Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto
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Welcome to RE:Source! Your online directory for reuse, repair and proper disposal options for the Bay Area. Although we do our best to stay up-to-date, information is constantly changing and we encourage you to call ahead to verify hours and availability.

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Food Scraps

Remove all produce stickers (these are mostly plastic, contaminate compost, and belong in the trash), packaging, and twist ties (reuse until they go the landfill) before composting your food scraps.

Did you know that reducing food waste is one of the leading solutions to climate change? Click here Food Saving, Meal Planning, and Produce Storage Tips to save money and the planet.

Here are resources to learn how turn your food scraps into compost at home, or source compost (and mulch) to apply on your garden, houseplants, or landscape.

BioCycle's FindAComposter.com, a publicly searchable database of composting facilities in the U.S. and Canada.

 

Concord accepts this item in your curbside organics container.

Bread, bones, coffee grounds, crackers, dairy, fish, fruit, grains, leftovers, meats, nutshells, pasta, pizza, and vegetables.

Clyde accepts this item in your curbside garbage container.

 

RE:Source is an online directory for reuse, repair and proper disposal options for the California East Bay area and Palo Alto. Our goal is to connect you with the best options for what you need to get rid of or repair. Please note that we do not accept any items directly.

If you have questions or feedback about this directory, please get in touch, we'd love to hear from you.

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