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for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto
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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
Pretty Penny Clothing 2981 College Ave Berkeley Reuse Buyback Drop-off Vintage & modern
Epilepsy NorCal Donation Drop Stop Rose Pavillion
4200 Rosewood Dr
Pleasanton Reuse Free Drop-off
Cheryl's Closet 21 Orinda Way Orinda Reuse Buyback Drop-off
USAgain 830 Leong Dr Mountain View Reuse Free Drop-off Sneakers, boots, sandals, heels, leather shoes, and work boots
SF Flea Market 1166 Shafter Ave San Francisco Reuse Buyback Mail-in
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store (Livermore) 1817 2nd Street Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off
Brighter Beginnings (Oakland Artthaus Center) 2744 E. 11th Street
Suite H01
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Infant to Kids size 2
The Diggity Dog 649 Pacific Ave Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off
2525 Vintage & Modern Resale Clothing 22600 Foothill Blvd. Hayward Reuse Buyback Drop-off Gently used modern/vintage.
Chloe's Closet (Irving) 616 Irving St San Francisco Reuse Buyback Drop-off Infant to Kids size 2. including specialty sports shoes, eg. water, snow, ice skates
Out of the Closet (Oakland) 238 E 18th St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Mindful Mami Collective - Community Closet Events 34626 11th St
(Location Varies)
Union City Reuse Free Pick-up Men, women's and kid's clothing in clean, gently used condition, accessories and shoes. No undergarments, swimwear or pajamas. Pick up in Union City area only.
Goodwill (Concord) 3495 Clayton Road Concord Reuse Free Drop-off
USAgain (at Oxbridge Market) 790 Silver Ave San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry. All textiles deposited into bin should be in closed plastic bags.
Lauren's Closet 1420 Park St. Alameda Reuse Buyback Drop-off infant to kids size 8. and, womens.
Tradesy 1217 2nd St Santa Monica Reuse Buyback Mail-in
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.
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Reuse Free Drop-off Clothes donation box
Project Sole 2156 Chenault Dr Carrollton Reuse Free Drop-off Accepts large quantities from businesses
USAgain 776 N Mathilda Ave Sunnyvale Reuse Free Drop-off Sneakers, boots, sandals, heels, leather shoes, and work boots

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 Collection Program details. Collect clean and dry materials in a large plastic bag to keep it clean during collection for reuse or recycling twice a year (first full week of June/Oct). Set bags or boxes of dry (no biowaste) textiles by blue cart. Residents are eligible to drop-off their textiles at Recycles Day collection events (currently held in April and July).
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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
No light up shoes. Bagged clean/dry textiles are collected during your regular collection day on the first full week of June and October for all residents. See sanleandrosorts.com/textile for what clean/dry items to collect for reuse and recycling. Bags will be picked up by a separate vehicle. No donation receipts provided.
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Union City

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