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 | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Recycling Center & Transfer Station - Contra Costa Waste Service | 1300 Loveridge Rd. | Pittsburg | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Union City) | 31350 Courthouse Dr. | Union City | Recycle | Free Drop-off | turntables, satelite 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) | |
| Sun's Recycling Center |
124 Medburn St #B1 |
Concord | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Best Buy | 715 El Camino Real | Mountain View | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Staples (Pinole) | 1230 Fitzgerald Dr. | Pinole | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| eWaste Direct Inc. |
6752 Preston Ave Ste E |
Livermore | Recycle | Free Pick-up, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Elite Recycling Services (San Jose) | 175 Tully Rd | San Jose | Recycle | Free Pick-up | ||
| Rica Recycling | 27105 Industrial Blvd | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Staples (SF - California St) | 300 California St. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Contra Costa Transfer & Recovery Station (CCTRS) | 951 Waterbird Way | Martinez | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| GreenCitizen | 1831 Old Bayshore Hwy, Ste. #2 | Burlingame | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | $1/lb Inc. CD players/walkmen | |
| Staples (SF - Van Ness) | 1700 Van Ness Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Revolt Recycling | 657 143rd Ave | San Leandro | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| SMaRT Station | 301 Carl Rd | Sunnyvale | Recycle | Free Drop-off | The SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only. | |
| E-Waste & Solar Recycling Center/Recycle1234 (ASI Cyber Concepts) | 30311 Whipple Rd | Union City | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | wood speakers $20 | |
| Clean Earth (AERC) (Hayward) | 30677 Huntwood Ave | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Elian Electronics Recycling |
1634 West 19th Street Suite B |
Santa Ana | Recycle | Free Pick-up, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Blue Star Electronics |
30502 Huntwood Ave (see notes for drop-off location) |
Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | Free Pickup For Businesses Minimum one Pallet. | |
| San Jose Conservation Corps | 1650 Berger Dr | San Jose | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | ||
| Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) | 2615 Davis St. | San Leandro | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | E-Scrap drop-off area |
Curbside Service
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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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| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
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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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| 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). ### |
