Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto

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Paperboard Boxes/Tubes

Paperboard is a single layer of pressed boxboard and is typically used for retail packaging. Some examples of paperboard packaging include cereal, tissue boxes, bakery boxes, and cake mix boxes.

Consider art and science reuse projects with littles before recycling. If food-soiled or wet, compost paperboard. Paperboard covered in metallic foil belongs in the garbage.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Western Pacific Pulp & Paper 1221 3rd St Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Commercial quantity
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 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.
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.
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.
SMaRT Station 301 Carl Rd Sunnyvale Recycle Free Drop-off The SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only.
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.
SCRAP 801 Toland St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
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
RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching 1355 Ridder Park Dr San Jose Reuse Free Drop-off Paper: Cardboard tubes, packaged cardstock and colored paper, packaged copy paper, foam core board, envelopes, poster board, cash register tape, paper or canvas bags, tissue paper
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.
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.
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.

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Recycling Note
Alameda
Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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Albany
Clean and dry. Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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Berkeley
Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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Dublin
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Emeryville
Clean and dry. Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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Fremont
Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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Hayward
Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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Livermore
Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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Newark
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Oakland
Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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Piedmont
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Pleasanton
Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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San Leandro
Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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Union City
Consider collecting for reuse art and craft projects.
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