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 | ||
| RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching | 1355 Ridder Park Dr | San Jose | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| The Watershed Nursery | 601-A Canal Blvd | Richmond | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching | 1160 Kern Ave | Sunnyvale | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| 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. | |
| Facebook Buy Nothing Groups | 1 Hacker Way | Menlo Park | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| FreeCycle |
The Freecycle Network PO Box 294 |
Tuscon | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| The Plant Exchange |
11144 Golf Links Rd (Pop-up & Drop-off Locations Vary) |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Very good to excellent condition. Free of dirt and neatly stacked. | |
| Spiral Gardens | 2830 Sacramento Ave. | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Contact if currently accepting. | |
| Ploughshares Nursery | 2701 Main St | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| Western Garden Nursery | 2756 Vineyard Ave | Pleasanton | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| 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. | |
| Mountain View Recycling Center | 935 Terra Bella Ave | Mountain View | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Only accepted from Mountain View residents. | |
| 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. | |
| PlasticsMarkets.org - Plastics Recycling Directory | PO Box 1327 | Sonoma | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee, Buyback Mail-in | Connecting recycled plastics buyers & suppliers. This site's purpose is to connect suppliers and buyers of all types of scrap plastic (from bales to post consumer resin). It's supported by the plastics industry and intended for use by the recycling industry in North America. | |
| 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. |
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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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