Paper Bags

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.

Vendors

Vendor	Address	City	Destination	Disposal Method	Notes
Z-Best Composting Facility	980 State Hwy. 25	Gilroy	Compost	Pick-up for a Fee	Commercial composting facility. Food-soiled
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.
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.
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.
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.
Attic Self Storage	2440 16th Street	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.
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.
FedEx Office	1 Daniel Burnham Ct	San Francisco	Recycle	Drop-off for a Fee	Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here.
The Postal Chase	58 West Portal Ave.	San Francisco	Recycle	Drop-off for a Fee	Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here.
The Postal Chase	912 Cole 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.
FedEx Office	100 California 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	120 Bush St	San Francisco	Recycle	Drop-off for a Fee	Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here.
The UPS Store	2443 Fillmore 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.
FedEx Office	1597 Sloat Blvd	San Francisco	Recycle	Drop-off for a Fee	Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here.
The UPS Store	3145 Geary Blvd.	San Francisco	Recycle	Drop-off for a Fee	Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here.
FedEx Office	1967 Market St	San Francisco	Recycle	Drop-off for a Fee	Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here.

Curbside Service

	Recycling	Organics
Alameda		Collect good condition for reuse. ###
Albany	Clean and dry. Compost food-soiled paper bags. ###	Food-soiled. Clean and dry go in recycling. Collect good condition for reuse. ###
Berkeley		Collect good condition bags for reuse. ###
Castro Valley Sanitary District	Reuse good condition bags. ###	Reuse good condition bags. Compost food soiled paper bags. ###
Dublin	Collect good condition for reuse. If food-soiled, place in compost. ###	Collect good condition for reuse. If food-soiled, place in compost. ###
Emeryville	Clean and dry. Compost wet or food-soiled paper bags. ###
Fremont		Collect good condition for reus ###
Hayward		Collect good condition for reus ###
Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)		Collect good condition for reus ###
Livermore		Collect good condition for reuse ###
Newark		Collect good condition for reus ###
Oakland	Reuse as possible. If food-soiled, place in Compost. ###
Piedmont		Collect good condition for reus ###
Pleasanton	Reuse as possible. If food-soiled, place in Compost. ###
San Leandro		Collect good condition for reus ###
San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)		Collect good condition for reus ###
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)		Collect good condition for reus ###
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)		Collect good condition for reus ###
Union City		Collect good condition bags for reuse at home, shopping or donation to food pantries. ###

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