Consider repair or reuse for good condition, clean stuffed animals. Use very loved stuffies as the filling in beanbags, pillows, and pet bed fill. Consider adding in a squeaker or empty plastic beverage bottle to reuse as a dog squeaky toy.
Vendors
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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7-G Recycling | 1180 Ames Ave | Milpitaas | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Poor condition | |
Alameda Point Antiques Faire 1st Sunday Every Month | 3800 Main St | Alameda | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
ARF Mart Thrift Store | 1950H Market St. | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Excellent condition | |
Berkeley Flea Market | 1937 Ashby Ave | Berkeley | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
Chabot College Flea Market | 25555 Hesperian Blvd | Hayward | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
Coliseum Public Market | 5401 Coliseum Way | Oakland | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | ||
Craigslist |
222 Sutter St Floor 9 |
San Francisco | Reuse | Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up | ||
ebay | 2025 Hamilton Ave | San Jose | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
EkoLinq |
4300 Black Ave #5486 |
Pleasanton | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
EkoLinq |
4300 Black Ave #5486 |
Pleasanton | Recycle | Free Pick-up | ||
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 | ||
FreeCycle |
The Freecycle Network PO Box 294 |
Tuscon | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
Girls Inc of Alameda (Island City) | 1724 Santa Clara Ave | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Gently used or new | |
Gleaning for the World | PO Box 645 | Concord | Reuse | Free Mail-in | New or good condition. Rehomes new and good conditions stuffed animals and plush toys through their Teddy Bear Brigade in the US and overseas to kids in orphanages, poverty, immigrants, refugee camps, and disaster situations (storms, floods, fires, tornadoes). | |
Goodwill (Alameda) | 2319 Lincoln Ave. | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Goodwill (Albany) | 505 San Pablo Ave | Albany | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Goodwill (Berkeley) | 2058 University Ave | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Goodwill (Brentwood) |
6271 Lone Tree Way, Empire Shopping Center |
Brentwood | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Goodwill (Burlingame) | 1215 California Dr | Burlingame | Reuse | Free Drop-off |
Curbside Service
Garbage | Bulky Pickup | Special Action | Note | ||
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Alameda |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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Albany |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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Berkeley |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Collect clean and dry materials in a large plastic bag to keep it clean during collection for recycling for Bulky Pick-up and 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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Dublin |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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 |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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Fremont |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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Hayward |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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Livermore |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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Newark |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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Oakland |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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Piedmont |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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Pleasanton |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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San Leandro |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |
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Union City |
Poor, damaged condition. ### |