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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| GreenCitizen | 1831 Old Bayshore Hwy, Ste. #2 | Burlingame | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Cellular City Phone Repair | 2789 Castro Valley Blvd | Castro Valley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| U & Iphone Repair Service | 20638 Patio Dr | Castro Valley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| AT&T Wireless | 2015 Diamond Blvd., Ste 125 | Concord | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Staples | 4498 Treat Blvd. | Concord | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| AT&T Wireless | 402 Sun Valley Mall, Spc A201 | Concord | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | Refurbish & resell, or recycle. | |
| AT&T Wireless | 402 Sun Valley Mall, Spc A201 | Concord | Repair | Buyback Mail-in | Refurbish & resell, or recycle. | |
| AT&T Wireless | 402 Sun Valley Mall, Spc A201 | Concord | Recycle | Buyback Mail-in | Refurbish & resell, or recycle. | |
| Sun's Pad & Foam Recycling |
124 Medburn St #B1 |
Concord | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Dublin) | 4820 Dublin Blvd. | Dublin | Recycle | Free Drop-off | head sets, chargers and accessories | |
| Lowe's (Dublin) | 3750 Dublin Blvd. | Dublin | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| We Fix It Phone Repair | 7429 Amador Valley Blvd | Dublin | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| 3RTEK | 10176 CA-123 | El Cerrito | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center | 7501 Schmidt Ln. | El Cerrito | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Electronics bin. | |
| AT&T Wireless | 4010 El Cerrito Plaza | El Cerrito | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | Refurbish & resell. | |
| AT&T Wireless | 4010 El Cerrito Plaza | El Cerrito | Recycle | Buyback Mail-in | Refurbish & resell. | |
| We Fix It Phone Repair | 10770 San Pablo Ave | El Cerrito | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Verizon Wireless Device Trade-in Program |
3990 Hollis St. store |
Emeryville | Recycle | Buyback Mail-in | smart phones & accessories | |
| Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Emeryville) | 3700 Mandela Pkwy. | Emeryville | Recycle | Free Drop-off | head sets, chargers and accessories | |
| iPhone Repair Squad | 5652 Bay St | Emeryville | Repair | 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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| 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. ### |
