Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal

for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto

Item

Knives & Shears

A knife is an instrument composed of a blade fixed into a handle, used for cutting. Shears are a cutting implement similar or identical to a pair of scissors but typically larger.

Consider resharpening, repair, and donation before disposal.

Vendors

Vendor	Address	City	Destination	Disposal Method	Notes
Dublin Knives	6966 Village Pkwy	Dublin	Repair	Buyback Pick-up
Dale Hardware	3700 Thornton Ave.	Fremont	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	Knife sharpening. Knives must be between 2.25″ Min-12″ Max length with a width between 0.5″ Min-3.5″ Max width.
Community Thrift Store	623 Valencia St.	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Centro de Servicios Thrift Store	525 H St	Union City	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Brentwood Ace Hardware	8900 Brentwood Blvd. Ste. J	Brentwood	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	blade sharpening
Bill's Ace Hardware	3610 Pacheco Blvd.	Martinez	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	Knife sharpening
Bill's Ace Hardware	4451 Clayton Rd.	Concord	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	Knife sharpening
Bernal Cutlery	308 40th St	Oakland	Repair	Free Drop-off
Bambino Thrift Shop (5290 College Ave.)	5290 College Ave.	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Alamo (Dublin) Ace Hardware	7373 Village Pkwy	Dublin	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	Sharpening
Alameda Repair Shop	2436 Webb Ave	Alameda	Repair	Free Drop-off
Action Metal Recycling	385 Pittsburg Ave.	Richmond	Recycle	Drop-off for a Fee
Absolutely Sharp	1st Street and W Angela St	Pleasanton	Repair	Free Drop-off

Curbside Service

	Garbage	Note
Alameda	###
Albany	###
Berkeley
Castro Valley Sanitary District	###
Dublin	###
Emeryville	###
Fremont	###
Hayward	###
Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)	###
Livermore	###
Newark	###
Oakland	###
Piedmont	###
Pleasanton	###
San Leandro	###
San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)	###
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)	###
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)	###
Union City	###

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