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Drums - Paper

Paper drums are cylindrical packaging made of pressed fiber. They are commonly used for transportation and storage of chemicals and other substances used in the manufacture of food products.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Repurposed Materials 10220 Brighton Rd
Unit 7
Henderson Reuse Buyback Mail-in Commercial volume.
Questar 30983 San Clemente St. Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee No charge if previously used for food products only. Call first, may drop-off 1/2 truck load or more. Pick-up available for large quantities.
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Landfill Drop-off for a Fee
Phoenix Container 2224 South Daubenberger Rd. Turlock Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Commercial quantities
GreenWaste of Palo Alto 2765 Lafayette St Palo Alto Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Bulky Pickup. Please consider reuse and repair before disposal. This item can be collected curbside for a fee or for no charge during your Clean Up Day.
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station 41149 Boyce Rd. Fremont Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Separate for recycling drop-off area
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) 2615 Davis St. San Leandro Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Public Drop-off Area
Containers Unlimited 3375 Arden Road Hayward Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Commercial quantity
Container Exchanger 6025 Lagrange Blvd SW Atlanta Recycle Buyback Mail-in
Berkeley Recycling Center 669 Gilman St.
(corner of 2nd & Gilman)
Berkeley Recycle Free Drop-off 55 g drums must be completely empty and dry and either cut in half or with a visible four-inch diameter hole.

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