Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto

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Houseware - Working

Houseware and household items are the tangible and movable personal property placed in the living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens and other rooms of a house.

Consider donation or resale for items in good condition.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Make It Home (Walnut Creek) 1271 Boulevard Way Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off Kitchenware (utensils, pots, pans, plates). Tabletop items (silverware, tea pots, pitchers). Accessories, like vases, table or wall art, and fake plants.
Mercari 1530 Page Mill Rd Palo Alto Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Multi-Agency Service Center (MASC) 1931 Center St Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off Toiletries (men, women & children)
Nextdoor Headquarters
420 Taylor St
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Northern Ca Swap Meets Inc 1150 Ballena Blvd Alameda Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Oakland Communities United for Equity & Justice (Self Help Hunger Program) 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Kitchen supplies, equipment, serving utensils, and single-use to-go containers (washed/stacked in bags or boxes)
Oakland Museum - White Elephant Sale 333 Lancaster St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up
OfferUp 1745 114th Ave SE Bellevue Reuse Buyback Pick-up
Ohmega Salvage 2400 San Pablo Ave Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up Vintage materials from the 1950s and older. Call first for details.
Out of the Closet 1295 Folsom St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Out of the Closet 1498 Polk St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Out of the Closet (Berkeley) 1600 University Ave. Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off
Out of the Closet (Oakland) 238 E 18th St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Parca Parca Main Office
800 Airport Blvd, Suite 320
Burlingame Reuse Free Pick-up
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Reuse Drop-off for a Fee Reuse Trailer
Poshmark 203 Redwood Shores Redwood City Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Rebuilding Together East Bay North 732 Gilman St Berkeley Reuse Pick-up for a Fee Estate clean out services
Recycle Town 500 Meacham Road Petaluma Reuse Free Drop-off
Remoov & The Local Flea 160 Sylvester Rd South San Francisco Reuse Pick-up for a Fee, Buyback Pick-up
ReSupply 423 W. Broadway South Boston Reuse Pick-up for a Fee Online pick-up service that transports your donated goods to partner organizations. Lifts materials from where they are in your home or office.

Curbside Service

Bulky Pickup Note
Alameda
Bundled & labeled for reuse/donation. 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
Pleasanton
San Leandro
San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Union City

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