Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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Non-ferrous Scrap Metal

Non-ferrous scrap metal is leftover or unwanted pieces of metal that does not contain iron.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Sun's Pad & Foam Recycling 124 Medburn St
#B1
Concord Recycle Free Drop-off
Bay Area Scavenger & Recycling 11740 Berryessa Rd San Jose Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Commercial Waste & Recycling - C&D, Inerts & landscape yard 725 Independent Road Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee No buy back offered. Scrap metal associated with C&D project.
Schnitzer Steel (San Jose) 11665 Berryessa Rd. San Jose Recycle Buyback Pick-up AL rims, siding, sheet, coils, copper, electric/al motors, parts, wiring, irony AL, lawn furn., turnings, brass, radiators, shredded scrap
West County Resource Recovery Recycling Center 101 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Free Drop-off
The Recycler's Exchange (Recycler's World) PO Box 58228 Salt Lake City Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up, Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee Depends on listing for fees/pick up/drop off
GreenWaste Hayward Transfer Station 3458 Enterprise Ave Hayward Recycle Drop-off for a Fee No buy back offered. Scrap metal associated with C&D project.
Sims Metal (Hayward) 30104 Industrial Pkwy SW Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
Mountain View Recycling Center 935 Terra Bella Ave Mountain View Recycle Free Drop-off Only accepted from Mountain View residents.
Recology San Francisco Transfer Station Public Recycling and Disposal Drop Off 501 Tunnel Ave. San Francisco Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Independent Recycling Services 9039 San Leandro Street Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee
Standard Iron & Metal 4525 San Leandro St. Oakland Recycle Free Drop-off This item may have redemption value.
SMaRT Station 301 Carl Rd Sunnyvale Recycle Free Drop-off The SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only.
Golden Bear Transfer Station 1 Parr Blvd. Richmond Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC) 333 Shoreway Road San Carlos Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
The Sutta Co. (East Bay Recycling) 1221 3rd St. Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee Large/business quantity only
Aaron Metals (Oakland) 750 105th Ave. Oakland Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up, Buyback Drop-off
Zarc International 26 South Linden Ave South San Francisco Recycle Buyback Drop-off
Alco Iron & Metal (Stockton) 1815 Navy Dr. Stockton Recycle Free Drop-off Call for current buyback prices. Pick-up available for large quantities.
Vasco Road Landfill & Recycling Drop-off 4001 N. Vasco Rd. Livermore Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Construction & Demolition

Curbside Service

Recycling Debris Box Note
Alameda
Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for details.
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Albany
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Berkeley
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
Contact ACI, 510-483-1400, for details.
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Dublin
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Emeryville
Emeryville accepts this item in construction and demolition, or can place small scrap in recycling container if less than 10 lbs and no more than 2 ft in any dimension.
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Emeryville accepts this item in construction and demolition, or can place small scrap in recycling container if less than 10 lbs and no more than 2 ft in any dimension.
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Fremont
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Hayward
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
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Livermore
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Newark
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Oakland
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Piedmont
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Pleasanton
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San Leandro
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
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Union City
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