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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
Goodwill (South San Francisco )	225 Kenwood Way	South San Francisco	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 (San Rafael)	809 Lincoln Ave	San Rafael	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 (San Mateo)	28 W. 25th Ave	San Mateo	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.
iFixit	1330 Monterey St	San Luis Obisbo	Repair	Free Mail-in	DIY repair instructions
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station)	2615 Davis St.	San Leandro	Landfill	Drop-off for a Fee	Wet, soiled, moldy. Public drop-off area.
Salvation Army Donation Dropbox (1401 San Leandro Blvd.)	1401 San Leandro Blvd.	San Leandro	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 (San Francisco - Marina)	3605 Buchanan St	San Francisco	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 (1500 Valencia St.)	1500 Valencia St.	San Francisco	Recycle	Free Drop-off	Clean and dry. All textiles deposited into bin should be in closed plastic bags.
The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service	832 Folsom St	San Francisco	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 (Redwood City - Donation Trailer)	46 Fifth Ave	Redwood City	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.
Pleasanton Transfer Station	3110 Busch Rd.	Pleasanton	Recycle	Free Drop-off	Separate for drop-off at the donation box
EkoLinq	4300 Black Ave #5486	Pleasanton	Recycle	Free Pick-up
Salvation Army Store	1806 Linda Dr.	Pleasant Hill	Recycle	Free Drop-off	Bag clean ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing. Resold on the textile market for the rags market, carpet padding/seat stuffing and recycling.
Goodwill (Palo Alto)	4085 El Camino Way	Palo Alto	Recycle	Free Drop-off	Clean
Jacquie's Sew & Sew	847 Emerson St.	Palo Alto	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	Repairs: tailoring, clothes and textiles
GreenWaste of Palo Alto	2765 Lafayette St	Palo Alto	Landfill	Pick-up for a Fee
Salvation Army (Oakland)	601 Webster St.	Oakland	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 (Oakland - 2794 Garden St.)	2794 Garden St.	Oakland	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 (Oakland -4000 Redwood Rd)	4000 Redwood Road	Oakland	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 (Oakland -4500 Redwood Rd)	4500 Redwood Rd.	Oakland	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.

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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