Do not put in curbside carts as it is likely to exceed weight capacity of carts and break them. Request a C&D Debris Box for dirt to be recycled. Find a list of local testing service providers for lead in soil and paint here.
Soil - Clean
Clean soil is the upper layer of dirt from the earth that has not been built upon or contaminated by chemicals or fertilizers.
Consider offering clean soil for free to the community on NextDoor, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist or such as many folks will want it to use for their own gardening and construction projects. If you have it on a tarp, in buckets or reusable bags, it will be easy for others to take what they need from your front yard project.
Vendors
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West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill Organics Processing Facility | Foot of Parr Blvd. | Richmond | Compost | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Keller Canyon Landfill | 901 Bailey Rd. | Pittsburg | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | Closed to public. | |
SMaRT Station | 301 Carl Rd | Sunnyvale | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | Call for fee information. Please note that the SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only. | |
Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Commercial Waste & Recycling - C&D, Inerts & landscape yard | 725 Independent Road | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
All in One Removal | 3610 Powell Dr. | Lafayette | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
Altamont Landfill (WM, Inc.) | 10840 Altamont Pass Rd. | Livermore | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Independent Recycling Services | 9039 San Leandro Street | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC) | 333 Shoreway Road | San Carlos | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Mt. Diablo Landscape Centers | 2665 Pittsburg-Antioch Hwy. | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Blue Line Transfer Station | 500 East Jamie Court | South San Francisco | 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 | |
Zanker Road Materials Processing Facility | 675 Los Esteros Rd | San Jose | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Includes sod | |
Potrero Hills Landfill | 3675 Potrero Hills Lane | Suisun City | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Berkeley Transfer Station | 1201 2nd St. | Berkeley | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Landfilled | |
Bay Area Scavenger & Recycling | 11740 Berryessa Rd | 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 | Public green waste drop-off area | |
GreenWaste Hayward Transfer Station | 3458 Enterprise Ave | Hayward | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | We accept various types of soils, fill, dirt, and sod. (No yard debris) | |
Acme Landfill (Fill Corporation) | 950 Waterbird Way | Martinez | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
FERMA Corporation (Newark) |
Equipment Yard 6655 Smith Ave |
Newark | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee |
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