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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 | Method | Notes | |
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| Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Oakland Public Library (African American Museum & Library) | 659 14th St | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Oakland Public Library (Martin Luther King Jr. Branch) | 6833 International Blvd | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Waste Management of Alameda County | 172 98th Ave. | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial waste hauling service | |
| Civicorps Recycling | 101 Myrtle St. | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| National Recycling Corp. (Oakland) | 1312 Kirkham St. | Oakland | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store (Livermore) | 1817 2nd Street | Livermore | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Goodwill (Pittsburg - New Larger Format) | 230 Atlantic Ave. | Pittsburg | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Oakland Public Library (Downtown Main Library) | 125 14th St | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Not accepting books in May 2024. | |
| Goodwill (San Mateo) | 28 W. 25th Ave | San Mateo | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Hayward Thrift Center | 29498 Mission Blvd. | Hayward | Reuse | Free Pick-up | No encyclopedias | |
| Oakland Museum - White Elephant Sale | 333 Lancaster St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | ||
| Hope Services (Mountain View) | 460 East Middlefield Rd | Mountain View | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Curently not accepting any donations at this location due to COVID | |
| Hackenberg Booksellers | 1614 Kearney St. | El Cerrito | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Friends of the El Cerrito Library | 6510 Stockton Ave. | El Cerrito | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Friends of the El Sobrante Library | 4191 Appian Way | El Sobrante | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Recycle Town | 500 Meacham Road | Petaluma | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Thriftbooks | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | Thriftbooks partners with paper recycling companies across the country to help them earn more from books that might otherwise be recycled. Many of our recycling partners receive books through public drop-offs, thrift stores, schools, libraries, and other community sources. They scan books into gaylords for our BuyBack program, and we purchase the books with resale value, typically paying around $1 per book or about $1,000 per gaylord, depending on the mix. The remaining books continue through their normal recycling process, allowing them to generate revenue from both reusable books and recycled fiber while maximizing the value of every load. Contact the thriftbookgives@thriftbooks.com about being a charity partner. Libraries get a discount, line of credit, invoicing, free shipping with bulk orders, can buy new & used books, and can sell books back for store credit or payout. For bulk selling: https://46047787.hs-sites.com/seller-contact-us-form | |||
| Operation Dignity |
318 Harrison St Ste 302 |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Goodwill (Burlingame) | 1215 California Dr | Burlingame | 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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