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Clothing in Poor Condition

Clothing - Poor Condition

Clothes and linens (towels, bedding, rags) that are ripped and/or stained, or pieces of textiles that can be turned into rags or shredded for recycling.

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.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Ferrario Made Goods 1625 16th St Oakland Repair Drop-off for a Fee Denim repair and darning, inseam taper, chainstitch hemming
Anatoly's 3864 Piedmont Ave Oakland Repair Drop-off for a Fee
AA’s Tailors and Cleaners 3251 Castro Valley Blvd Castro Valley Repair Drop-off for a Fee Cleaning and alterations
Le Magic Cleaners 1706 Franklin St Oakland Repair Drop-off for a Fee Cleaning
Shirley's Designs & Alterations 3405 Lakeshore Ave Oakland Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Lucky Center Cleaners 1967 Mountain Blvd Oakland Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Finest Tailoring & Alteration 7311 Village Pkwy Dublin Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Bahman Clothiers 9825 San Pablo Ave El Cerrito Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Muzhik Clothing Mending Service South Berkeley Farmers' Market
Adeline St & 63rd
Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee Clothing mending service.
University One Hour Cleaners 1319 University Ave. Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee Cleaning
Solano Cleanette Services 1425 Solano Ave Albany Repair Drop-off for a Fee
M.A.I Tailoring/ Fashion Consultant & Clothier 2155 Las Positas Ct Suite S Livermore Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Flamingo Tailor and Cleaners 10408-A San Pablo Ave El Cerrito Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Berkland Cleaners 2979 Sacramento St Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Nimble: Making Repair Easy Berkeley Repair Pick-up for a Fee Berkeley only.
Marshall Steel Cleaners 20447 Redwood Road Castro Valley Repair Drop-off for a Fee Cleaning
Green Earth Dry Cleaner Locator 51 West 135th Street Kansas City Repair Drop-off for a Fee Online locator for green dry cleaning
Tailor it! By Gabriel Escobar 644 40th St Suite 202 Oakland Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Main Street Alterations 22540 Main St Hayward Repair Free Drop-off
FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) Repair Free Mail-in Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics.

Curbside Service

Bulky Pickup Special Action Note
Alameda
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
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.
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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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