Metals

You can recycle cans, foil, scrap metal and anything else that is all metal at home. Anything that is 100-percent metal and meets the size and weight requirements can be recycled at home.

• Steel and aluminum cans, thoroughly rinsed. Do not flatten cans. Do not place lids loose in recycling containers; place lid inside the can and crimp it shut.
• Small metal items (such as bottle caps, nails, and other metal items 2 inches or less in length) should be placed in a metal can crimped shut.
• Aluminum foil and trays – rinse thoroughly.
• Large metal items with a maximum size of 30 inches by 8 inches and weighing no more than 30 pounds.
• Empty aerosol cans. Remove the cap, but not the nozzle. Don’t puncture or flatten can.

Where to Recycle

Aaron Metals
750 - 105th Ave., Oakland
510-569-6767
Buyback: CRV, scrap
Pickup: large quantities only
www.aaronmetals.com

Alco iron & Metal
2366 Davis St., San Leandro
510-562-1107
Buyback: CRV, scrap
Pickup: large quantities
www.alcometals.com

Alliance Recycling
3426 Peralta St., Oakland
510-547-2408
Buyback/Drop-off: CRV, scrap
Fee/Pickup: large quantities
http://www.alliancerecycling.net/

Republic Services of Alameda County
510-657-3500
Fee/Pickup: large quantities
www.republicservices.com

Berkeley Recycling center
669 Gilman St Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 524-5355
www.berkeleyrecycling.org

Refund Recycling
2680 Old First St., Livermore
925-606-1435
Pickup: large quantities

Sims Metal
30104 Industrial Pkwy. S.W., Hayward
510-471-6600
www.sims-group.com

Recycling & Resource Recovery Systems
3110 Busch Rd., Pleasanton
925-846-4062
Drop-off: scrap, foil/pans