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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dress for Success (San Jose) |
504 Valley Way (Sobrato Center for Nonprofits) |
Milpitas | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Unopened toiletries and makeup (must be in original packaging) | |
| East Oakland Collective |
7800 MacArthur Blvd (Distribution Office) |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | New only. Dental care products, feminine hygiene products, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, bar soap, body wash, face wash, shaving kit, razors, lotion, body wipes, baby wipes, combs, hair care products. Toiletry bags (clean, very good condition). | |
| ebay | 2025 Hamilton Ave | San Jose | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| Ecology Center Eco-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. | |
| Essential Food and Medicine (EFAM) | 2311 Magnolia St | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Hygiene items; first aid items/kits. Additionally: Natural remedies and supplements (i.e. medicinal herbs, tinctures, flower remedies, powdered mushrooms, superfood supplements). | |
| Facebook Buy Nothing Groups | 1 Hacker Way | Menlo Park | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| Facebook Marketplace |
Facebook Headquarters 1 Hacker Way |
Menlo Park | Reuse | Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up | ||
| Family Bridges | 168 11th St | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Women's toiletries/hygiene products, and sanitary pads for the Community Ambassador Program. | |
| First Place for Youth |
426 17th St Suite 100 |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | (hair combs/picks/brushes, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, soap, etc.) | |
| Free Oakland UP | 2809 MacArthur Blvd | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| FreeCycle |
The Freecycle Network PO Box 294 |
Tuscon | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| Green Planet 21 | 1221E. 3rd Street | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Product Destruction | |
| Green Planet 21 | 1221E. 3rd Street | Oakland | Landfill | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Product Destruction | |
| Hively (Oakland) |
Oakland Family Resource Center 111 Myrtle Street, Suite 102 |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | New or gently used | |
| Hively (Pleasanton) |
Tri-Valley Resource Center 7901 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 150 |
Pleasanton | Reuse | Free Drop-off | New or gently used | |
| Homeless Shelter Location Finder | 451 7th St, SW | Washington | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Homies Empowerment | 7637 MacArthur Blvd | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Clothing, home items | |
| I Support The Girls |
Attn: Dana Marlowe 1143 Amherst Ave; #2736 |
Wheaton | Reuse | Free Mail-in | Feminine hygiene products like pads and tampons. | |
| Insight Housing |
2855 Telegraph Ave Ste 601 |
Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | New or in good/usable condition. | |
| Kennedy High School Flea Market | 39999 Blacow Rd | Fremont | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in |
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