Consider posting online when you have collection or offer to your hair salon, doctors office, other waiting room, or exchange space.
Magazines
Magazines are softcover periodicals either purchased at a store or through a mail-order subscription.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Books for the Barrios | 1125 Wiget Lane | Walnut Creek | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Tri-CED Community Recycling | 33377 Western Ave. | Union City | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| SMaRT Station | 301 Carl Rd | Sunnyvale | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Due to a decline in the paper recycling market, paper will no longer be accepted at the SMaRT Station Center. Curbside paper collection is not affected. For curbside: No food contaminated paper, foil paper or thermal paper. Staples and tape are ok. Please note that the SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only. | |
| Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) | 2615 Davis St. | San Leandro | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Reuse drop-off area | |
| Biagini Waste Reduction Systems Inc. | 1150 Hensley Street | Richmond | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| West County Detention Facility Library | 5555 Giant Hwy | Richmond | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| West County Resource Recovery Recycling Center | 101 Pittsburg Ave. | Richmond | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Mt. Diablo Recycling | 1300 Loveridge Road | Pittsburg | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity | |
| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | No food contaminated paper, foil paper or thermal paper. Staples and tape are ok. | |
| Civicorps Recycling | 101 Myrtle St. | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland |
2201 Broadway Suite 600 |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | pre-K- 12th gr | |
| Dan F Webb Bookstore | 322 15th St | Oakland | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | Inquire first. Historical, military, or vehicle focus. | |
| Oakland Public Library (Melrose Branch) | 4805 Foothill Blvd | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Recent issues in good condition. Limit of 20. | |
| Bandung Books | 2289 International Blvd | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | donation requests, including posters and poetry: Black Feminism and Feminist Theory Labor Movement and Worker Organizing. Leftest Theory(writings on Marxism, Socialism, Anarchism,ect), Autonomy, Self Determination, and Decolonization. Black, Indigenous People of Color Authors from the Bay Area, Abolition and Transformative Justice.Libros en Espanol | |
| Oakland Museum - White Elephant Sale | 333 Lancaster St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Only accept vintage magazines in good condition: pre-1960 National Geographic and Life | |
| Free Oakland UP | 2809 MacArthur Blvd | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Waste Management of Alameda County | 172 98th Ave. | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial waste hauling service | |
| Western Pacific Pulp & Paper | 1221 3rd St | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity | |
| East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse |
4695 Telegraph Ave. (drop-off at loading dock on Shattuck Ave between 46th and 47th streets) |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No Economist, New Yorker, or Time, or text-only content. OK: National Geographic, art magazines, or picture heavy. |
Curbside Service
| Recycling | Bulky Pickup | Note | ||
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| Alameda |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
Bundled & labeled for reuse/donation. Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for a bulky pick-up. ### |
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| Albany |
Clean and dry. Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libraries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| Berkeley |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libraries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. Or Put out for your Bulky & Reuse collection Pick-Up. ### |
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| Dublin |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| Emeryville |
Clean and dry. Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| Fremont |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| Hayward |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| Livermore |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| Newark |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| Oakland |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| Piedmont |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| Pleasanton |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| San Leandro |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
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| Union City |
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family. ### |
