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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| Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Home Depot (Newark) | 5401 Thornton Ave. | Newark | 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. | |
| SMaRT Station | 301 Carl Rd | Sunnyvale | Recycle | Free Drop-off | The SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only. | |
| Home Depot (Oakland) | 4000 Alameda Ave. | Oakland | 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. | |
| Bay Polymer | 1300 E. Victor Road | Lodi | Recycle | Buyback Pick-up | Commercial quantities. | |
| Home Depot (Pleasanton) | 6000 Johnson Ave. | Pleasanton | 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. | |
| Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) | 2615 Davis St. | San Leandro | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Recycle drop-off area | |
| Home Depot (San Leandro) | 1933 Davis St. | San Leandro | 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. | |
| Materials Reuse | 2650 Nicol Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Lowe's | 491 Bayshore Blvd. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Pots, trays, hanging baskets, and tags | |
| Berkeley Horticultural Nursery | 1310 McGee Ave | Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| Home Depot (Union City) | 30055 Industrial Pkwy. | Union City | 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. | |
| National Recycling Corp. (Oakland) | 1312 Kirkham St. | Oakland | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Phoenix Container | 2224 South Daubenberger Rd. | Turlock | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Commercial quantities | |
| Broadway Terrace Nursery | 4340 Clarewood Drive | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| Lowe's (Dublin) | 3750 Dublin Blvd. | Dublin | Recycle | Free Drop-off | plastic pots, trays, hanging baskets and tags | |
| Lowe's (Fremont) | 43612 Pacific Commons Blvd. | Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | plastic pots, trays, hanging baskets and tags | |
| East Bay Nursery | 2332 San Pablo Ave | Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| Lowe's (Livermore) | 4255 1st St. | Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off | plastic pots, trays, hanging baskets and tags | |
| Super Link Plastic, Inc. | 888 92nd Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Must be clean. Free pick up available for quantities over 500 lbs. |
| Recycling | Garbage | Note | ||
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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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