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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
EcoHaul 636 F Street Petaluma Reuse Pick-up for a Fee
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. 
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.
Facebook Buy Nothing Groups 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) Repair Free Mail-in Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics.
FreeCycle The Freecycle Network
PO Box 294
Tuscon Reuse Free Pick-up
Garrett Thrift Store 1530 3rd Ave. Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off
Gonzalez Upholstery 1237 E 12 St Oakland Repair Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee Upholstery - residential & commercial
Good Better Best 2723 Encinal Ave Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off
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.
Goodwill (Palo Alto) 4085 El Camino Way Palo Alto 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.
Grateful Gatherings 1528 Webster St Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off gently used couches, coffee tables, dressers, dining table and chair sets, end tables, nightstands, tv stands, desks, desk chairs
Green Lynx 3220 Santa Rosa Ave Santa Rosa Reuse Free Drop-off wooden
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Concord 2080 Diamond Blvd. Concord 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
Habitat for Humanity ReStore East Bay 9235 San Leandro St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up Fully intact. Upholstered furniture cannot be worn, faded, torn, soiled or stained. NO: sofa beds, children's furniture, entertainment centers, incomplete dining sets, car seats, high chairs or strollers
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Monterey Bay 4230 Gigling Rd Seaside 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
Habitat for Humanity ReStore San Jose 1608 Las Plumas Ave. San Jose Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up Currently not accepting any used cloth or fabric furniture due to COVID. Furniture must be in very good condition. No unmatched chairs. No excessive scratching. Call ahead to see if an item is needed. Although donation pick-up is offered, it is not guaranteed.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Santa Cruz 719 Swift Street Santa Cruz 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
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

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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