Consider replacing disposables with reusables.
Food Service Ware - Plastic Clamshells/To-Go Containers/Trays
Plastic ware are utensils, plates, cups, and bowls intended for one-time-use.
Vendors
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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Bay Polymer | 1300 E. Victor Road | Lodi | Recycle | Buyback Pick-up | Commercial quantities.,We buy plastic food packaging and medical scrap from plant overruns, rejects and trim. | |
Berg Mill Supply / Classic Fibres |
5670 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1812 |
Los Angeles | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Bales of PET clamshells | |
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) | 2615 Davis St. | San Leandro | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | Public Drop-off Area | |
Green Impact (GI) Plastics |
GI Plastics Vernon 5700 S First St |
Vernon | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Pick-up | Buys clean bales. Recycles PET thermoform packaging (berry, produce, pastries, eggs, meat, poultry, etc.). | |
Green Planet 21 | 336 Adeline Street | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Empty containers only. No food or liquids. | |
Mings Recycling | 3495 Breakwater Court | Hayward | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Pick-up | Commercial quantity | |
Oakland Communities United for Equity & Justice (Self Help Hunger Program) | 4799 Shattuck Ave | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | New/excellent condition washed single-use containers to package meals | |
PlasticsMarkets.org - Plastics Recycling Directory | PO Box 1327 | Sonoma | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee, Buyback Mail-in | Connecting recycled plastics buyers & suppliers. This site's purpose is to connect suppliers and buyers of all types of scrap plastic (from bales to post consumer resin). It's supported by the plastics industry and intended for use by the recycling industry in North America. | |
Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching | 1355 Ridder Park Dr | San Jose | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Kitchen: Coffee stirrers, food trays, drinking cups, strawberry baskets, plastic bottles, straws. All items must be new and unused. | |
Republic Services, Inc. | 42600 Boyce Road | Fremont | Landfill | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
Super Link Plastic, Inc. | 888 92nd Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Must be clean. Free pick up available for quantities over 500 lbs. | |
TerraCycle | 121 New York Ave | Trenton | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
The Sutta Co. (East Bay Recycling) | 1221 3rd St. | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Large/business quantity only |
Curbside Service
Recycling | Garbage | Note | ||
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Alameda |
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Albany |
Empty and dry. ### |
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Berkeley |
All disposable foodware sold in Berkeley is required to be BPI certified compostable. Find more information about Berkeley's Single Use Disposable Reduction ordinance here: https://berkeleyca.gov/doing-business/operating-berkeley/food-service/single-use-foodware-rules ### |
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Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Empty. ### |
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Dublin |
Empty and drip-free. ### |
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Emeryville |
Compost food scraps. Empty and drip-free. ### |
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Fremont |
Empty and drip-free. ### |
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Hayward |
Empty and drip-free. ### |
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
Empty and drip-free. ### |
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Livermore |
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Newark |
Empty and drip-free. ### |
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Oakland |
Empty food into compost/green bin. Plastic cutlery also belongs in the trash. ### |
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Piedmont |
Empty and drip-free. ### |
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Pleasanton |
Empty and drip-free. ### |
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San Leandro |
Empty and drip-free. ### |
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
Empty and drip-free. ### |
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
Empty and drip-free. ### |
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
Empty and drip-free. ### |
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Union City |
Labeled #1-2 go in recycling. ### |
Labeled #3 - #7 go in the garbage. ### |