Plastic plant pots are made of hard, rigid plastic for storing plants.
Offer empty, dry stacked plastic plant containers for reuse to other gardeners, nurseries, and school gardens through social media groups, listservs or other online offerings. If you have space, store for use for seasonal seed starts.
Here are Bay Area gardening resources for tools, seeds, right plant - right place, composting, sheet mulching, and Bay Friendly nurseries.
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Alden Lane Nursery | 981 Alden Lane | Livermore | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Bay Polymer | 1300 E. Victor Road | Lodi | Recycle | Buyback Pick-up | Commercial quantities. | |
| Berkeley Horticultural Nursery | 1310 McGee Ave | Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| Biagini Waste Reduction Systems Inc. | 1150 Hensley Street | Richmond | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Broadway Terrace Nursery | 4340 Clarewood Drive | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) | 2615 Davis St. | San Leandro | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Recycle drop-off area | |
| East Bay Nursery | 2332 San Pablo Ave | Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center | 7501 Schmidt Ln. | El Cerrito | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Planters bin. Must be clean and dry. | |
| Evergreen Nursery and Garden Supply | 350 San Leandro Blvd | San Leandro | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| Facebook Buy Nothing Groups | 1 Hacker Way | Menlo Park | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| Farm2Market Farm | 2600 Barbers Point Rd | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Pots and Flat plastic trays with drainage. Clean, good condition only for reuse. Drop neatly to the left of the gate during daylight hours or walk-in to place on the stage. Small quantity only. Nothing crushed, broken or brittle. | |
| Flowerland | 1330 Solano Ave | Albany | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| FreeCycle |
The Freecycle Network PO Box 294 |
Tuscon | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| Grand Lake Ace Garden Center | 4001 Grand Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| Green Planet 21 | 336 Adeline Street | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| GreenWaste Hayward Transfer Station | 3458 Enterprise Ave | Hayward | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | If associated with C&D project. | |
| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Home Depot (Emeryville) | 3838 Hollis St. | Emeryville | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Leave empty, dirt-free plastic pots, containers, or trays on the designated rack \"Recycle any Plastic Garden Container Here\" at the Garden Center. | |
| Home Depot (Fremont) | 43900 Ice House Ter. | Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Leave empty, dirt-free plastic pots, containers, or trays on the designated rack \"Recycle any Plastic Garden Container Here\" at the Garden Center. | |
| Home Depot (Hayward) | 21787 Hesperian Blvd. | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Leave empty, dirt-free plastic pots, containers, or trays on the designated rack \"Recycle any Plastic Garden Container Here\" at the Garden Center. |
| Recycling | Garbage | Note | ||
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| Alameda |
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| Albany |
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| Berkeley |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community or nursery. ### |
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| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. ### |
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| Dublin |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. Consider collecting, cleaning, and donating to local farms for reuse. ### |
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| Emeryville |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. ### |
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| Fremont |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. ### |
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| Hayward |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. ### |
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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. ### |
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| Livermore |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. ### |
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| Newark |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. ### |
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| Oakland |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. ### |
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| Piedmont |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. ### |
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| Pleasanton |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. ### |
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| San Leandro |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. ### |
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. ### |
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| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. ### |
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. ### |
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| Union City |
Free of dirt. Offer good condition for reuse to local community. ### |
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