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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| Lowe's (Fremont) | 43612 Pacific Commons Blvd. | Fremont | 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Lowe's (Livermore) | 4255 1st St. | Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off | plastic pots, trays, hanging baskets and tags | |
| Lowe's (Union City) | 32040 Union Landing | Union City | Recycle | Free Drop-off | plastic pots, trays, hanging baskets and tags | |
| 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 | |
| Broadway Terrace Nursery | 4340 Clarewood Drive | Oakland | 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 | ||
| Waste Management of Alameda County | 172 98th Ave. | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial waste hauling service | |
| East Bay Nursery | 2332 San Pablo Ave | Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| Republic Services, Inc. | 42600 Boyce Road | Fremont | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Western Pacific Pulp & Paper | 1221 3rd St | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity | |
| Evergreen Nursery and Garden Supply | 350 San Leandro Blvd | San Leandro | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Knock dirt from pots, trays and tags. | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Lowe's | 811 E. Arques Ave | Sunnyvale | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center | 7501 Schmidt Ln. | El Cerrito | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Planters bin. Must be clean and dry. |
| Recycling | Garbage | Note | ||
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| Albany |
Free of dirt. ### |
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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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