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Cars & Boats

A car has a metal or plastic frame housing mechanical parts and interior cushions and linings.

Many local non-profits partner to receive a donation as part or your vehicle or boat donation. Inquire if the non-profit's that you support have this type of program.

Need to get rid of boat waste before donation or recyling? See these resources: Boating Clean & Green, Pumpout Nav App, SF Bay Clean Boating Map, Bilge Care & Preventing Oil Spills, Fishing Line, Abandoned Vessels, Oil, Chemical & Hazardous Waste Spills

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Marin Resource Recovery Center 565 Jacoby Street San Rafael Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee Auto dismantling & recycling services. Need title or junked slip from DMV. Call for quote. 415-453-1404. Haz materials removed and properly processed. for Marin County.
East Bay SPCA (Oakland) 8323 Baldwin St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Vehicle Donations (Working condition, call for details)
Easter Seals Bay Area 2730 Shadelands Dr
Building 10
Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off Working & non-working
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park Reuse Buyback Pick-up
In Defense of Animals 131 Camino Alto Mill Valley Reuse Free Drop-off Working & non-working
National Kidney Foundation 553 Pilgrim Dr., Suite C
2780 Willow Pass Rd.
Foster City Reuse Free Pick-up Donation - Running or not. Call or visit website to make pick-up arrangements. 925-458-7610 http://www.kidney.org/funds/kidneycars/index.cfm#
LIFE ElderCare, Inc. 3300 Capitol Ave Fremont Reuse Free Drop-off Working and non-working
Pick-N-Pull (7400 Mowry Ave) 7400 Mowry Ave. Newark Reuse Free Drop-off non-working & working
Lindsay Wildlife Experience 1931 First Ave Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off Working and non-working.
The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service 832 Folsom St San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up
Pick-N-Pull (8451 San Leandro St) 8451 San Leandro St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off non-working & working
Wheels for Wishes (Make-A-Wish Bay Area) 1 Sansome Street, 35th Floor San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up Working or non-working (recycle)
iPull-uPull Auto Parts 3151 S. Hwy 99 Sacramento Reuse Free Drop-off Non-working & working cars only.
Craigslist 222 Sutter St
Floor 9
San Francisco Reuse Buyback Pick-up
Hayward Thrift Center 29498 Mission Blvd. Hayward Reuse Free Pick-up see website
Pick-N-Pull 1065 Commercial St
"North"
San Jose Reuse Buyback Drop-off, Free Drop-off non-working & working
OfferUp 1745 114th Ave SE Bellevue Reuse Buyback Pick-up
Hope Services (Fremont) 37482 Fremont Blvd Fremont Reuse Free Pick-up Call 408-510-6934 for information on car donation
East Bay SPCA (Dublin) 4651 Gleason Dr Dublin Reuse Free Drop-off Vehicle Donations (Working condition, call for details)
Salvation Army (Alameda) 1918 Park St. Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off See donation guidelines on website

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