Hi there. The following is a list that I am in the process of compiling, primarily for my own purposes (though others are more than welcome to use it as well), of places in the Bay Area that will accept Plastics for recycling.
Many thanks to Jill in San Mateo and the people at the Santa Clara hotline (and of course the kind folks at Stanford who referred me to these other people) for their help in getting me in touch with these places.
| Company/Site Name & Contact Info | Types of plastics Accepted | Hours | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Polymer
44530 Grimmer Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538 510-490-1791 |
Polypropylene #5
Polyethylene #1, #2, #4 Hard Styrene #6 ABS #7 Acrylic #7 Polycarbonate #7 |
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| Bob's Foam Factory
4055 Pestana Place Fremont, CA 94538 510-657-2420 |
Flexible Polyurethane foam | ||
| Danny's Padding & Foam Recycling
1745 Walsh Ave Santa Clara, CA 95050 408-492-9033 |
Polyurethane foam | ||
| FP International
1090 Mills Way Redwood City, CA 94063 800-866-9946 |
Clean expanded polystyrene foam #6 | ||
| Kingman Products
1480 Moraga Road #I-398 Moraga, CA 94556 925-377-1800 |
Polyethylene film | ||
| MBA Polymers
500 W. Ohio Avenue Richmond, CA 94804 510-231-9031 |
Accepts multi-resin plastics (#7) from durable goods, i.e. computers, appliances | ||
| Monarch Enterprises
815 Third Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060 408-458-1151 |
Buys pre- and post-consumer plastic scrap for the export market. Is interested in a complete range of plastics. Currently accepting polyethylene. | ||
| Polymer Recovery Services
1440 Norman Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95054 408-748-9715 |
Polyethylene #1
High density polyethylene #2 Low density polyethylene #4 Polypropylene #5 Acrylic #7 Vinyl #3 |
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| Superlink Plastics
888 92nd Avenue Oakland, CA 94603 510-568-1086 |
Polyethylene acrylic #2, #4
Low density polyethylene #4 |
That's all I've got for now. If you are a recycling place, or you know of one that's not listed, or you have any other additions and/or corrections that you'd like to see made to this page, please send me some e-mail!