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

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Paper

Paper is a thin sheet made from wood pulp or other fibrous materials.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
The ReCrafting Co. 2449 Santa Clara Ave Alameda Reuse Buyback Drop-off Scrapbooks, paper, stamps, punches, stencils and related tools and supplies for paper crafts
FRG Waste Resources 100 Dodd St American Canyon Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Commercial quantity
Berkeley Shreds 1461 Eastshore Highway Berkeley Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee Secure data destruction and recycling
ReUse: CAL's Campus Thrift Store 2495 Bancroft Way
MLK Student Union (between Superb & OCF offices)
Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off note, writing, resume, one-sided clean paper
Berkeley Recycling Center 669 Gilman St.
(corner of 2nd & Gilman)
Berkeley Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off Please see website for Buyback value. Please prepare your materials before you arrive at the Buyback Center: http://berkeleyrecycling.org/page.php?id=22.
Fibre Trade, Inc. 1601 Bayshore Hwy
Suite 211
Burlingame Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Bales of recovered mixed and office paper
Concord/Pleasant Hill Recycling Center 1320 Galaxy Way Concord Recycle Free Drop-off
Shred Center 1070 Detroit Ave Concord Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center 7501 Schmidt Ln. El Cerrito Recycle Free Drop-off Mixed Paper bin.
Shred-it 350 Hatch Drive Foster City 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.
Shred-It 45133 Industrial Drive Fremont Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Republic Services, Inc. 42600 Boyce Road Fremont Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station 41149 Boyce Rd. Fremont Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Separate recyclables and deposit into marked containers at facility
International Paper 42305 Albrae St. Fremont Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Northern California Paper Recyclers 3544 Arden Rd Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up Buyback prices are based on a 700 pound minimum pickup.
Mings Recycling 3495 Breakwater Court Hayward Recycle Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Pick-up Commercial quantity only. #3 SMP (super mixed paper); #6/#8 ONP (old newspaper); #11 OCC (old corrugated cardboard); #12 Commercial Grade OCC (Old Corrugated Cardboard); #37 OP (office pack); Other (high grade paper products)
Access Information Management 6902 Patterson Pass Road Suite G
(see notes for drop-off location)
Livermore Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
CellMark, Inc. 88 Rowland Way Novato Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Bales of mixed paper
Materials Reuse 2650 Nicol Ave Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Multi-Material Management & Marketing 405 14th St. #1600 Oakland Recycle Free Pick-up

Curbside Service

Recycling Note
Alameda
Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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Albany
Clean and dry. Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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Berkeley
If paper is covered in tape or paint, then put it in the trash.
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
If covered in tape and paint, then put it in the trash.
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Dublin
If clean and dry, place in recycling. If paper is covered in tape or paint, place in garbage.
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Emeryville
Clean and dry. Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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Fremont
Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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Hayward
Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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Livermore
Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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Newark
Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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Oakland
Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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Piedmont
Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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Pleasanton
Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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San Leandro
Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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Union City
Covered in tape and paint? Then put it in the trash.
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