Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto

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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
Chloe's Closet (Irving) 616 Irving St San Francisco Reuse Buyback Drop-off Current season preemie -kids size 10. accessories, holiday wear, sports & dance clothing
Recycle for Change (Shell Gas - Mission 4298 Mission St. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Clean and dry. Poor condition okay - bagged to stay clean and dry.
Salvation Army Donation Dropbox (Little Bethany Baptist Church) 1636 Armstrong Avenue San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Resellable condition, lightly used, not stained or torn. Must fit in dropbox opening.
Recology Recycle My Junk San Francisco Recycle Free Pick-up, Pick-up for a Fee SF Residents: A free appointment to pick up dry textiles does not count toward your one free bulky item pickup per year. SF Businesses: Appointments must be scheduled to collect all dry textiles from your business. Clearly label your boxes or bags \"Textiles\" so crews can keep these items separate from other boxed or bagged small items.
The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service 832 Folsom St San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up Resellable condition, lightly used, not stained or torn.
Goodwill (San Francisco - Marina) 3605 Buchanan St San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
One Warm Coat 2443 Fillmore St
#380-5363
San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Gently used jackets & coats
Salvation Army (3921 Geary Blvd) 3921 Geary Blvd San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Resellable condition, lightly used, not stained or torn
Salvation Army (1500 Valencia St.) 1500 Valencia St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Resellable condition, lightly used, not stained or torn
USAgain (at Rank Quick Serve on Mission St) 4199 Mission St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Clean and dry. All textiles deposited into bin should be in closed plastic bags.
Nextdoor Headquarters
420 Taylor St
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
USAgain (Edward Robeson Taylor School) 423 Burrows St San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Clean and dry. All textiles deposited into bin should be in closed plastic bags.
Craigslist 222 Sutter St
Floor 9
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Pick-up for a Fee
USAgain (at The Laundry Basket on Ocean Ave) 1500 Ocean Ave San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Clean and dry. All textiles deposited into bin should be in closed plastic bags.
Vinted c/o AG Accounting
735 Geary SF; Ste 303
San Francisco Reuse Buyback Mail-in
USAgain (76 Gas) 975 Bayshore Blvd San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Clean and dry. All textiles deposited into bin should be in closed plastic bags.
Schoola 601 Montgomery Street San Francisco Reuse Buyback Drop-off
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
USAgain (Portola Grocery Outlet) 1390 Silver Ave San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Clean and dry. All textiles deposited into bin should be in closed plastic bags.
USAgain (at Boss Supermarket on Noriega St) 2551 Noriega St San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Clean and dry. All textiles deposited into bin should be in closed plastic bags.

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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