Halloween candy

About once a year

Seasonal reuse

What items can we take?

We're collecting candy that is individually wrapped and unopened.

Individually-wrapped candy

Candy bars

Lollipops

Bagged candy

Boxed candy

What isn’t in this category?

Please do not include any expired candy or candy from previous holidays.

Candy wrappers

We can take some plastic candy wrappers in our multi-layer plastic category. Check your multi-layer plastic page for more info!

Open candy

Loose candy

Candy that is expired or past the best by date

Baked goods

Toys

Candy from other holidays

Halloween candy.

Every Halloween, many families end up with extra candy. Halloween candy could come from kids trick-or-treating and getting too much (on average each trick-or-treater consumes 3 cups of sugar!), or it could come from adults who overestimate the number of trick-or-treaters they will get and are left with candy they hope to not get tempted by in the weeks ahead.

Ridwell will pick any extra candy up so it can do good in the community. Instead of getting stale in your cupboard, leftover candy from your home will go to great local partners working on important missions.

Partnering with The East Oakland Collective

The East Oakland Collective supports residents of East Oakland, prioritizing Black residents, to navigate challenges and barriers to inequities through resource distribution and advocacy. Their work includes homeless services and solutions, economic empowerment and community action. Materials provided to Ridwell will help support The East Oakland Collective’s vision to have a community that is able to eat, work, learn and play comfortably in their own neighborhoods.

Partnering with St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County

St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda is the largest Emergency shelter in the county, open 365 days a year. In Alameda County, 325,000 people face hunger or live in poverty. Through their programs, volunteers and community partners provide direct services to those in need. Whether it's spending time in their Community Center, staying warm and safe in our shelter, or eating a hot meal in our Dining Room, people are able to meet their most basic needs five days a week at St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County, Material provided by Ridwell members will help their programs support our community.