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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
FreeCycle	The Freecycle Network PO Box 294	Tuscon	Reuse	Free Pick-up
ebay	2025 Hamilton Ave	San Jose	Reuse	Buyback Mail-in
SF Flea Market	1166 Shafter Ave	San Francisco	Reuse	Buyback Mail-in
Craigslist	222 Sutter St Floor 9	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Nextdoor	Headquarters 420 Taylor St	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Pick-up, Buyback Mail-in
Richmond Flea Market	716 W Gertrude Ave	Richmond	Reuse	Buyback Mail-in
Coliseum Public Market	5401 Coliseum Way	Oakland	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.
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.
Laney College Flea Market	510 Fallon St	Oakland	Reuse	Buyback Mail-in
Free Oakland UP	2809 MacArthur Blvd	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Donations of plants welcome!
Listia	Online	Oakland	Reuse	Buyback Mail-in
San Pablo Flea Market	6100 San Pablo Ave	Oakland	Reuse	Buyback Mail-in
The Plant Exchange	11144 Golf Links Rd (Pop-up & Drop-off Locations Vary)	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Free pick up for large quantities. Shoppers buy salvaged plants at their monthly plant sales.
Facebook Marketplace	Facebook Headquarters 1 Hacker Way	Menlo Park	Reuse	Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Facebook Buy Nothing Groups	1 Hacker Way	Menlo Park	Reuse	Free Pick-up
Chabot College Flea Market	25555 Hesperian Blvd	Hayward	Reuse	Buyback Mail-in
Kennedy High School Flea Market	39999 Blacow Rd	Fremont	Reuse	Buyback Mail-in
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).
Berkeley Flea Market	1937 Ashby Ave	Berkeley	Reuse	Buyback Mail-in