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Personal Care & Beauty Products - New/Unused

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.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Method Notes
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.
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.
Coliseum Public Market 5401 Coliseum Way Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Replenish Marketplace 1503 Webster St Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off Collection site for Alameda Food Bank of body soap and wrapped toilet paper.
Omni Commons 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Rolls of toilet paper
The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service 832 Folsom St San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up
ebay 2025 Hamilton Ave San Jose Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Make It Home (Novato) Mailing Address:
369-B Third St, #331
San Rafael Reuse Free Drop-off New rolls of toilet paper, bar soaps (travel size/hotel fine))
Free Oakland UP 2809 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Women's Daytime Drop-In Center 2218 Acton Street Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off New and unopened only
First Place for Youth 426 17th St
Suite 100
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off (hair combs/picks/brushes, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, soap, etc.)
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Delta HHW Collection Facility 2550 Pittsburg-Antioch Hwy Antioch Safe Disposal Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Hayward Facility) 2091 West Winton Avenue Hayward Safe Disposal Free Drop-off  
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Fremont Facility) 41149 Boyce Rd.
(At the Fremont Transfer Station - follow the trucks)
Fremont Safe Disposal Free Drop-off  
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility) 2100 East 7th Street Oakland Safe Disposal Free Drop-off  
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Livermore Facility) 5584 La Ribera Street Livermore Safe Disposal Free Drop-off  

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RE:Source is an online directory for reuse, repair and proper disposal options for the California East Bay area and Palo Alto. Our goal is to connect you with the best options for what you need to get rid of or repair. Please note that we do not accept any items directly.

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