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
Western Pacific Pulp & Paper 1221 3rd St Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Commercial quantity
West County Resource Recovery Recycling Center 101 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
Waste Management of Alameda County 172 98th Ave. Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Commercial waste hauling service
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Staples 1700 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.
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.
Shred-It 45133 Industrial Drive Fremont Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
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 Works, Oakland 455 High Street Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee
Shred Center 1070 Detroit Ave Concord Recycle Drop-off for a Fee

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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