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| Name | Dropoff Times | Items Accepted | Comments |
| San Carlos BFI Transfer Station 225 Shoreway Road San Carlos, CA 650-592-0255 www.bfipeninsula.com/bfi4.html |
Mon - Sat: 8:30 - 4 | Just about anything, including TV's, computers, and other office equipment. Cell phones are reprogrammed for 911 dialing and given to those in need. | Since recycling can be a bit complicated for those who don't do it daily, consider giving San Carlos BFI a call before going there. |
| Mail Boxes Sharon Heights Shopping Center Menlo Park, CA |
anytime | Packaging Peanuts | Just put your packaging peanuts in a bag, and drop them off the next time you shop at Safeway. |
| Bargain Box 341 California Ave Palo Alto 326-0458 |
Mon - Fri: 10 - 4 Sat: 11 - 2 |
Clothing, Furniture & Housewares, Linen & Bedding (no mattresses), Books & Entertainment | Needs items in good shape, clean, & saleable |
| Goodwill Industries 4085 El Camino Real Palo Alto 494-1416 |
Mon - Thur: 9 - 7 Fri: 9 - 8 Sat: 9-6 Sun: 11 - 6 |
Clothing, Furniture & Housewares (no large appliances) Linen & Bedding (no mattresses or boxsprings), Small appliances in working order, Books & Entertainment | |
| Packard Children's Hospital Auxiliary Corner of Stock Farm & Oak Road Stanford 497-8591 |
anytime | Clothing, Furniture & Housewares, Linen & Bedding (no mattresses), Small Appliances, Books & Entertainment | Also accepts computers |
| Once Upon a Child 1929 El Camino Real Mountain View 960-6822 |
Mon - Fri: 10 -5 Sat: 10 - 3 |
Clothing, Furniture & Housewares, Linen & Bedding, Bookss & Entertainment | Buys & sells children's items, from newborn through size 8 |
| Hope 4351 Lafayette St. Santa Clara 408-748-2877 |
Clothing, Linens & Bedding, Small Appliances, Books & Entertainment | Provides home pickup | |
| Salvation Army 702 W. Taylor St. San Jose 408-958-7825 |
Clothing, Furniture & Housewares, Linen & Bedding (no mattresses), Small Appliances, Books & Entertainment | Provides home pickup; accepts many items, call for more info | |
| Urban Ministry's Clothes Closet Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 330 Ravenswood Menlo Park 853-8697 |
Wed: 1 - 4 | Clothing | Wants men's everyday and interview clothing only |
| Sweet Pea Donations call 328-5861 |
mutually agreed upon times | Infant clothing (newborn to 18 mon), baby blankets, toys, books, new diapers | for distribution by Stanford Hospital to families in need |
Computers |
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| Computer Recycling Center 2971 Mead Ave Santa Clara 408-327-1800 |
Tue - Fri: 9 - 3 Sat: 9 - 1 |
Computers | Accepts all computer equipment, books, & software for reuse in schools |
| Packard Children's Hospital Auxiliary Corner of Stock Farm & Oak Road Stanford 497-8591 |
anytime | Accepts computers | |
Other |
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| Friends of the Palo Alto Library Terman Park Library 661 Arastradero Road Palo Alto 329-2606 |
Tue: noon - 7 Wed - Sat: 2 - 6 |
Accepts donations of books, CD's, records, tapes, videos, and computer software | Holds sales on 2nd Saturday of each month, 11 - 3 |
| Catholic Chaplain Salinas Valley State Prison P.O. Box 1020 Soledad, CA 93960 |
Accepts donations of Catholic devotional, spiritual, and educational publications and/or audio/visual material. | This material is desperately needed for use by the inmates of Soledad Prison, many of whom have considerable time for introspect and reading. | |