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Plant Pots - Ceramic

Ceramic plant pots are molded clay plant pots. The clay is hardened by heat and usually coated with a shiny glaze.

Consider reuse, donation, and repair.

Materials that should not be mixed into curbside recycling: drinking or wine glasses and plates, ceramics, Pyrex or other heat resistant glass, light bulbs, computer monitors, phone screens, plate glass: windows, sliding doors (can be recycled separately), safety glass, car windshields, art glass and leaded crystal, mirrors

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Goodwill (North Oakland) 6624 San Pablo Ave Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
The Plant Exchange 11144 Golf Links Rd
(Pop-up & Drop-off Locations Vary)
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Salvation Army (Oakland) 601 Webster St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Resellable condition only.
Goodwill (Palo Alto) 4085 El Camino Way Palo Alto Reuse Free Drop-off Please consider reuse options for your functional, reusable items.
Goodwill (Pittsburg) 396 Atlantic Avenue,
Atlantic Plaza Shopping Center
Pittsburg Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (Pleasant Hill) 1699 Contra Costa Boulevard,
Gregory Village Shopping Center
Pleasant Hill Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Landfill Drop-off for a Fee
American Cancer Society Discovery Shop (Pleasanton) 1989 Santa Rita Rd. Pleasanton Reuse Free Drop-off Resellable condition only.
Donation Drop Spot 4200 Rosewood Dr Pleasanton Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, free of dirt
Goodwill (Redwood City - Donation Trailer) 46 Fifth Ave Redwood City Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (Richmond) 12341 San Pablo Avenue Richmond Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (Rodeo) 607 Parker Avenue Rodeo Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Salvation Army (3921 Geary Blvd) 3921 Geary Blvd San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Resellable condition only.
Salvation Army (1500 Valencia St.) 1500 Valencia St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Resellable condition only.
The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service 832 Folsom St San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up Resellable condition only.
SCRAP 2150 Newcomb St San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (San Francisco - Marina) 3605 Buchanan St San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching 1355 Ridder Park Dr San Jose Reuse Free Drop-off
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) 2615 Davis St. San Leandro Landfill Drop-off for a Fee Reuse drop-off area
Goodwill (San Mateo) 28 W. 25th Ave San Mateo Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative

Curbside Service

Garbage Note
Alameda
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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Albany
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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Berkeley
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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Dublin
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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Emeryville
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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Fremont
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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Hayward
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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Livermore
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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Newark
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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Oakland
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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Piedmont
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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Pleasanton
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage. Donate good condition for reuse.
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San Leandro
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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Union City
Broken, damaged condition. Some folks use these pieces at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
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