Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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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.

Food Service Ware - Compostable Plastic - BPI Certified Products

Consider using reusables instead of single-use items.

Most commercial composters across California screen out (remove) and landfill compostable plastic (including BPI-Certified compostable plastic) along with other single-use plastics from food scraps and yard debris during the commercial composting process, as it's a contaminant to the finished compost applied to agricultural lands.

If your City/Hauler accepts BPI-Certified Compostable Plastics in their green/organics bin, here is where to find those food ware products: BPI-certified list

  • The BPI-Certified List also includes fiber-based food ware that is PFAS-free and accepted by commercial composting facilities.

The Center for Environmental Health's Green Screen Certified Foodware database shows products without PFOAs and other toxic chemicals. CEH’s foodware database

The Compost Manufacturing Alliance's list of accepted food ware product list by commercial technology type is here.

 

Oakland accepts this item in your curbside garbage container.

Businesses and institutions are allowed to put BPI Certified compostable plastic food ware (ex. utensils, cups, lids, straws, to-go containers) in indoor compost/organics collection bins. For questions, please contact your service provider.

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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.

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