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
Green Planet 21 336 Adeline Street Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee
Waste Management of Alameda County 172 98th Ave. Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Commercial waste hauling service
Western Pacific Pulp & Paper 1221 3rd St Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Commercial quantity
Iron Mountain (Oakland) 1350 W Grand Ave Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Destruction & shredding
California Waste Solutions (CWS) 1820 10th St. Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
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.
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.
Civicorps Recycling 101 Myrtle St. Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
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
Independent Recycling Services 9039 San Leandro Street Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee
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.
Mt. Diablo Recycling 1300 Loveridge Road Pittsburg Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee Commercial quantity
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Recycle Free Drop-off Separate for recycle drop-off
Corodata 740 National Court Pt. Richmond Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Biagini Waste Reduction Systems Inc. 1150 Hensley Street Richmond Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
West County Resource Recovery Recycling Center 101 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC) 333 Shoreway Road San Carlos Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
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.

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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