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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| Postal Chase | 3053 Fillmore St | San Francisco | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here. | |
| Postal Chase | 530 Divisadero St | San Francisco | Reuse | 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. | |
| Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Separate for recycle drop-off | |
| 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. | |
| Office Depot (33 Third Street) | 33 Third St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | 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. | |
| National Recycling Corp. (Oakland) | 1312 Kirkham St. | Oakland | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Mercy Brown Bag Program |
1301 Marina Village Parkway Suite 210 |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Excellent, clean folded condition only | |
| McGee Center for Food Faith And Justice | 1640 Stuart St | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Clean, dry, folded with intact handles in another bag. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| International Paper | 42305 Albrae St. | Fremont | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| 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. | |
| Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station | 41149 Boyce Rd. | Fremont | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Separate recyclables and deposit into marked containers at facility | |
| FedEx Office | 3225 Fillmore 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 | 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. |
| 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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