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
Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC) 333 Shoreway Road San Carlos 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
San Martin Transfer Station 14070 Llagas Avenue San Martin Recycle Free Drop-off
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
Republic Services, Inc. 42600 Boyce Road Fremont Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Recology San Francisco Transfer Station Public Recycling and Disposal Drop Off 501 Tunnel Ave. San Francisco Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
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.
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.
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.
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Recycle Free Drop-off Separate for recycle drop-off
Pier 96 Buyback (Recology) 1000 Amador St - Pier 96 San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Clean (non-soiled) paper is accepted.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Multi-Material Management & Marketing 405 14th St. #1600 Oakland Recycle Free Pick-up
Mt. Diablo Recycling 1300 Loveridge Road Pittsburg Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee Commercial quantity
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)
Materials Reuse 2650 Nicol Ave Oakland Recycle Pick-up 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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