Note: For the most up-to-date and comprehensive reuse and recycling information, please use our searchable database, the Recycling Wizard.

For a free printed copy, please click here or call the Alameda County Recycling Hotline, toll-free at 1-877-STOPWASTE

The Recycling Guide is available for download as a complete document (PDF, 6 mb) or in the following pieces:

• Table of contents
• Services and Information
  • Bay-Friendly Landscaping & Gardening
  • Green Building/Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling
  • Business Waste Reduction Assistance
  • Schools - Resources and Services
  • Food Scrap Recycling
  • Recycle All Your Paper. All The Time.
  • Stop Junk Mail / Bring Your Own Bag
  • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
  • Electronic Waste and TV Recycling
  • Universal Waste - Batteries and Bulbs
  • Plastics Demystified
• Recycling Services A-Z
• Recycling Collection & Additional Resources
  • At Home
  • For Apartments
  • Additional Resources

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