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.
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Frank's Tailoring | 2615 Telegraph Ave | Berkeley | Repair | Paid Drop-off | Alterations and cleaning | |
| ReUse: CAL's Campus Thrift Store |
2495 Bancroft Way MLK Student Union (between Superb & OCF offices) |
Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off | Repair clinic repairs: tears/holes, patches, buttons, zippers. FREE clothing repair service for UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff. | |
| Sew Much The Better | 2608 Ashby Ave | Berkeley | Repair | Paid Drop-off | Fine tailoring, alterations and custom sewing | |
| Smartwool Sock Recycling: Drop-off & Mail-in |
Sports Basement (A Sock Drop-off Store) 2727 Milvia St |
Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Mail-in | Socks only! 1. Clean, ripped, old, torn socks only, please 2. All brands, colors, sizes, and materials welcome (we’re not picky) 3. No rolled or paired socks, bags, rubber bands, paper clips (just single socks). | |
| Maisilk | 886 Colusa Ave | Berkeley | Repair | Paid Drop-off | Tailoring | |
| Fix It Clinic (In-person & Virtual) | Berkeley | Repair | Free Mail-in | Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics. | ||
| Goodwill (Berkeley) | 2058 University Ave | Berkeley | 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. | |
| Uni Tailor | 2013 University Ave | Berkeley | Repair | Paid Drop-off | tailor and alterations | |
| 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 | |
| University One Hour Cleaners | 1319 University Ave. | Berkeley | Repair | Paid Drop-off, Paid Pick-up | Cleaning | |
| Marine Layer |
1901 Fourth St Suite 106 (Store Drop-off) |
Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Mail-in | t-shirts, cotton preferred. | |
| Advanced European Tailoring | 2808 Adeline St | Berkeley | Repair | Paid Drop-off | ||
| Salvation Army Store | 525 E. 18th St. | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Bag poor condition textiles for recycling. Accepts clean ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing is resold on the textile market, for the rags market or carpet padding/seat stuffing. | |
| Goodwill (Albany) | 505 San Pablo Ave | Albany | 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. | |
| Narain's Outdoor Sewing & Fbrc |
1275 San Pablo Ave (Next to REI) |
Albany | Repair | Paid Drop-off | Cleaning, sewing and repair for outdoor clothing, packs, tents, straps, buckles, zippers. | |
| Solano Cleanette Services | 1425 Solano Ave | Albany | Repair | Paid Drop-off | ||
| College of Alameda Apparel Design & Merchandising Program | 555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Pkwy | Alameda | Repair | Paid Drop-off | instruction in alteration and repair | |
| Le's Tailoring & Cleaning | 1707 Webster St | Alameda | Repair | Paid Drop-off | ||
| Stitches Alameda - Custom Sewing & Alterations | 2537 Santa Clara Ave | Alameda | Repair | Paid Drop-off | ||
| Best Alteration |
1190 Park St #A |
Alameda | Repair | Paid Drop-off |
| Bulky Pickup | Special Action | Note | ||
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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. ### |
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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| Oakland | ||||
| Piedmont | ||||
| Pleasanton | ||||
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | ||||
| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) | ||||
| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | ||||
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