Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal

for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto

Item

Knives & Shears

A knife is an instrument composed of a blade fixed into a handle, used for cutting. Shears are a cutting implement similar or identical to a pair of scissors but typically larger.

Consider resharpening, repair, and donation before disposal.

Vendors

Vendor	Address	City	Destination	Disposal Method	Notes
Salvation Army (1500 Valencia St.)	1500 Valencia St.	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Drop-off
The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service	832 Folsom St	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Community Thrift Store	623 Valencia St.	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Standard 5&10 Ace Hardware	3545 California St.	San Francisco	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	Sharpening
Handy Handyman Ace Hardware	2075 Market St.	San Francisco	Repair	Drop-off for a Fee	Sharpening
iFixit	1330 Monterey St	San Luis Obisbo	Repair	Free Mail-in	DIY repair instructions
Goodwill (San Mateo)	28 W. 25th Ave	San Mateo	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Working condition
Goodwill (San Pablo)	100A San Pablo Towne Center	San Pablo	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Working condition
Goodwill (San Rafael)	809 Lincoln Ave	San Rafael	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Working condition
Goodwill (South San Francisco )	225 Kenwood Way	South San Francisco	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Working condition
Centro de Servicios Thrift Store	525 H St	Union City	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Savers (1997 Tice Valley Blvd.)	1997 Tice Valley Blvd.	Walnut Creek	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Walnut Creek)	2536 N Main Street	Walnut Creek	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Working condition

Curbside Service

	Garbage	Note
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Albany	###
Berkeley
Castro Valley Sanitary District	###
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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