Container/material must be empty, drip-free, at least 4" (inches) tall and fit in the cart/bin with the lid closed.
Rigid Plastics
Rigid plastics are plastic objects (#'s 1-5) that are solid, hold a shape, and are hard to break or crumple with bare hands. (not "Other #7")
Vendors
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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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. | |
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 | |
Waste Management of Alameda County | 172 98th Ave. | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial waste hauling service | |
Western Pacific Pulp & Paper | 1221 3rd St | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity | |
GP21 | 1221 3rd St | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity. If you bring us unsellable beverages or food, we’ll separate the packaging, bio-digest the liquids, and recycle the plastic containers. | |
Commercial Waste & Recycling - C&D, Inerts & landscape yard | 725 Independent Road | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Orbis |
Global Headquarters 1055 Corporate Center Dr |
Oconomowoc | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | recycling for reusable plastic transport packaging. by the trailer load. | |
GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Denham Plastics | 1057 Pellet Ave | Salinas | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | Plastic reusable bulk containners, bins, & totes for transport. | |
Recycler's World | PO Box 58228 | Salt Lake City | Recycle | Buyback Mail-in | Membership-based worldwide information exchange for companies and individuals who buy, sell, or trade commodities, materials, goods, and services relevant to the industry. | |
Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC) | 333 Shoreway Road | San Carlos | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Public Recycling Center.sorted, by the pound | |
Georgia-Pacific Corp. | 2800 Alvarado St | San Leandro | Recycle | Free Pick-up | Bales or very high volume for direct drop-off to Port of Oakland | |
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) | 2615 Davis St. | San Leandro | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Recycle drop-off area | |
San Martin Transfer Station | 14070 Llagas Avenue | San Martin | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
PlasticsMarkets.org - Plastics Recycling Directory | PO Box 1327 | Sonoma | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee, Buyback Mail-in | Connecting recycled plastics buyers & suppliers. This site's purpose is to connect suppliers and buyers of all types of scrap plastic (from bales to post consumer resin). It's supported by the plastics industry and intended for use by the recycling industry in North America. | |
Phoenix Container | 2224 South Daubenberger Rd. | Turlock | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantities |
Curbside Service
Recycling | Note | ||
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Alameda |
Plastic containers empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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Albany |
Empty and drip-free. Plastic bottles, tubs, jugs, and containers. Lids should be reattached or placed in the trash. Disregard numbers as they do not indicate recyclability. ### |
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Berkeley |
Empty and drip-free. Only rigid plastic CONTAINERS. ### |
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Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Empty. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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Dublin |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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Emeryville |
Empty, clean, and dry plastic bottles, tubs, jugs, and food containers. ### |
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Fremont |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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Hayward |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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Livermore |
Unless they are a bottle, jug, or tub #1 -#7, thee belong in the trash. ### |
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Newark |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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Oakland |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1, #2, #5. Tubs, jugs, and bottles. ### |
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Piedmont |
Empty and drip-free plastics. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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Pleasanton |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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San Leandro |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1, 2, 5 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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Union City |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-2 only. Resins #3-7 go in the landfill. ### |