Organizations are most able to accept reusable working equipment in good condition that can be cleaned and new/unused single-use materials in packaging. Corporate donations can find an accredited Medical Surplus Recovery Organization here and donate products to them.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIDA - Volunteers for Inter-American Development Assistance |
2424 4th St Warehouse G @Dwight Way |
Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| The Center for Independent Living (CIL) |
3075 Adeline St Suite 100 |
Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Accept donations, and uses them for the loaner program. They also have a repair program. Use online forms or call them to inquire. Main product types: portable and modular ramps, electric and manual wheelchairs, electric scooters, rollators, walkers, and knee scooters, emergency tech, Bedroom: grab bars & rails, Bathroom: grab bars, commodes, and stools, and TECH: adaptive switches and wifi-connected plugs. Other location in Fruitvale (Oakland) | |
| The Center for Independent Living (CIL) |
3075 Adeline St Suite 100 |
Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off | Accept donations, and uses them for the loaner program. They also have a repair program. Use online forms or call them to inquire. Main product types: portable and modular ramps, electric and manual wheelchairs, electric scooters, rollators, walkers, and knee scooters, emergency tech, Bedroom: grab bars & rails, Bathroom: grab bars, commodes, and stools, and TECH: adaptive switches and wifi-connected plugs. Other location in Fruitvale (Oakland) | |
| Surplus Service | 3090 Osgood Ct | Fremont | Reuse | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Supply Bank | 7730 Pardee Ln | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | New dental supplies for the K-College program | |
| St. Vincent de Paul | 2210 Gladstone Dr. | Pittsburg | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| Share the Care (Napa) | 162 South Coombs | Napa | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Especially in demand are lift chairs, hoyer lifts, wound care supplies, adult diapers, pullups, nutritional supplements and underpads. | |
| Savers (Alameda) | 931 Marina Village Pkwy | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Items like working wheelchairs, crutches, walkers may be accepted. | |
| San Jose Conservation Corps | 1650 Berger Dr | San Jose | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Electronic and electrical | |
| San Jose Conservation Corps | 1650 Berger Dr | San Jose | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Electronic and electrical | |
| Rollin' Along | 10700 Beverly Ave | Oakland | Repair | Pick-up for a Fee | Onsite repair of mobility solutions including devices and lifts. | |
| Rheaply - Enterprise Software | 1 S. Dearborn St | Chicago | Reuse | Free On-site | Enterprise software for organizations to track what you have, communicate these extra resources throughout your organization, and then allow them to be offered to outside organizations for fee/no fee. | |
| Rheaply - Bay Area Reuse Marketplace | Reuse | Free Pick-up, Drop-off for a Fee | For Businesses & Organizations. Whether you’re looking to donate, buy, or sell furniture, fixtures, building materials, or any other workplace items, the Bay Area Marketplace has something for every project. List items you want to move or find items for your organization (donations and for a fee). Especially in quantity, and reuse condition. | |||
| Reggie White Sleep Foundation | 2356 S. 102 Street | West Allis | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | CPAP (sleep apnea) equipment only | |
| ReCARES (Dorland Street) |
Dorland St (The alleyway of 63 Dorland) |
San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Donations only accepted during open hours. Donations only accepted during open hours. Accepted: disposable briefs (adult diapers and pads), apnea machines & new supplies, bedrails, blood pressure monitors, canes, commodes, crutches, cushions, diabetes monitors and strips, Ensure and other drinkable nutrition supplements, eyeglasses, gait belts, gauze, hearing aids, batteries for hearing aids, Hoyer lifts, incontinence washes and creams, ice machines, lambswool, medical tape, nebulizers, orthopedic boots, oxygen concentrators, quad canes, reachers, scales, slings, shower chairs, sock aids, tub transfer benches, wigs, walkers, rollators, wheelchairs. We can take short ramps at our sites but not long ramps. All items must be clean and sanitized. Supplies should be in original packaging, open packages are acceptable. | |
| ReCARES (2619 Broadway) |
2619 Broadway (In the parking lot behind 2619 Broadway) |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Donations only accepted during open hours. Accepted: disposable briefs (adult diapers and pads), apnea machines & new supplies, bedrails, blood pressure monitors, canes, commodes, crutches, cushions, diabetes monitors and strips, Ensure and other drinkable nutrition supplements, eyeglasses, gait belts, gauze, hearing aids, batteries for hearing aids, Hoyer lifts, incontinence washes and creams, ice machines, lambswool, medical tape, nebulizers, orthopedic boots, oxygen concentrators, quad canes, reachers, scales, slings, shower chairs, sock aids, tub transfer benches, wigs, walkers, rollators, wheelchairs. We can take short ramps at our sites but not long ramps. All items must be clean and sanitized. Supplies should be in original packaging, open packages are acceptable. | |
| Public Surplus - public agency online auction | PO Box 530861 | Henderson | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | Online posting | |
| Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | Non hazardous materials only | |
| North State Environmental (South San Francisco) |
220 South Spruce Avenue Suite 200 |
South San Francisco | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| MELP/Able-closet | 1603 E. San Carlos Ave | San Carlos | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Free equipment loans for children with disabilities in California from donations of same equipment. Equipment donation types include manual wheelchairs, strollers, standers, walkers & gait trainers, feeding & activity chairs, bath & toileting, outdoor & recreation, and others. Never accepted items: hospital beds, custom-fit braces, power wheelchairs, damaged equipment. |
Curbside Service
| Bulky Pickup | Note | ||
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| Alameda |
Working wheelchairs and scooters labeled for reuse/donation. Nonworking separated. Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for a bulky pick-up. ### |
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