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 - Undergarments - Good condition

An article of underwear.

Reuse is best! Share locally on listservs, with local families, neighborhood schools, or on FreeCycle, Craigslist, NextDoor, etc., or local charity organizations to reduce your climate impact.

Click here to learn more about clothing repair, stain removal for clothing and linens, and donation/recycling programs.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Goodwill San Francisco Bay Recycle Free Drop-off
Retold Recycling 12855 Runway Rd
Suite 2209
Los Angeles Recycle Mail-in for a Fee
The Bra Recyclers 4904 S. Power Rd
Ste 103-441
Mesa Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Mail-in All categories of new and preloved (wash first) bras (regular, sports, and nursing) and sizes. Post-surgery breast cancer supplies and accessories such as, mastectomy bras, prosthesis, camisoles, sleeves. We work with Impact One Breast Cancer Foundation, a Phoenix-based non-profit organization to provide these items to uninsured women. New panties. Also, boy's and men's new undershirts and new underwear (boxes/briefs).
Salvation Army (Alameda) 1918 Park St. Alameda Recycle Free Drop-off
Stitches Alameda - Custom Sewing & Alterations 2537 Santa Clara Ave Alameda Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Green Earth Dry Cleaner Locator 51 West 135th Street Kansas City Repair Drop-off for a Fee Online locator for green dry cleaning
Le Magic Cleaners 1706 Franklin St Oakland Repair Drop-off for a Fee Cleaning
Goodwill (Rodeo) 607 Parker Avenue Rodeo Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Albany) 505 San Pablo Ave Albany Reuse Free Drop-off
Salvation Army (Oakland) 601 Webster St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
I Support The Girls Attn: Dana Marlowe
1143 Amherst Ave; #2736
Wheaton Reuse Free Mail-in New or used bras or sports bras.
Goodwill (Palo Alto) 4085 El Camino Way Palo Alto Reuse Free Drop-off
FreeCycle The Freecycle Network
PO Box 294
Tuscon Reuse Free Pick-up
Goodwill (Richmond) 12341 San Pablo Avenue Richmond Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (North Oakland) 6624 San Pablo Ave Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Salvation Army (1500 Valencia St.) 1500 Valencia St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Out of the Closet 1295 Folsom St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Craigslist 222 Sutter St
Floor 9
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Goodwill (Pleasant Hill) 1699 Contra Costa Boulevard,
Gregory Village Shopping Center
Pleasant Hill Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (San Francisco - Marina) 3605 Buchanan St San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off

Curbside Service

Bulky Pickup Special Action Note
Alameda
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
2x/yr (first full wk of June/Oct) set bags or boxes of dry (no biowaste) textiles for recycling by the blue cart. Collect clean and dry materials in a large plastic bag to keep it clean during collection for recycling.
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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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