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Books - Hard Cover
Hard cover books are bound in rigid, protective covers typically made of linen, cardboard, or cloth.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Salvation Army (Alameda) | 1918 Park St. | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Resellable condition only. | |
| Out of the Closet | 1498 Polk St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| ARF Mart Thrift Store | 1950H Market St. | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Friends of the Moraga Library Bookstore | 1500 St Marys Rd | Moraga | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Youth Homes Auxiliary Thrift Shop | 15 B Vivian Dr. | Pleasant Hill | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Friends of the Ygnacio Valley Library | 2661 Oak Grove Rd. | Ygnacio Valley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Books to Prisoners Programs | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Mail-in | See guidelines for bolded categories that hard covers are allowed (highest demand categories). | |||
| Discover Books Bin Drop-off Locator | 7041 Las Positas Road | Livermore | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Goodwill (Redwood City - Donation Trailer) | 46 Fifth Ave | Redwood City | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| American Cancer Society Discovery Shop (Oakland) | 127 41st St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Resellable condition only. | |
| St. Vinnie's of Lane County Oregon (SVDP) |
Recycling Warehouse Drop-off 135 N. Cleveland St |
Eugene | Reuse | Free Pick-up | Large quantity. We work with libraries, transfer stations, and nonprofits across the country to help reuse and recycle books. | |
| Salvation Army (Oakland) | 601 Webster St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| SCRAP | 801 Toland St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Teaching materials (no text books) | |
| Bay Point Library | 205 Pacifica Ave. | Bay Point | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Hope Thrift (Fremont) | 41200 Blacow Rd | Fremont | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Bell's Book Store | 536 Emerson St | Palo Alto | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | *Not a drop-off facility* Buys quality hardcover books, specializing in vintage books. Call to make sure your book qualifies for buy-back. | |
| Garrett Thrift Store | 1530 3rd Ave. | Walnut Creek | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Bandung Books | 2289 International Blvd | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | BOOK donation requests: Black Feminism and Feminist Theory Labor Movement and Worker Organizing. Leftest Theory(writings on Marxism, Socialism, Anarchism,ect), Autonomy, Self Determination, and Decolonization. Black, Indigenous People of Color Authors from the Bay Area, Abolition and Transformative Justice.Libros en Espanol | |
| Prisoners Literature Project (Grassroots House) |
Prisoners Literature Project c/o Bound Together Books (also drop-off site) |
San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Goodwill (Concord - Clayton) | 3495 Clayton Road | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off |
Curbside Service
| Bulky Pickup | Note | ||
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| 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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| Fremont | |||
| Hayward | |||
| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) | |||
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| Newark | |||
| Oakland | |||
| Piedmont | |||
| Pleasanton | |||
| San Leandro | |||
| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | |||
| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) | |||
| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | |||
| Union City |
