Consider repair, stain removal and reuse before donation to an organization that has reuse and/or rag and textile shredding capactity. Click here to learn more about clothing repair, stain removal for clothing and linens, donation/recycling programs, and customizing & cleaning furniture.
Local animal shelters and wildlife rehabilitation facilities often accept donations of towels and sheets; see their in-kind donation pages on their websites.
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Goodwill (Fremont) |
Fremont Hub Shopping Center 4025 Mowry Ave |
Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Accepts clean ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing is resold on the textile market, for the rags market or carpet padding/seat stuffing. | |
| Green Leaf Cleaners | 3918 Decoto Rd | Fremont | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Sparklizing Cleaners | 5200 Mowry Ave | Fremont | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Cleaning | |
| Goodwill (Hayward) | 20806 Hesperian Blvd | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Accepts clean ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing is resold on the textile market, for the rags market or carpet padding/seat stuffing. | |
| Salvation Army Donation Dropbox (27901 Huntwood Ave.) | 27901 Huntwood Ave. | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Clean ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing is resold on the textile market, for the rags market or carpet padding/seat stuffing.,Ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing is resold on the textile market, for the rags market or carpet padding/seat stuffing. | |
| Green Earth Dry Cleaner Locator | 51 West 135th Street | Kansas City | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | Online locator for green dry cleaning | |
| Green Earth Dry Cleaner Locator | 51 West 135th Street | Kansas City | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Online locator for green dry cleaning | |
| Goodwill (Livermore) | 1374 Railroad Ave | Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Accepts clean ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing is resold on the textile market, for the rags market or carpet padding/seat stuffing. | |
| Retold Recycling |
12855 Runway Rd Suite 2209 |
Los Angeles | Reuse | Mail-in for a Fee | Accepts clean ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing is resold on the textile market, for the rags market or carpet padding/seat stuffing. | |
| Retold Recycling |
12855 Runway Rd Suite 2209 |
Los Angeles | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | Accepts clean ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing is resold on the textile market, for the rags market or carpet padding/seat stuffing. | |
| Ambercycle | 3045 East 11th St | Los Angeles | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | Ship bulk quantity textiles for recycling. Manufacturers can acquire finished recycled fibers and yarns. | |
| Suay Sew Shop | 2915 Knox Ave | Los Angeles | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Mail-in | Clean condition for community reuse racks. (Not accepted items: rugs, pillows) | |
| USAgain | 321 Middlefield Rd | Menlo Park | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Clean and dry. All textiles deposited into bin should be in closed plastic bags. | |
| Goodwill (Mill Valley - Donation Trailer) | 1 Camino Alto | Mill Valley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Accepts clean ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing is resold on the textile market, for the rags market or carpet padding/seat stuffing. | |
| 7-G Recycling | 1180 Ames Ave | Milpitaas | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| 7-G Recycling | 1180 Ames Ave | Milpitaas | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Mountain View Recycling Center | 935 Terra Bella Ave | Mountain View | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Only accepted from Mountain View residents. Must be in good condition for reuse. Acceptable only during drop-off hours Monday - Friday 8am to 4pm and Saturday 9am to 4pm. | |
| Goodwill (Mountain View) | 855 E. El Camino Real | Mountain View | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Accepts clean ripped, stained, worn fabric/clothing is resold on the textile market, for the rags market or carpet padding/seat stuffing. | |
| Royal Cleaners |
Newark Market Place Shopping Center 5865 Jarvis Ave |
Newark | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Cleaning and alterations | |
| A Z Alteration & Cleaners | 3875 Piedmont Ave | Oakland | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee |
| Garbage | Bulky Pickup | Special Action | Note | ||
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| Berkeley | |||||
| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Collect clean and dry materials in a large plastic bag to keep it clean during collection for recycling for Bulky Pick-up and Textile Pick-ups, which are held 2x/yr (first full wk of June/Oct). Set bags or boxes of dry (no biowaste) textiles by blue cart. ### |
Clean and dry. See Textile Reuse & Recycling Program details. ### |
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| Dublin | |||||
| Emeryville |
Soiled condition. Donate clean textiles for reuse (ex. animal shelters) or recycling. ### |
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| Fremont |
Place clean, dry items in clear bags for donation. Donate clean, dry items to large thrifts for rag market or recycling into carpet padding, automotive stuffing, or the like. ### |
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| Hayward | |||||
| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) | |||||
| Livermore | |||||
| Newark | |||||
| Oakland |
Soiled. Donate clean condition for recycling. ### |
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| Piedmont | |||||
| Pleasanton |
Donate clean textiles to large thrifts and animal shelters. ### |
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| San Leandro | |||||
| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | |||||
| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) | |||||
| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | |||||
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