Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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Keys

A small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a particular lock, and that is inserted into a lock and turned to open or close it.

Electronic key fobs are e-waste. Plastic covered keys are trash. Collect metal keys for scrap metal drop-off. Consider reuse as ornaments or weights for curtains/drapes.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
A1 Shoe & Luggage Repair Phillips Building
1399 N Main St
Walnut Creek Repair Pick-up for a Fee copies/cuts keys
Dale Hardware 3700 Thornton Ave. Fremont Repair Drop-off for a Fee Lock re-keying, key copying
Alameda Repair Shop 2436 Webb Ave Alameda Repair Drop-off for a Fee keys copied, lock repair, and re-key, installation for modern and vintage keys and locks
Bill's Ace Hardware 4451 Clayton Rd. Concord Repair Drop-off for a Fee Lock rekeying knobs & deadbolts, key cutting
SCRAP 801 Toland St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Urban Ore 900 Murray St. Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off
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 antique or vintage (pre - 1990's)

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