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Must be empty and drip-free before recycling.

Materials that should not be mixed into curbside recycling and when broken belong in the garbage: beverage glasses, plates, ceramics, Pyrex or other heat resistant glass, light bulbs, computer monitors, phone screens, plate glass: windows, sliding doors, safety glass, car windshields, art glass, leaded crystal, mirrors.

As of Jan. 1, 2024, there are new eligible beverage containers for redemption in the California Beverage Recycling Program. Consumers pay CA Redemption Value (CRV) when they purchase beverages from a retailer. Find changes to the program and redemption locations here, or call 1-800-RECYCLE.

Vendors

Vendor	Address	City	Destination	Disposal Method	Notes
Alameda Natural Grocery	1650 Park St Unit L	Alameda	Reuse	Free Drop-off, On-site for a Fee	BYO containers, bags, and jars to refill bulk foods. Take to cashier to tare the weight first if not a light bag.
Berkeley Recycling Center	669 Gilman St. (corner of 2nd & Gilman)	Berkeley	Recycle	Free Drop-off	sort by color - clear, brown, green
Biagini Waste Reduction Systems Inc.	1150 Hensley Street	Richmond	Recycle	Pick-up for a Fee
California Waste Solutions (CWS)	1820 10th St.	Oakland	Recycle	Pick-up for a Fee
Castro Valley Natural Grocery	3295 Castro Valley Blvd	Castro Valley	Reuse	Free Drop-off, On-site for a Fee	BYO containers, bags, and jars to refill bulk foods. Take to cashier to tare the weight first if not a light bag.
Citywide Fibers	1151 Quesada Ave.	San Francisco	Recycle	Free Drop-off
Civicorps Recycling	101 Myrtle St.	Oakland	Recycle	Pick-up for a Fee
Concord/Pleasant Hill Recycling Center	1320 Galaxy Way	Concord	Recycle	Free Drop-off	This item may have redemption value.
Conscious Container	PO Box 399	Truckee	Reuse	Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off	Refillable glass bottle system for breweries, wineries, and beverages for consumers, producers and retailers. Producer consultation, bottle washing, bottle sales.
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station)	2615 Davis St.	San Leandro	Recycle	Free Drop-off	Recycle drop-off area
East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse	4695 Telegraph Ave. (drop-off at loading dock on Shattuck Ave between 46th and 47th streets)	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off	For smaller jars, preferably with lid. Very large spirits bottles w/o handles or label printed on glass to be made into lamps with partner organization. See Current Accepted Mat for details.
Ecology Center Store	2530 San Pablo Ave	Berkeley	Reuse	Free Drop-off, On-site for a Fee	BYO to use for their refill bath and body products. Donate small quantity clean jars with lids. Accepts AVOCURL glass bottles for discount off next purchase. Products for refill include: Body lotion, Body wash, Hand soap, Conditioner, Shampoo, Toothpaste tablets, dishwasher detergent, dish soap, glass cleaner, home cleaning scrub, laundry detergent, toilet cleaner
El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center	7501 Schmidt Ln.	El Cerrito	Recycle	Free Drop-off	Glass bins (Clear, Brown, Green). Rinsed clean & sorted by color.
Elite Recycling Services (Newark)	37530 Enterprise Ct. Suite #5	Newark	Recycle	Free Pick-up
Elite Recycling Services (San Jose)	175 Tully Rd	San Jose	Recycle	Free Pick-up
Fillgood	1579A Solano Ave	Berkeley	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Accepts clean glass jars with lids for their in store Jar Library that will be cleaned and reused in the store or for home deliveries. Refill store with home and dry goods.
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station	41149 Boyce Rd.	Fremont	Recycle	Drop-off for a Fee	Separate recyclables and deposit into marked containers at facility
GreenWaste of Palo Alto	2765 Lafayette St	Palo Alto	Recycle	Pick-up for a Fee	No porcelain, ceramics, window or mirror glass, red or blue glass, Pyrex or light bulbs.
Materials Reuse	2650 Nicol Ave	Oakland	Recycle	Pick-up for a Fee
Metro Lighting and Crafts	2240 San Pablo Ave	Berkeley	Reuse	Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up	Donations accepted for drop-off: 1.75 L liquor bottles (Bullet Bourbon, Beefeater, Stolichnaya, Amsterdam, Hanger 1, 1800 tequila, Bombay Dry Gin, Smirnoff, Jose Cuervo, Ketel One, Seagrams), 750 ML liquor bottles (St George, Hibiki Suntory, Templeton Rye), 1.5 L wine bottles clear or olive, and 1.75L and 1L (Patron, Makers Mark, Hennessy, Jack Daniels). Free pick-up for quantity (email images of bottles).

Curbside Service

	Recycling	Note
Alameda	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###
Albany	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###
Berkeley	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###
Castro Valley Sanitary District	Empty ###
Dublin	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###
Emeryville	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. Broken okay. ###
Fremont	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###
Hayward	###
Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###
Livermore	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###
Newark	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###
Oakland	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###
Piedmont	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###
Pleasanton	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###
San Leandro	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###
San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###
Union City	Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. ###

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