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
Iron Mountain (Union City) Iron Mountain - Union City
29555 Kohoutek Way
Union City Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Destruction & shredding
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.
San Martin Transfer Station 14070 Llagas Avenue San Martin Recycle Free Drop-off
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
Commodity Resource & Environmental, Inc 493 Reynolds Circle San Jose Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Document destruction services and recycling
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.
The UPS Store 601 Van Ness Ave. Suite E 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.
Recology San Francisco Transfer Station Public Recycling and Disposal Drop Off 501 Tunnel Ave. San Francisco Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
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.
The UPS Store 77 Van Ness Ave. 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 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.
Pier 96 Buyback (Recology) 1000 Amador St - Pier 96 San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Clean (non-soiled) paper is accepted.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.

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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