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Hair and Fur Trimmings

Hair clippings are loose hair that have been cut from a person or pet.

Chemically treated hair cannot be placed in the green compost/yard waste bin.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
GreenWaste of Palo Alto 2765 Lafayette St Palo Alto Compost Pick-up for a Fee
Matter of Trust 99 St. Germain Avenue San Francisco Recycle Free Mail-in we need ponytails that are 3 inches or longer (we use these for the mats’ scrims – like a lacy framework we fill in with fur, fleece etc
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Landfill Drop-off for a Fee
Republic Services, Inc. 42600 Boyce Road Fremont Compost Pick-up for a Fee
TerraCycle 121 New York Ave Trenton Recycle Pick-up for a Fee SalonCycle: products, hair (natural & synthetic), hair color tubes, used hair foils, PPE (gloves & masks), break room items, plastic product lids & containers
Waste Management of Alameda County 172 98th Ave. Oakland Compost Pick-up for a Fee Commercial waste hauling service

Curbside Service

Organics Garbage Note
Alameda
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Albany
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Berkeley
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
Untreated and free of chemicals.
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Dublin
Untreated and free of chemicals.
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Emeryville
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Fremont
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Hayward
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
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Livermore
Was told that human hair that’s treated is not compostable?
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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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