Drop-off Recycling

For quick and convenient drop-off of recyclables, come to Berkeley Recycling on the corner of Gilman and Second Streets in Berkeley. Enter the site from Second Street and turn left immediately inside gate.

Drop-off hours: Seven days a week, 8:30-4PM

Please prepare recyclables for drop-off before you arrive. To learn how, see our Materials Prep page.

These materials may be dropped-off for recycling:

Cardboard
Newspaper
Mixed paper and white paper
Aluminum cans
Glass bottles and jars
Plastics labeled #1, and #2 narrow-neck only
Aluminum foil
Tin cans
Scrap metal
Aluminum foil
Appliances (no refrigerators)
Scrap aluminum

Berkeley Recycling now accepts certain household hazardous wastes:

Fluorescent bulbs
Household batteries
Mercury switches
Light ballasts (labeled “PCB free”)

Again, please prepare materials for dropping off before you arrive at the recycling center, following the Materials Preparation instructions.