Container/material must be empty, drip-free, at least 4" (inches) tall and fit in the cart/bin with the lid closed.
Rigid Plastics
Rigid plastics are plastic objects (#'s 1-5) that are solid, hold a shape, and are hard to break or crumple with bare hands. (not "Other #7")
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHG Group | 1968 Alpine Way | Hayward | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Electronic scrap plastic. | |
| Bay Polymer | 1300 E. Victor Road | Lodi | Recycle | Buyback Pick-up | Commercial quantities. We buy all post-industrial manufacturing plant scrap, parts, runners, off-spec, purge and regrind. | |
| Berg Mill Supply / Classic Fibres |
5670 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1812 |
Los Angeles | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Bales of mixed plastic, mixed rigid plastic, HDPE, PET | |
| Berkeley Recycling Center |
669 Gilman St. (corner of 2nd & Gilman) |
Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Typically includes items such as 5-gallon buckets, crates, large plastic containers, nursery pots, plastic lawn chairs and other scrap plastic. Rigid plastic should be clean and nursery pots should be emptied of dirt. No rubber, PVC pipe, vinyl or laminated plastic. | |
| Berkeley Transfer Station | 1201 2nd St. | Berkeley | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Commercial Waste & Recycling - C&D, Inerts & landscape yard | 725 Independent Road | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Containers Unlimited | 3375 Arden Road | Hayward | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Commercial quantity | |
| Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) | 2615 Davis St. | San Leandro | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Recycle drop-off area | |
| Denham Plastics | 1057 Pellet Ave | Salinas | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | Plastic reusable bulk containners, bins, & totes for transport. | |
| Envision Plastics | 14312 Central Avenue | Chino | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Recycler of baled HDPE plastic | |
| Epic Plastics | 104 E. Turner Rd. | Lodi | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee, Buyback Pick-up | ||
| Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station | 41149 Boyce Rd. | Fremont | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Separate recyclables and deposit into marked containers at facility | |
| Georgia-Pacific Corp. | 2800 Alvarado St | San Leandro | Recycle | Free Pick-up | Bales or very high volume for direct drop-off to Port of Oakland | |
| GP21 | 1221 3rd St | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity. If you bring us unsellable beverages or food, we’ll separate the packaging, bio-digest the liquids, and recycle the plastic containers. | |
| Green Planet 21 | 336 Adeline Street | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | PE Drip tubing, hose, drip tape, emitters | |
| GreenWaste Hayward Transfer Station | 3458 Enterprise Ave | Hayward | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | If associated with C&D project. | |
| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| International Paper | 42305 Albrae St. | Fremont | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Materials Reuse | 2650 Nicol Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Merlin Plastics | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | Merlin Plastics is a recycler and processor of post-consumer and post-industrial plastic container packaging for commercial quantity generators. |
Curbside Service
| Recycling | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda |
Plastic containers empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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| Albany |
Empty and drip-free. Plastic bottles, tubs, jugs, and containers. Lids should be reattached or placed in the trash. Disregard numbers as they do not indicate recyclability. ### |
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| Berkeley |
Empty and drip-free. Only rigid plastic CONTAINERS. ### |
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| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Empty. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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| Dublin |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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| Emeryville |
Empty, clean, and dry plastic bottles, tubs, jugs, and food containers. ### |
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| Fremont |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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| Hayward |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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| Livermore |
Unless they are a bottle, jug, or tub #1 -#7, thee belong in the trash. ### |
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| Newark |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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| Oakland |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1, #2, #5. Tubs, jugs, and bottles. ### |
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| Piedmont |
Empty and drip-free plastics. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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| Pleasanton |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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| San Leandro |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1, 2, 5 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-7 in the chasing arrows. ### |
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| Union City |
Empty and drip-free. Resins #1-2 only. Resins #3-7 go in the landfill. ### |
