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Shoes - Athletic

REUSE

From Our Feet - 650-444-3700
260 Sheridan, Suite B20
Palo Alto,
Cross Street: Birch St.
Accepts gently worn athletic shoes for reuse by improverished athletes around the world. Call Nick McFalls for details.

Robert Krohn Shoes - 650-326-0525
855 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Robert Krohn Shoes has partnered with Soles4Souls to be a donation location. Soles4Souls facilitates the donations of shoes, which are used to aid the hurting worldwide. Shoe companies, retailers, and individuals can donate footwear (both new and used).

Soles4Souls is a 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS, and donating parties are eligible for tax advantages. For additional information about Soles4Souls, go to www.soles4souls.org.

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Sports Basement - 408-732-0300
1177 Kern Ave
Sunnyvale,
Hours: Mon-Fri 10a-9p; Sat & Sun 9a-7p
Sports Basement works with From Our Feet to distribute gently worm reusable athletic shoes to improverished athletes around the world.

Stanford Recycling Center -
701 Serra St
Stanford, CA
Cross Street: El Camino Real
Details: Stanford
Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a-5p, Sat 9a-5p
Hard or softcover books. Drop-off. Accepts clear and colored polyethylene and polypropylene plastic film (plastic shrink wrap & bags, stretch wrap, bubble wrap, blister pack, garment bags, merchandise bags, grocery bags,tarping, newspaper delivery bags). #1-#7 plastic bottles only.
Also accepts athletic shoes for recycling in Nike's Reuse-A-Shoe program. Athletic shoes that are reusable, will be donated to From Our Feet for distribution.

RECYCLE

Metro Sport - 650-321-6453
37 Town & Country Village
Palo Atlo,
Cross Street: Embarcadero Road
Accepts athletic shoes (any brand) for recycling in Nike's Reuse-A-Shoe Program. Shoes cannot contain any metal (no cleats or spikes). Shoes are recycled into athletic surfaces.

Nike Recycling Center
c/o Reuse-A-Shoe
26755 SW 95th Ave
Wilsonville, OR 97070
Details: http://www.letmeplay.com/reuseashoe/locations/usa.html
Any number of athletic shoes can be sent to Nike Recycling Center. Nike will not accept shoes delivered with postage due.

Sporting Goods

REUSE

Boys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley - 408-957-9685
Northside Community Center
488 North 6th Street
San Jose,
Accepts any type of sporting goods or tools. Call first.

Online Reuse Resources
Palo Alto Free
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pafree/
All items offered must be free.

CalMAX
California Materials Exchange
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/CalMAX/
A free service designed to help businesses find markets for nonhazardous materials they have traditionally discarded.

Fogster.com
http://www.fogster.com/
"Freebie", sell, and wanted classifieds.

Excess Access
http://www.excessaccess.com/
Online matching service matching donations with wishlists.

Craig's List
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/
Barter, sell and wanted classifieds.

eBay
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/
Buy, sell, trade.

Play It Again Sports - 650-988-6800
133 El Camino Real
Mountain View,
Trades and buys used sporting equipment, in good condition.

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Stereo Equipment

REUSE

RECYCLE

Best Buy - East Palo Alto - 650-321-1918
1751 East Bayshore Road
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Customers can drop off up to two devices per day at any of the Minneapolis-based retailers 1,006 stores throughout the United States. They will accept most consumer electronics, including televisions and monitors up to 32 inches, desktop computers, notebooks, videocassette recorders, DVD players and phones.

Appliances are not covered under the program.

Best Buy - Mountain View - 650-903-0591
2460 East Charleston Rd
Mt. View, CA 94303
Customers can drop off up to two devices per day at any of the Minneapolis-based retailers 1,006 stores throughout the United States. They will accept most consumer electronics, including televisions and monitors up to 32 inches, desktop computers, notebooks, videocassette recorders, DVD players and phones.

Appliances are not covered under the program.

GreenCitizen - 650-493-8700
www.greencitizen.com
161 Homer Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301
GreenCitizen provides convenient, safe and accountable solutions that make it easy for individuals and organizations to help save the environment from harmful electronic waste.

At GreenCitizen, 100% of what they receive is recycled. Components that can be recycled are, and toxic elements are disposed of safely. By reusing glass, plastic, aluminum and heavy metals (like lead, copper and mercury), recycling averts the energy use and pollution linked with mining and drilling for new materials.

For hours and fees, go to www.greencitizen.com.

GreenLight Recycling - 408-347-9753
www.greenlight-recycling.com
775 Montague Expressway
Milpitas, CA
Details: info@greenlight-recycling.com
Greenlight Recycling is an environmentally conscious business that is dedicated to preserving our environment by helping residents and businesses dispose of electronic waste (e-waste) properly, safely and compliant with state and federal laws.

Palo Alto Curbside Recycling Program -
Accepts the following:
Paper (newspaper, magazines, mail, books, cardboard, paper boxes, etc.)
Glass (all glass bottles and jars, lids are ok)
Plastics (bottles, containers, rigid plastics (e.g., broken toys, shelving, etc.))
Metal (empty cans, foil, scrap metal)
Plastic Bags & Film (place all bags and film plastic in a bag)
Electronics (anything with a computer chip)

For a complete list of recyclable materials, go to: www.greenwaste.com/paloalto

Stuffed Animals

REUSE

No Recycling Resources Found...

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