Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto

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Plastic Bags

Plastic bags are a type of plastic film that is designed to contain goods.

When shopping or dining out, bring your reusables, reuse plastic and paper bags, or refuse a bag and hand carry items when possible.

Donate neatly folded reusable plastic bag of bags to a local animal shelter or rescue group or food pantry, or stuff newspaper bags to dispensers at local dog parks,or to the community for use by small businesses and residents.

Businesses in Alameda County can use the Bin Liner by City Tool to determine what kind of indoor bin liner your trash, organics, or recycling bin can have. Bag Laws: Alameda County, State of California, City of Berkeley, Overview of the aforementioned laws.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Trader Joe's (39324 Argonaut Way) 39324 Argonaut Way Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic. If the bins are not longer out front, ask the manager to reinstall them.
Republic Services, Inc. 42600 Boyce Road Fremont Landfill Pick-up for a Fee
Lucky Supermarket (35820 Fremont Blvd) 35820 Fremont Blvd. Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic. If the bins are not longer out front, ask the manager to reinstall them.
Lucky Supermarket (5000 Mowry Ave.) 5000 Mowry Ave. Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic. If the bins are not longer out front, ask the manager to reinstall them.
Safeway (39100 Argonaut Way) 39100 Argonaut Way Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic. If bins are no longer out front, ask manager to move them back for customer
Safeway (3902 Washington Blvd) 3902 Washington Blvd Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic. Ask the manager if bin is no longer at the front for customer bag collection.
Raley's Market (Fremont) 39200 Paseo Padre Way Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Hayward) 269 Southland Mall Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off
Lucky Supermarket (22555 Mission Blvd) 22555 Mission Blvd. Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Lucky Supermarket (25151 Santa Clara St) 25151 Santa Clara St. Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Food Source Market (26905 Mission Blvd) 26905 Misison Blvd Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Mings Recycling 3495 Breakwater Court Hayward Recycle Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Pick-up Commercial quantity. And Polypropylene Super Sacks
Target (19661 Hesperian Blvd) 19661 Hesperian Blvd Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Target (2499 Whipple Rd) 2499 Whipple Rd Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Safeway (22280 Foothill Blvd ) 22280 Foothill Blvd Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Safeway (231 W Jackson St.) 231 W Jackson St Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Home Depot 1625 Sycamore Ave. Hercules Recycle Free Drop-off Plastic shopping bags only
g2Revolution 8585 Pyott Road
Suite 100
Lake in the Hills Recycle Mail-in for a Fee
Trader Joe's (1122 A East Stanley Blvd) 1122 A East Stanley Blvd. Livermore Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Tri-Valley Haven: Haven Food Pantry 150 N L St Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, folded with intact handles in another bag. Call to schedule.

Curbside Service

Recycling Garbage Note
Alameda
Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment.
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Albany
Consider reuse of clean, dry plastic bags. Albany does not accept plastic bags for recycling.
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Berkeley
Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment.
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
When collected as bag-of-bags for Recycling Cart/Bin or for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment. Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash.
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Dublin
Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment.
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Emeryville
Emeryville does not accept plastic bags for recycling.
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Fremont
Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment.
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Hayward
Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment.
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment.
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Livermore
When collected as bag-of-bags for Recycling Cart/Bin or for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment. Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash.
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Newark
Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment.
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Oakland
Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment.
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Piedmont
Dirty, wet plastic film belongs in the trash. Clean, dry flim/flimsy/soft plastics in a plastic bag-of-bags accepted and can be droped at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams recycling equipment.
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Pleasanton
Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment.
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San Leandro
Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment.
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment.
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment.
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Do not put loose bags in the recycling cart as they jam the recycling equipment.
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Union City
Dirty, wet plastic bags belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags for grocery store drop-off, must be clean and dry. Loose bags jam recycling equipment.
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