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
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Club of Silicon Valley | 518 Valley Way | Milpitas | Reuse | Free Pick-up | Accepts most cars, trucks, trailers, boats, RV's, motorcycles, off road vehicles, heavy equipment and other motorized vehicles. Will take vehicle running or not, must be in one piece, have an engine, and be towable. Contact a CARS representative at 855-500-RIDE (7433) to find out if your vehicle qualifies for pick-up. | |
| Hope Services (Mountain View) | 460 East Middlefield Rd | Mountain View | Reuse | Free Pick-up | Curently not accepting any donations at this location due to COVID | |
| Veteran Car Donations |
12 Winding Wood Ct #1 |
Mt Sinai | Reuse | Free Pick-up | Working or non-working (recycle) | |
| Pick-N-Pull (7400 Mowry Ave) | 7400 Mowry Ave. | Newark | Reuse | Free Drop-off | non-working & working | |
| Pick-N-Pull (8451 San Leandro St) | 8451 San Leandro St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | non-working & working | |
| Cypress Auto Salvage | 1649 28th St | Oakland | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | Auto salvage since 1974. Call for inquiries of what they accept and fees based on pick up or drop off. Find auto parts: Online inventory tool to search by make and model of car and part type. | |
| Radius Recycling (Formerly Schnitzer Steel) (Oakland) | 1101 Embarcadero West | Oakland | Recycle | Buyback Pick-up | Commercial quantity. all fluids, including refrigerant, must be drained. Batteries, lead wheel weight, mercury switches, and undeployed airbags must be removed. Gas tanks must be visibly punctured to be removed. Catalytic converters, motor blocks | |
| Salvation Army (Oakland) | 601 Webster St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Save The Bay |
1330 Broadway Suite 1800 |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Pick-up | Working and non-working | |
| Volunteers of America Auto Donations | 672 13th Street Suite 100 | Oakland | Reuse | Free Pick-up | Also accepts trucks, RVs, boats and other property from throughout the Bay Area. Free pick up. Receipt usually mailed within 24 hours. | | |
| East Oakland Collective |
7800 MacArthur Blvd (Distribution Office) |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Motor vehicles. Accepted only for the redistribution to unhoused or low-income persons in need. Working condition (drivable), clean title, and registration in good standing with DMV. | |
| The Unity Council |
1900 Fruitvale Ave Suite 2A |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Pick-up | The Unity Council partners with Charitable Adult Rides & Services (CARS) to make donating a vehicle simple! Designate the proceeds to go to The Unity Council and CARS will pick up your car anywhere in the United States, auction your vehicle, take care of the paperwork, and disburse the earnings to us. https://unitycouncil.org/get-involved/donate/donate-your-car/ | |
| East Bay SPCA (Oakland) | 8323 Baldwin St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Vehicle Donations (Working condition, call for details) | |
| The Unity Council |
1900 Fruitvale Ave Suite 2A |
Oakland | Recycle | Free Pick-up | The Unity Council partners with Charitable Adult Rides & Services (CARS) to make donating a vehicle simple! Designate the proceeds to go to The Unity Council and CARS will pick up your car anywhere in the United States, auction your vehicle, take care of the paperwork, and disburse the earnings to us. https://unitycouncil.org/get-involved/donate/donate-your-car/ | |
| Able Auto | 555 Bryant Street Suite 810 | Palo Alto | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| M. Fernandes Auto Dismantlers | 650 W. 10th St. | Pittsburg | Recycle | Free Drop-off | See website fo details | |
| St. Vincent de Paul | 2210 Gladstone Dr. | Pittsburg | Reuse | Free Pick-up | Working & non-working | |
| Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Rock & Roll Auto | 3908 Old Santa Rita Road | Pleasanton | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | non-working & working | |
| Pick-N-Pull (1015 Market Ave) | 1015 Market St. | Richmond | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off | Working & non-working |
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