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
Safeway 735 7th Ave. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Recycle only clean and dry plastic bags.
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.
Safeway (4015 East Castro Valley Blvd) 4015 East Castro Valley Blvd Castro Valley Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Safeway 2350 Noriega St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Recycle only clean and dry plastic bags.
Safeway (1499 Washington Ave) 1499 Washington Ave San Leandro Recycle Free Mail-in Clean and dry bag of clean film plastics
Target (Antioch) 5769 Lone Tree Way Antioch Recycle Free Drop-off
Trader Joe's (1122 A East Stanley Blvd) 1122 A East Stanley Blvd. Livermore Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Emeryville) 3700 Mandela Pkwy. Emeryville Recycle Free Drop-off
Safeway 850 La Playa St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Recycle only clean and dry plastic bags.
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.
Safeway (699 Lewelling Blvd) 699 Lewelling Blvd San Leandro Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Safeway 298 King St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Recycle only clean and dry plastic bags.
Andronico's Deli and Market 1200 Irving St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Clean, dry
Trader Joe's (5727 College Ave) 5727 College Ave. Oakland Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Union City) 31350 Courthouse Dr. Union City Recycle Free Drop-off
Trader Joe's 3 Masonic Ave. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off
Trader Joe's 401 Bay St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off
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 (1790 Decoto Rd) 1790 Decoto Rd Union City Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Home Depot 2300 N. Park Blvd. Pittsburg Recycle Free Drop-off Plastic shopping bags only

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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