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Ferrous Scrap Metal/Steel

Ferrous metals and steel contain iron.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Concord/Pleasant Hill Recycling Center 1320 Galaxy Way Concord Recycle Free Drop-off
El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center 7501 Schmidt Ln. El Cerrito Recycle Free Drop-off Scrap Metal bin
Republic Services, Inc. 42600 Boyce Road Fremont Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Separate for recycle drop-off
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station 41149 Boyce Rd. Fremont Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Separate recyclables and deposit into marked containers at facility
Sims Metal (Hayward) 30104 Industrial Pkwy SW Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
Aaron Metals (Hayward) 25101 Clawiter Rd Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up, Buyback Drop-off Free pick-up and drop box service for industrial and commerical accounts.,Stainless steel.
GreenWaste Hayward Transfer Station 3458 Enterprise Ave Hayward Recycle Drop-off for a Fee No buy back offered, steel associated with C&D project.
Mings Recycling 3495 Breakwater Court Hayward Recycle Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Pick-up
Triple S Metals 567 Exchange Ct Livermore Recycle Buyback Drop-off
Waste Management of Alameda County 172 98th Ave. Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Commercial waste hauling service
Commercial Waste & Recycling - C&D, Inerts & landscape yard 725 Independent Road Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee No buy back offered, steel associated with C&D project.
Aaron Metals (Oakland) 750 105th Ave. Oakland Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up, Buyback Drop-off
Schnitzer Steel (Oakland) 1101 Embarcadero West Oakland Recycle Buyback Pick-up Commercial quantity. bulk containers, such as tanks, must be cleaned and have sufficient holes for visible inspection. Metal banding must be cut in 1ft lengths. Chain-link fencing must be cut in section less than 18ft by 4ft. Do not put cable, fencing, wire rope or heavy melt metal inside vehicles.
GreenWaste of Palo Alto 2765 Lafayette St Palo Alto Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Pittsburg Recycling Center (Recycling Zone Inc.) 181A Clark Avenue Pittsburg Recycle Free Drop-off
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Separate for recycle drop-off
Sims Metal (Redwood City) 699 Seaport Boulevard Redwood City Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
Sims Metal (San Jose) Office: 1800 Monterey Highway Redwood City Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
Sims Metal (Richmond) 600 S 4th Street Richmond Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
Action Metal Recycling 385 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Drop-off for a Fee

Curbside Service

Recycling Debris Box Note
Alameda
Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for details.
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Albany
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Berkeley
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
Contact ACI, 510-483-1400, for details.
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Dublin
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Emeryville
Emeryville accepts this item in construction and demolition, or can place small scrap in recycling container if less than 10 lbs and no more than 2 ft in any dimension.
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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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