Paper bags are made of varied thicknesses of paper, and are not water-resistant.
Fold for reuse. Soiled from food or beverages? Compost it. Lots of them good, clean condition? Post for free to local groups, like food pantries, for reuse on sites like FreeCycle, Craigslist, NextDoor, FB Buy Nothing, etc..
For information on Alameda County's Bag Law, click here, or on the California State Bag Law, click here. The City of Berkeley has a separate rule.
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Village of Love | 490 43rd St | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Clean, dry and folded lunch-bag sized paper bags may be dropped off to be used for the lunch program. | |
| Lake Merritt United Methodist Church | 1255 1st Ave | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Donations of paper lunch bags, sandwich bags, and snack bags accepted for food distribution program | |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | 7900 Edgewater Dr | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Stock of non-compliant paper bags from stores affected by the Reusable Bag Law can be donated. Call for details. | |
| East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse |
4695 Telegraph Ave. (drop-off at loading dock on Shattuck Ave between 46th and 47th streets) |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Reuse condition | |
| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | No food contaminated paper, foil paper or thermal paper. Food-soiled paper bags go in Compost. | |
| Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Separate for recycle drop-off | |
| West County Resource Recovery Recycling Center | 101 Pittsburg Ave. | Richmond | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Biagini Waste Reduction Systems Inc. | 1150 Hensley Street | Richmond | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| FedEx Office | 333 O'Farrell | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here. | |
| FedEx Office | 369 Pine St | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here. | |
| FedEx Office | 400 Howard St | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here. | |
| FedEx Office | 585 Kearny St | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here. | |
| FedEx Office | 55 4Th St | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here. | |
| FedEx Office | 726 Market St | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here. | |
| Recology San Francisco Transfer Station Public Recycling and Disposal Drop Off | 501 Tunnel Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Level 6 Shredding | 139-A Collingwood Street | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here. | |
| Level 6 Shredding | 1555 Yosemite Avenue #7 | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper picked up and shredded.,Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here. | |
| Office Depot (2300 16th Street) | 2300 16th St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here. | |
| Parkside Mailboxes | 945 Taraval St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here. | |
| PO Plus | 584 Castro St | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here. |
| Recycling | Organics | Note | ||
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| Alameda |
Collect good condition for reuse. ### |
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| Albany |
Clean and dry. Compost food-soiled paper bags. ### |
Food-soiled. Clean and dry go in recycling. Collect good condition for reuse. ### |
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| Berkeley |
Collect good condition bags for reuse. ### |
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| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Reuse good condition bags. ### |
Reuse good condition bags. Compost food soiled paper bags. ### |
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| Dublin |
Collect good condition for reuse. If food-soiled, place in compost. ### |
Collect good condition for reuse. If food-soiled, place in compost. ### |
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| Emeryville |
Clean and dry. Compost wet or food-soiled paper bags. ### |
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| Fremont |
Collect good condition for reus ### |
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| Hayward |
Collect good condition for reus ### |
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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
Collect good condition for reus ### |
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| Livermore |
Collect good condition for reuse ### |
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| Newark |
Collect good condition for reus ### |
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| Oakland |
Reuse as possible. If food-soiled, place in Compost. ### |
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| Piedmont |
Collect good condition for reus ### |
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| Pleasanton |
Reuse as possible. If food-soiled, place in Compost. ### |
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| San Leandro |
Collect good condition for reus ### |
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
Collect good condition for reus ### |
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| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
Collect good condition for reus ### |
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
Collect good condition for reus ### |
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| Union City |
Collect good condition bags for reuse at home, shopping or donation to food pantries. ### |
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