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Shoes - Good Condition

Shoes should be in good enough condition to be reused.

Shoes for donation should be in good condition for reuse. Consider bringing shoes to a local cobbler to transform your shoes through stretching, cleaning, resoling, polish, and strap/buckle repair/replacement to bring you joy once more. Tie or rubber band pairs of shoes so they stay together.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Hello Vintage 5488 College Ave Oakland Reuse Buyback Drop-off Vintage
Pretty Penny Clothing 2981 College Ave Berkeley Reuse Buyback Drop-off Vintage & modern
The Arc of Alameda County Drop Box (Oakland) 685 14th St
(Drop-off bin in courtyard of First United Church of Oakland)
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
ebay 2025 Hamilton Ave San Jose Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Kelly's Corner 2029 Macarthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Buyback Drop-off Kids, including sports, rain, snow, dance
Goodwill (Albany) 505 San Pablo Ave Albany Reuse Free Drop-off
Hope Thrift (Fremont) 41200 Blacow Rd Fremont Reuse Free Drop-off
Sports Basement (SF Stonestown) 3251 20th Ave
Suite 390
San Francisco Reuse Buyback Drop-off Pre-loved Trade In Program. Lightly used boots & shoes including for ski and snowboard for kids and adults. Not accepted: shoes missing insoles or with heavy wear (e.g. heavy food indentations)
Salvation Army (Oakland) 601 Webster St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Rescued Treasures 1270-I Newell Ave. Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off
Shepherd's Gate New Life Store 4014 East Ave Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off
Salvation Army Donation Dropbox (Little Bethany Baptist Church) 1636 Armstrong Avenue San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Must fit in dropbox opening.
Goodwill (Walnut Creek) 2536 N Main Street Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off
Tradesy 1217 2nd St Santa Monica Reuse Buyback Mail-in
TOYCYCLE (app) - Reuse PO Box 19294 Oakland Reuse Buyback Pick-up, Buyback Mail-in Like new condition
REI (Berkeley) 1338 San Pablo Ave
(near Gilman)
Berkeley Reuse Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Mail-in Running shoes and hiking boots. Good, working condition only. Trade-in Program, Used Gear section to shop.
DSW Stores DSW
43530 Christy Street
Fremont Reuse Free Drop-off Gently worn shoes will be donated for reuse.
The Arc of Alameda County Drop-box (Blaisdell's Business Products) Blaisdell's Business Products Warehouse
474 Roland Way
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Crossroads Trading (Oakland) 5901 College Ave Oakland Reuse Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Mail-in Women's and men's

Curbside Service

Bulky Pickup Special Action Note
Alameda
Bundled & labeled for reuse/donation. Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for a bulky pick-up.
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Albany
Berkeley
Castro Valley Sanitary District
Clean and dry. See Textile Collection Program details. Collect clean and dry materials in a large plastic bag to keep it clean during collection for Textile Pick-ups, which are held 2x/yr (first full wk of June/Oct). Set bags or boxes of dry (no biowaste) textiles by blue cart.
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Clean and dry. See Textile Reuse & Recycling Program details.
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Dublin
Textile Collection Program AVI collects clean & dry textiles quarterly first full week of Jul, Oct, Jan and Apr in clear plastic bags from residents (SF & MF). Schedule collection at 925-479-9545 at least 7 days out.
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Emeryville
Fremont
Hayward
Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Livermore
Newark
Oakland
Piedmont
Pleasanton
San Leandro
San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Union City

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