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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Public Library (81st Ave Branch) | 1021 81st Ave | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Friends of the Hercules Library | 109 Civic Drive | Hercules | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| SPARE Crafts | 324 Sir Francis Drake Blvd | San Anselmo | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Art, Fashion, Sewing, Craft reference | |
| Hospice Thrift Shoppe - Concord | 5350 Clayton Rd. | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Savers (1997 Tice Valley Blvd.) | 1997 Tice Valley Blvd. | Walnut Creek | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Moe's Books | 2476 Telegraph Ave | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Parca |
Parca Main Office 800 Airport Blvd, Suite 320 |
Burlingame | Reuse | Free Pick-up | Resellable condition only. | |
| Eco Thrift (Hayward) | 25891 Mission Blvd. | Hayward | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Half Price Books | 39152 Fremont Hub | Fremont | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| 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 Kensington Library | 61 Arlington Ave | Kensington | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Nearly New Shop | 225 E Maude Ave | Sunnyvale | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| ARF Mart Thrift Store | 1950H Market St. | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Alibris | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | Become an Alibris seller. ~$20 annual plan to list up to 1,000 items. Pricing and inventory management tools. When you list with Alibris you have the option of having your items listed on our Partner Network; including Alibris for Libraries, eBay, Half Price Books, Books-A-Million, Better World Books and other great shopping sites. This gives your items maximum exposure, increasing the likelihood of generating sales. You can list hardcover, paperback and audio books, CDs, vinyl records, cassettes, VHS tapes, DVDs, laserdiscs, Blu-rays and more. | |||
| Goodwill (Berkeley) | 2058 University Ave | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Dan F Webb Bookstore | 322 15th St | Oakland | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Discover Books Bin Drop-off Locator | 7041 Las Positas Road | Livermore | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Reuse | |
| Out of the Closet (Oakland) | 238 E 18th St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No magazines. | |
| Community Thrift Store | 623 Valencia St. | San Francisco | 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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| Emeryville | |||
| 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 |
