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

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Staples 300 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 303 2nd St San Francisco Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here.
Union Post SF 237 Kearny Street San Francisco Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here.
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.
Citywide Fibers 1151 Quesada Ave. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off All paper must be clean.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
SCRAP 801 Toland St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off leftover letterhead, trimmed edges, mat board, foam core, fancy boxes
Commodity Resource & Environmental, Inc 493 Reynolds Circle San Jose Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Document destruction services and recycling
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) 2615 Davis St. San Leandro Recycle Free Drop-off Recycle drop-off area
Georgia-Pacific Corp. 2800 Alvarado St San Leandro Recycle Free Pick-up Bales or very high volume for direct drop-off to Port of Oakland
San Martin Transfer Station 14070 Llagas Avenue San Martin Recycle Free Drop-off
SMaRT Station 301 Carl Rd Sunnyvale Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Due to a decline in the paper recycling market, paper will no longer be accepted at the SMaRT Station Center. Curbside paper collection is not affected. For curbside: No food contaminated paper, foil paper or thermal paper. Staples and tape are ok.

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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