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 | |
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| 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 | ||
| Elian Electronics Recycling |
1634 West 19th Street Suite B |
Santa Ana | Recycle | Free Pick-up, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| San Jose Conservation Corps | 1650 Berger Dr | San Jose | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Electronic and electrical | |
| The Center for Independent Living (CIL) | 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. | ||
| FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) | Repair | Free Mail-in | Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics. | |||
| Rollin' Along | 10700 Beverly Ave | Oakland | Repair | Pick-up for a Fee | Onsite repair of mobility solutions including devices and lifts. | |
| Marin Medical Equipment Recyclers (ReCares) | 3100 Kerner Blvd | San Rafael | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Clean & functional. | |
| The Center for Independent Living (CIL) | 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. | ||
| IRN - The Reuse Network |
26 Pleasant St #2A |
Concord | Reuse | Pick-up for a Fee | Surplus in quantity | |
| St. Vincent de Paul | 2210 Gladstone Dr. | Pittsburg | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| 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. | |
| Asset Logic | 1338 66th St. | Emeryville | Reuse | Pick-up for a Fee | electronic Medical equipment | |
| 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. | |
| Medshare West | 2937 Alvarado St. | San Leandro | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Disposable items should never have had direct patient contact, NO Pharmaceuticals/medications, & No liquids that can be ingested or injected. Cannot Accept List: chair lifts, shower stools, prosthetics, motorized wheelchairs, homecare beds, veterinary supplies, used CPAP or Nebulizer equipment, medicine bottles. Fill out online form. Do not drop off without approval. | |
| 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. | |||
| Epilepsy NorCal Donation Drop Stop |
Rose Pavillion 4200 Rosewood Dr |
Pleasanton | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Working wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, etc. | |
| ReCARES (2619 Broadway) |
2619 Broadway (In the parking lot behind 2619 Broadway) |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Donations only accepted during open hours. Accepted: briefs, apnea machines, 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. | |
| VIDA - Volunteers for Inter-American Development Assistance |
2424 4th St Warehouse G @Dwight Way |
Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| HomeCARES | 65 Dorland St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Working wheelchairs, walkers, canes, briefs, shower chairs, tub transfer benches, Chux (disposable bed pans), power wheelchair, hospital bed, stair lift. Call to leave a message with what you have and your call will be reviewed and answered. |
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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