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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| Grand Lake Ace Garden Center | 4001 Grand Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| Materials Reuse | 2650 Nicol Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| National Recycling Corp. (Oakland) | 1312 Kirkham St. | Oakland | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| 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. | |
| The Sutta Co. (East Bay Recycling) | 1221 3rd St. | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Large/business quantity only | |
| Waste Management of Alameda County | 172 98th Ave. | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial waste hauling service | |
| Western Pacific Pulp & Paper | 1221 3rd St | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity | |
| Green Planet 21 | 336 Adeline Street | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| 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. | |
| Broadway Terrace Nursery | 4340 Clarewood Drive | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| 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. | |
| Mountain View Recycling Center | 935 Terra Bella Ave | Mountain View | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Only accepted from Mountain View residents. | |
| Facebook Buy Nothing Groups | 1 Hacker Way | Menlo Park | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| Bay Polymer | 1300 E. Victor Road | Lodi | Recycle | Buyback Pick-up | Commercial quantities. | |
| Alden Lane Nursery | 981 Alden Lane | Livermore | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Lowe's (Livermore) | 4255 1st St. | Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off | plastic pots, trays, hanging baskets and tags | |
| GreenWaste Hayward Transfer Station | 3458 Enterprise Ave | Hayward | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | If associated with C&D project. | |
| 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. | |
| Regan Nursery | 4268 Decoto Rd | Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| Lowe's (Fremont) | 43612 Pacific Commons Blvd. | Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | plastic pots, trays, hanging baskets and tags |
| 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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