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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ewaste Collective (Berkeley) |
620 Page Street (alongside the freeway) |
Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | City of Berkeley only free pick up | |
Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Wire is recycled, cables are ewaste | |
AER Worldwide (Fremont) |
4603 Las Positas E |
Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off, 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. | |
Elian Electronics Recycling |
1634 West 19th Street Suite B |
Santa Ana | Recycle | Free Pick-up, Pick-up for a Fee | courtesy item | |
Staples (Fremont) | 39116 Fremont Hub | Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) | 2615 Davis St. | San Leandro | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Mixed with E-scrap only. E-Scrap drop-off area | |
e-Recycling of California | 31702 Hayman St | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | Wire processing operations recycles the insulation into asphalt products and they recycle the metals into other byproducts. | |
Evergreen IT | 37390 Centralmont Place | Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | ||
Staples (San Ramon) | 2710 Crow Canyon Rd. | San Ramon | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
ewaste Collective (Berkeley) |
620 Page Street (alongside the freeway) |
Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | City of Berkeley only free pick up | |
FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) | Repair | Free Mail-in | Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics. | |||
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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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). ### |