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Consider repairing or repurposing old garments before donating your clean (stained, ripped, holes okay) textiles to large charity thrifts - like GoodWill and Salvation Army - whose infrastructure gets textiles to the rags market, and/or shredded for carpet padding & upholstery stuffing. Textiles that are wet, soiled (bodily fluids), moldy, or have bed-bugs belong in the trash.

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
FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual)			Repair	Free Mail-in	Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics.
Goodwill San Francisco Bay			Recycle	Free Drop-off	Clean and dry
Goodwill (Alameda)	2319 Lincoln Ave.	Alameda	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.
Salvation Army (Alameda)	1918 Park St.	Alameda	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.
Stitches Alameda - Custom Sewing & Alterations	2537 Santa Clara Ave	Alameda	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee
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.
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.
Frank's Tailoring	2615 Telegraph Ave	Berkeley	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	Alterations and cleaning
Uni Tailor	2013 University Ave	Berkeley	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	tailor and alterations
Salvation Army Donation Dropbox (2650 Durant Ave.)	2650 Durant 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.
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.
Goodwill (Burlingame)	1215 California Dr	Burlingame	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.
Goodwill (Dublin)	7232 Regional St	Dublin	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.
Goodwill (Fremont)	Fremont Hub Shopping Center 4025 Mowry Ave	Fremont	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.
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.
Goodwill (Hayward)	20806 Hesperian 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.
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
Goodwill (Livermore)	1374 Railroad Ave	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.

Curbside Service

	Garbage	Special Action
Alameda	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
Albany	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
Berkeley	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
Castro Valley Sanitary District	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###	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. ###
Dublin	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
Emeryville	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
Fremont	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
Hayward	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
Livermore	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
Newark	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
Oakland	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
Piedmont	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
Pleasanton	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
San Leandro	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###
Union City	Poor, damaged condition beyond repair or recycling. ###

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