Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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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
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.
Pak'n Save (3889 San Pablo Ave) 3889 San Pablo Ave Emeryville Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Other Avenues Food Store 3930 Judah St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off
Nob Hill Markets 500 W. Capitol Ave West Sacramento Recycle Free Drop-off
Nob Hill Market (919 E Stanley Blvd) 919 E Stanley Blvd Livermore Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Nob Hill Market (2531 Blanding Ave) 2531 Blanding Ave Alameda Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
NexTrex
331 Apple Valley Rd
Winchester Recycle Free Drop-off bread bags, dry cleaning bags, newspaper bags, ice bags, resealable food bags, cereal bags, case overwrap, salt bags, pallet wrap & stretch film, wood pellet bags, produce bags
Mollie Stone's 2435 California St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off
Mollie Stone's 635 Portola Dr. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off
Mings Recycling 3495 Breakwater Court Hayward Recycle Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Pick-up Commercial quantity. And Polypropylene Super Sacks
McGee Center for Food Faith And Justice 1640 Stuart St Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry, folded with intact handles in another bag.
Materials Reuse 2650 Nicol Ave Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Lucky Supermarket (815 Marina Village Parkway) 815 Marina Village Parkway Alameda Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
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.
Lucky Supermarket (40055 Mission Blvd) 40055 Mission 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 (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 (3443 Castro Valley Blvd) 3443 Castro Valley Blvd. Castro Valley Recycle Free Drop-off bag of clean film plastic at the front of house collection bin
Lucky Supermarket (34101 Fremont Blvd) 34101 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 (25151 Santa Clara St) 25151 Santa Clara St. Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Lucky Supermarket (247 E 18th St.) 247 E 18th Street Oakland Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic

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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