery | 3005 Mines Rd | Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Collection bin in tasting room | |
Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Presidio YMCA Main Post Fitness Center | 63 Funston Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching | 1355 Ridder Park Dr | San Jose | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Specialty items: Foil printing paper, corks, rubber goods, beads, dowels, scrap wood, plastic containers, film canisters with lids | |
Rainbow Grocery | 1745 Folsom St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
ReCork America-Drop-off Locations |
525 Embarcadero West (BevMo, Store #5; Jack London Square - drop-off container in store) |
Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Become a drop off site. Minimum 1500 (15 lbs) cork for pick up/mailer. |
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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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 |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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Newark |
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Oakland |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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Piedmont |
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Pleasanton |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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San Leandro |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
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Union City |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |