When shopping or dining out, bring your reusable bags, reuse plastic and paper bags, or refuse a bag. For information on Alameda County's Bag Law, click here, or on the California State Bag Law, click here.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Alameda Food Bank (City of Alameda) | 650 W Ranger Ave | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Accepts donations of new, unused bags. | |
| All Good Living Foundation |
All Good Living Store 2332 Alameda Ave |
Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Drop folded food condition grocery/shopping bags (bags in a bag) off at the AGL Store for community closet materials distribution. | |
| Berkeley Food Network | 1925 Ninth St | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Clean, usable Reusable and or Plastic Bags with handles for reuse, neatly folded in another bag. Paper, plastic, cloth, etc. accepted. Leftover bag stock (traditional grocery bag size) accepted as well. | |
| Berkeley Food Pantry | 1600 Sacramento St | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Good condition, clean folded paper, plastic, and woven bags | |
| Chico Bag Company |
c/o Zero Waste Program 747 Fortress Street |
Chico | Repair | Free Mail-in | Send us your tired reusable bags, functional or not. | |
| Chico Bag Company |
c/o Zero Waste Program 747 Fortress Street |
Chico | Recycle | Free Mail-in | Send us your tired reusable bags, functional or not. | |
| Chico Bag Company |
c/o Zero Waste Program 747 Fortress Street |
Chico | Reuse | Free Mail-in | Send us your tired reusable bags, functional or not. | |
| East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse |
4695 Telegraph Ave. (drop-off at loading dock on Shattuck Ave between 46th and 47th streets) |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Clean, good condition fabric/woven. Not plastic/paper grocery bags. | |
| Free Oakland UP | 2809 MacArthur Blvd | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Folded, clean, good condition for shoppers to reuse | |
| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Landfill | Pick-up for a Fee | Broken, damaged condition. | |
| Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching | 1355 Ridder Park Dr | San Jose | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Promotional items: Corporate branded bags, mugs, caps, t-shirts, polo shirts, trade show gifts | |
| SwagCycle | 30 Cobble Hill Road | Somerville | Reuse | Mail-in for a Fee | boxes and boxes of goods with the outdated company logo | |
| TEK Tailor Factory Store / Sonoma USA |
3253 Santa Rosa Ave (behind Sequoia Floral) |
Santa Rosa | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Accept Grain and feed bags from bakeries, breweries and agricultural businesses. | |
| The ReCrafting Co. | 2449 Santa Clara Ave | Alameda | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | Craft organizers, craft storage containers, project and tote bags. |
Curbside Service
| Garbage | Bulky Pickup | Note | ||
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| Alameda |
Poor, broken condition. ### |
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| Albany |
Poor/broken condition. Consider cleaning and reusing. ### |
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| Berkeley |
Poor, broken or soiled/wet condition woven or plastic bags. Donate clean, dry good condition bags. ### |
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| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Separate and label good/working condition items for donation as part of your Bulky & Reuse Pick-up set out. ### |
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| Dublin |
Poor, damaged condition. Donate clean, dry good condition bags. ### |
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| Emeryville |
Poor, broken condition. ### |
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| Fremont |
Broken, poor condition. Donate clean, good condition bags. ### |
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| Hayward | ||||
| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
Poor, broken condition. Donate clean, dry bags for resuse. ### |
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| Livermore |
Donate if clean and in good condition. ### |
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| Newark | ||||
| Oakland |
Poor, broken condition. Donate clean, dry good condition bags. ### |
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| Piedmont |
Poor, broken condition woven, fabric or wet, soiled bags. Donate clean, dry good condition reusable bags. Clean, dry carry out plastic bags from stores & restaurants can go as bag of bags in the recycling cart. ### |
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| Pleasanton |
Poor, broken condition. Donate clean, dry bags for reuse. ### |
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| San Leandro |
Poor, broken condition. ### |
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
Poor, broken condition. Donate clean, dry bags for resuse. ### |
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| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
Poor, broken condition. Donate clean, dry bags for resuse. ### |
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
Poor, broken condition. Donate clean, dry bags for resuse. ### |
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| Union City |
Poor, broken condition. Donate clean, dry items. ### |
