Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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Clothing - Children's

Baby clothes include garments made from various textiles, including cotton, wool, linen, and other natural or synthetic fibers.

Reuse is best! Share locally on listservs, with local families, neighborhood schools, or on FreeCycle, Craigslist, NextDoor, etc., or local charity organizations to reduce your climate impact.

Stain removal & repairs keep clothing in use.Click here to learn more about clothing repair, stain removal for clothing and linens, and donation/recycling programs.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
One Stop Cleaners 2305 Lincoln Ave Alameda Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Best Alteration 1190 Park St
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Alameda Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Goodwill (Albany) 505 San Pablo Ave Albany Reuse Free Drop-off
Hospice Thrift Shoppe 2742 Delta Fair Blvd. Antioch Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Berkeley) 2058 University Ave Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off
Grove Street Kids 1385 Shattuck Ave Berkeley Reuse Buyback Drop-off Current season infant -kids size 12. accessories, holiday wear, sports & dance clothing
Frank's Tailoring 2615 Telegraph Ave Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee Alterations and cleaning
Muzhik Clothing Mending Service South Berkeley Farmers' Market
Adeline St & 63rd
Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee Clothing mending service.
Uni Tailor 2013 University Ave Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee tailor and alterations
Sew Much The Better 2608 Ashby Ave Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee Fine tailoring, alterations and custom sewing
Salvation Army Donation Dropbox (2650 Durant Ave.) 2650 Durant Ave. Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off Accepts all brands of clothing, shoes, bags, and other accessories in any condition.
Native American Heritage Association 12085 Quaal Rd Black Hawk Reuse Free Mail-in and accessories. Especially winter wear.
Goodwill (Brentwood) 6271 Lone Tree Way,
Empire Shopping Center
Brentwood Reuse Free Drop-off
Parca Parca Main Office
800 Airport Blvd, Suite 320
Burlingame Reuse Free Pick-up Resellable condition, lightly used, not stained or torn
Goodwill (Burlingame) 1215 California Dr Burlingame Reuse Free Drop-off
Birthright International 3106 Clayton Rd. Concord Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Concord - Clayton) 3495 Clayton Road Concord Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Concord - Willow Pass Road) 1659 Willow Pass Road Concord Reuse Free Drop-off
Hospice Thrift Shoppe - Danville 444 Diablo Rd. Danville Reuse Free Drop-off
Savers (7117 Regional St.) 7117 Regional St. Dublin Reuse Free Drop-off

Curbside Service

Bulky Pickup Special Action Note
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
Collect clean and dry materials in a large plastic bag to keep it clean during collection for recycling for Bulky Pick-up and Textile Pick-ups, which are held 2x/yr (first full wk of June/Oct). set bags or boxes of dry (no biowaste) textiles by blue cart.
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Clean and dry. See Textile Collection Program details.Collect clean and dry materials in a large plastic bag to keep it clean during collection for reuse or recycling twice a year (first full wk of June/Oct). Set bags or boxes of dry (no biowaste) textiles by blue cart.
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Dublin
Textile Collection Program AVI collects clean & dry textiles quarterly first full week of Jul, Oct, Jan and Apr in clear plastic bags from residents (SF & MF). Schedule collection at 925-479-9545 at least 7 days out.
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Emeryville
Fremont
Hayward
Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Livermore
During the first week of every January, April, July, October, gently used household textiles (sheets, towels, etc.) and clothing will be collected and donated to a local charity. Items should be clean and placed in a tightly tied clear bag next to the recyclables cart on your collection day. Receipts not provided.
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Newark
Oakland
Piedmont
Pleasanton
San Leandro
San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Union City

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