Post online for reuse.
Moving Boxes & Packing Materials
Moving boxes are usually made of heavyweight cardboard, and may be used for storage and transport.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste Management of Alameda County | 172 98th Ave. | Oakland | Recycle | Paid Pick-up | Commercial waste hauling service | |
| UPS Store | 3020 El Cerrito Plaza | El Cerrito | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No boxes, just clean bagged packaging material by type. Call first. | |
| The UPS Store (39120 Argonaut Way) | 39120 Argonaut Way | Fremont | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Call for space and materials accepted like Air pillows | |
| SMaRT Station | 301 Carl Rd | Sunnyvale | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No food contaminated paper, foil paper or thermal paper. Staples and tape are ok. | |
| ReUse: CAL's Campus Thrift Store |
2495 Bancroft Way MLK Student Union (between Superb & OCF offices) |
Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching | 1355 Ridder Park Dr | San Jose | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Collapsible boxes, decorative gift boxes, end cuts and punch outs from manufacturing, foam pieces, mailers, misses or overruns | |
| Nextdoor |
Headquarters 420 Taylor St |
San Francisco | Reuse | Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up | ||
| Mannequin Madness |
2020 Dennison St Suite 15 |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Accepts small and large donations of air pillows for reuse to ship mannequins. (No boxes, Styrofoam peanuts, or packing paper.) | |
| International Paper | 42305 Albrae St. | Fremont | Recycle | Paid Pick-up | ||
| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Recycle | Paid Pick-up | Remove all packing material, flatten and place in your blue recycle cart. Excess cardboard can be cut or folded it into 2’ x 3’ pieces and placed in a tied bundle next to your blue cart. | |
| FreeCycle |
The Freecycle Network PO Box 294 |
Tuscon | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| Facebook Buy Nothing Groups | 1 Hacker Way | Menlo Park | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center | 7501 Schmidt Ln. | El Cerrito | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Cardboard bin. | |
| Craigslist |
222 Sutter St Floor 9 |
San Francisco | Reuse | Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up | ||
| BoxGiver App |
5960 S. Land Park Dr Suite 727 |
Sacramento | Reuse | Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up | Cardboard Boxes, Bubble Mailers, Bubble Wrap, Packing Paper, Packing Tape, Air pillows | |
| Boxes for Moving & Storage | 995 Detroit Ave. Unit A | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Boxes must be flattened. | |
| Berkeley Recycling Center |
669 Gilman St. (corner of 2nd & Gilman) |
Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please see website. Flatten boxes, separate paper |
Curbside Service
| Recycling | Note | ||
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| Alameda | |||
| Albany |
Large or multiple pieces should be flattened, bundled with twine, string, or tape and set next to the recycling cart. ### |
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| Castro Valley Sanitary District | |||
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| Emeryville | |||
| Fremont | |||
| Hayward | |||
| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) | |||
| Livermore | |||
| Newark | |||
| Oakland | |||
| Piedmont | |||
| Pleasanton |
OCC & Mixed Paper ### |
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| San Leandro | |||
| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | |||
| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) | |||
| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | |||
| Union City |
