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 - Good Condition

Clothes are garments made of various textiles, including cotton, wool, polyester, and synthetic fibers.

Reuse is best! Share locally on listservs, with friends, family, neighbors, local groups, or on FreeCycle, Craigslist, NextDoor, etc., or other local charity organizations to reduce your climate impact.

Click here to learn more about clothing repair, stain removal for clothing and linens (DIY & non-toxic cleaners), and donation/recycling programs.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Finest Tailoring & Alteration 7311 Village Pkwy Dublin Repair Drop-off for a Fee
First Place for Youth 426 17th St
Suite 100
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Employment supplies: professional clothing (men & women)
Flamingo Tailor and Cleaners 10408-A San Pablo Ave El Cerrito Repair Drop-off for a Fee
For Days 13100 Yukon Ave
Suite B
Hawthorne Recycle Buyback Mail-in We take any brand of clothing in any condition as long as it's clean and washed. Please no undergarments. Just throw all your old stuff in your Take Back Bag and use the prepaid shipping label to send it back to us. As thanks for doing your part, we'll instantly add a credit your account, good on any future purchase. $6 credit for the Small size, $10 credit for the Medium size, and $20 credit for the Large size.
Frank's Tailoring 2615 Telegraph Ave Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee Alterations and cleaning
FreeCycle The Freecycle Network
PO Box 294
Tuscon Reuse Free Pick-up
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station 41149 Boyce Rd. Fremont Reuse Free Drop-off Free clothing & shoe donation bin
Fybraa South Gate Reuse Mail-in for a Fee Paid clothing service that separates usable items to resell on poshmark and recycles the rest.
Garden Cleaners 1529 Webster St Alameda Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Garrett Thrift Store 1530 3rd Ave. Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off
Geety's Tailoring & Alterations 125 Appian Way Union City Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Give Back Box 5419 Hollywood Blvd
Suite 160
Los Angeles Reuse Free Mail-in, Mail-in for a Fee
Golden Needle Tailoring 1903 Encinal Ave Alameda Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Goodwill (Alameda) 2319 Lincoln Ave. Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off Including scarves & belts
Goodwill (Albany) 505 San Pablo Ave Albany Reuse Free Drop-off Including scarves & belts
Goodwill (Berkeley) 2058 University Ave Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off Including scarves & belts
Goodwill (Brentwood) 6271 Lone Tree Way,
Empire Shopping Center
Brentwood Reuse Free Drop-off Including scarves & belts
Goodwill (Burlingame) 1215 California Dr Burlingame Reuse Free Drop-off Including accessories
Goodwill (Concord - Clayton) 3495 Clayton Road Concord Reuse Free Drop-off Including scarves & belts
Goodwill (Concord - Willow Pass Road) 1659 Willow Pass Road Concord Reuse Free Drop-off Including scarves & belts

Curbside Service

Bulky Pickup Special Action Note
Alameda
Clean and dry. 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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