Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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Arts and Crafts Supplies & Materials

Art supplies and materials are goods used for creating art, crafts and maker projects.

Consider grouping and accumulating like items and then offer to child care or art providers you know or on public forums like FreeCycle, FaceBook Buy Nothing Group, Craigslist, NextDoor, or such.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Goodwill (Alameda) 2319 Lincoln Ave. Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off New/gently used kits
Girls Inc of Alameda (Island City) 1724 Santa Clara Ave Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off Art and science kits
Northern Ca Swap Meets Inc 1150 Ballena Blvd Alameda Reuse Buyback Mail-in
The ReCrafting Co. 2449 Santa Clara Ave Alameda Reuse Buyback Drop-off Needlepoint, embroidery, cross stitch, appliqué and punchneedle tools, supplies, patterns and kits; Roving and fleece as well as spinning and weaving tools and supplies. Unused or almost new skeins of yarn. Vintage or unique buttons.
Salvation Army (Alameda) 1918 Park St. Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off
Alameda Point Antiques Faire 1st Sunday Every Month 3800 Main St Alameda Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Pacific Needlepoint Finishing 1335 B Park Ave Alameda Repair Drop-off for a Fee Fee for finishing needle craft projects
Goodwill (Albany) 505 San Pablo Ave Albany Reuse Free Drop-off New/gently used kits
Hospice Thrift Shoppe 2742 Delta Fair Blvd. Antioch Reuse Free Drop-off
Salvation Army Store 525 E. 18th St. Antioch Reuse Free Drop-off
OfferUp 1745 114th Ave SE Bellevue Reuse Buyback Pick-up
Adventure Playground 160 University Ave
Berkeley Marina
Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off washable tempera paint and good condition brushes
Goodwill (Berkeley) 2058 University Ave Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off New/gently used kits
Multi-Agency Service Center (MASC) 1931 Center St Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off Art, office and school supplies
Ursula Sherman Village 711 Harrison St. Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off Art, office and school supplies
BOSS Administrative Office 1918 University Ave
Suite 2A
Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off Art, office and school supplies
Reuse Arts & Crafts 1824 San Pablo Ave Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off Donations of reusable items including containers accepted. Including paper, fabric, yarn, glassware, frames, beads, buttons, and much more.
Sports Basement (Berkeley) 2727 Milvia St. Berkeley Recycle Free Drop-off Crayons only.
Berkeley Flea Market 1937 Ashby Ave Berkeley Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Goodwill (Brentwood) 6271 Lone Tree Way,
Empire Shopping Center
Brentwood Reuse Free Drop-off New/gently used kits

Curbside Service

Garbage Bulky Pickup Note
Alameda
Bundled & labeled for reuse/donation. Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for a bulky pick-up.
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Albany
Berkeley
Castro Valley Sanitary District
Separate and label good/working condition items for donation as part of your Bulky & Reuse Pick-up set out.
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Dublin
Emeryville
Fremont
Hayward
Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Livermore
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Newark
Oakland
Piedmont
Pleasanton
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San Leandro
San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Union City

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