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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	Disposal Method	Notes
Essy's Tailoring & Alterations	39184 Paseo Padre Pkwy	Fremont	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee
Alterations To Go	39116 Argonaut Way	Fremont	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee
Express Alterations	43464 Ellsworth St	Fremont	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee
Zkano Sock Recycling Program	Emi-G Knitting (ATTN: Zkano Recycles Program) 1715 Airport Rd	Ft Payne	Recycle	Free Mail-in	Old socks only, regardless of what brand they are or what materials they are made of. Mail socks to listed address. User pays for shipping. Sock manufacturer who collects clean ripped, torn, stained socks to be recycled with their textile waste into fiber for carpet padding in the automotive industry.
For Days	13100 Yukon Ave Suite B	Hawthorne	Reuse	Mail-in for a Fee	Clean. Stains and rips okay! The clothing and linens will be recycled, if not in reuse condition. See website for details. Separate bag to order just for cotton items. Order mail-in bag to get The Takeback Bag and earn TrashieCash (https://www.trashie.io/how-we-recycle)
For Days	13100 Yukon Ave Suite B	Hawthorne	Recycle	Mail-in for a Fee	Clean. Stains and rips okay! The clothing and linens will be recycled, if not in reuse condition. See website for details. Separate bag to order just for cotton items. Order mail-in bag to get The Takeback Bag and earn TrashieCash (https://www.trashie.io/how-we-recycle)
Main Street Alterations	22540 Main St	Hayward	Repair	Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Hayward)	21994 Mission Blvd	Hayward	Recycle	Free Drop-off	Accepts clean ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing is resold on the textile market, for the rags market or carpet padding/seat stuffing.
Nancy Leon's Sewing Designs, Alterations	22370 Mission Blvd	Hayward	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee
Salvation Army Donation Dropbox (27901 Huntwood Ave.)	27901 Huntwood Ave.	Hayward	Recycle	Free Drop-off	Accepts clean ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing is resold on the textile market, for the rags market or carpet padding/seat stuffing.
Cycla	PO BOX 669	Johnstown	Recycle	Mail-in for a Fee	Specializing in used clothing, credential and mixed rags (MIR). We connect sellers and buyers globally, enabling our suppliers to efficiently and responsibly manage overstock and excess thrift store products. Cycla BUYS secondary materials, including used clothing, shoes, accessories, bric-a-brac, and more, to ensure they are responsibly reused.
Green Earth Dry Cleaner Locator	51 West 135th Street	Kansas City	Reuse	Drop-off for a Fee	Online locator for green dry cleaning
Green Earth Dry Cleaner Locator	51 West 135th Street	Kansas City	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	Online locator for green dry cleaning
M.A.I Tailoring/ Fashion Consultant & Clothier	2155 Las Positas Ct Suite S	Livermore	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee
Goodwill (Livermore)	1374 Railroad Ave (Livermore Arcade Shopping Center)	Livermore	Recycle	Free Drop-off	Accepts clean ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing is resold on the textile market, for the rags market or carpet padding/seat stuffing.
Retold Recycling	12855 Runway Rd Suite 2209	Los Angeles	Reuse	Mail-in for a Fee	Accepts clean ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing is resold on the textile market, for the rags market or carpet padding/seat stuffing.
Retold Recycling	12855 Runway Rd Suite 2209	Los Angeles	Recycle	Mail-in for a Fee	Accepts clean ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing is resold on the textile market, for the rags market or carpet padding/seat stuffing.
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.
Suay Sew Shop	2915 Knox Ave	Los Angeles	Reuse	Free Drop-off, Free Mail-in, Mail-in for a Fee	Clean condition for community reuse racks. (Not accepted items: undergarments, socks, shoes, hats, children's clothing) SUAY offers garment and textile repairs to extend the life of your garments through our mail in repair program. Please click here to be directed to our Mail-In Textile Repair Form. (In LA Drop-off Repair Program for a Fee at the Shop & Recycling Bag Drop Program (eg. clothing, & linens) (fee)). For bulk textile recycling services, email info@suayla.com to talk to recycling team.
Suay Sew Shop	2915 Knox Ave	Los Angeles	Repair	Free Drop-off, Free Mail-in, Mail-in for a Fee	Clean condition for community reuse racks. (Not accepted items: undergarments, socks, shoes, hats, children's clothing) SUAY offers garment and textile repairs to extend the life of your garments through our mail in repair program. Please click here to be directed to our Mail-In Textile Repair Form. (In LA Drop-off Repair Program for a Fee at the Shop & Recycling Bag Drop Program (eg. clothing, & linens) (fee)). For bulk textile recycling services, email info@suayla.com to talk to recycling team.

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Curbside Service

	Garbage	Bulky Pickup	Special Action
Alameda
Albany
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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