Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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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
Hope Services (Mountain View) 460 East Middlefield Rd Mountain View Reuse Free Drop-off Curently not accepting any donations at this location due to COVID
GreenWaste of Palo Alto 2765 Lafayette St Palo Alto Landfill Pick-up for a Fee Consider reuse and repair before disposal. Broken pieces can be used at the bottom of other plant pots to increase drainage.
Goodwill (Walnut Creek) 2536 N Main Street Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (South San Francisco ) 225 Kenwood Way South San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (San Rafael) 809 Lincoln Ave San Rafael Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (San Pablo) 100A San Pablo Towne Center San Pablo Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (San Mateo) 28 W. 25th Ave San Mateo Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (San Francisco - Marina) 3605 Buchanan St San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (Rodeo) 607 Parker Avenue Rodeo Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (Richmond) 12341 San Pablo Avenue Richmond Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (Redwood City - Donation Trailer) 46 Fifth Ave Redwood City 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
Goodwill (Pittsburg) 396 Atlantic Avenue,
Atlantic Plaza Shopping Center
Pittsburg Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (Palo Alto) 4085 El Camino Way Palo Alto Reuse Free Drop-off Please consider reuse options for your functional, reusable items.
Goodwill (Oakland - MacArthur) 3525 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (North Oakland) 6624 San Pablo Ave Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (Mountain View) 855 E. El Camino Real Mountain View Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Mill Valley - Donation Trailer) 1 Camino Alto Mill Valley Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (Livermore) 1374 Railroad Ave Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, decorative
Goodwill (Hayward) 20806 Hesperian Blvd Hayward 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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