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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
Salvation Army Donation Dropbox (2750 Alicia St.)	2750 Alicia 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.
Goodwill (North Oakland)	6624 San Pablo Ave	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.
Goodwill (Oakland - MacArthur)	3525 MacArthur Blvd	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.
Goodwill (Mountain View)	855 E. El Camino Real	Mountain View	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.
7-G Recycling	1180 Ames Ave	Milpitaas	Recycle	Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Mill Valley - Donation Trailer)	1 Camino Alto	Mill Valley	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.
The Bra Recyclers	4904 S. Power Rd Ste 103-441	Mesa	Reuse	Free Drop-off, Free Mail-in	We will accept bras where the wire is coming out. Wash your bras. We accept regular bras, sports bras, nursing bras.
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.
Retold Recycling	12855 Runway Rd Suite 2209	Los Angeles	Recycle	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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 (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.
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.

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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