Sheet mulching with cardboard, compost and mulch (chipped clean wood) can be done right on top of your lawn to save time, money, and water and build healthy soil. Go to www.lawntogarden.org to learn more and use the Marketplace tool to find supplies locally.
Vendors
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REAP Center | 2133 Tynan Ave | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | To be used as mulch and for compost | |
Vision Recycling (Benicia) | 1460 Goodyear Rd. | Benicia | Compost | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
Berkeley Transfer Station | 1201 2nd St. | Berkeley | Compost | Drop-off for a Fee | Separate for organics drop-off | |
Green Waste Recycle Yard | P.O. Box 2377 | Berkeley | Compost | Drop-off for a Fee | Only accept woody organic waste: logs, shrub/bush, branches, log rounds & wood chips | |
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station | 41149 Boyce Rd. | Fremont | Compost | Drop-off for a Fee | Deposit plant debris, food scraps & food-soiled paper in the facility’s designated “clean green” area. | |
Republic Services, Inc. | 42600 Boyce Road | Fremont | Compost | Pick-up for a Fee | Separate for organics drop-off | |
Vision Recycling (Livermore) | 30 Greenville Rd | Livermore | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Vasco Road Landfill & Recycling Drop-off | 4001 N. Vasco Rd. | Livermore | Compost | Drop-off for a Fee | Available for purchase from chipping process of clean wood. | |
Bio Fuel Systems (@Altamonte Landfill) |
10840 Altamont Pass Road Office to pay & drop materials past WM Scalehouse |
Livermore | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Untreated & unpainted | |
Acme Landfill (Fill Corporation) | 950 Waterbird Way | Martinez | Compost | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Contra Costa Transfer & Recovery Station (CCTRS) | 951 Waterbird Way | Martinez | Compost | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Vision Recycling (Newark) | 6756 Central Ave | Newark | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Waste Management of Alameda County | 172 98th Ave. | Oakland | Compost | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial waste hauling service | |
Commercial Waste & Recycling - C&D, Inerts & landscape yard | 725 Independent Road | Oakland | Compost | Drop-off for a Fee | Separate for organics drop-off | |
GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Compost | Pick-up for a Fee | Wood must be untreated or unpainted to be accepted. Consider using as mulch in your garden. | |
Recycling Center & Transfer Station - Contra Costa Waste Service | 1300 Loveridge Rd. | Pittsburg | Compost | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | wood is ground, sent out for treatment for land application | |
Golden Bear Transfer Station | 1 Parr Blvd. | Richmond | Compost | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill Organics Processing Facility | Foot of Parr Blvd. | Richmond | Compost | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Bay View Greenwaste Management Co. | 1300 Carroll Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee |
Curbside Service
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Berkeley |
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Dublin |
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Emeryville |
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Fremont |
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Hayward |
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Livermore |
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Newark |
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Oakland |
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Piedmont |
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Pleasanton |
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San Leandro |
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
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Union City |
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