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 - Poor Condition

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 (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 (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.
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.
Frank's Tailoring 2615 Telegraph Ave Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee Alterations and cleaning
FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) Repair Free Mail-in Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics.
EkoLinq 4300 Black Ave
#5486
Pleasanton Recycle Free Pick-up
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.
7-G Recycling 1180 Ames Ave Milpitaas Recycle Free Drop-off

Curbside Service

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