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Read this if thinking about why, how, and where to declutter books in your collection in the Bay Area.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Goodwill (Pleasant Hill) |
1699 Contra Costa Boulevard Gregory Village Shopping Center |
Pleasant Hill | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Youth Homes Auxiliary Thrift Shop | 15 B Vivian Dr. | Pleasant Hill | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| White Pony Express |
3380 Vincent Road #107 |
Pleasant Hill | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Gently used and new condition | |
| Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library - Friends Book Store | 955 Contra Costa Blvd | Pleasant Hill | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| American Cancer Society Discovery Shop (Pleasanton) | 1989 Santa Rita Rd. | Pleasanton | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Resellable condition only. | |
| Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Donation Drop Spot | 4200 Rosewood Dr | Pleasanton | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Savers | 875 Main St | Redwood City | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Goodwill (Richmond) | 12341 San Pablo Avenue | Richmond | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| West County Detention Facility Library | 5555 Giant Hwy | Richmond | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Friends of the Richmond Library | 325 Civic Center Plaza | Richmond | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Easter Hill United Methodist Church Thrift Store | 3601 Cutting Blvd. | Richmond | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| SPARE Crafts | 324 Sir Francis Drake Blvd | San Anselmo | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Art, Fashion, Sewing, Craft reference | |
| Community Thrift Store | 623 Valencia St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Green Apple Books | 506 Clement St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| SCRAP | 2150 Newcomb St | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | National Geographic Magazine; Fashion Magazines; Art, Design Books,; Craft Books and Magazines | |
| SF Public Library Book Donation Center | 1630 17th St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Pick-up | Call to schedule a pickup. Not Accepted: 1.) Books that are damp or moldy 2.) General encyclopedias 3.) Legal statutes and casebooks 4.) All Magazines | |
| Prisoners Literature Project (Grassroots House) |
Prisoners Literature Project c/o Bound Together Books (also drop-off site) |
San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Out of the Closet (SF - Polk St) | 1498 Polk St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No magazines. | |
| Bolerium Books |
2141 Mission St. Suite 300 |
San Francisco | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | Purveyors of rare and out-of print books, posters, and ephemera on social movements |
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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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | |||
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | |||
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