Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto

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Sand

Sand is a naturally occurring material composed of granular rocks and minerals.

Do not put sand in curbside carts as it is likely to exceed weight capacity of carts and break them. Request a C&D Debris Box (fee) for clean sand to be recycled. Clean sand is accepted at transfer stations.Sandbags that have been in contact with floodwaters and may be contaminated with sewage or septic waste, animal waste, oil and gasoline residue, lawn chemicals such as fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, or other hazardous chemicals must be taken to a landfill. Find a nearby transfer station or landfill.

Clean sand and sandbags can be stored for reuse. Re-bag as needed and keep out them of the sun/covered. Transfer sand from deteriorated bags to a bucket then refill in burlap or sandbag for storm prep or erosion control. Share clean sand with the community through local listservs, to neighbors, Facebook Buy Nothing in your city group, NextDoor, Craigslist, or such for reuse, including for leveling pavers, tilled into soil areas to loosen packed soils to facilitate water absorption, landscape projects, or umbrella/canopy and basketball weighted bases.

Ready to pass on your kid's play sand from their sandbox? Sift out plant debris and offer it up to the community for reuse.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station 41149 Boyce Rd. Fremont Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Clean sand. Sandbags that have been in contact with sewage, septic waste, animal waste, oil and gasoline residue, lawn chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or other hazardous chemicals will not be accepted. Those sandbags must be taken to a landfill.
Ox Mountain Landfill 12310 San Mateo Rd Half Moon Bay Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Landfill Management 4001 W. Winton Ave. Hayward Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Altamont Landfill (WM, Inc.) 10840 Altamont Pass Rd. Livermore Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Vasco Road Landfill & Recycling Drop-off 4001 N. Vasco Rd. Livermore Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Newby Island Landfill & Resource Recovery Park 1601 Dixon Landing Rd. Milpitas Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Newby Island Landfill & Resource Recovery Park 1601 Dixon Landing Rd. Milpitas Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Redwood Landfill 8950 Redwood Hwy Novato Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Materials Reuse 2650 Nicol Ave Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Bee Green Recycling & Supply (Asphalt Shingle Recyclers) 5900 Coliseum Way
(Inert Debris & Green Waste Recycling)
Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Port of Oakland Material Handling Yard - Oakland Airport Only 1 Airport Dr. Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Commercial quantity
GreenWaste of Palo Alto 2765 Lafayette St Palo Alto Recycle Pick-up for a Fee C&D/Debris Box. Small amounts can be collected for no charge during your Clean Up Day.
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Landfill Drop-off for a Fee
Premier Recycle 260 Leo Avenue San Jose Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee Clean sand
Guadalupe Landfill (Rubbish Disposal Company) 15999 Guadalupe Mines Rd San Jose Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Zanker Road Landfill 705 Los Esteros Road
(north of Zanker Road, one mile north of Zanker and Highway 237)
San Jose Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) 2615 Davis St. San Leandro Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Sandbags that have been in contact with sewage, septic waste, animal waste, oil and gasoline residue, lawn chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or other hazardous chemicals must be taken to a landfill, such as Altamont Landfill in Livermore. Rates for clean sand or sandbags have rates associated with Dirt & Concrete.

Curbside Service

Debris Box Note
Alameda
Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for details.
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
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