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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| Sports Basement (Walnut Creek) | 1881 Ygnacio Valley Rd | Walnut Creek | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| FreeCycle |
The Freecycle Network PO Box 294 |
Tuscon | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| TerraCycle | 121 New York Ave | Trenton | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Sports Basement (Sunnyvale) | 1177 Kern Ave | Sunnyvale | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| 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 | |
| Sports Basement (San Ramon) | 1041 Market Place | San Ramon | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) | 2615 Davis St. | San Leandro | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | Public Drop-off Area | |
| 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 | |
| Canyon Market | 2815 Diamond St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant |
1 Ferry Building Shop #23 |
San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Whole Foods Market | 450 Rhode Island St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Ask for Cork barrel location | |
| Presidio YMCA Main Post Fitness Center | 63 Funston Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Whole Foods Market (1150 Ocean Ave) | 1150 Ocean Ave | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Ask for cork bin location | |
| Rainbow Grocery | 1745 Folsom St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Whole Foods Market | 399 4th St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Ask for bin location | |
| SCRAP | 801 Toland St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Whole Foods Market | 3950 24th St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Ask for bin location | |
| Trader Joe's | 401 Bay St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Whole Foods Market | 1765 California St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Ask for bin location | |
| Sports Basement (SF Bryant St) | 1590 Bryant St | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off |
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 |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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| Emeryville |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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| Fremont |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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| Hayward |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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| Livermore |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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| Newark |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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| Oakland |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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| Piedmont |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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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) |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
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| Union City |
Consider collecting for future reuse craft/art projects or ReCork recycling collection bins. ### |
