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.
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Doan's Tailor Shop | 725 Washington St | Oakland | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Sew Much The Better | 2608 Ashby Ave | Berkeley | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Fine tailoring, alterations and custom sewing | |
| Golden Needle Tailoring | 1903 Encinal Ave | Alameda | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Sarah Marie's Sewing School | The Avenues | San Bruno | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Instruction in alteration and repair | |
| Great American Cleaners | 215 El Cerrito Rd | El Cerrito | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Fee for service, free pick up & delivery. | |
| Flamingo Tailor and Cleaners | 10408-A San Pablo Ave | El Cerrito | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Hesperian Cleaners | 15848 Hesperian Blvd | San Lorenzo | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Baptismal, first communion, and/or quincenera dress clean, press and storage (air tight sealed-box) | |
| Marina Village Cleaners | 817 Marina Village Pkwy | Alameda | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Young's Cleaners |
Foothill Square Shopping Center 10700 MacArthur Blvd; Ste 54 |
Oakland | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Royal Cleaners |
Newark Market Place Shopping Center 5865 Jarvis Ave |
Newark | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Cleaning and alterations | |
| Elegant Cleaners | 1208 Lincoln Ave | Alameda | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Green Leaf Cleaners | 3918 Decoto Rd | Fremont | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Martinizing Dry Cleaners | 2210 S Shore Center | Alameda | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Best Alteration |
1190 Park St #A |
Alameda | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Alameda Red Hanger Kleaners | 883 Island Dr | Alameda | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Encinal Dry Cleaning & Alterations | 2004 Encinal Ave | Alameda | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Revelation Cleaners | 2309 Encinal Ave | Alameda | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Schoola | 601 Montgomery Street | San Francisco | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| TOYCYCLE (app) - Reuse | PO Box 19294 | Oakland | Reuse | Buyback Pick-up, Buyback Mail-in | We accept better brands in new, like-new, and excellent condition. Brands we love: Janie and Jack, Hanna Andersson, Primary, Tea Collection, Patagonia, See Kai Run, Zara, Kickee Pants, Nike, Adidas, and more. Brands we no longer accept: Old Navy, Cat and Jack, Garanimals, Oshkosh, and other brands that are highly discounted. We can accept Carter's and Baby Gap if new with tags. | |
| Chloe's Closet (Bernal) | 451 Cortland Ave | San Francisco | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | Current season preemie -kids size 10. accessories, holiday wear, sports & dance clothing |
| Bulky Pickup | Special Action | 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 |
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. ### |
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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| 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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| Piedmont | ||||
| Pleasanton | ||||
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | ||||
| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) | ||||
| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | ||||
| Union City |
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