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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
AAA Flag and Banner (LA) 8937 National Blvd Los Angeles Recycle Free Mail-in Recycle only the banners that they produce. PVC-free outdoor banners that are 100% recyclable.
Suay Sew Shop 2915 Knox Ave Los Angeles Reuse Free Mail-in, Drop-off for a Fee Sell remade clothing, quilts, and linens from dead textile stock. Repairs quilts and clothing (knits, denim, outdoor gear, heirloom garments) for a fee by drop off or mail in. Donate garments for free community reuse closet.
Oceanworks 11828 La Grange Ave Los Angeles Recycle Buyback Pick-up Large quantity marine textiles - fishing nets. Recycles plastics from the ocean and other plastics through their approved suppliers. Contact Oceanworks to find out how to be a supplier. To Note: Materials collected from community beach clean ups are not accepted. Do not directly trade in raw materials but have many collectors in our network. Should you have clean and sorted material, we may be able to connect you to one of our network suppliers. If not, you may qualify to be part of our plastic credits network.
Suay Sew Shop 2915 Knox Ave Los Angeles Repair Free Mail-in, Drop-off for a Fee Sell remade clothing, quilts, and linens from dead textile stock. Repairs quilts and clothing (knits, denim, outdoor gear, heirloom garments) for a fee by drop off or mail in. Donate garments for free community reuse closet.
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Goodwill (Mill Valley - Donation Trailer) 1 Camino Alto Mill Valley Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Moraga) 566 Center St
Rheem Valley Shopping Center
Moraga Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Mountain View) 855 E. El Camino Real Mountain View Reuse Free Drop-off
Queen of Raw 349 5th Ave New York Reuse Mail-in for a Fee, Buyback Mail-in Fashion and interiors. Resell large quantity, purchase small quantity from site.
Royal Cleaners Newark Market Place Shopping Center
5865 Jarvis Ave
Newark Repair Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee Cleaning and alterations
Recycle Re Fashion Oakland Reuse Free Mail-in Online circularity maps for textile and shoe recycling. Use the global platform to find the materials and products from the recycling of used textiles and shoes as a collector/sorter, transformer (material preparer or find outlets), and for industries to search for recycled materials.
Arts and Crafts Period Textiles 5427 Telegraph Ave Oakland Repair Drop-off for a Fee, Mail-in for a Fee Restoration of embroidered textiles.
Recycle Re Fashion Oakland Recycle Free Mail-in Online circularity maps for textile and shoe recycling. Use the global platform to find the materials and products from the recycling of used textiles and shoes as a collector/sorter, transformer (material preparer or find outlets), and for industries to search for recycled materials.
Goodwill (Oakland - MacArthur) 3525 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Salvation Army (Oakland) 601 Webster St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill Outlet (Oakland) 1301 30th Ave Oakland Reuse On-site for a Fee Clearance center sales open to the public. No donations accepted at this location.
Ace Makerspace 6050 Lowell St
Suite 214
Oakland Reuse Drop-off for a Fee Sewing and Textiles Open Lab (small fee). Join our social sewing event and make wonderful things out of fabric, leather, and fiber materials. Great for beginners or folks just looking to access wonderful tools. Inquire about donation of good condition notions, fabric and machines.
Community Fits 3400 Piedmont Ave Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off We are always accepting fabrics, working sewing machines, and any sewing tools.
Oakland Museum - White Elephant Sale 333 Lancaster St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up Excellent condition fabrics for quilting and sewing projects.
Salvation Army Donation Dropbox (2750 Alicia St.) 2750 Alicia St. Oakland 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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