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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
St. Vincent de Paul 2210 Gladstone Dr. Pittsburg Reuse Free Pick-up
The Plant Exchange 11144 Golf Links Rd
(Pop-up & Drop-off Locations Vary)
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Urban Furniture & Urban Boutique (3241 Grand Ave.) 3237 Grand Ave Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Small, working
Laurel Ace Hardware 4024 MacArthur Ave. Oakland Repair Drop-off for a Fee tool & knife sharpening
Free Oakland UP 2809 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Coliseum Public Market 5401 Coliseum Way Oakland Reuse Buyback Drop-off
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
Habitat for Humanity ReStore East Bay 9235 San Leandro St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up Tools must be undamaged and in perfect working condition. NO: radial arm saws
The Arc of Alameda County Drop-box (Blaisdell's Business Products) Blaisdell's Business Products Warehouse
474 Roland Way
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Oakland Museum - White Elephant Sale 333 Lancaster St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up
Laney College Flea Market 510 Fallon St Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
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Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Oakland Tool Lending Library 5205 Telegraph Ave.
(Basement of Temescal Library Branch)
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Lending Library and Donations. Donated tools must be in good working order and include all working parts. We do not accept tools that need excessive cleaning or preparation. We do not accept any hardware or consumables (nails, screws, etc.). The tool must be portable and small enough to fit in our storage space. See notes for very large donation quantity.
Homies Empowerment 7637 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off See details in notes for tool list, contact information, and drop-off appointments and times.
East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse 4695 Telegraph Ave.
(drop-off at loading dock on Shattuck Ave between 46th and 47th streets)
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off remove any dead batteries
San Pablo Flea Market 6100 San Pablo Ave Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Facebook Buy Nothing Groups 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up
The Arc of Alameda County (Livermore) 1923 Rutan Drive Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off
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

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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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