Reuse & Recycling Options - Contra Costa County

Curbside Recycling
Click on your City or Community to view the complete list of materials accepted in local curbside collection program.
If you live in, own or manage an apartment complex or mobile home park, visit our Mandatory Commercial Recycling page for more information.

Alamo	Clayton	El Sobrante	North Richmond	Richmond
Antioch	Clyde	Hercules	Oakley	Rodeo
Bay Point (East)	Concord	Kensington	Orinda	Rollingwood
Bay Point (West)	Crockett	Knightsen	Pacheco	San Pablo
Bay View	Danville	Lafayette	Pinole	San Ramon
Bethel Island	Diablo	Martinez	Pittsburg	Tassajara
Blackhawk	Discovery Bay	Montalvin Manor	Pleasant Hill	Tara Hills
Brentwood	E. Richmond Heights	Moraga	Pleasant Hill BART	Vine Hill
Byron	El Cerrito	Mt. View	Port Costa	Walnut Creek
Canyon

Reuse & Recycling Options by Material Type

It is ILLEGAL to place the below items in trash or landfills, click the links below for local facilities or services that accept these hazardous items.

Batteries	Fluorescent Lights	Electronic Devices (see NOTE below)	Needles / Sharps / Syringes	Medications	Household Hazardous Waste

NOTE: Some of the Electronic Devices and Appliances that are banned from disposal include Computers, Monitors, Printers, VCRs, Radios, TVs, Cordless Telephones, Cellular Phones, Answering Machines. Microwaves and most Gas Appliances. Your unwanted electronic items may be among the types accepted at local FREE E-Waste Recycling Events.

Full Alphabetic Listing of All Materials
If you are unsure which category a material belongs in, click here for a list of all recycled materials or use our Search by Material feature.

Construction & Demolition Building construction or demolition materials such as bricks, concrete, doors.	Metals Beverage cans, scrap metals, tin cans, appliances, etc.	Plastics Milk jugs, soda bottles, styrofoam, etc.
Glass Soda bottles, jars, wine bottles, windows, etc.	Organics Yard trimmings, wood debris, Christmas trees, food donations, etc.	Reuse Computers, bicycles, furniture, toner cartridges, etc.
Household Hazardous Wastes Paints, pesticides, household cleaners, used oil, automotive fluids, batteries and other universal wastes & potentially hazardous materials.	Paper Newspapers, magazines, cardboard boxes, office paper, etc.	Special Materials Hard to recycle items such as tires, TVs, couches, etc.

COMBAT ILLEGAL DUMPING

DISCARD NON-RECYCLABLE WASTE IN YOUR TRASH OR TAKE TO PERMITTED DISPOSAL FACILITIES
DO NOT HIRE UNAUTHORIZED HAULERS (in most cases only the local garbage company has been authorized by the City or County to pick-up trash)
REPORT ILLEGAL DUMPING (if you witness illegal dumping, every minute counts so provide law enforcement with as much detail as possible right away)

Didn't find what you were looking for? Contact our Recycling Hotline (see below) or try using our Search Feature, checking our Full List of All Materials or visit Alameda County's Recycling & Reuse Website.

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IMPORTANT - Call vendors/companies first to verify accuracy of information.