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Consider repair, stain removal and creative reuse before donation to an organization for reuse or recycling (rag and textile shredding).

Click here to learn more about clothing repair, stain removal for clothing and linens (DIY & non-toxic cleaners), and donation/recycling programs. Many cleaners have alteration services that include zipper repair for fabrics, while shoe repair businesses also provide zipper repair for purses, backpacks, and luggage.

Do large charity thrifts actually recycle? Learn more here.

Vendors

Vendor	Address	City	Destination	Method	Notes
A Z Alteration & Cleaners	3875 Piedmont Ave	Oakland	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee
AA's Tailors & Cleaners	3251 Castro Valley Blvd	Castro Valley	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	Cleaning and alterations
AA’s Tailors and Cleaners	3251 Castro Valley Blvd	Castro Valley	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	Cleaning and alterations
Advanced European Tailoring	2808 Adeline St	Berkeley	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee
Alameda Red Hanger Kleaners	883 Island Dr	Alameda	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee
Alterations To Go	39116 Argonaut Way	Fremont	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee
Alterations Unlimited	1010 Stoneridge Mall Rd	Pleasanton	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee
Ambercycle	2611 W. Exposition Blvd	Los Angeles	Recycle	Mail-in for a Fee	Ship bulk quantity textiles for recycling. Manufacturers can acquire finished recycled fibers and yarns. Ambercycle is expanding molecular regeneration capacity to recapture end-of-life textiles and return them to fabric supply chains — building the backbone of a lower-carbon material system.
American Textile & Supply, Inc.	3439 Regatta Blvd	Richmond	Recycle	Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee	Commercial quantity. Textiles Recycling Facility
Anatoly's	3864 Piedmont Ave	Oakland	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee
Anthony Cleaners	1417 Webster St	Alameda	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee
Apparel Arts	1616 Franklin St	Oakland	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	instruction for alteration and repair
Arcteryx - Circularity Program Services	Arc'Teryx Rebird Services Location 605 NW 23rd Avenue	Portland	Reuse	Free Drop-off, Free Mail-in, Drop-off for a Fee, Mail-in for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Mail-in	Arc'teryx gear and clothing is designed for circularity. Has trade in (buy-back), resale, repair, and washing services. Free/fee depends on gear condition/issue/service/mail in and/or drop off at a ReBird store location site. WASH gives your gear a technical refresh, re-proofing GORE-TEX® and re-puffing down. Follow our home wash guides or visit select stores for in-store services. REPAIR restores your gear after rips, scuffs, or damage. TRADE-IN helps make room for your next adventure while giving new life to the gear you're no longer using. If your gear is in good condition, you can give it back to us at any time and we'll give you 30% back in store credit. RESALE gives you the opportunity to find authenticated, preowned Arc’teryx pieces with their own adventures embedded in, for exceptional prices. Some repairs may incur a fee, but our focus stays the same: delivering great performance while reducing our environmental impact.
Arcteryx - Circularity Program Services	Arc'Teryx Rebird Services Location 605 NW 23rd Avenue	Portland	Repair	Free Drop-off, Free Mail-in, Drop-off for a Fee, Mail-in for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Mail-in	Arc'teryx gear and clothing is designed for circularity. Has trade in (buy-back), resale, repair, and washing services. Free/fee depends on gear condition/issue/service/mail in and/or drop off at a ReBird store location site. WASH gives your gear a technical refresh, re-proofing GORE-TEX® and re-puffing down. Follow our home wash guides or visit select stores for in-store services. REPAIR restores your gear after rips, scuffs, or damage. TRADE-IN helps make room for your next adventure while giving new life to the gear you're no longer using. If your gear is in good condition, you can give it back to us at any time and we'll give you 30% back in store credit. RESALE gives you the opportunity to find authenticated, preowned Arc’teryx pieces with their own adventures embedded in, for exceptional prices. Some repairs may incur a fee, but our focus stays the same: delivering great performance while reducing our environmental impact.
Arcteryx - Circularity Program Services	Arc'Teryx Rebird Services Location 605 NW 23rd Avenue	Portland	Recycle	Free Drop-off, Free Mail-in, Drop-off for a Fee, Mail-in for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Mail-in	Arc'teryx gear and clothing is designed for circularity. Has trade in (buy-back), resale, repair, and washing services. Free/fee depends on gear condition/issue/service/mail in and/or drop off at a ReBird store location site. WASH gives your gear a technical refresh, re-proofing GORE-TEX® and re-puffing down. Follow our home wash guides or visit select stores for in-store services. REPAIR restores your gear after rips, scuffs, or damage. TRADE-IN helps make room for your next adventure while giving new life to the gear you're no longer using. If your gear is in good condition, you can give it back to us at any time and we'll give you 30% back in store credit. RESALE gives you the opportunity to find authenticated, preowned Arc’teryx pieces with their own adventures embedded in, for exceptional prices. Some repairs may incur a fee, but our focus stays the same: delivering great performance while reducing our environmental impact.
Arkea Tailor Shop	1604 Webster St	Alameda	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	Tailoring, alterations, custom work and repairs.
B-Line Cleaners	120 Hartz Ave.	Danville	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	Cleaning
Bahman Clothiers	9825 San Pablo Ave	El Cerrito	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee
Bay Rag	201 San Jose Ave	San Jose	Recycle	Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up	Partner with commercial laundries, hotels, hospitals, hospitality, municipalities, and textile manufacturers for clean, unwanted cotton textiles to be made into wiping/cleaning rags. Commercial quantity. (T-shirt, flannel, turkish towel, sheeting, huck, sweatshirt - white and color) Min quantity 1 gaylord.
Berkeley Recycling Center	669 Gilman St. (corner of 2nd & Gilman)	Berkeley	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Bag clean and dry garments. usagain.com/items-we-accept

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Curbside Service

	Garbage	Bulky Pickup	Special Action
Alameda
Albany			Curbside collection program April, July, October. Single & Multi Family residences. Accepted items: clothing, socks, fabric, curtains, towels, linens, bedding, pillows, scarves, etc. Ripped, torn, stained okay. Clean and dry. Materials to be sorted for reuse and recycling to keep textiles out of landfills. ###
Berkeley
Castro Valley Sanitary District		Collect clean and dry materials in a large plastic bag to keep it clean during collection for reuse and recycling for Bulky & Reuse Pick-up. ###	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 week of June/Oct). Set bags or boxes of dry (no biowaste) textiles by blue cart. Residents are eligible to drop-off their textiles at Recycles Day collection events (currently held in April and July). Not accepted: No textiles that are wet, moldy, or have human biowaste, blood, toxic chemicals, or motor oil on them. No light-up shoes, light-up clothes, or light-up stuffed animals. No electric blankets. No mattress toppers or pillows. ###
Dublin
Emeryville
Fremont		Place clean, dry items in clear bags for donation. Donate clean, dry items to large thrifts for rag market or recycling into carpet padding, automotive stuffing, or the like. ###
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. ###
Newark
Oakland	###
Piedmont
Pleasanton
San Leandro			Bagged clean/dry textiles are collected during your regular collection day on the first full week of June and October for all residents. See sanleandrosorts.com/textile for what clean/dry items to collect for reuse and recycling. Bags will be picked up by a separate vehicle. No donation receipts provided. ###
San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Union City

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