Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Cables and wires are used for within and between electronic devices. They are usually plastic or rubber wrapped around current-conducting metal wires.
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Do not put loose in recycling as these break recycling machines. Gather for ewaste recycling.
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Ridwell | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Portable devices, cords, and chargers | |||
| GP21 | 1221 3rd St | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Remove and recycle copper cable - network decommissioning. | |
| GreenDisk |
580 8th Ave NE #104 |
Issaquah | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | ||
| Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Mountain View) | 715 El Camino Real | Mountain View | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Check website list for most current accepted items (changes often). Cables and connectors, chargers | |
| AER Worldwide (Fremont) |
4603 Las Positas E |
Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| eWaste Direct Inc. |
6764 Preston Ave Ste D |
Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| ewasteCollective (Novato) | 42 Digital Drive #3 | Novato | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| 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). Cables and connectors, chargers | |
| Staples (Fremont) | 39116 Fremont Hub | Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Modern Waste Solutions | 3921 Pell Circle | Sacramento | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Radius Recycling (Formerly Schnitzer Steel) (Oakland) | 1101 Embarcadero West | Oakland | Recycle | Buyback Pick-up | Commercial quantity. insulated wire, electrical wiring. Must be cut in 3ft lengths, or coiled and banded with 3/4 in steel banding in at least four places. | |
| FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) | Repair | Free On-site, Free Off-site | Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics. | |||
| ewaste Collective (Berkeley) |
620 Page Street (alongside the freeway) |
Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | City of Berkeley only free pick up | |
| GreenCitizen | 1831 Old Bayshore Hwy, Ste. #2 | Burlingame | Reuse | Drop-off for a Fee, Mail-in for a Fee | $1/lb | |
| ewaste Collective (Berkeley) |
620 Page Street (alongside the freeway) |
Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | City of Berkeley only free pick up |
| Garbage | Bulky Pickup | Special Action | Note | ||
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| Alameda |
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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). ### |