Toiletry items are personal care items use for hygiene, grooming, making up, or cleaning oneself, such as soap or deodorant.
Use it up or donate.
Per CalRecycle, please do not put non-medicated lotions, cosmetics, fragrances, sunscreen agents, and similar products down the drain or into the toilet; the trash is the best "away." Click here for medicated lotions, creams and shampoos, and here for nail polish.
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkipShapiro Enterprises | 318 Hawthorn St | New Bedford | Landfill | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial volume. Services include depackaging of alcohol-based health, beauty and cosmetic products. These products are repurposed as feedstock for ethanol and utilized to create renewable fuels and alcohol products. Consumer packaged products are separated from the liquids and all of the materials are recycled. | |
| Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Ecology Center Store | 2530 San Pablo Ave | Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Collection spot for Albatross razor blades. Fully wrap them such that no accidents happen while being handled. | |
| Clean the World |
3111 South Valley View Blvd Suite L 115 |
Las Vegas | Recycle | Free Mail-in | Accept hotel toiletries (soaps and bottled amenities) to create new hygiene products and recycle the packaging. After program registration, bins are sent, when 1/2 full, they send shipping labels & new bins. | |
| SkipShapiro Enterprises | 318 Hawthorn St | New Bedford | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial volume. Services include depackaging of alcohol-based health, beauty and cosmetic products. These products are repurposed as feedstock for ethanol and utilized to create renewable fuels and alcohol products. Consumer packaged products are separated from the liquids and all of the materials are recycled. | |
| La Clinica Alta Vista | 1515 Fruitvale Ave | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | For pregnancy, nursing, post-partum, baby and toddler | |
| Homeless Shelter Location Finder | 451 7th St, SW | Washington | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| SF Flea Market | 1166 Shafter Ave | San Francisco | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| FreeCycle |
The Freecycle Network PO Box 294 |
Tuscon | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| Mercari | 1530 Page Mill Rd | Palo Alto | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| Family Bridges | 168 11th St | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Women's toiletries/hygiene products, and sanitary pads for the Community Ambassador Program. | |
| Berkeley Food Network | 1925 Ninth St | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | We accept any unused and unopened personal hygiene products including soap, feminine hygiene products, dental hygiene products, wipes, and sanitizer. | |
| Shelter, Inc. of Contra Costa County | PO Box 5368 | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | New/unused full size shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, sunscreen, mouthwash and toothpaste. New toothbrushes. | |
| Craigslist |
222 Sutter St Floor 9 |
San Francisco | Reuse | Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up | ||
| MAP International | 4700 Glynco Parkway | Brunswick | Reuse | Free Mail-in | Large new quantity from manufacturers or suppliers. Basic hygiene products. Nutritional supplements. MAP provides healthcare supplies and medicines to hospitals, clinics, and short-term medical missions in poor communities around the world. If your company manufactures or sells medicine or health supplies, we would like to talk to you about partnership and just how easy it is to donate to our organization. | |
| Omni Commons | 4799 Shattuck Ave | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Rolls of toilet paper | |
| Nextdoor |
Headquarters 420 Taylor St |
San Francisco | Reuse | Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up | ||
| Women's Daytime Drop-In Center | 2218 Acton Street | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Emergency Shelter Program (Ruby's Place) | 20880 Baker Rd | Castro Valley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Toiletries - Any Size (shampoo, conditioner, body wash or soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, lotion). Women’s feminine products {pads and tampons}. Deodorant for men and women. | |
| Richmond Flea Market | 716 W Gertrude Ave | Richmond | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | New and unused only. |
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