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 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
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
Trader Joe's (5727 College Ave) 5727 College Ave. Oakland Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Target (2700 Fifth St) 2700 Fifth Street Alameda Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Safeway (3550 Fruitvale Ave) 3550 Fruitvale Ave Oakland Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
San Martin Transfer Station 14070 Llagas Avenue San Martin Recycle Free Drop-off Must be bagged together, such as a grocery/shopping/newspaper/dry cleaning bag
Safeway 3350 Mission St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Recycle only clean and dry plastic bags.
Home Depot 2300 N. Park Blvd. Pittsburg Recycle Free Drop-off Plastic shopping bags only
Cole Hardware 70 4th St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off
Safeway (6790 Bernal Ave) 6790 Bernal Ave Pleasanton Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Aisle1 Nob Hill Foods (2681 Blanding Ave) 2681 Blanding Ave Alameda Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Target (1555 40th St) 1555 40th St Emeryville Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Safeway (2096 Mountain Blvd) 2096 Mountain Blvd Oakland Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Lowe's (Dublin) 3750 Dublin Blvd. Dublin Recycle Free Drop-off
Safeway 350 Bay St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Recycle only clean and dry plastic bags.
Home Depot 11939 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito Recycle Free Drop-off Plastic shopping bags only
Cole Hardware 956 Cole St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off
Safeway (1701 Santa Rita Rd) 1701 Santa Rita Rd Pleasanton Recycle Free Drop-off Clean film plastic
Food Source Market (26905 Mission Blvd) 26905 Misison Blvd Hayward 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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