Sorry, we have been so quiet over the last month. With everything that has been going on, we thought it was better to not keep cluttering your streams with trash talk. But we missed it, so Trash Talk Tuesdays are back. This edition brings you options for donations of usable items.
At the beginning of COVID-19, many of us found ourselves unexpectedly home for quite some time. Cleaning and organizing our personal spaces became a popular pastime. Soon we discovered that we had an accumulation of stuff that could still be used and thought to ourselves, “What are we to do with it?” For a while, all the thrift stores that we normally donated to were closed. Well, the good news is that many of our favorite donation stations are now open and busy as bees stocking up their shelves.
Here is our list of Local Thrift Shops and Donation Stations that are now open for business (though, please call first as things change daily):
| City | Name | Location | Phone # | Hours | Donation Information |
| Antioch | Rivertown Veterans’ Thrift Store | 522 W 2nd St | 925-206-4976 | Daily 11-3:30 | Donation accepted after July 10th; call first to confirm |
| Donation Drop Box | Somersville Town Center | Open Everyday/All Day (Bins next to Starbucks) |
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| Donation Drop Box | Fairview Dr | Open Everyday/All Day (Bins in front of Oriental Buffet Restaurant) |
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| Pittsburg | Goodwill Thrift Store | 396 Atlantic Ave | 925-432-4776 | Everyday 10-6 | Donations accepted 10AM until they’re full |
| St Vincent De Paul | 2210 Gladstone Dr | 924-439-5060 | Mon-Sat 9-4:30 | Donations accepted 9-4 | |
| Brentwood | St Vincent De Paul | 8890 Brentwood Blvd | 925-635-3214 | Every day 10-5:30 | Donations accepted 10-5 |
| Goodwill Thrift Store | 6271 Lonetree Way | 925-516-6412 | Everyday 10-6 | Donations accepted 10-6 | |
| Shepard’s gate | 605 Sycamore Ave | 925-308-7507 | The Brentwood store is currently closed | Donations accepted 9am-12pm the 1st Saturday of each month |
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| Oakley | Goodwill Thrift Store | 2043 Main St | 925-679-2824 | Everyday 10-6 | Donations accepted 10-6 |
| San Miguel Thrift Store | 3573 Main St | 916-670-4920 | Mon-Sat 9-5 | Donations accepted 9-5 |
