Few thrift organizations accept these materials unless they are in new-like condition. Consider posting to FreeCycle, Craigslist, NextDoor, or such for reuse. There are very limited recycling options for this material. Consider reuse before disposal.
Vendors
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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Friends of the Lafayette Library |
3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Suite 107 |
Lafayette | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Friends of the Martinez Library | 740 Court St. | Martinez | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Friends of the Moraga Library Bookstore | 1500 St Marys Rd | Moraga | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Friends of the Oakland Public Library (The Bookmark Bookstore) |
The Bookmark Bookstore 721 Washington St |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No VHS | |
Friends of the Palo Alto Library | 4000 Middlefield Rd H2 | Palo Alto | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Accepts Commercially recorded items: audio books on CDs or cassettes, movies on DVD or Blu-ray. | |
Friends of the Pittsburg Library | 80 Power Ave. | Pittsburg | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Friends of the San Ramon Library | 100 Montgomery St. | San Ramon | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Friends of the Walnut Creek Library | 1644 N. Broadway | Walnut Creek | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Friends of the Ygnacio Valley Library | 2661 Oak Grove Rd. | Ygnacio Valley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Garrett Thrift Store | 1530 3rd Ave. | Walnut Creek | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Goodwill (Mountain View) | 855 E. El Camino Real | Mountain View | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Goodwill (Palo Alto) | 4085 El Camino Way | Palo Alto | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Must be in resale condition and in original cases. | |
Green Apple Books | 506 Clement St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off, Free Drop-off | Buys back some CDs, LPs, and DVDs. | |
GreenDisk |
580 8th Ave NE #104 |
Issaquah | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | ||
Half Price Books | 39152 Fremont Hub | Fremont | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | ||
Half Price Books | 2036 Shattuck Ave. | Berkeley | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
Hope Services (Fremont) | 37482 Fremont Blvd | Fremont | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
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 | |
Hope Thrift (Fremont) | 41200 Blacow Rd | Fremont | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Hospice Thrift Shoppe | 2742 Delta Fair Blvd. | Antioch | Reuse | Free Drop-off |
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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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | |||
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) | |||
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | |||
Union City |