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Textiles - Good Condition/Size

Textiles are fabrics used for clothing, covering, upholstering, etc, and made from natural and synthetic materials.

Textiles include bolts, large swaths, yardage of fabric, leather, or textiles for upholstery, quilting, clothing, sewing projects, that can be reused by an individual or business.

Consider reuse and donation for intact, unstained, and clean textiles. For poor condition textiles, choose repair, and stain removal (clothing/ linens/ furniture fabric/ shoes) before donating to an organization that has reuse and/or rag and textile shredding capactity. Scrap fabric? Consider tiny projects.

Commercial entity? See the California Textile Resource Map (CPSC): Factories, Recyclers, Reuse, Repair, & Upcycle, Collectors

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Aquafil Synthetic Fibers and Polymers 550 N. Pioneer Ave
Suite 400
Woodland Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Commercial volumes for nylon garments (85% minimum nylon content)
Goodwill (Walnut Creek) 2536 N Main Street Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off
Zara (Walnut Creek) 1275 Broadway Plaza Walnut Creek Recycle Free Drop-off Clean and dry
Savers (1997 Tice Valley Blvd.) 1997 Tice Valley Blvd. Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off
Make It Home (Walnut Creek) 1271 Boulevard Way Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off Leftover fabric - 2 yd minimum
Goodwill (Valejo) 3475 Sonoma Blvd Vallejo Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Vacaville) 1317 E. Monte Vista Ave Vacaville Reuse Free Drop-off
FreeCycle The Freecycle Network
PO Box 294
Tuscon Reuse Free Pick-up
PriorLife 2322 Cass Rd Traverse City Reuse Mail-in for a Fee Send in your banners to be made into bags
RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching 1160 Kern Ave Sunnyvale Reuse Free Drop-off
SMaRT Station 301 Carl Rd Sunnyvale Reuse Free Drop-off Call to confirm program is running. Old clothing donation bins are not being serviced due to COVID-19 concerns. Until they are serviced again, place non-donatable clothing or fabric in the garbage or donate elsewhere.
FabMo 1240 Birchwood Drive Sunnyvale Reuse Free Drop-off Decorator or home sewing garment weight fabric, fabric on bolts. Must be clean - no stains, smells (inc. mothballs or pets, long-term storage). Must be 1/2 yd or larger, except for \"never-used\" pre-folded \"quilting Fat Quarters.\". No garments, linens, or such.
Goodwill Outlet (South San Francisco) 100 Utah Avenue
(at Corey Way)
South San Francisco Reuse On-site for a Fee Clearance center sales open to the public. No donations accepted at this location.
Goodwill (South San Francisco ) 225 Kenwood Way South San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Fybraa South Gate Reuse Mail-in for a Fee Paid clothing service that separates usable items to resell on poshmark and recycles the rest.
TEK Tailor Factory Store / Sonoma USA 3253 Santa Rosa Ave
(behind Sequoia Floral)
Santa Rosa Reuse Free Drop-off We can print on a wide range of products and fabrics with our wide format Direct To Textile printer, Heat Press, Direct To Garment and Dye Sublimation equipment. We offer contract cutting and sewing services for a wide range of products and materials – for short runs as well as large volume production runs.
UpcycleitNow 2002 N Main St Santa Ana Reuse Pick-up for a Fee Banners from brands are used to produce collateral for redistribution and sales (like bags, totes, coin purses, and wallets).
Make It Home (San Rafael) NorthGate Mall (back entrance)
818 Northgate Dr
San Rafael Reuse Free Drop-off Leftover fabric - 2 yd minimum please
Goodwill (San Rafael) 809 Lincoln Ave San Rafael Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (San Mateo) 28 W. 25th Ave San Mateo Reuse Free Drop-off

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
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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Clean and dry. See Textile Reuse & Recycling Program details. Quarterly curbside pick ups stated on the website. Single-family set out will be on your regular collection day. Multi-family residents ask your Property Manager for collection location. Accepted items are made of natural or artificial fibers and fabrics, such as clothing, towels, linens, bathmats, curtains, etc. Textiles that have human biowaste, blood, toxic chemicals, or motor oil on them, or which are wet and moldy. Textiles will be collected with a special vehicle that may service your block earlier or later than regular vehicles. Do not place bags behind or on top of carts.
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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
During the first week of every January, April, July, October, gently used household textiles (sheets, towels, etc.) and clothing will be collected and donated to a local charity. Items should be clean and placed in a tightly tied clear bag next to the recyclables cart on your collection day. Receipts not provided.
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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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