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Break up with your bag the recycle of carry

In 2006, we began accepting and donating gently used Timbuk2 bags, keeping them out of landfills and giving them to those in need. Since then, thousands of bags have been repurposed.

Whether it’s your everyday pack, or a duffel that has been hiding in the back of your closet, join us and Break Up With Your Bag. Below, find a drop off location near you to donate your gently used (any brand) bag. If you don’t see a partner in your city, help us and suggest your favorite charity!

Help us commit to zero bags to landfill, and helping those in need.

Find A Drop Off Location

within 25 Mi
*If nothing is found in your selected range it will still show the nearest stores even if they're out of your chosen range.
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Break up with your bag #breakupwithyourbag
MOM Word to Mom, zero bags go to landfill. Your donated bags go to charity, The Renewal Workshop, or get upcycled.
Word to Mom, zero bags go to landfill. Your donated bags go to charity, The Renewal Workshop, or get upcycled.
Give. Donated bags go to a second user through our network of charity partners.
Donated bags go to a second user through our network of charity partners.
Renew. Donated bags are repaired to reusable condition at The Renewal Workshop.
Donated bags are repaired to reusable condition at The Renewal Workshop.
Upcycle. Unusable or unrepairable bags go to a materials recycling center for upcycling.
Unusable or unrepairable bags go to a materials recycling center for upcycling.
Jefferey Chicago, IL Break Up: 02/17/16
if your bag could talk
CELEBRATE WITH US

While you can stop by our shops to Break Up With Your Bag at any time, we invite you to come break up with your bag and party with us at the same time, on select days!

Check out below for any upcoming Break Up parties, and celebrate your break up with drinks, snacks and tunes, plus, meet the local charity partner who will be putting your used bag to use!

Reminder to donate a bag that will be useful to someone else. Aka - no grocery bags...

  • Denver, CO 11/8

    1411 Larimer St #101

    Denver, CO 80202

    (720) 259-3261

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  • Brooklyn, NY 12/8-9

    214 Berry St

    Brooklyn, NY 11249

    (646) 783-4989

    Check it out

  • NYC, NY 12/8-9

    325 Lafayette St

    New York, NY 10012

    (646) 783-4988

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  • Toronto, ON 12/8-9

    359 Queen St West

    Toronto, ON M5V 2A4

    (416) 979-3030

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  • Chicago, IL 12/8-9

    1623 N. Damen Avenue

    Chicago, IL 60647

    (773) 661-4433

    Check it out

  • Denver, CO 12/8-9

    1411 Larimer St #101

    Denver, CO 80202

    (702) 259-3261

    Check it out

  • Seattle, WA 12/8-9

    1532 7th Ave.

    Seattle, WA 98101

    (206) 489-2102

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  • Portland, OR 12/8-9

    1142 SW Stark St

    Portland, OR 97205

    (503) 926-6512

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  • San Francisco, CA 12/8- 9

    506 Hayes St.

    San Francisco, CA 94102

    (415) 252-9860

    Check it out

  • Oakland, CA 12/8-9

    463 9th St

    Oakland, CA 94607

    (707) 758-6718

    Check it out

  • Emeryville, CA 12/8-9

    5617 Bay St

    Emeryville, CA 94608

    (510) 679-8893

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  • Venice, CA 12/8-9

    1410 Abbot Kinney Blvd

    Venice, CA

    (424)268-5550

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Our tireless partners. . . They are really cool

. . . are the link in this chain that do the heavy lifting. Distributing bags to the deserving, repairing the damaged, or upcycling the unusable. Without our partners, Break Up With Your Bag wouldn't be a reality.

  • Bike To School - New York City’s Department of Transportation Bike to School program encourages students, families and educators to bicycle as a safe, healthy and fun way to get to and from school.
  • Friends of Venice Library - The Friends of Venice Library (FoVL) is a nonprofit volunteer group supporting the Venice Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library in Venice, CA
  • Charlies Freewheels - Charlie’s Freewheels in Toronto aims to inspire a spirit of exploration and to mobilize, empower and engage youth using bicycles as a driver for personal growth and positive social change.
  • Youth Care - YouthCare in Seattle works to end youth homelessness and to ensure that young people are valued for who they are and empowered to achieve their potential.
  • New Avenues for Youth - New Avenues for Youth in Portland, Oregon’s mission is to work in partnership with their community to prevent youth homelessness and provide young people experiencing or at-risk of homelessness the resources and skills needed to lead healthy, productive lives.
  • The Renewal Workshop - he Renewal Workshop in Portland, Oregon is Timbuk2’s renewal partner, taking Timbuk2 bags worn beyond repair and renewing them for a second life, or upcycling the materials.
  • The WasteShed - The WasteShed provides Chicago with an organized, affordable, and reliable resource for repurposed art, craft, and school materials, and with a dynamic center for activities related to sustainability, art, craft, education, and material culture.
  • Sox Place Denver - Sox Place is a homeless youth drop-in center, providing food, clothing and meaningful relationships to Denver's street youth.