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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
RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching	1160 Kern Ave	Sunnyvale	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Green Earth Dry Cleaner Locator	51 West 135th Street	Kansas City	Reuse	Drop-off for a Fee	Online locator for green dry cleaning
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).
SFMade	150 Hooper St #200	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Mail-in	Informational. Provides sourcing assistance for manufacturers who create apparel, bags, or other fabric-based products and leather products.
Fashion Incubator San Francisco	845 Market St	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Mail-in	Information. Fashion Incubator San Francisco is for entrepreneurs who are serious about scaling their existing businesses.
PriorLife	2322 Cass Rd	Traverse City	Reuse	Mail-in for a Fee	Send in your banners to be made into bags
Goodwill (San Mateo)	28 W. 25th Ave	San Mateo	Reuse	Free Drop-off
The Haven Thrift Store (Tri-Valley)	116 North L St	Livermore	Reuse	Free Drop-off
The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service	832 Folsom St	San Francisco	Reuse	Free Pick-up
Salvation Army Donation Dropbox (Oakland - 2794 Garden St.)	2794 Garden St.	Oakland	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.
RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching	1355 Ridder Park Dr	San Jose	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Textiles: Carpet squares, large fabric pieces, sample books, string, yarn
Ecologic Designs			Reuse	Mail-in for a Fee	Transforms old banners and billboards into bags - backpacks, messenger bags, hip packs, wallets, travel kits, ipad sleeves, laptop cases, zipper pouches and more
Goodwill (Burlingame)	1215 California Dr	Burlingame	Reuse	Free Drop-off
The Thrifty Kitty	1509 Webster St	Alameda	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Interesting, decorative, vintage or collectible
Savers (7117 Regional St.)	7117 Regional St.	Dublin	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Salvation Army Donation Dropbox (Oakland -4000 Redwood Rd)	4000 Redwood Road	Oakland	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Mountain View)	855 E. El Camino Real	Mountain View	Reuse	Free Drop-off
Meghan Shimek		Oakland	Reuse	Free Mail-in	Informational. Upcycle, redesign, resell. Uses upcycled textiles in her designs and artwork.
Teen Advocacy Going Strong	1711 East 14th Street	San Leandro	Reuse	Free Drop-off	Larger remnants and fabrics for upcycling into new teen clothing

Curbside Service

	Bulky Pickup	Special Action
Alameda	Bundled & labeled for reuse/donation. Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for a bulky pick-up. ###
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. ###	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. ###
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. ###
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. ###
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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