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 is a thin sheet made from wood pulp or other fibrous materials.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
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.
California Waste Solutions (CWS) 1820 10th St. Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
FedEx Office 400 Howard St San Francisco Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here.
Waste Management of Alameda County 172 98th Ave. Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Commercial waste hauling service
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.
Commodity Resource & Environmental, Inc 493 Reynolds Circle San Jose Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Document destruction services and recycling
Biagini Waste Reduction Systems Inc. 1150 Hensley Street Richmond Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
FedEx Office 55 4Th St San Francisco Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here.
Western Pacific Pulp & Paper 1221 3rd St Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Commercial quantity
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.
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
FedEx Office 585 Kearny St San Francisco Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Does your paper need shredding? You can pay to have your paper shredded here.
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.
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.
Fibre Trade, Inc. 1601 Bayshore Hwy
Suite 211
Burlingame Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Bales of recovered mixed and office paper
Corodata 740 National Court Pt. Richmond Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
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.
Pier 96 Buyback (Recology) 1000 Amador St - Pier 96 San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Clean (non-soiled) paper is accepted.
Access Information Management 6902 Patterson Pass Road Suite G
(see notes for drop-off location)
Livermore 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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