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Did you know that reducing food waste is one of the leading solutions to climate change? Go to StopFoodWaste.org for Food Saving Tips and Tricks.

As of January 1, 2022, a new California law states businesses who currently throw away edible food must now recover and donate it. Click here for rules, resources, and lists in Alameda County, and here for Contra Costa County.

Find food distribution sites: Alameda County Community Food Bank Locator, Contra Costa & Solano County Locator, Palo Alto Locator

Vendors

Vendor	Address	City	Destination	Disposal Method	Notes
FreeCycle	The Freecycle Network PO Box 294	Tuscon	Reuse	Free Pick-up	Moving? Going out of town? Not to your taste? Offer fresh and pantry items to neighbors.
Third Eye Soul Kitchen	3047 Martin Luther King Jr Way	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off	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
Arsola's Distribution Center and Community Services	7801 Edgewater Dr Suite 3000	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. This Food Recovery Organization is willing to collect from food donors: Alameda, Hayward, Oakland, Union City
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.
La Familia Counseling Service (Hayward Family Resource Center)	680 W Tennyson Road Wing B	Hayward	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Falling Fruit App	PO Box 284	Boulder	Reuse	Free Pick-up	Falling Fruit is an interactive map folks can add to and then glean of the overlooked culinary bounty of the city streets.
St. Vincent de Paul Food Reclamation Program (Oakland)	675 - 23rd St.	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Facebook Buy Nothing Groups	1 Hacker Way	Menlo Park	Reuse	Free Pick-up
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.
Daily Bowl	525 H St	Union City	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. This Food Recovery Organization is willing to collect from food donors in: Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, Oakland, Pleasanton, Union City, Outside Alameda County
Food Shift	677 W Ranger Ave	Alameda	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Types of Food Accepted: Fresh produce; Shelf-stable/Non-perishable foods. This Food Recovery Organization is willing to collect from food donors in: Oakland; Outside Alameda County
Food Distribution Center (Hope for the Heart)	22035 Meekland Ave	Hayward	Reuse	Free Drop-off
New Beginning International Ministry	5609 Foothill Blvd	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Extra Food - Marin County	PO Box 150394	San Rafael	Reuse	Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up
Tri-City Volunteers (TCV) Food Bank & Mobile Pantry	37350 Joseph St.	Fremont	Reuse	Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up	Types of Food Accepted: Fresh Produce and packed food (must be unopened, undamaged, and unexpired). This Food Recovery Organization is willing to collect from food donors in: Fremont, Newark, Oakland, Union City
CareIt - Food Donation & Rescue Software			Reuse	Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up	Food donation and rescue software that makes it easy for businesses and institutions to donate surplus food and goods directly to local nonprofits in the US and work as a network. Free to offer food and accept food. Fees for corporations to manage multiple sites. Offer/accept edible food, animal food, and for compost. Ability to take a subset of offered food. Partnerships & one-off opportunities. Tracking for 1383/CalRecycle. Volunteer and fleet management tools, including tools to communicate available food runs. Who does this tool serve? Food Donors, Registered 501c3 organizations that need food, including Food Recovery agencies, Corporations, Municipalities.
Dublin Senior Center	7600 Amador Valley Blvd	Dublin	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Types of Food Accepted: Shelf-stable/Non-perishable foods; Baked goods. This Food Recovery Organization is willing to collect from food donors in: Dublin, Pleasanton
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
Cityteam Ministries (Family Services)	722 Washington Street	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Children's Emergency Food Bank	John Knox Presbyterian Church 7421 Amarillo Rd	Dublin	Reuse	Free Drop-off