Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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Tools & Accessories - Hand - Working

Consider loaning or donating tools to your community.

Excited to start a DIY project but need to borrow a saw? Do you need a pair of loppers to trim your fruit trees? Several cities have tool lending libraries where residents can rent a variety of tools for 1-3 weeks at a time while participating in a circular and sharing economy. Alameda County Tool Libraries

Want to start a Tool Library or Library of Things? Learn more here.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center 7501 Schmidt Ln. El Cerrito Reuse Free Drop-off If working - Onsite Donation Trailer. If broken and primarily metal, Scrap Metal bin.
Chabot College Flea Market 25555 Hesperian Blvd Hayward Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Make It Home (San Rafael) NorthGate Mall (back entrance)
818 Northgate Dr
San Rafael Reuse Free Drop-off Tookkits
The Arc of Alameda County Drop-box (Chavez Middle School) Cezar Chavez Middle School
2801 Hop Ranch Rd
Union City Reuse Free Drop-off
St. Vincent de Paul 2210 Gladstone Dr. Pittsburg Reuse Free Pick-up
Coliseum Public Market 5401 Coliseum Way Oakland Reuse Buyback Drop-off
Alameda Free Library & Seed & Tool Library 1550 Oak St Alameda Reuse Free On-site Tool lending library for Alameda residents. 5 items max, 3 week loan period. Second Floor.
The Arc of Alameda County Drop Box (Oakland) 685 14th St
(Drop-off bin in courtyard of First United Church of Oakland)
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Building Resources 701 Amador St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up Tools must be undamaged and in perfect working condition.
ebay 2025 Hamilton Ave San Jose Reuse Buyback Mail-in
San Leandro Library of Things & Seed Lending (The Main Library) Main Library
300 Estudillo Ave
San Leandro Reuse Free On-site Library of Things items, including: heat gun, screwdriver and torx bit set, tool kit, power tiles circuit kit, digital multimeter, soldering iron kit, gardening kit, bicycle repair kit
The Arc of Alameda County Drop-box (Blaisdell's Business Products) Blaisdell's Business Products Warehouse
474 Roland Way
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
SCRAP 2150 Newcomb St San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Livermore Library of Things (Civic Center) Civic Center Main Library
1188 South Livermore Ave
Livermore Reuse Free On-site Library of Things lending program. Over 40 items available - from bike repair kits, to post hole diggers, hand truck, car engine fault code reader, water pressure gauge, folding table, endoscopes, luggage scale, sound level meter, chain checker, stud finder, furniture moving kit, UV light meter, blood pressure monitor, fruit picker, radon detector, leaf blower, thermal camera, wet/dry vac, metal detector, solar panel charger, knife sharpener
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Reuse Drop-off for a Fee
Kennedy High School Flea Market 39999 Blacow Rd Fremont Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Savers (Alameda) 931 Marina Village Pkwy Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off
Facebook Buy Nothing Groups 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up
Berkeley Tool Lending Library 1901 Russell St. Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off

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RE:Source is an online directory for reuse, repair and proper disposal options for the California East Bay area and Palo Alto. Our goal is to connect you with the best options for what you need to get rid of or repair. Please note that we do not accept any items directly.

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