Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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
Out of the Closet (SF - Polk St) 1498 Polk St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
St. Anthony's Foundation (150 Golden Gate) 150 Golden Gate Ave San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Gently used footwear only please. Call for more details
Vinted c/o AG Accounting
735 Geary SF; Ste 303
San Francisco Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Out of the Closet (SF - Folsom St) 1295 Folsom St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Salvation Army (3921 Geary Blvd) 3921 Geary Blvd San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
SF Flea Market 1166 Shafter Ave San Francisco Reuse Buyback Mail-in
REI (SF) 840 Brannan St. San Francisco Reuse Buyback Mail-in Running shoes and hiking boots. Good, working condition only. Trade-in Program, Used Gear section to shop.
Crossroads Trading (SF Market) 2123 Market St San Francisco Reuse Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Mail-in Women's and men's
Salvation Army (1500 Valencia St.) 1500 Valencia St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service 832 Folsom St San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up
The Real Real 55 Francisco St San Francisco Reuse Buyback Mail-in Luxury brands.
Craigslist 222 Sutter St
Floor 9
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Crossroads Trading (SF Fillmore) 1901 Fillmore St. San Francisco Reuse Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Mail-in Women's and men's
USAgain (at Rank Quick Serve on Mission St) 4199 Mission St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry. All textiles deposited into bin should be in closed plastic bags.
Uniqlo (Powell Street) 111 Powell St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Accepts gently used Uniqlo brand clothing only. Donate at register.
Nextdoor Headquarters
420 Taylor St
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Crossroads Trading (SF Irving) 630 Irving St. San Francisco Reuse Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Mail-in Women's and men's
USAgain (Edward Robeson Taylor School) 423 Burrows St San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry. All textiles deposited into bin should be in closed plastic bags.
Buffalo Exchange 1210 Valencia St. San Francisco Reuse Buyback Drop-off
Uniqlo (Winston Dr) 400 Winston Dr. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Accepts gently used Uniqlo brand clothing only. Donate at register.

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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