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 Scraps - Untreated

Untreated wood scraps are bits and pieces of untreated, unpainted wood.

Wood that is made with glues, like plywood or engineered lumber, belongs in the trash.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
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
West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill Organics Processing Facility Foot of Parr Blvd. Richmond Compost Drop-off for a Fee
Waste Management of Alameda County 172 98th Ave. Oakland Compost Pick-up for a Fee Commercial waste hauling service
Vision Recycling (Newark) 6756 Central Ave Newark Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
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 Construction & Demolition
SMaRT Station 301 Carl Rd Sunnyvale Compost Drop-off for a Fee Considered construction debris. Clean wood is segregated, unpainted, untreated pallets, wood and lumber pieces up to 6” in diameter and 6’ in length. Material must be free of metal and paper. Material must not be banded bundled tied or wrapped. Call for fee information. Please note that the SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only.
Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC) 333 Shoreway Road San Carlos Compost Drop-off for a Fee Separate for organics drop-off
SCRAP 801 Toland St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Republic Services, Inc. 42600 Boyce Road Fremont Compost Pick-up for a Fee Separate for organics drop-off
Recycler's World PO Box 58228 Salt Lake City Recycle Buyback Mail-in Membership-based worldwide information exchange for companies and individuals who buy, sell, or trade commodities, materials, goods, and services relevant to the industry.
Recology San Francisco Transfer Station Public Recycling and Disposal Drop Off 501 Tunnel Ave. San Francisco Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Potrero Hills Landfill 3675 Potrero Hills Lane Suisun City Compost Drop-off for a Fee Separate for organics drop-off
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Reuse Drop-off for a Fee wood is ground, sent out for treatment for land application
Independent Recycling Services 9039 San Leandro Street Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee
Hayward Transfer Station 3458 Enterprise Ave Hayward Recycle Drop-off for a Fee If associated with C&D project.
GreenWaste of Palo Alto 2765 Lafayette St Palo Alto Compost Pick-up for a Fee Wood must be untreated or unpainted to be accepted.
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station 41149 Boyce Rd. Fremont Compost Drop-off for a Fee Separate for wood drop-off area
DPS / California Soil 3401 Gaffery Rd Vernalis Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) 2615 Davis St. San Leandro Compost Drop-off for a Fee Public green waste drop-off area

Curbside Service

Organics Note
Alameda
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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Albany
Clean wood pieces free of paint and chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin are acceptable. However, composite, engineered, or bonded wood like plywood, particle wood, and blue pallet wood belong in the garbage.
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Berkeley
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals. Wood must be 3" or less in diameter and less than 3' long. Cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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Dublin
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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Emeryville
Clean wood pieces free of paint and chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin are acceptable. However, composite, engineered, or bonded wood like plywood, particle wood, and blue pallet wood belong in the garbage.
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Fremont
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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Hayward
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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Livermore
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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Newark
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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Oakland
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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Piedmont
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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Pleasanton
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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San Leandro
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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Union City
Clean wood pieces free of paint or chemicals, cut to fit in the cart or bin.
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