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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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| El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center | 7501 Schmidt Ln. | El Cerrito | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | Good condition: Exchange Zone. Torn/tattered: Mixed Paper bin or Discover Books Bin. Must be clean and dry. Fees apply for quantities of 1/4 cubic yard or more. | |
| Hope Thrift (Fremont) | 41200 Blacow Rd | Fremont | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Oakland Public Library (81st Ave Branch) | 1021 81st Ave | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| SPARE Crafts | 324 Sir Francis Drake Blvd | San Anselmo | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Art, Fashion, Sewing, Craft reference | |
| Savers (1997 Tice Valley Blvd.) | 1997 Tice Valley Blvd. | Walnut Creek | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Goodwill (Oakland - MacArthur) | 3525 MacArthur Blvd | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Amazon Trade-In Program |
Headquarters 410 Terry Ave |
Seattle | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| Goodwill (Mountain View) | 855 E. El Camino Real | Mountain View | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Friends of Dublin Library | 200 Civic Plaza | Dublin | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Friends of the Berkeley Public Library Central Library Bookstore | 2090 Kittredge St. | Berkeley | 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 | ||
| Friends of the Antioch Library | 501 West 18th St. | Antioch | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Thrift Shop Village | 23385 Saklan Rd | Hayward | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Nearly New Shop | 225 E Maude Ave | Sunnyvale | 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 | ||
| Friends of the Moraga Library Bookstore | 1500 St Marys Rd | Moraga | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Once Upon A Child (Newark) | 39644 Cedar Blvd | Newark | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | Pregnancy, Parenting and children's books | |
| East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse |
4695 Telegraph Ave. (drop-off at loading dock on Shattuck Ave between 46th and 47th streets) |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | art, coffee table, picture heavy. In good shape with covers, no mildew. |
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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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | |||
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