Consider washing for reuse for picnics, parties, kid-friendly events, STEAM projects, and plant starts (cups).
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| TerraCycle | 121 New York Ave | Trenton | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Empty containers only. No food or liquids. | |
| FreeCycle |
The Freecycle Network PO Box 294 |
Tuscon | Reuse | Free Pick-up | Themed party goods, collections of this and that. Utensils, too. | |
| Facebook Buy Nothing Groups | 1 Hacker Way | Menlo Park | Reuse | Free Pick-up | Leftovers from a themed celebration, odds & ends, utensils, too. servingware | |
| Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) | 2615 Davis St. | San Leandro | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | Public drop-off area | |
| Bay Polymer | 1300 E. Victor Road | Lodi | Recycle | Buyback Pick-up | Commercial quantity. |
Curbside Service
| Recycling | Garbage | Note | ||
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| Alameda |
Empty and drip-free. Scrape food into organics container. ### |
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| Albany |
Empty and drip-free. ### |
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| Berkeley |
All disposable foodware sold in Berkeley is required to be BPI certified compostable. Find more information about Berkeley's Single Use Disposable Reduction ordinance here: https://berkeleyca.gov/doing-business/operating-berkeley/food-service/single-use-foodware-rules ### |
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| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Empty/scraped of food. Note to-go cup plastic lids, straws, and stir sticks are not recyclable. Consider washing and reusing stronger plastic cups. ### |
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| Dublin |
Empty and drip-free. Compost food scraps; pour liquids down drain. Consider using reusables as possible ### |
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| Emeryville |
Empty and drip-free. Compost food scraps. Consider using reusables. ### |
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| Fremont |
Empty/scraped of food and drip-free. Note to-go cup plastic lids, straws, and stir sticks are not recyclable. Consider washing and reusing stronger plastic cups. ### |
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| Hayward |
Empty/scraped of food and drip-free. Note to-go cup plastic lids, straws, and stir sticks are not recyclable. Consider washing and reusing stronger plastic cups. ### |
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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
Empty/scraped of food and drip-free. Note to-go cup plastic lids, straws, and stir sticks are not recyclable. Consider washing and reusing stronger plastic cups. ### |
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| Livermore |
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| Newark |
Empty/scraped of food and drip-free. Note to-go cup plastic lids, straws, and stir sticks are not recyclable. Consider washing and reusing stronger plastic cups. ### |
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| Oakland |
Empty/scraped of food and drip-free. Note to-go cup plastic lids, straws, and stir sticks are not recyclable. Consider washing and reusing stronger plastic cups. ### |
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| Piedmont |
Empty/scraped of food and drip-free. Note to-go cup plastic lids, straws, and stir sticks are not recyclable. Consider washing and reusing stronger plastic cups. ### |
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| Pleasanton |
Empty/scraped of food and drip-free. Note to-go cup plastic lids, straws, and stir sticks are not recyclable. Consider washing and reusing stronger plastic cups. ### |
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| San Leandro |
Empty/scraped of food and drip-free. Note to-go cup plastic lids, straws, and stir sticks are not recyclable. Consider washing and reusing stronger plastic cups. ### |
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
Empty/scraped of food and drip-free. Note to-go cup plastic lids, straws, and stir sticks are not recyclable. Consider washing and reusing stronger plastic cups. ### |
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| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
Empty/scraped of food and drip-free. Note to-go cup plastic lids, straws, and stir sticks are not recyclable. Consider washing and reusing stronger plastic cups. ### |
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
Empty/scraped of food and drip-free. Note to-go cup plastic lids, straws, and stir sticks are not recyclable. Consider washing and reusing stronger plastic cups. ### |
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| Union City |
Empty/scraped of food and drip-free. Note to-go cup plastic lids, straws, and stir sticks also go in the garbage. Consider washing and reusing stronger plastic cups and plates. ### |
