Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto

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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
Salvation Army Donation Dropbox (Oakland - 2794 Garden St.) 2794 Garden St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Teen Advocacy Going Strong 1711 East 14th Street San Leandro Reuse Free Drop-off Larger remnants and fabrics for upcycling into new teen clothing
EkoLinq 4300 Black Ave
#5486 		Pleasanton Reuse Free Pick-up
Goodwill (Brentwood) 6271 Lone Tree Way,
Empire Shopping Center 		Brentwood Reuse Free Drop-off
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
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.
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.
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.
ReFleece Market 1 Ace St Fall River Reuse Free Mail-in, Buyback Mail-in Outer wear. Upcycled products & used gear marketplace for outer wear for women, men, kids, & pets. Donate poor condition outer wear for upcycling through their partners, or sell good condition outerwear on their site. Brands include Patagonia, REI, Title Nine and more, as well as ReWorked fleece outer wear.
Goodwill (Redwood City - Donation Trailer) 46 Fifth Ave Redwood City Reuse Free Drop-off
SCRAP 801 Toland St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
FreeCycle The Freecycle Network
PO Box 294 		Tuscon Reuse Free Pick-up
USAgain (at Rank Quick Serve on Mission St) 4199 Mission St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off Clean, dry. All textiles deposited into bin should be in closed plastic bags.
Goodwill (Palo Alto) 4085 El Camino Way Palo Alto Reuse Free Drop-off
More With Less Studio Castro Valley Reuse Free Drop-off Textile artist. Donations by appointment.
Vinted c/o AG Accounting
735 Geary SF; Ste 303 		San Francisco Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way 		Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up

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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