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

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Wood Chips

Wood chips are small pieces of chopped wood.

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

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Vision Recycling (Benicia) 1460 Goodyear Rd. Benicia Compost Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee
Vision Recycling (Livermore) 30 Greenville Rd Livermore Recycle 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
West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill Organics Processing Facility Foot of Parr Blvd. Richmond Compost 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 Compost Drop-off for a Fee Separate for organics drop-off
Zanker Road Materials Processing Facility 675 Los Esteros Rd San Jose Compost Drop-off for a Fee Separate for organics drop-off

Curbside Service

Organics Note
Alameda
Consider using as mulch on your houseplants or in your garden. Go to www.lawntogarden.org to learn how to use mulch and compost build healthy soil.
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Albany
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Berkeley
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
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Dublin
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Emeryville
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Fremont
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Hayward
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
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Livermore
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Newark
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Oakland
Consider using as mulch on your houseplants or in your garden.
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Piedmont
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Pleasanton
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San Leandro
Consider using as mulch on your houseplants or in your garden. Go to www.lawntogarden.org to learn how to use mulch and compost build healthy soil.
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
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Union City
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