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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bananas |
5232 Claremont Ave Parking lot in rear |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | parenting, pregnancy, & children's books | |
| Bambino Thrift Shop (5290 College Ave.) | 5290 College Ave. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| ARF Mart Thrift Store | 1950H Market St. | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| American Cancer Society Discovery Shop (Pleasanton) | 1989 Santa Rita Rd. | Pleasanton | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Resellable condition only. | |
| American Cancer Society Discovery Shop (Oakland) | 127 41st St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Resellable condition only. | |
| American Cancer Society Discovery Shop (Fremont) | 40733 Chapel Way Ste A & B | Fremont | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Resellable condition only. | |
| American Cancer Society Discovery Shop | 40733 Chapel Way | Fremont | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Amazon Trade-In Program |
Headquarters 410 Terry Ave |
Seattle | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| 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. | |||
| Alameda Free Library & Seed & Tool Library | 1550 Oak St | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Alameda Family Services | 2325 Clement Ave | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | board books, early readers, childrens' books | |
| 2 A Good Cause | 530 Midcrest Rd | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | especially children’s . Works with large quantities, businesses and organizations. |
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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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) | |||
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | |||
| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) | |||
| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | |||
| Union City |
