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
Goodwill (Walnut Creek)	2536 N Main Street	Walnut Creek	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Working condition
Goodwill (Berkeley)	2058 University Ave	Berkeley	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Working condition
Free Oakland UP	2809 MacArthur Blvd	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Mountain View)	855 E. El Camino Real	Mountain View	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Goodwill (San Pablo)	100A San Pablo Towne Center	San Pablo	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Working condition
Goodwill (Hayward)	20806 Hesperian Blvd	Hayward	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Working condition
Goodwill (Palo Alto)	4085 El Camino Way	Palo Alto	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Rodeo)	607 Parker Avenue	Rodeo	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Working condition
Goodwill (Fremont)	Fremont Hub Shopping Center 4025 Mowry Ave	Fremont	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Working condition
Salvation Army (1500 Valencia St.)	1500 Valencia St.	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Richmond)	12341 San Pablo Avenue	Richmond	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Working condition
Goodwill (Dublin)	7232 Regional St	Dublin	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Working condition
Salvation Army (Oakland)	601 Webster St.	Oakland	Reuse	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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