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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.

Plastic Bag & Film Recycling Drop-off Location Finder (NexTREX)

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
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Landfill Drop-off for a Fee
Biagini Waste Reduction Systems Inc. 1150 Hensley Street Richmond Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC) 333 Shoreway Road San Carlos Landfill Free Drop-off Public Recycling Center
Whole Foods Market 399 4th St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Clean and dry. Collection bin by front of store
Safeway 1335 Webster St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off.
Whole Foods Market 3950 24th St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Clean and dry. Collection bin by front of store
Safeway 145 Jackson St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off.
Whole Foods Market 1765 California St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Clean and dry. Collection bin by front of store
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.
Safeway 2350 Noriega St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off.
Safeway 298 King St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off.
Safeway 3350 Mission St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off.
Safeway 350 Bay St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off.
Cole Hardware 345 9th St San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Stuff clean film inside plastic bag before drop-off. Basketball-size amount per visit.
Safeway 4950 Mission St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off.
Cole Hardware, Vallejo St. 627 Vallejo St San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Stuff clean film inside plastic bag before drop-off. Basketball-size amount per visit.
Andronico's Deli and Market 1200 Irving St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Clean, dry. Stuff clean film inside plastic bag before drop-off.
Safeway 5290 Diamond Heights Blvd. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off.

Curbside Service

Recycling Garbage Note
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.
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