Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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Cell Phones - Non-working

Non-working cellular phones are defective or broken flip phones, smart phones, and older style portable phones.

Household Hazardous Waste

This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.

Consider repair and reuse options before recycling as electronic waste.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
3RTEK 10176 CA-123 El Cerrito Repair Free Drop-off
ABC Advanced Computer 28855 Mack St Hayward Repair Free Drop-off
abc01 Repair 925 W Winton Ave Suite E Hayward Repair Free Drop-off
AER Worldwide (Fremont) 42744 Boscell Rd. Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Fremont Facility) 41149 Boyce Rd.
(At the Fremont Transfer Station - follow the trucks)
Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off  
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Hayward Facility) 2091 West Winton Avenue Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off  
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Livermore Facility) 5584 La Ribera Street Livermore Recycle Free Drop-off  
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility) 2100 East 7th Street Oakland Recycle Free Drop-off  
All Computer Resource 5151 Lafayette St Santa Clara Recycle Free Drop-off
All Green Electronics Recycling 800 W El Camino Real
Suite 180
Mountain View Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
AnB Repair 339 14th St Oakland Repair Free Drop-off
AT&T Wireless 4250 Macdonald Ave., Suite F Richmond Recycle Buyback Mail-in May refurbish and resell.
AT&T Wireless 1471 Fitzgerald Drive,
Suite 102
Pinole Reuse Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 1471 Fitzgerald Drive,
Suite 102
Pinole Repair Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 3191 Crow Canyon Pl.
Ste J
San Ramon Repair Buyback Mail-in May refurbish and resell.
AT&T Wireless 1471 Fitzgerald Drive,
Suite 102
Pinole Recycle Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 3191 Crow Canyon Pl.
Ste J
San Ramon Recycle Buyback Mail-in May refurbish and resell.
AT&T Wireless 3592 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Lafayette Reuse Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell, or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 1521 Olympic Blvd. Walnut Creek Repair Buyback Mail-in May refurbish and resell.
AT&T Wireless 3592 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Lafayette Repair Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell, or recycle.

Curbside Service

Bulky Pickup Special Action Note
Alameda
Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for a bulky pick-up.
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Albany
Seal cell phones in clear plastic bag. Place CFL in specific Vaporlok bags. Call WM for bags. Place all bags on top of recycling cart.
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Berkeley
Castro Valley Sanitary District
Separate and label good/working condition items for donation as part of your Bulky & Reuse Pick-up set out.
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Dublin
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Emeryville
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Fremont
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Hayward
Single Family Service - Place in clear ziplock bag next to the carts on your pick up day along with batteries (ends taped).
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
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Livermore
Single Family Service - Cell phones can be put into a sealed clear bag & placed on top of the Recycling cart on collection day.
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Newark
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Oakland
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Piedmont
Place in ziploc bag on top of recycling cart. May also be included in e-waste pick-up.
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Pleasanton
Single Family Service - Place in zip loc bag on top of recycling cart
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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
Single Family & Parcelized Multifamily Dwellings: Put in clear, sealed bag next to recycling cart.
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