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 - Untreated

Untreated wood is natural with no additives, paints, or adhesives.

Consider reuse before mulching or composting.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Golden Bear Transfer Station 1 Parr Blvd. Richmond Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
FRG Waste Resources 100 Dodd St American Canyon Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Commercial quantity
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station 41149 Boyce Rd. Fremont Compost Drop-off for a Fee Separate for wood drop-off area
FERMA Corporation (Newark) Equipment Yard
6655 Smith Ave
Newark Compost Pick-up for a Fee Separate for wood drop-off area
English County Pine & Design 57 Hamilton Drive Novato Reuse Free Drop-off May buyback reclaimed lumber and timber for custom wood builds.
EcoHaul 636 F Street Petaluma Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
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
Davis Demolition 1051 Todd Rd Santa Rosa Reuse Pick-up for a Fee
Crossroads Recycled Lumber 58500 Hancock Way Northfork Reuse Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee reclaimed, vintage, antique, old structures like the Port of Oakland or historic Saint Joseph's Church in SF.
Contra Costa Transfer & Recovery Station (CCTRS) 951 Waterbird Way Martinez Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Commercial Waste & Recycling - C&D, Inerts & landscape yard 725 Independent Road Oakland Compost Drop-off for a Fee Separate for wood drop-off area
C&K Salvage 718 Douglas Ave Oakland Reuse Drop-off for a Fee
Byron Crushing & Grinding 5595 Byron Hot Springs Rd. Byron Compost Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee grinding
Black's Farmwood 1364 N McDowell Blvd.
Unit 25
Petaluma Reuse Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee Reclaimed wood for barns, industrial, or flooring. Call for details.
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
Berkeley Transfer Station 1201 2nd St. Berkeley Compost Drop-off for a Fee Separate for wood drop-off area
Bee Green Recycling & Supply (Asphalt Shingle Recyclers) 5900 Coliseum Way
(Inert Debris & Green Waste Recycling)
Oakland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Clean wood waste - pallets, lumber, plywood, ok with nails and small fasteners (no painted, stained or treated)
Bay View Greenwaste Management Co. 1300 Carroll Ave. San Francisco Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee
Bay View Greenwaste Management Co. 1300 Carroll Ave. San Francisco Compost Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee

Curbside Service

Organics Bulky Pickup Note
Alameda
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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Albany
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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Berkeley
Pieces must be 3" or less in diameter and less than 3' long. Wood must fit in the cart or bin with the lid closed.
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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Dublin
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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Emeryville
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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Fremont
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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Hayward
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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Livermore
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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Newark
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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Oakland
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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clean wood (must be bundled)
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Piedmont
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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Pleasanton
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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San Leandro
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Pieces must fit in cart or bin.
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Union City
Pieces must fit in cart or bin. Offer good condition wood crates for donation/reuse. Broken/poor condition wooden crates accepted in organics bin/cart.
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