Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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Magazines

Magazines are softcover periodicals either purchased at a store or through a mail-order subscription.

Consider posting online when you have collection or offer to your hair salon, doctors office, other waiting room, or exchange space.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
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.
Republic Services, Inc. 42600 Boyce Road Fremont Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Separate recyclables
Berkeley Recycling Center 669 Gilman St.
(corner of 2nd & Gilman)
Berkeley Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off Please see website for Buyback value. Please prepare your materials before you arrive at the Buyback Center: http://berkeleyrecycling.org/page.php?id=22.
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) 2615 Davis St. San Leandro Recycle Free Drop-off Reuse drop-off area
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Recycle Free Drop-off
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station 41149 Boyce Rd. Fremont Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Separate recyclables and deposit into marked containers at facility
International Paper 42305 Albrae St. Fremont Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Northern California Paper Recyclers 3544 Arden Rd Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up Buyback prices are based on a 700 pound minimum pickup.
Concord/Pleasant Hill Recycling Center 1320 Galaxy Way Concord Recycle Free Drop-off
El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center 7501 Schmidt Ln. El Cerrito Recycle Free Drop-off Good condition - Exchange Zone. Tattered/worn - Mixed Paper bin.
Vasco Road Landfill & Recycling Drop-off 4001 N. Vasco Rd. Livermore Recycle Free Drop-off Separate recyclables
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
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.
Mt. Diablo Recycling 1300 Loveridge Road Pittsburg Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee Commercial quantity
Shred Center 1070 Detroit Ave Concord Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Biagini Waste Reduction Systems Inc. 1150 Hensley Street Richmond Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Civicorps Recycling 101 Myrtle St. Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
West County Resource Recovery Recycling Center 101 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Free Drop-off

Curbside Service

Recycling Bulky Pickup Note
Alameda
Collect good condition magazines to donate to teachers, libaries, salons, waiting rooms, office lunchrooms, friends & family.
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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.
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