Reuse Links and Resources

Household and Office Items

The following listing of household and office item resources is sorted by county and uses the following key:

• Government organizations are indicated by (GOV)
• Nonprofit organizations are indicated by (NP)

We also have the same list sorted alphabetically.

Alameda

(GOV) City of Oakland's Reuse Directory (www.oaklandpw.com/oakrecycles/reuse_directory/index.htm)
Lists nearly 200 local businesses and nonprofit organizations where people can buy, sell, consign, trade, rent, repair, and donate reusable items.

Karim Cycle (www.teamkarim.com/bikes/used.html)
Sells used bicycles and accessories.

2800 Telegraph Avenue
Berkeley, California 94705
Phone: (510) 841-2181
Fax: (510) 849-4004

Mannequin Madness (www.mannequinmadness.com/)
Accepts, rents, and sells new and used (even damaged) mannequins; also accepts styrofoam peanuts. See Profiles for more information.

430 Orange Street, Suite B
Oakland, California 94610
Phone: (510) 444-0650
E-mail: judi@mannequinmadness.com

Missing Link (www.missinglink.org)
Accepts and sells used (non-department store) bicycles.

1988 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, California 94704
Phone: (510) 843-7471
Fax: (510) 848-5322
Email: workers@missinglink.org

National Furniture Liquidators (www.nationalfurniture.net/)
Sells used hotel furniture, office furniture, bedroom sets, dinettes, sofas, sofa beds, bunk beds, area rugs, lamps, mattresses, armoires, chairs, televisions, etc.

Show Room & Corporate Office
845 Embarcadero
Oakland, California 94606
Phone: (510) 251-2222

(NP) Sports4Kids Swap Shop (www.sports4kids.org/swapshop.html)
Features gently used sports equipment. Accepts tax-deductible donations at their shop during store hours. Donated equipment is resold to the public or redistributed to schools and nonprofit agencies.

2095 Rose Street (at Shattuck)
Berkeley, California 94709
Phone: (510) 868-1591
E-mail: arden@sports4kids.org

Tinker's Workshop (www.tinkersworkshop.org)
Accepts drop-offs of buttons, beads, tools, bicycles and bicycle parts, chemistry equipment, etc.

1336 Channing Way
Berkeley, California 94702
Phone: (510) 644-2577
E-mail: people@tinkersworkshop.org

Contra Costa

(GOV) Recyclemore! (www.recyclemore.com/)
Lists many reuse ideas and reuse resources.

West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority
E-mail: info@recyclemore.com

Los Angeles

Revival Furniture
Specializes in reused, one-of-a-kind, unusual, hand-painted furniture and home decor.

181 Avenue 21
Los Angeles, California 90031
Phone: (323) 222-6069
E-mail: pullmydaisy@earthlink.net

Marin

(NP) Trips for Kids/The Recyclery (www.tripsforkids.org/)
Offers thrift store prices on used bikes, parts, accessories, and clothing. Works to keep bicycles out of landfills by putting them back on the streets. The Recyclery is the home of Trips for Kids' after-school and earn-a-bike programs, providing a healthy environment and job training for kids. Also accepts donations of used bikes, parts, accessories, and clothing; all donations are tax-deductible.

610 Fourth Street
San Rafael, California 94901
Phone: (415) 458-2986

Monterey

(NP) Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB) (www.retread.org)
A member-supported industry association with hundreds of members in North America and 28 other countries, their goal is to provide the motoring public (both in the private and public sectors) with the most up-to-date information about the economic and environmental benefits of tire retreading and repairing.

900 Weldon Grove
Pacific Grove, California 93950
Phone: (888) 473-8732 or (831) 372-1917
Fax: (831) 372-9210
E-mail: info@retread.org

Sacramento

(NP) Furniture for Families
A furniture bank that solicits and picks up good, serviceable used furniture (no stained or broken pieces) on an appointment basis from the El Dorado Hills, Folsom, and Rancho Cordova areas. The furniture is stored at their facility for distribution, free of charge, to screened clients in the greater Sacramento area. See Profiles for more information.

Post Office Box 34
Folsom, California 95763
Phone: (916) 635-0664
Fax: (916) 635-2846

(GOV) Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling (www.sacgreenteam.com/recycle/default.htm)
Provides resources and guidance on how to reuse or recycle a variety of household items.

San Bernardino

(GOV) City of Fontana Household Materials Reuse Center (www.fontana.org/main/public_serv/reuse_center.htm)
Provides an easy way to take advantage of unwanted products through their Household Materials Reuse Center at no cost to residents. Available materials range from automotive products and paint, to household cleaners and pool chemicals.

16454 Orange Way
Fontana, California 92335
Phone: (909) 350-6682

San Francisco

National Furniture Liquidators (www.nationalfurniture.net/)
Sells used hotel furniture, office furniture, bedroom sets, dinettes, sofas, sofa beds, bunk beds, area rugs, lamps, mattresses, armoires, chairs, televisions, etc.

Show Room
1110 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, California 94109
Phone: (415) 775-9999

Santa Clara

(GOV) City of Palo Alto's Directory of Reuse Organizations
(www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/recycle/reuse.html)
Lists a variety of reuse organizations in the Palo Alto area that reuse general items, food, books and entertainment, computers, etc.

250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94301
Phone: (650) 496-5910
Fax: (650) 852-9289
Email: recycling@city.palo-alto.ca.us

Santa Cruz

California Grey Bears, Inc. (http://greybears.org)
Accepts a variety of materials including aluminum cans, plastics, glass, brown bags, assorted paper, cardboard, aseptic containers, and shredded paper. See Profiles more more information.

2710 Chanticleer Avenue
Santa Cruz, California 95065-1812
Phone: (831) 479-1055
Fax: (831) 479-8465
E-mail: greybears@earthlink.net

Solano

Vacaville Recycling.com (www.vacavillerecycling.com/vaca_pages/reuse.html). Provides numerous local resources for reusing household items.

E-mail: CDonovan@ci.vacaville.ca.us

Stanislaus

National Furniture Liquidators (www.nationalfurniture.net/)
Sells used hotel furniture, office furniture, bedroom sets, dinettes, sofas, sofa beds, bunk beds, area rugs, lamps, mattresses, armoires, chairs, televisions, etc.

Show Room
4300 Mc Henry Avenue
Modesto, California 95356
Phone: (209) 522-4492

Ventura

(GOV)(NP) Del Norte Regional Recycling and Transfer Station (www.ci.oxnard.ca.us/pubworks/refuse/del-norte/index.html)
Services all Ventura County residents (no businesses or nonprofits). Identification is required (driver's license or utility bill) to confirm county residency. Open Monday-Saturday: 7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (No appointment is necessary.)

City of Oxnard
111 South Del Norte Boulevard
Oxnard, California 93030
Phone: (805) 385-8059
Fax: (805) 385-7935

Yolo

University of California, Davis Bargain Barn (ucdmm.ucdavis.edu/BargainBarn/bargain_barn.html)
The objective of the Bargain Barn is to return into circulation equipment, furniture, and supplies that are no longer being used in U.C. Davis Campus and Medical Center departments. Items are made available to the public if they are not picked up by others in the university.

Physical Address:
California Avenue and LaRue Road (Next to Facilities)
Davis, California 95616
Phone: (530) 752-2145
Fax: (530) 752-0206
E-mail: bargainbarn@ucdavis.edu

Statewide/International Organizations

America's Car Donation Charities Center (www.donateacar.com/). Lists many charities that accept used vehicle donations.

(NP) cars4charities (www.cars4charities.org/)
Lists many charities that accept used vehicle donations.

286 Genesee Street, Suite 7
Utica, New York 13502
Phone: (866) give-4-us (448-9487)
Fax: (866) 448-3487
E-mail: info@cars4charities.org

Dress for Success (www.dressforsuccess.org/)
Accepts donations of gently used business attire to provide more than 30,000 low-income women in over 70 cities each year with interview-appropriate clothing for job re-entry wardrobe assistance.

(NP) Goodwill Industries International, Inc. (www.goodwill.org/)

9200 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Phone: (800) 664-6577 (to find a local Goodwill) or (240) 333-5200
E-mail: contactus@goodwill.org

Internet Consumer Recycling Guide (www.obviously.com/recycle/guides/hard.html)
Simple instructions are provided on how to reuse or recycle computer floppy discs, video tapes, computers, eyeglasses, smoke detectors, styrofoam packing, compact discs, cameras, holiday cards, batteries, household goods, sneakers, and synthetic carpets.

Littlearth (www.littlearth.com)
Accepts old license plates. See Profiles for more information.

2231 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
Phone: (800) 545-3784
E-mail: info@littlearth.com

Mail Boxes, Etc. (www.mbe.com/ps/et.html). Most locations accept drop-offs of packing peanuts, bubble wrap, etc.

(GOV) Materials for the Arts Program (www.mcswmd.org/)
Accepts craft/school type art supplies (crayons, construction paper, markers, pencils, fabric, buttons, clay, etc.), plant seeds, bird seeds, gardening supplies (potting soil, bird seed, etc.), scrap lumber, plexiglass in usable sizes, small tools, wallpaper or old wallpaper books, miss-cut keys, etc. Cannot accept clothing, furniture, or other large items. Donations support local schools and social service agencies. See Profiles for more information.

Monroe County Solid Waste Management District, Reuse Division
3400 3400 South Walnut Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47401
Phone: (812) 349-2022
Fax: (812) 349-2872

Metropolitan Environmental Trust (M.E.T.) (www.metrecycle.com/reuse.htm)
Provides several reuse ideas.

201 West Fifth Street, Suite 600
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
Phone: (918) 584-0584
Fax: (918) 584-0594
E-mail: MET@metrecycle.com

Once Upon a Child (www.ouac.com/)
Franchise with over 225 stores that buys and sells gently used children's clothing, toys, furniture, equipment, etc.

Play It Again Sports (www.playitagainsports.com/). Buys and sells used sporting equipment.

Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (www.rbrc.org/index.html). Call for information on dozens of outlets.

Phone: (800) 822-8837

(NP) Recycle Ann Arbor's ReUse Center (www.recycleannarbor.org/reuse/reuse.htm)
A 20,000 square foot warehouse dedicated to preventing needless waste through reuse. Accepts donations from area homes, builders, remodelers, etc. and resells them at very reasonable prices. See Profiles for more information.

2420 South Industrial Highway
Ann Arbor, Michigan 662-6288
Fax: (734) 662-7749
E-mail: info@recycleannarbor.org

(NP) ReCycle North (www.recyclenorth.org/)
Accepts donations of used items that may or may not need repair, fixes or reconditions those that do, and then redistributes these items back into the community through its store. Household goods such as beds, couches, and tables; appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, and washers; and electronics such as radios and televisions all are diverted from the waste stream and once again become valuable commodities.

Household Goods Store
266 Pine Street
Burlington, Vermont 05401
Phone: (802) 658-4143
E-mail: info@recyclenorth.org
Building Materials Center
339 Pine Street
Burlington, Vermont 05401
Phone: (802) 658-4143
E-mail: info@recyclenorth.org

Reduce Garbage, Eliminate Landfills (www.geocities.com/RainForest/5002/index.html#reuse your trash)
Provides hundreds of ideas on how to reuse a wide variety of household materials that are normally disposed of.

Re-Sails (www.resails.com). Accepts used sail cloths.

400 Thames Street
Newport, Rhode Island 02840
Phone: (401) 849-8622
E-mail: info@resails.com

Resource Revival (www.resourcerevival.com/)
Resource Revival is the leading source for unique recycled gifts and home furnishings.

Post Office Box 440
Mosier, Oregon 97040
Phone: (800) 866-8823
Fax: (800) 736-0984
E-mail: answers@resourcerevival.com

Resources for Reuse, Recycling, Reselling, Disposal, Decluttering, and Organizing (www.clutterfreeservices.com/resources.html)
Provides a list of reuse resources for household items.

Reuse-A-Shoe (www.reboundace.com/nike_reuse-a-shoe.htm)
By teaming with their consumers and retail partners, Nike developed the Reuse-A-Shoe program to downcycle old, unwanted athletic footwear. Nike retailers across the country provide collection receptacles for customers' old athletic shoes of any brand, not just Nike shoes. The Web site lists a variety of collection centers throughout the country.

(NP) The Scrap Exchange (www.scrapexchange.org/)
Collects clean, reusable, industrial discards for creative reuse. See Profiles for more information.

548 Foster Street
Durham, North Carolina 27701
Phone: (919) 688-6960
Fax: (919) 688-2792
E-mail: thescrapexchange@earthlink.net

Shylene.com (www.shylene.com/)
Artist who accepts broken dishes, old warped wood, broken mirrors, pieces of stained glass, end pieces of tile, etc.

Vancouver Island, Canada
E-mail: sscalla@metamend.com

(NP) The Salvation Army (www.tsagoldenstate.org). Call for the nearest location.

Phone: (800) 958-7825

Throwplace.com (www.throwplace.com/)
Businesses and individuals may list excess possessions or goods they might ordinarily throw away, providing access to potential users. Registered charities, businesses, or individuals may search the site for items they can use. The items are not for sale—they must be given away.

1042 Wisconsin Avenue
Washington, District of Columbia 20007
Phone: (202) 338-4110 x100
E-mail: info@Throwplace.com

(NP) Volunteers of America (www.volunteersofamerica.org/)

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