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Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Alibris | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||||
| Biblio | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||||
| Books for Africa | Reuse | Free Mail-in | ||||
| Books to Prisoners Programs | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Mail-in | ||||
| Salvation Army (Alameda) | 1918 Park St. | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Resellable condition only. | |
| Savers (Alameda) | 931 Marina Village Pkwy | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| The Thrifty Kitty | 1509 Webster St | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Only Comic books in good condition, any genre. | |
| The ReCrafting Co. | 2449 Santa Clara Ave | Alameda | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | Books related to crafts | |
| Alameda Free Library & Seed & Tool Library | 1550 Oak St | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Books for Friends | 1550 Oak St | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Children, tween, & teen books; graphic novels; contemporary current affairs, hardback fiction, and social science books | |
| Alameda Family Services | 2325 Clement Ave | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | board books, early readers, childrens' books | |
| Rocket Reuse | 1355 Park St. | Alameda | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | Comics | |
| Goodwill (Alameda) | 2319 Lincoln Ave. | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Hospice Thrift Shoppe - Alamo | 3162 Danville Blvd. | Alamo | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Toy Go Round | 1361 Solano Ave | Albany | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | Children's Books. Consignment only | |
| Goodwill (Albany) | 505 San Pablo Ave | Albany | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Friends of the Albany Library | 1247 Marin Avenue | Albany | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Friends of the Antioch Library | 501 West 18th St. | Antioch | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Bay Point Library | 205 Pacifica Ave. | Bay Point | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Urban Ore | 900 Murray St. | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off |
Curbside Service
| 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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| Fremont | |||
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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) | |||
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| Piedmont | |||
| Pleasanton | |||
| San Leandro | |||
| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | |||
| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) | |||
| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | |||
| Union City |
