For commercial volumes, consider offering to businesses who could use the product for non-human consumption applications. Depackage. Pour contents down drain. Check if packaging is accepted for recycling. Recycle empty, dry rigid plastics, glass, and metals. For very large quantities where pH is an issue, contact your local sanitary district or water treatment facility (ex. EBMUD has a winery waste program).
For Edible Foods, Liquids, & Product donation, start here.
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| SkipShapiro Enterprises | 318 Hawthorn St | New Bedford | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Services include Beverage Destruction, Food Waste Solutions, Food by Product , Liquid Waste Disposal, Agricultural Recycling. Alcohol Recycling -These products are repurposed as feedstock for ethanol and utilized to create renewable fuels and alcohol products. Consumer packaged products are separated from the liquids and all of the materials are recycled. Distilled spirits, wine & beer keg decanting, can cocktails. Also - hand sanitizer. | |
| SkipShapiro Enterprises | 318 Hawthorn St | New Bedford | Compost | Pick-up for a Fee | Services include Beverage Destruction, Food Waste Solutions, Food by Product , Liquid Waste Disposal, Agricultural Recycling. Alcohol Recycling -These products are repurposed as feedstock for ethanol and utilized to create renewable fuels and alcohol products. Consumer packaged products are separated from the liquids and all of the materials are recycled. Distilled spirits, wine & beer keg decanting, can cocktails. Also - hand sanitizer. | |
| SkipShapiro Enterprises | 318 Hawthorn St | New Bedford | Landfill | Pick-up for a Fee | Services include Beverage Destruction, Food Waste Solutions, Food by Product , Liquid Waste Disposal, Agricultural Recycling. Alcohol Recycling -These products are repurposed as feedstock for ethanol and utilized to create renewable fuels and alcohol products. Consumer packaged products are separated from the liquids and all of the materials are recycled. Distilled spirits, wine & beer keg decanting, can cocktails. Also - hand sanitizer. | |
| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Compost | Pick-up for a Fee | If container is compostable (e.g., milk or juice carton) place then entire item in your green compost cart. If not, empty liquids into green compost cart. You may wish to use soiled paper towels or other compostable items to absorb the liquid. Place empty container into appropriate cart. If container is recyclable, empty containers only - no food or liquids. ,Remove food and place into green compost cart. Place empty container into appropriate cart. If container is recyclable, empty containers only - no food or liquids. | |
| GP21 | 1221 3rd St | Oakland | Compost | Pick-up for a Fee | We’ve worked with the largest distribution centers, grocers, and agricultural companies to find recycling solutions for organic waste. In cases of packaged foods, our team disassembles packaging, recycles plastics and paper, and directs food waste to be bio-digested, like sugars, syrups, and fats. We’ve helped recycle sodas, coffees and teas, alcoholic drinks, dairy products. | |
| GP21 | 1221 3rd St | Oakland | Landfill | Pick-up for a Fee | We’ve worked with the largest distribution centers, grocers, and agricultural companies to find recycling solutions for organic waste. In cases of packaged foods, our team disassembles packaging, recycles plastics and paper, and directs food waste to be bio-digested, like sugars, syrups, and fats. We’ve helped recycle sodas, coffees and teas, alcoholic drinks, dairy products. | |
| GP21 | 1221 3rd St | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | We’ve worked with the largest distribution centers, grocers, and agricultural companies to find recycling solutions for organic waste. In cases of packaged foods, our team disassembles packaging, recycles plastics and paper, and directs food waste to be bio-digested, like sugars, syrups, and fats. We’ve helped recycle sodas, coffees and teas, alcoholic drinks, dairy products. | |
| EBMUD (East Bay Municipal Utility District) | 2020 Wake Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity. Winery Waste Management Program. Offer a complete disposal program including analytical lab services, coordination with haulers, facility waste stream audits. Wine and juice products, barrel wash water, wine lees, process wastewater screenings, pond sludge, cooling tower blowdown, water softener concentrate, ion exchange reject, boiler blowdown, acid/caustic rinse water | |
| Clean Management Environmental Group | 915 Industrial Rd | Walterboro | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity of product. Includes non-consumable liquids, creams, and such (ex. lotion, sunscreen, aerosols) |
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| Alameda |
Empty contents down drain and place empty drip-free container and lid in recycling. ### |
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| Albany |
Empty contents down drain and recycle drip-free container & lid. ### |
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| Berkeley |
Recycle drip-free rigid plastic or metal container. Tetra Pak/Aseptic containers, film plastics, and plastic-coated paper packaging belongs in trash once emptied of liquids. ### |
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| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Poor liquid down the drain. Determine and place empty, drip free packaging in proper bin. ### |
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| Dublin |
Empty contents down drain and place empty drip-free container in the proper bin. ### |
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| Emeryville |
Empty contents down the drain and recycle drip-free container with reattached lid (if applicable). ### |
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| Fremont |
Empty contents down drain and recycle drip-free container & lid. ### |
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| Hayward |
Empty contents down drain and recycle drip-free container & lid. ### |
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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
Empty contents down drain and recycle drip-free container & lid. ### |
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| Newark |
Empty contents down drain and recycle drip-free container & lid. ### |
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| Oakland |
Empty contents and recyle empty drip-free container and lid. ### |
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| Piedmont |
Empty contents down drain and recycle drip-free container & lid. ### |
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| Pleasanton |
Empty contents down drain and place empty drip-free container and lid in recycling. ### |
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| San Leandro |
Empty contents down drain and recycle drip-free container & lid. ### |
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
Empty contents down drain and recycle drip-free container & lid. ### |
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| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
Empty contents down drain and recycle drip-free container & lid. ### |
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
Empty contents down drain and recycle drip-free container & lid. ### |
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| Union City |
Empty liquids down the drain and put empty, drip free glass bottles. plastic #1 and 2 bottles, or cans in the recycling bin. If packaging was in a paper carton, drink pouch, or aseptic container, place the empty packaging in the trash. ### |
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