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Businesses & Institutions: The California Organics and Recycling Law (SB 1383) requires that certain businesses & institutions must recover and donate edible food.
Our Food Recovery Organization Directory lists verified organizations accepting edible food donations in Alameda County. Resources for other counties are available here: Contra Costa County | San Mateo County | Santa Clara County | San Francisco County
Did you know that reducing food waste is one of the leading solutions to climate change? Go to StopFoodWaste.org for Food Saving Tips, Recipes, Resources and Tools.
Find Food Distribution sites: Alameda County Community Food Bank Locator, Contra Costa & Solano County Locator, Palo Alto Locator
To learn how to start your own gleaning program, see the Gleaning Guide at StopFoodWaste.org in partnership Alameda Backyard Grower's Project Pick. Find & contribute to the urban fruit and forage map FallingFruit.org.

Vendors

Vendor	Address	City	Destination	Disposal Method	Notes
Essential Food and Medicine (EFAM)	2311 Magnolia St	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up	Types of Food Accepted: Fresh produce; Shelf-stable/Non-perishable foods; Fresh/Frozen grocery requiring refrigeration or freezing; Baked Goods; Meat; Milk & Dairy; Cold prepared foods; Hot prepared foods; Bulk foods
Bananas	5232 Claremont Ave Parking lot in rear	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Donations accepted from the public: Non expired baby formula & food and coupons
Telegraph Community Ministry Center	5316 Telegraph Ave	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Donations accepted from the public: Food Pantry and Manna from Heaven Breakfasts
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC)	1825 San Pablo Ave #200	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Donations accepted from the public: Fresh produce; Shelf-stable/Non-perishable foods; Milk & Dairy; Bulk foods
Community Food Giveaway (Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church)	1203 Willow St	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Accepts donations from the public
Brighter Beginnings (Oakland Artthaus Center)	2744 E. 11th Street Suite H01	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Donations accepted from the public: Non expired baby formula & food and coupons.
East Oakland Collective	7800 MacArthur Blvd (Distribution Office)	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Non-perishable: Canned goods, Shelf stable/dry goods, Halloween candy. Perishable: Must come from a commercial kitchen (catering, restaurant, food service); bulk food items, individually packaged prepared or ready-made meals. No homemade foods. No expired items or nearing expiration. No damaged or open packaging. https://www.eastoaklandcollective.com/food-and-supply-distribution.html
Cityteam Ministries (Family Services)	722 Washington Street	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Accepts donations from the public
South Palo Alto Food Closet	670 E Meadow Dr	Palo Alto	Reuse	Free Drop-off
White Pony Express	3380 Vincent Road #107	Pleasant Hill	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Preference for produce, dairy items, eggs, and proteins. Prefer not to receive any additional breads, baked goods, and deserts. Food Recovery Organization in Contra Costa County
Hively (Pleasanton)	Tri-Valley Resource Center 7901 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 150	Pleasanton	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Non-expired food. Un-opened Baby formula and coupons for formula. Non-perishable food.
The Salvation Army Social Service	660 Veterans Blvd	Redwood City	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Non-Perishable
St Francis Center	151 Buckingham Avenue	Redwood City	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Non-perishable food
St. Anthony's Foundation (150 Golden Gate)	150 Golden Gate Ave	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Drop-off	If you have large deliveries of bulk food items call ahead!
Sotira	44 Montgomery St	San Francisco	Reuse	Buyback Mail-in	At Sotira, we connect suppliers - retailers to manufacturers to distributors to retailers to brands - to buyers in the secondary market. Their software/platform helps large food suppliers track and right-size their ordering to reduce surplus, offload and monetize their surplus inventory, recouping up to 50% of the product cost. In some cases, when inventory cannot be sold to secondary buyers, the product is donated to food banks and/or food recovery orgs. Sotira has a Partner Program for food, health and wellness, and beauty space looking to accept donations for redistribution.
Chow Match App	PO Box 460612	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Mail-in	Fresh produce; Shelf-stable/Non-perishable foods; Fresh/ Frozen grocery requiring refrigeration or freezing; Baked goods; Meat; Milk & dairy; Cold prepared foods; Hot prepared foods; Bulk foods. Operating in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.
EPA Region 9 Pacific Southwest	75 Hawthorne Street	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Mail-in	Information List. Bay Area organizations that transport and accept food donations to feed hungry people, animals, and make compost and/or biogas. www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/links-and-resources-about-food-recovery-san-francisco-bay-area
Peninsula Food Runners	PO Box 460612	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up	Picks up excess food for free from restaurants, caterers, bakeries, hospitals, event planners, corporate cafeterias, and hotels. If you have excess food from home or a small private event, you can deliver to one of their local shelters.
Food Runners	2579 Washington St	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up	Residential and Commercial. See note.
LiquiDonate	149 New Montgomery St Floor 4	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Drop-off, Mail-in for a Fee	Non-perishable only. Commercial quantity. LiquiDonate matches and moves reclaimable items (ex. returns, liquidation, branded items, inventory, apparel, office/warehouse supplies, nonperishable food) from businesses to nonprofits, including arranging pickup or delivery. Free delivery for non-profits, business pays for delivery.