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
Hospice Thrift Shoppe - Concord 5350 Clayton Rd. Concord Reuse Free Drop-off
Urban Furniture & Urban Boutique (3241 Grand Ave.) 3237 Grand Ave Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Salvation Army (3921 Geary Blvd) 3921 Geary Blvd San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
St. Vincent de Paul 2210 Gladstone Dr. Pittsburg Reuse Free Pick-up
Goodwill (San Rafael) 809 Lincoln Ave San Rafael Reuse Free Drop-off
All Things Vintage 3506 Woodruff Ave Oakland Reuse Buyback Drop-off Vintage
SF Flea Market 1166 Shafter Ave San Francisco Reuse Buyback Mail-in
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store (Livermore) 1817 2nd Street Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off
Tri Valley YMCA 2330 Broadway Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Hope Services (Fremont) 37482 Fremont Blvd Fremont Reuse Free Pick-up
Salvation Army (1500 Valencia St.) 1500 Valencia St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Ecumenical Hunger Program 2411 Pulgas Ave East Palo Alto Reuse Free Drop-off Currently accepting donations of only food, toiletry, household cleaning and gift card and new/packaged items due to the COVID-19 crisis. 
Goodwill (South San Francisco ) 225 Kenwood Way South San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
All Good Living Foundation All Good Living Store
2332 Alameda Ave
Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off Irons and ironing boards, laundry baskets, mixing bowls, knife sets, tea kettles, thermoses, cutting boards, dinnerware sets, silverware, cookware, colanders, oven mitts, kitchen utensils like can openers, peelers, spatulas, etc.
Recycle Town 500 Meacham Road Petaluma Reuse Free Drop-off
Craigslist 222 Sutter St
Floor 9
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
The Arc of Alameda County Drop-box (San Leandro) 14700 Doolittle Dr
campus parking lot
San Leandro Reuse Free Drop-off
First Place for Youth 426 17th St
Suite 100
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Household items: pots, pans, bake ware, dishes, cups, utensils, etc. Vacuum cleaners, brooms, buckets, mops and cleaning supplies
The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service 832 Folsom St San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up
Goodwill (Palo Alto) 4085 El Camino Way Palo Alto Reuse Free Drop-off Items must be in good, reusable condition.

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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