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
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.
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.
Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC) 333 Shoreway Road San Carlos Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
West County Resource Recovery Recycling Center 101 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
Biagini Waste Reduction Systems Inc. 1150 Hensley Street Richmond Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Corodata 740 National Court Pt. Richmond Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Recycle Free Drop-off Separate for recycle drop-off
Mt. Diablo Recycling 1300 Loveridge Road Pittsburg Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee Commercial quantity
GreenWaste of Palo Alto 2765 Lafayette St Palo Alto Recycle Pick-up for a Fee No food contaminated paper, foil paper or thermal paper. Staples and tape are ok.
Western Pacific Pulp & Paper 1221 3rd St Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Commercial quantity
Independent Recycling Services 9039 San Leandro Street Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee
California Waste Solutions (CWS) 1820 10th St. Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Super Link Plastic, Inc. 888 92nd Ave Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Must be clean. Free pick up available for quantities over 500 lbs.
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
National Recycling Corp. (Oakland) 1312 Kirkham St. Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off Newspaper,White, colored, glossy paper, Catalogs, Magazines Junk mail, Manila folders, Paper ream wrappers, NCR (carbonless) paper, Non-metallic wrapping paper, Paper envelopes (plastic windows okay), Self-stick notes, Maps
East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse 4695 Telegraph Ave.
(drop-off at loading dock on Shattuck Ave between 46th and 47th streets)
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off office, stationary, decorative, posters, poster board, foam core, mat board, photographs, calendars, postcards. All paper.
Shred Works, Oakland 455 High Street Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee
Green Planet 21 336 Adeline Street Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee
The Sutta Co. (East Bay Recycling) 1221 3rd St. Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee Large/business quantity only

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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