Oakland, California Recycling Centers

Oakland has several specialized recycling centers depending on what you need to dispose of, ranging from everyday recyclables and CRV buyback to scrap metal and hazardous waste.

1. Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

For items that cannot go in the regular trash (batteries, paint, chemicals, electronics), the primary facility is run by StopWaste.

• Oakland HHW Facility

  • Address: 2100 East 7th Street, Oakland, CA 94606

  • Hours: Wed–Fri (9:00 AM – 2:30 PM), Sat (9:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

  • Requirements: Free for Alameda County residents.  No appointment is typically needed, but you must bring proof of residency (ID or utility bill).

2. CRV Buyback (Bottles & Cans)

If you are looking to get your California Redemption Value (CRV) deposit back for glass, plastic, or aluminum beverage containers:

• National Recycling Corp.

  • Address: 1312 Kirkham St, Oakland, CA 94607

  • Hours: Mon–Fri (8:30 AM – 3:00 PM), Sat (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

• Sunset Recycling Center

  • Address: 2910 Broadway (in the Grocery Outlet parking lot), Oakland, CA 94611

  • Hours: Mon–Fri (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM), Sat–Sun (9:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

3. Scrap Metal Recycling

These centers pay for non-ferrous and ferrous metals like copper, brass, and aluminum.

• Fry’s Metals

  • Address: 1421 105th Ave, Oakland, CA 94603

  • Specialize in: Copper, brass, electric motors, and aluminum wheels.

• Aaron Metals

  • Address: 750 105th Ave, Oakland, CA 94603

  • Hours: Mon–Fri (7:30 AM – 4:00 PM)

  • Specialize in: Industrial scrap metal; they offer buyback for most non-ferrous metals.

4. Bulky Items & Large Loads

If you have furniture, appliances, or large amounts of trash/recycling that don't fit in your bins:

• Davis Street Resource Recovery Complex

  • Address: 2615 Davis St, San Leandro, CA 94577 (Just south of the Oakland border)

  • Service: This is the main regional transfer station. You can drop off mattresses, tires, appliances, and large volumes of scrap metal.

• Bulky Pickup Service: Oakland residents are entitled to free bulky pickups annually.  You can schedule this through Oakland Recycles or by calling Waste Management at 1-888-WM-BULKY.

Cash For Cans

Recycling center 1468 44th Ave

(510) 261-2966

National Recycling Corporation

Recycling center 1312 Kirkham Ct

(510) 268-1022

http://nationalrecycle.com/

Oakland Recycling Hotline

City government office · 

(510) 238-7283

https://www.oaklandrecycles.com/contact/

Radius Recycling

Recycling center  1101 Embarcadero West

(510) 444-3919

https://www.radiusrecycling.com/

Independent Recycling & Hauling Services

Recycling center  9039 San Leandro St

(510) 567-3676

Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility - Oakland

Waste transfer station  2100 E 7th St

(800) 606-6606

http://www.stopwaste.org/recycling/residents/household-hazardous-waste/oakland-hhw-facility

WM - Alameda County

Waste management service  172 98th Ave

(510) 613-8710

https://www.wm.com/us/en/location/ca/oakland/dumpster-rental-oakland-ca?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=S04417

Sunset Recycling

Recycling center  10790 MacArthur Blvd

(818) 661-7387

http://calrecycle.ca.gov/

Aaron Metals

Recycling center  750 105th Ave

(510) 569-6767

http://www.aaronmetals.com/

American Recycling

Recycling center  1831 Oriole Ave

HAULS ALL RECYCLING: METAL/ELECTRONIC/JUNK REMOVAL

Recycling center  4715 West St

(510) 688-5923

https://www.haulsallrecycling1.org/

California Waste Solutions Inc

Waste management service  1820 10th St

(510) 625-5263

http://www.calwaste.com/

Standard Iron & Metal Co

Recycling center  4525 San Leandro St

(510) 535-0222

http://www.standardiron.net/

Sunset Recycling

Recycling center  2900 Broadway

(626) 290-0895

CASS, Inc

Recycling center  2730 Peralta St

(510) 893-6476

http://www.cass-usa.com/

Berkeley Recycling Center

Recycling center  669 Gilman St

(510) 524-0113

http://berkeleyrecycling.org/

Bee Green Recycling & Supply

Waste management service  725 Julie Ann Way

(510) 635-1779

http://www.beegreen.green/

Our Planet Recycling S.F.

Recycling center  445 Bayshore Blvd

(415) 866-6102

http://www.ourplanetsf.com/

East Bay Recycling

Recycling center  1221 3rd St

https://usavistalab.top/details/east-bay-recycling-ChIJV7A

Recology

Recycling center · 520 3rd St

http://www.recologyeastbay.com/

Jado Recycling

Recycling center  S Shore Center W

(855) 857-8020

https://www.jadorecycling.com/

Inner City Recycling

Recycling center  9009 Railroad Ave

(510) 568-7625

Green Planet 21

Recycling center  1221 3rd St

(510) 873-8777

http://greenplanet21.com/

Fry's Metals

Recycling center  1845 W Winton Ave

(510) 276-4344

https://www.frysmetals.com/

D C Metals Inc

Recycling center  2399 Davis St

(510) 569-2255

http://www.dcmetals.com/

El Cerrito Recycling Center

Recycling center  7501 Schmidt Ln

(510) 215-4350

http://ca-elcerrito.civicplus.com/533/Recycling-Environmental-Resource-Center

Computer & Technology Resource Center

Recycling center  620 Page St

(415) 883-1428

http://www.ewastecollective.org/

The ReUse People

Recycling center  9235 San Leandro St

(510) 383-1983

Alco Iron & Metal Company

Recycling center  1091 Doolittle Dr

(510) 562-1107

http://www.alcometals.com/

Worldwide Green Resource Inc

Recycling center  9315 San Leandro St

(510) 777-0322

The Mattress Guy

Recycling center 1266 28th St

(415) 577-3668

https://www.themattressguyco.com/

Twin City Wood Recycling

Recycling center  1606 W Oakland Ave

(309) 827-9663

Super Link Inc

Recycling center  888 92nd Ave

(510) 568-1086

https://www.superlinkusa.com/

Rica Recycling

Recycling center  27105 Industrial Blvd

(510) 780-9668

https://www.ricarecycling.com/

RDTs

Recycling center  801 100th Ave

(510) 478-6030

http://www.recycle1234.com/

E Waste & Solar Recycling Center

Recycling center  30311 Whipple Rd

(510) 468-2642

http://www.recycle1234.com/

A A All Metal Recycling

Recycling center · 1226 49th Ave

CalWest Metal & e-Waste Buyers Compramos Metales Y Electronicos

Recycling center  29300 Pacific St

(510) 675-0701

http://www.calwestmetals.com/

Waste Not Electronics Recycling

Waste management service  1937 Davis St

(415) 261-3311

http://www.wastenotrecyclers.com/

Urban Ore

Recycling center  900 Murray St

General store selling salvaged goods

(510) 841-7283

http://urbanore.com/

Urban Ore

Recycling center  900 Murray St

General store selling salvaged goods

(510) 841-7283

http://urbanore.com/

Republic Services McLean County Landfill

Recycling center  2105 W Oakland Ave

(309) 827-8631

https://www.republicservices.com/customer-support/facilities?utm_medium=reputation&utm_source=rslistings

Action Metal Recycling

Recycling center  385 Pittsburg Ave

(510) 236-2488

https://www.picknpull.com/locations/49/oakland-ca?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=GMB-Oakland

Pick-n-Pull

Used auto parts store  8451 San Leandro St

Source for recycled car & truck parts

(510) 729-7010

https://www.picknpull.com/locations/49/oakland-ca?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=GMB-Oakland

Habitat For Humanity ReStore Oakland

Hardware store  9235 San Leandro St

(510) 777-1447

http://restore.habitatebsv.org/

Lincoln Truck & Auto Parts

Auto parts store  1805 W Oakland Ave

(309) 828-9812

http://www.lincolntruckandautoparts.com/

Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility - Hayward

Waste management service   2091 W Winton Ave

(800) 606-6606

http://www.stopwaste.org/recycling/residents/household-hazardous-waste/hayward-hhw-facility

"Straightforward and easy paint drop off experience."

GreenWaste Hayward Transfer Station

Waste management service  3458 Enterprise Ave

(510) 606-1548

https://www.greenwaste.com/facilities/transfer-station-of-hayward/

Ccy Inc

Recycling center  2505 Poplar St

(510) 835-3537

Sons of Odin Hauling

Garbage collection service  1001 62nd St

(510) 428-2441

http://sonsofodinhaulers.com/

Davis Street Transfer Station

Garbage dump  2615 Davis St

Quick Light Recycling Services LLC

Recycling center

(415) 596-2305

http://www.quicklightrecycling.com/

Bayview Greenwaste Management Co Oakland

Recycling center  410 Kennedy St

(415) 822-7686

https://bvgrecycle.com/

Direct Recycling Inc

Recycling center  9957 Medford Ave # 15

(510) 568-8060

CIRCOSTA Iron & Metal Co. Inc.

Recycling center   1801 Evans Ave

(415) 282-8568

https://www.circostametals.com/

Zarc Recycling

Recycling center  26 S Linden Ave

(650) 871-7327

http://www.zarcrecycling.com/

Bay Area Bin Support

Waste management service  754 Whitney St

(888) 920-2467

http://www.bayareabinsupport.com/

The City Of Berkeley Transfer Station

Garbage dump  1201 Second St

(510) 981-6300

http://www.trashscouts.com/

Red Fox Resources

Recycling center  4055 Linden St

(844) 733-3695

http://www.trashscouts.com/

Free Oakland UP

Thrift store  2809 MacArthur Blvd

Trash Scouts

Waste management service 520 3rd St Suite 201

(510) 788-0462

http://www.trashscouts.com/

Waste Management

Garbage dump  Transfer Station, 2615 Davis St

(510) 638-2303

https://www.wm.com/

ReCARES

Association / Organization  2619 Broadway

(510) 251-2273

http://www.recares.org/

Stopwaste

County government office  1537 Webster St

(510) 891-6500

http://www.stopwaste.org/recycling/residents/household-hazardous-waste/oakland-hhw-facility

American Hauling

Garbage collection service  1714 Franklin St #100-334

(510) 220-1358

https://www.americanhauling.net/

Sims Metal - Richmond, CA

Recycling center  600 S 4th St

(510) 412-5300

https://www.simsmm.com/locations/richmond-california/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=gmb&utm_campaign=local-listing-ca-richmond&utm_content=west

Tech Exchange

4.7(83)

Non-profit organization ·  · 1716 Telegraph Ave

(510) 866-2260

http://www.techexchange.org/

Quikrete

Recycling center  San Leandro St

https://www.quikrete.com/

Oakland Public Works Department

Public works department  63 Oak St

(201) 337-8103

https://www.oakland-nj.org/public-works

Ready Set Junk Bay Area

Junk removal service  719 Sycamore Ave

(510) 880-9044

http://www.readysetjunkbayarea.com/

Reset Advantage Hauling

Waste management service  722 Jackson St Apt B

(510) 435-7735

http://www.resetadvantagehauling.com/

Mattress Removal Express

Waste management service  3410 Elmwood Ave

(510) 621-9552

http://mymattressbegone.com/

Nixxit Junk Removal

Garbage collection service  19592 Center St

(925) 281-1437

https://nixxitjunk.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=gmb&utm_campaign=google-maps

Sutta Co

Shredding service  1221 3rd St

(510) 873-8777

http://sutta.com/

Castro’s Hauling

Waste management service · Downtown

(510) 365-2515

https://www.castroshauling.com/

WM - Davis Street Transfer Station

Recycling center

(510) 638-2303

https://www.wm.com/us/en/location/ca/san-leandro