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Glass Bottles & Jars (Food & Beverage) - Non-CRV
Must be empty and drip-free before recycling.
Materials that should not be mixed into curbside recycling and when broken belong in the garbage: beverage glasses, plates, ceramics, Pyrex or other heat resistant glass, light bulbs, computer monitors, phone screens, plate glass: windows, sliding doors, safety glass, car windshields, art glass, leaded crystal, mirrors.
Find Beverage Container Redemption Center locations here or call 1-800-RECYCLE.
As of Jan. 1, 2024, there are new eligible beverage containers for redemption in the California Beverage Recycling Program. Find program information.
Oakland accepts this item in your curbside recycling container.
Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed.
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101 Myrtle St., Oakland • (510) 992-7871Pick-up for a Fee -
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4695 Telegraph Ave., Oakland • (510) 547-6470For smaller jars, preferably with lid. Very large spirits bottles w/o handles or label printed on glass to be made into lamps with partner organization. See Current Accepted Mat for details.Free Drop-off -
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1820 10th St., Oakland • (510) 836-6200Pick-up for a Fee -
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6025 College Ave, Oakland • 510-415-0956Not a donation of jars drop-off location. Bring your empty containers to fill and refill with your essentials for pantry goods, cooking oils, cleaning products, bath and body (fee).Drop-off for a Fee -
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2650 Nicol Ave, Oakland • (510) 435-8988Pick-up for a Fee -
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1650 Park St, Alameda • (510) 865-1500BYO containers, bags, and jars to refill bulk foods. Take to cashier to tare the weight first if not a light bag.Free Drop-off, On-site for a Fee -
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2530 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley • 510-584-3402BYO to use for their refill bath and body products. Donate small quantity clean jars with lids. Accepts AVOCURL glass bottles for discount off next purchase. Products for refill include: Body lotion, Body wash, Hand soap, Conditioner, Shampoo, Toothpaste tablets, dishwasher detergent, dish soap, glass cleaner, home cleaning scrub, laundry detergent, toilet cleanerFree Drop-off, On-site for a Fee -
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2240 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley • 510-540-0509Donations accepted for drop-off: 1.75 L liquor bottles (Bullet Bourbon, Beefeater, Stolichnaya, Amsterdam, Hanger 1, 1800 tequila, Bombay Dry Gin, Smirnoff, Jose Cuervo, Ketel One, Seagrams), 750 ML liquor bottles (St George, Hibiki Suntory, Templeton Rye), 1.5 L wine bottles clear or olive, and 1.75L and 1L (Patron, Makers Mark, Hennessy, Jack Daniels). Free pick-up for quantity (email images of bottles).Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up -
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1581 University Ave, Berkeley •We are currently accepting for donation: 24 oz. wide-mouth Mason or Kerr Jars (straight -sided), 26 oz. square-shoulder Mason or Kerr Jars, Wide-mouth rings, New wide-mouth lids. pints and half pints, narrow-mouth half pints and 4 ounce jars. We do not need quarts, narrow mouth pints, 12-ounce jars or other odd sized or shaped jars. We can also use glass Gerolsteiner mineral water bottles in 750 ml and 330 ml sizes. Please bring them in for us to inspect first or contact info@threestonehearth.com. We need to make sure they are clean, label-free, intact and usable. You may have heard about the national supply shortage of Mason jars, and it may not be until well into next year that our supply chain returns to normal. These need to be clean, unchipped, unbroken and packed securely for transport. (Please don’t include these items on your glass return form if you are a customer.)Free Drop-off -
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2112B Vine St, Berkeley • 510-616-6533BYO jars and bottles to refill what you purchase for home and body in bulk. Drop off section to donate jars with lids for reuse.Free Drop-off, On-site for a Fee -
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669 Gilman St., Berkeley • (510) 524-0113sort by color - clear, brown, greenFree Drop-off -
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1579A Solano Ave, Berkeley •Accepts clean glass jars with lids for their in store Jar Library that will be cleaned and reused in the store or for home deliveries. Refill store with home and dry goods.Free Drop-off -
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172 98th Ave., Oakland • (510) 613-8700Commercial waste hauling servicePick-up for a Fee -
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1000 Amador St - Pier 96, San Francisco • (415) 621-6200Free Drop-off -
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7501 Schmidt Ln., El Cerrito • (510) 215-4350Glass bins (Clear, Brown, Green). Rinsed clean & sorted by color.Free Drop-off -
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2615 Davis St., San Leandro • (510) 638-2303Recycle drop-off areaFree Drop-off -
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1151 Quesada Ave., San Francisco • (415) 822-3688Free Drop-off -
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1150 Hensley Street, Richmond • (510) 215-8370Pick-up for a Fee -
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101 Pittsburg Ave., Richmond • (510) 412-4500Free Drop-off -
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3295 Castro Valley Blvd, Castro Valley • (510) 925-4749BYO containers, bags, and jars to refill bulk foods. Take to cashier to tare the weight first if not a light bag.Free Drop-off, On-site for a Fee -
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3495 Breakwater Court, Hayward • (510) 670-0198 ext. 406Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Pick-up -
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1320 Galaxy Way, Concord • (925) 689-3900This item may have redemption value.Free Drop-off -
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37530 Enterprise Ct., Newark • (510) 713-9500Free Pick-up -
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3110 Busch Rd., Pleasanton • (925) 846-2042Drop-off for a Fee -
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181A Clark Avenue, Pittsburg • (925) 439-2227Free Drop-off
Additional Online Resources for Glass Bottles & Jars (Food & Beverage) - Non-CRV
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Conscious Container -Refillable glass bottle system for breweries, wineries, and beverages for consumers, producers and retailers. Producer consultation, bottle washing, bottle sales.
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Repurposed Materials -Commercial quantity, new
