Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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Living Plants

A living thing (mature or part that produces new plants or living organisms) that people have in their home, office, garden or yard.

Swap plants, seeds, cuttings, grafts, and accessories with neighbors, friends, family, and community members to spread joy and keep them out of the landfill. Post online or set up a free plant stand or swap.

Visit the Lawn to Garden Marketplace for a complete directory of Bay Area sources for bulk recycled compost, mulch, and sheet mulch materials and visit the FAQ section for tips for buying bulk compost.

Use StopWaste's Gardening at Home resources to make worm or home compost for your house or garden plants.

Are you looking to start a veggies, herbs or flowers? Check out free seeds from seed libraries or find a farmer's market to find starts. See Alameda County's list of Seed Libraries and Catalogs.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Alameda Backyard Growers 2501 Shoreline Dr Alameda Reuse Free Mail-in Informational. The Alameda Backyard Growers website has excellent gardening tips, articles, videos, and information on how to grow, harvest, and
Alameda Point Antiques Faire 1st Sunday Every Month 3800 Main St Alameda Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Berkeley Flea Market 1937 Ashby Ave Berkeley Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Berkeley Mutual Aid (Gleaning Project) 1618 Capistrano Ave Berkeley Reuse Free Pick-up Backyard fruit from your Berkeley trees. Volunteers will pick and deliver to Berkeley community group in need.
Chabot College Flea Market 25555 Hesperian Blvd Hayward Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Coliseum Public Market 5401 Coliseum Way Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Craigslist 222 Sutter St
Floor 9
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Crop Swap Oakland Snow Park
19th Street & Harrison Street
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off bring items from your garden or kitchen to trade, from recipes, seeds, preserved goods, plants, garden supplies, to propagation materials.
ebay 2025 Hamilton Ave San Jose Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Facebook Buy Nothing Groups 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
ForestR 20298 Marshall St Castro Valley Reuse Free Pick-up Seed Library - pick up or donate seeds for reuse. Annual scion exchanges and forum (fruit tree cuttings for grafting).
Free Oakland UP 2809 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Donations of plants welcome!
FreeCycle The Freecycle Network
PO Box 294
Tuscon Reuse Free Pick-up
Kennedy High School Flea Market 39999 Blacow Rd Fremont Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Laney College Flea Market 510 Fallon St Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Listia
Online
Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Nextdoor Headquarters
420 Taylor St
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Mail-in
Northern Ca Swap Meets Inc 1150 Ballena Blvd Alameda Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Oakland Gleaners Oakland Reuse Free Pick-up Ripe fruit from backyard trees in Oakland. Organization will direct you to where to donate your picked fruit or pick it from your trees, and donate it for you.

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