Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Cell Phones - Non-working
Non-working cellular phones are defective or broken flip phones, smart phones, and older style portable phones.
Consider repair and reuse options before recycling as electronic waste.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) | Repair | Free Mail-in | Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics. | |||
| Target (2700 Fifth St) | 2700 Fifth Street | Alameda | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Quick Communications | 1526 Park St | Alameda | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Wireless Options | 1503 Solano Ave | Albany | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Target (Antioch) | 5769 Lone Tree Way | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Best Buy | 5839 Lone Tree Way | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Delta HHW Collection Facility | 2550 Pittsburg-Antioch Hwy | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Staples | 4863 Lone Tree Way | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Call2Recycle Battery Drop-off Location Finder |
1000 Parkwood Circle Suite 200 |
Atlanta | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Mail-in for a Fee | Cell phones & their batteries. Use the locator to find drop-off locations. | |
| Mobile Kangaroo - Apple Authorized iPhone & Mac Repair | 133 Berkeley Square | Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| ewasteCollective (Berkeley) |
620 Page Street (alongside the freeway) |
Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | City of Berkeley only free pick up | |
| Fix That Mac | 2140 Oxford St | Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| AT&T Wireless (Berkeley) | 2180 Shattuck Ave | Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Hi-Tek Communications - Metro by T-Mobile - pcs | 1008 University Ave | Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| iResurrect Repairs | 2387 Telegraph Ave | Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Joe iPhone Unlock & Repair Services (JIURS) | 2081 Center St | Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Phone Repair Hut | 2519 Durant Ave | Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| M.A.C. Berkeley | 2010 Shattuck Ave | Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Verizon | 6471 Lone Tree Way | Brentwood | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| GreenCitizen | 1831 Old Bayshore Hwy, Ste. #2 | Burlingame | Reuse | 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 |
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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| 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. ### |
