The 8 R’s

• RETHINK - your choices

• REFUSE - single use

• REDUCE - consumption

• REUSE - everything

• REFURBISH - old stuff

• REPAIR - before you replace

• REPURPOSE - be creative, reinvent

• RECYCLE - last option

Books

• Zero Waste Home by Bea Johnson

• Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage by Heather Rogers

• Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash by Edward Humes

• Life without Plastic by Jay Sinha

• Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough

• Wear No Evil: How to Change the World with Your Wardrobe by Greta Eaga

• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

• Remodelista: The Organized Home by Julie Carlson and Margot Guralnick

• Clear your Clutter with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston

• Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof

Instagram

• @going.zero.waste

• @treadingmyownpath

• @zerowastehome

• @_wastelandrebel_

• @lesswaste_lessworries

• @zerowastechef

• @fillaree

• @lifewithoutplastic

• @zero.waste.collective

• @1millionwomen

• @the.eco.warrior

• @trashisfortossers

• @fash_rev

• @sustainabilitychampions

• @get.waste.ed

• @uselessplastic

• @thezerowasteguide

Websites

• www.zerowastehome.com

• www.goingzerowaste.com

• www.theminimalists.com

• www.trashisfortossers.com

• www.greencitizen.com

• www.stopwaste.org

• www.earth911.com

General Donation

• SF Environment Donation Guide

• Community Thrift - This thrift store works with many local charities. Your donations can be flagged to benefit a specific one of your choosing.

• Good Will

• Out of the Closet

• Salvation Army

• St. Anthony’s - Also accepts food, clothing, and toiletries.

• Sports Basement

• Urban Ore

Specialty Donation

Art supplies

• Scrap

Baby and Maternity items

• Homeless Prenatal Program

• SF Smiles (accepts car seats and strollers)

Books

• Children’s Book Project

• Friends of the SF Public Library

Building/remodeling materials

• Building Resources

• House Paints - Precita Eyes

Furniture Donations

• HealthRight360 (call them)

• Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles

• Textile Recycling - Recology SF

• Carpet - Recycle My Junk

Pet Supplies

• Muttville (leashes, collars, harnesses - not treats)

• SF SPCA (Blankets and towels, machine washable in good condition with no holes)

• Rocket Dog Rescue

Toiletries (unused, unopened)

• Toiletries for the Tenderloin (St. Anthony’s)

• SF Smiles

Wigs & Mannequins (Good Condition)

• UCSF Friend to Friend Gift Shop

• Mannequin Madness

Junk Removal

• 1-800 Got Junk

• Junk X-Press​

• Junk Mail Reduction

Electronics

• East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse

  • VHS TAPES if they cannot be reused, remove the black tape in the VHS cassette tape in garbage/ plastic in recycling

• Center for Accessible Technology

This list is not exhaustive - please consult your local recycling provider to find out what can be recycled in your community.

San Francisco

North Bay

• Mill Valley

• Napa

• San Rafael

• Sonoma/Marin​​

East Bay

• Alameda County

• Berkeley

• El Cerrito

• Concord​

• Fremont

• Hayward

• Oakland

• Richmond

South Bay

• Daly City

• Millbrae

• Pacifica

• Palo Alto

• San Mateo County

• South San Francisco, Millbrae, Brisbane, and SFO​​

Styrofoam

• Waste to Waves

• Aqua Surf Shop

Packing Peanuts & Bubble Wrap

• Can be dropped off at UPS shipping stores

• PostalAnnex

Glass

• Recycled Glassworks

Ceramics

• Nancy Funk Ceramics

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General

• Bay Home Consign (high-end furniture and housewares)

• Craigslist SF Bay area (best for furniture and housewares, bikes and common electronics)

• Ebay (various specialty)

• Offer Up

• Etsy

Clothing

• Buffalo Exchange

• Cris Consignment (high-end designer fashion)

• Crossroads trading company

• Decades of Fashion (vintage)

• Goodbyes

• Poshmark (online platform)

• The RealReal (high-end designer fashion)

• thredUp (online platform)

• Wasteland

• Out of the Closet

• Dress for Success

General

• Buy Nothing Group

• Craigslist 'Free' Section

• Freecycle

• Nextdoor

• Facebook Marketplace