Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Audio & Visual Equipment - Non-working
Non-working stereos are defective, broken, or non-working machines which broadcast sound.
Consider repair before disposal, or DIY repair through iFixit.
The item may be considered electronic waste if it is a covered electronic device and recycled/processed as such.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Method | Notes | |
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| FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) | Repair | Free Off-site | Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics. | |||
| Repair Cafe: Location Finder and Repair Guides | Repair | Free On-site | Repair Cafés are free meeting places and they’re all about repairing things (together). In the place where a Repair Café is located, you’ll find tools and materials to help you make any repairs you need with volunteer specialists on hand. On clothes, furniture, electrical appliances, bicycles, crockery, appliances, toys, et cetera. Use the website to locate, start or volunteer for a Repair Cafe and see Repair Guides - https://www.repaircafe.org/en/community/tips-tricks/. | |||
| Champlifier Audio Services | 2417 Mariner Square Loop Ste 225 | Alameda | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Elite Electronics | 1229 Park St | Alameda | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Antioch) | 5839 Lone Tree Way | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Check website list for most current accepted items (changes often). turntables, satellite radio, receivers/boomboxes, personal recorders, speaker systems, recording interfaces, chargers, audio mixers, amps & effects, alarm clocks, cb radios/scanners, decks, radar detectors, GPS (in-dash, outdoor & portable) amps and effects, wall mounts, TV antennas less than 3' long, bluetooth speakers, DVD/Blu-ray players, in-dash/overhead DVD players, HTIB/soundbars/speakers, personal recorders | |
| Delta HHW Collection Facility | 2550 Pittsburg-Antioch Hwy | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Staples (Antioch) | 4863 Lone Tree Way | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Eid TV | 2556 Telegraph Ave #2 | Berkeley | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| GreenCitizen | 1831 Old Bayshore Hwy, Ste. #2 | Burlingame | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee | $1/lb Inc. CD players/walkmen | |
| GreenCitizen | 1831 Old Bayshore Hwy, Ste. #2 | Burlingame | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | $1/lb Inc. CD players/walkmen | |
| Sun's Recycling Center |
124 Medburn St #B1 |
Concord | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Staples (Concord) | 4498 Treat Blvd. | Concord | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Dublin) | 4820 Dublin Blvd. | Dublin | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Check website list for most current accepted items (changes often). turntables, satellite radio, receivers/boomboxes, personal recorders, speaker systems, recording interfaces, chargers, audio mixers, amps & effects, alarm clocks, cb radios/scanners, decks, radar detectors, GPS (in-dash, outdoor & portable) amps and effects, wall mounts, TV antennas less than 3' long, bluetooth speakers, DVD/Blu-ray players, in-dash/overhead DVD players, HTIB/soundbars/speakers, personal recorders | |
| El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center | 7501 Schmidt Ln. | El Cerrito | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Electronics bin. | |
| Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Emeryville) | 3700 Mandela Pkwy. | Emeryville | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Check website list for most current accepted items (changes often). turntables, satellite radio, receivers/boomboxes, personal recorders, speaker systems, recording interfaces, chargers, audio mixers, amps & effects, alarm clocks, cb radios/scanners, decks, radar detectors, GPS (in-dash, outdoor & portable) amps and effects, wall mounts, TV antennas less than 3' long, bluetooth speakers, DVD/Blu-ray players, in-dash/overhead DVD players, HTIB/soundbars/speakers, personal recorders | |
| Freon Free | 1881 Walters Ct Suite A | Fairfield | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Evergreen IT | 37390 Centralmont Place | Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | ||
| Novak's Music Turntable Repair | 38600 Royal Ann Common | Fremont | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Staples (Fremont) | 39116 Fremont Hub | Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Omega JV Inc | 3449 Enterprise Ave | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off |
Curbside Service
| Bulky Pickup | Special Action | Note | ||
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| Alameda |
Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for a bulky pick-up. ### |
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| Albany |
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| Berkeley | ||||
| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Separate and label good/working condition items for donation as part of your Bulky Pick-up set out. ### |
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| Dublin |
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| Emeryville |
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| Fremont |
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| Hayward |
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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
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| Livermore |
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| Newark |
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| Oakland |
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| Piedmont |
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Call hauler to schedule an e-waste pick-up. ### |
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| Pleasanton |
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| San Leandro |
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
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| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
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| Union City |
Place electronics in a box clearly labeled “e-waste” that is easily accessible and in plain view (about a foot from the pile). ### |
