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
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Marin Resource Recovery Center | 565 Jacoby Street | San Rafael | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Mt. Diablo Landscape Centers | 2665 Pittsburg-Antioch Hwy. | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Newby Island Landfill & Resource Recovery Park | 1601 Dixon Landing Rd. | Milpitas | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Pleasanton Trucking Inc | 30 B Greenville Road | Livermore | 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 | |
| Potrero Hills Landfill | 3675 Potrero Hills Lane | Suisun City | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Recology San Francisco Transfer Station Public Recycling and Disposal Drop Off | 501 Tunnel Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Inerts, Concrete, Brick & Dirt $219.86 Per Ton | |
| Recycling Center & Transfer Station - Contra Costa Waste Service | 1300 Loveridge Rd. | Pittsburg | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC) | 333 Shoreway Road | San Carlos | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| 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. | |
| Vasco Road Landfill & Recycling Drop-off | 4001 N. Vasco Rd. | Livermore | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Construction & Demolition | |
| West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill Organics Processing Facility | Foot of Parr Blvd. | Richmond | Compost | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Zanker Road Materials Processing Facility | 675 Los Esteros Rd | San Jose | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Includes sod |
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