Consider resharpening, repair, and donation before disposal.
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.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| 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 | Place knives in a clear plastic container for worker safety. | |
| Action Metal Recycling | 385 Pittsburg Ave. | Richmond | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Bill's Ace Hardware | 4451 Clayton Rd. | Concord | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Knife sharpening | |
| Brentwood Ace Hardware |
8900 Brentwood Blvd. Ste. J |
Brentwood | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | blade sharpening | |
| Laurel Ace Hardware | 4024 MacArthur Ave. | Oakland | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | tool & knife sharpening | |
| Grand Lake Ace Hardware | 1221 Grand Ave. | Piedmont | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Blade sharpening for lawnmower or gardening tools, kitchen knives and scissors. | |
| Bill's Ace Hardware | 3610 Pacheco Blvd. | Martinez | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Knife sharpening | |
| Hassett Ace Hardware | 875 Alma Street | Palo Alto | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Sharpening | |
| Schaa's Lawnmower Sales & Service | 41144 Roberts Ave | Fremont | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Sharpens these and other blades. We sharpen chainsaw blades, pruners, hedge trimmers and lawn mower blades. We do not sharpen handsaw or circular saw blades. | |
| Standard 5&10 Ace Hardware | 3545 California St. | San Francisco | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Sharpening | |
| Single Cylinder Repair | 10767 San Pablo Ave | El Cerrito | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Sharpening. Ax, chain saw, hedger shears, machete, loppers, pruners, chipper blade, mower blade, hedger blade | |
| Handy Handyman Ace Hardware | 2075 Market St. | San Francisco | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Sharpening | |
| Absolutely Sharp | 1st Street and W Angela St | Pleasanton | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| U Save Power Equipment | 9370 MacArthur Blvd | Oakland | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Blade and tool sharpening, including chainsaws, hedgers. | |
| Alameda Repair Shop | 2436 Webb Ave | Alameda | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Bernal Cutlery | 308 40th St | Oakland | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| 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. | |
| Alamo (Dublin) Ace Hardware | 7373 Village Pkwy | Dublin | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Sharpening | |
| Oakland Sharp | 4464 Reinhardt Dr | Oakland | Repair | Free Drop-off |
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