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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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 | ||
Sports Basement (Walnut Creek) | 1881 Ygnacio Valley Rd | Walnut Creek | 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 | ||
Sports Basement (Sunnyvale) | 1177 Kern Ave | Sunnyvale | 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 | |
Castro Valley Natural Grocery | 3295 Castro Valley Blvd | Castro Valley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Ask cashier for collection location. May be near the restrooms. | |
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 | ||
Reuse Arts & Crafts | 1824 San Pablo Ave | Berkeley | Reuse | 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 | |
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. | |
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. | |
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 | |
FreeCycle |
The Freecycle Network PO Box 294 |
Tuscon | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
SCRAP | 801 Toland St. | San Francisco | Reuse | 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 |
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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 |
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Newark |
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Oakland |
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Piedmont |
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Pleasanton |
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San Leandro |
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
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Union City |
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