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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Goodwill San Francisco Bay | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||||
Alameda Point Antiques Faire 1st Sunday Every Month | 3800 Main St | Alameda | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
Toys for Tots | 2144 Clement Ave | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Martinizing Dry Cleaners | 2210 S Shore Center | Alameda | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
Soma Cleaners | 1208 Lincoln Ave | Alameda | Repair | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
Girls Inc of Alameda (Island City) | 1724 Santa Clara Ave | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Gently used or new | |
Goodwill (Alameda) | 2319 Lincoln Ave. | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Northern Ca Swap Meets Inc | 1150 Ballena Blvd | Alameda | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
Goodwill (Albany) | 505 San Pablo Ave | Albany | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
OfferUp | 1745 114th Ave SE | Bellevue | Reuse | Buyback Pick-up | ||
Berkeley Flea Market | 1937 Ashby Ave | Berkeley | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
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 | ||
Parca |
Parca Main Office 800 Airport Blvd, Suite 320 |
Burlingame | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
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 (Concord - Clayton) | 3495 Clayton Road | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
ARF Mart Thrift Store | 1950H Market St. | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Excellent condition | |
Goodwill (Concord - Willow Pass Road) | 1659 Willow Pass Road | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Goodwill (Dublin) | 7232 Regional St | Dublin | 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. ### |