Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto

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Pallets - Wooden - Broken

Broken pallets are portable wooden or plastic platforms once used for moving, stacking, and storing goods.

Post for reuse - 100's of repurposing projects on the internet - or find a recycler.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
48forty Solutions 2276 Wilbur Ave. Antioch Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Berkeley Transfer Station 1201 2nd St. Berkeley Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station 41149 Boyce Rd. Fremont Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Deposit plant debris, food scraps & food-soiled paper in the facility’s designated “clean green” area.
GreenWaste Hayward Transfer Station 3458 Enterprise Ave Hayward Recycle Drop-off for a Fee If associated with C&D project.
A & M Pallet Recyclers 2493 Dunn Rd. Hayward Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Vision Recycling (Livermore) 30 Greenville Rd Livermore Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Acme Landfill (Fill Corporation) 950 Waterbird Way Martinez Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Contra Costa Transfer & Recovery Station (CCTRS) 951 Waterbird Way Martinez Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Vision Recycling (Newark) 6756 Central Ave Newark Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Waste Management of Alameda County 172 98th Ave. Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Commercial waste hauling service
Commercial Waste & Recycling - C&D, Inerts & landscape yard 725 Independent Road Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Bee Green Recycling & Supply (Asphalt Shingle Recyclers) 5900 Coliseum Way
(Inert Debris & Green Waste Recycling)
Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Difficult wood including jumbo-sized pallets, assembled crates or items with large metal fasteners, and wood spools.
Independent Recycling Services 9039 San Leandro Street Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee
GreenWaste of Palo Alto 2765 Lafayette St Palo Alto Compost Pick-up for a Fee Remove nails and break to fit into cart/bin. Wood must be untreated or unpainted to be accepted.
Recycling Center & Transfer Station - Contra Costa Waste Service 1300 Loveridge Rd. Pittsburg Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Recycle Drop-off for a Fee C&D
California Pallet 57 Parr Boulevard Richmond Repair Pick-up for a Fee
California Pallet 57 Parr Boulevard Richmond Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill Organics Processing Facility Foot of Parr Blvd. Richmond Compost Drop-off for a Fee
Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC) 333 Shoreway Road San Carlos Recycle Drop-off for a Fee

Curbside Service

Organics Garbage Bulky Pickup Debris Box Note
Alameda
Untreated, clean wood only. Remove nails and break to fit into cart/bin.
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Albany
Remove nails and fit into container with lid closed.
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Remove nails.
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Berkeley
Remove nails and fit into cart or bin.
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
Untreated wood only. Remove nails and fit into cart or bin.
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Dublin
Untreated wood only. Remove nails and fit into cart or bin.
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Untreated wood only. Remove nails and fit into cart or bin.
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Emeryville
Untreated wood pallets can be broken down and removed of their nails before placing in the organics container if they can fit with the lid closed. Otherwise, they can be placed in the landfill container with lid closed or saved for bulky pickup.
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Fremont
Remove nails and fit into cart or bin.
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Hayward
Remove nails and fit into cart or bin.
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Remove nails and fit into cart or bin.
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Livermore
Remove nails and fit into cart or bin.
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Newark
Remove nails and fit into cart or bin.
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Oakland
With nails removed.
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Piedmont
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Pleasanton
Remove nails and fit into cart or bin.
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San Leandro
Remove nails and fit into cart or bin.
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
Remove nails and fit into cart or bin.
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Remove nails and fit into cart or bin.
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Remove nails and fit into cart or bin.
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Union City
Must fit in hauler container with lid closed and be unpainted/treated wood. Offer good condition wood crates for donation/reuse. Broken/poor condition wooden crates accepted in organics bin/cart.
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