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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| Safeway | 850 La Playa St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off. | |
| Lucky Supermarket | 1750 Fulton St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Trader Joe's | 3 Masonic Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off. | |
| Mollie Stone's | 635 Portola Dr. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Stuff clean film inside plastic bag before 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 | |
| Trader Joe's | 401 Bay 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. | |
| Whole Foods Market | 399 4th 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 | 265 Winston Dr. | 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. | |
| Whole Foods Market | 3950 24th St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Clean and dry. Collection bin by front of store | |
| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Put bags and other film plastic into a plastic bag, tie and place in recycling cart. | |
| Bay Polymer | 1300 E. Victor Road | Lodi | Recycle | Buyback Pick-up | Commercial quantities. We buy foam, film and plastic scrap bails. This could include high or low density polyethylene and polypropylene sheet. | |
| Safeway | 15 Marina Blvd | 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 | |
| Biagini Waste Reduction Systems Inc. | 1150 Hensley Street | Richmond | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) | 2615 Davis St. | San Leandro | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Ask at Scalehouse if Bag-of-Bags are accepted. Bag-of-Bags is a collection of clean, dry, flimsy plastic tied up in a clear plastic bag. Please visit www.plasticfilmrecycling.com for more information. | |
| Safeway | 2020 Market St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Stuff clean film (saran-wrap) inside plastic bag before drop-off. | |
| Berg Mill Supply / Classic Fibres |
5670 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1812 |
Los Angeles | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Bales of film plastic |
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. ### |
