What is ceramic?

Ceramics are any material that is created by heating and cooling a non-metal, such as clay. This technically includes glass, but we usually mean pottery and dishware when we talk about ceramics.

This page is devoted to the smaller ceramics designed for reuse, such as plates, mugs and other serving related products. Many of the locations listed here are thrift stores, so they'll probably take statues, picture frames, and other objects made from ceramics as well.

What about my toilet?!

Ok, so you got us; your toilet is a ceramic too. If you have an old toilet, check out the locations listed on our Construction and Demolition page to see which places will accept it.

Where to go

• All of Santa Barbara County (4)

  • Craigslist —
  • E-Bay —
  • Granite Construction Company — 5335 Debbie Lane
  • Junk Recyclers — 6520 Platt Avenue #650

• Santa Barbara Area (7)

  • Alpha Thrift Store — 700 North Milpas Street
  • Assistance League of Santa Barbara — 1259 Veronica Springs Rd
  • Goodwill Industries of Santa Barbara — 302 W. Carrillo St
  • Goodwill Industries of Santa Barbara (Drop-Off Location Only) — 335 S. Milpas Street
  • Santa Barbara Thrifty Shopper Thrift Store — 609 E Haley St
  • United Family Association Thrift — 5156 Hollister Avenue
  • United Family Association Thrift Store — 5156 Hollister Avenue

• Goleta & UCSB Area (2)

  • Alpha Thrift Store — 5949 Hollister Ave
  • Alpha Thrift Store — 5624 Hollister Ave

• Santa Ynez Valley (4)

  • Buellton Senior Thrift Store c/o Buellton Senior Center — 56 West Highway 246
  • People Helping People Thrift Store — 545 North Alisal Road, Suite 102
  • People Helping People Thrift Store — 175 McMurray Road
  • Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society Treasures Thrift Store — 393 Alisal Road

• Lompoc Valley & VAFB (2)

  • Goodwill Industries Lompoc — 1009 North "H" Street
  • Vandenberg Air Force Base Thrift Shop — Building 11890, New Mexico Avenue

• Santa Maria Valley (6)

  • Central Coast Super Thrift Store — 306 North Broadway
  • Goodwill Industries Orcutt — 3486 Orcutt Road
  • Goodwill Industries Retail Store — 1539 Stowell Center Plaza
  • Main Thrift Store — 215 West Main Street
  • New Image Thrift Store — 2512 South Broadway Street
  • VTC Enterprises Thrift Store — 2445 A Street

• Outside Santa Barbara County (3)

  • Craigslist —
  • Freecycle — P.O. Box 294
  • The Reuse People — 9235 San Leandro Street