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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 (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.
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.
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.
Stitches Alameda - Custom Sewing & Alterations	2537 Santa Clara Ave	Alameda	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee
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.
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.
Uni Tailor	2013 University Ave	Berkeley	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	tailor and alterations

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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