Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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Furniture - Working

Furniture includes large, moveable items for homes or offices.

Even our favorite furniture pieces may need some TLC. See our Furniture Repair fact sheet for tips on wood, leather, and fabric repair, reupholstery, and stain removal, or Textiles Repair fact sheet for fixing zippers and tears.

Have lots of good pieces that deserve a good home? Consider donating to a furniture bank. Furniture banks are registered charities, not-for-profit organizations or social enterprises designed to provide gently used household furnishings to individuals and families in need, at little or no cost.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Out of the Closet (Oakland) 238 E 18th St. Oakland Reuse Free Pick-up
Coliseum Public Market 5401 Coliseum Way Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Goodwill (Mountain View) 855 E. El Camino Real Mountain View Reuse Free Drop-off Currently not accepting any furniture due to COVID. Acceptance of furniture is at the discretion of Goodwill. Items with stains, tears or scratches will not be accepted. Large items will not be accepted. Call first to check.
Mountain View Recycling Center 935 Terra Bella Ave Mountain View Reuse Free Drop-off Only accepted from Mountain View Residents. Must be in good condition suitable for donation. Must make an appointment for drop-off.
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Facebook Buy Nothing Groups 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up
Shepherd's Gate New Life Store 4014 East Ave Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off
The Haven Thrift Store (Tri-Valley) 116 North L St Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store (Livermore) 1817 2nd Street Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off
Way Side Inn Thrift Shop 3521 Golden Gate Way Lafayette Reuse Free Drop-off
Hayward Thrift Center 29498 Mission Blvd. Hayward Reuse Free Pick-up good condition only. No stains, rips or pet use. No fiberboard furniture. No office furniture. No sofa beds or futons.
Chabot College Flea Market 25555 Hesperian Blvd Hayward Reuse Buyback Mail-in
American Cancer Society Discovery Shop (Fremont) 40733 Chapel Way Ste A & B Fremont Reuse Free Drop-off Resellable condition only. Call for drop-off options.
Kennedy High School Flea Market 39999 Blacow Rd Fremont Reuse Buyback Mail-in
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store (Fremont) 3777 Decoto Rd Fremont Reuse Free Drop-off
Hope Services (Fremont) 37482 Fremont Blvd Fremont Reuse Free Drop-off Call first. Chairs, love seats, couches, recliners.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Solano Napa 104 Commerce Court Fairfield Reuse Free Drop-off chairs, desks, tables, lamps, throw pillows, wall art, outdoor furniture, bedrooomset,dreser, nightstand, buffet/hutch, dining chairs/set/table, armoire, tv stand, bookcase, coffee/end table, mantel, piano, upholstered chairs/sofas/loveseats/couch/ottomans and Pallet loads of above. NO: sofa beds, children's furniture, or entertainment centers
IKEA (Emeryville) 4400 Shellmound St. Emeryville Reuse Buyback Drop-off Ikea furniture from their accepted list only. Start by filling out the website form, get quote by email, bring a copy of your quote, buyback number and your fully assembled furniture to your participating IKEA store where a co-worker will assess your furniture’s buy back value in person. When you buy back, you will get store credit and your furniture gets a second life in the As-Is department.
El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center 7501 Schmidt Ln. El Cerrito Reuse Free Drop-off Onsite Donation Trailer. Small durable furniture in good (salable) condition. No entertainment centers, fiberboard furniture or office furniture (desks, credenzas, conference tables, large desks). No beds, sofa beds, futons, or headboards. No baby furniture.
Ecumenical Hunger Program 2411 Pulgas Ave East Palo Alto Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up Currently accepting donations of only food, toiletry, household cleaning and gift card and new/packaged items due to the COVID-19 crisis. 

Curbside Service

Bulky Pickup Note
Alameda
Labeled for reuse/donation if non-upholstered. Including patio/outdoor furniture. Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for a bulky pick-up.
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Albany
Berkeley
Castro Valley Sanitary District
Separate and label good/working condition items for donation as part of your Bulky & Reuse Pick-up set out.
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Dublin
Emeryville
Fremont
Hayward
Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Livermore
Newark
Oakland
Piedmont
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Pleasanton
San Leandro
San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Union City

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