Plastic Film & Wrap
Plastic film is soft plastic that does not hold its shape when squished or crumpled in your hands. Plastic film may be multi-colored and is often used to wrap packages.
Some grocery stores still offer plastic film recycling drop-off bins for clean, dry plastic bags, but in many cases, the material is too contaminated to be processed and thus landfilled. When you can, try to avoid the packaging in the first place by shopping locally or buying secondhand.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Whole Foods Market (South Berkeley) | 3000 Telegraph Ave | Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Whole Foods Market (1150 Ocean Ave) | 1150 Ocean Ave | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Clean and dry. Collection bin by front of store | |
| Whole Foods Market | 399 4th St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Clean and dry. Collection bin by front of store | |
| Whole Foods Market | 3950 24th St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Clean and dry. Collection bin by front of store | |
| Whole Foods Market | 1765 California St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Clean and dry. Collection bin by front of store | |
| Western Pacific Pulp & Paper | 1221 3rd St | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity | |
| Trader Joe's | 3 Masonic Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off. | |
| Trader Joe's | 401 Bay St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off. | |
| Trader Joe's | 265 Winston Dr. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off. | |
| 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 | |
| TerraCycle | 121 New York Ave | Trenton | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| 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. | |
| Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC) | 333 Shoreway Road | San Carlos | Landfill | Free Drop-off | Public Recycling Center | |
| Safeway | 735 7th Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off. | |
| Safeway | 850 La Playa St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off. | |
| Safeway | 1335 Webster St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off. | |
| Safeway | 145 Jackson St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off. | |
| Safeway | 15 Marina Blvd | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off. | |
| Safeway | 2020 Market St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off. | |
| Safeway | 2300 16th St | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off. |
Curbside Service
| Recycling | Garbage | Note | ||
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| Alameda |
Dirty, wet plastic film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams recycling equipment. ### |
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| Albany |
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| Berkeley |
Dirty, wet plastic film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams 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 film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams recycling equipment. ### |
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| Emeryville |
Dirty, wet plastic film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams recycling equipment. ### |
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| Fremont |
Dirty, wet plastic film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams recycling equipment. ### |
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| Hayward |
Dirty, wet plastic film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams recycling equipment. ### |
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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
Dirty, wet plastic film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams recycling equipment. ### |
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| Livermore |
Dirty, wet plastic film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams recycling equipment. ### |
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| Newark |
Dirty, wet plastic film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams recycling equipment. ### |
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| Oakland |
Dirty, wet plastic film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams 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 film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams recycling equipment. ### |
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| San Leandro |
Dirty, wet plastic film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams recycling equipment. ### |
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
Dirty, wet plastic film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams recycling equipment. ### |
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| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
Dirty, wet plastic film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams recycling equipment. ### |
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
Dirty, wet plastic film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams recycling equipment. ### |
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| Union City |
Dirty, wet plastic film belongs in the trash. If collected as bag-of-bags to drop at grocery stores, must be clean and dry. Loose film jams recycling equipment. ### |
