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
Clean Earth (AERC) (Hayward) 30677 Huntwood Ave Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee
Eco Thrift (25891 Mission Blvd.) 25891 Mission Blvd. Hayward Reuse Free Drop-off
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Hayward Facility) 2091 West Winton Avenue Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off  
Td-Phone 2612 Admiral Cir Hayward Repair Free Drop-off
Omega JV Inc 3449 Enterprise Ave Hayward Recycle 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
Wi-Fi Wireless 26775 Hayward Blvd Suite D Hayward Repair Free Drop-off
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Hayward) 269 Southland Mall Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off head sets, chargers and accessories
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. 
Best Phone Repair Serramonte 1 Southland Dr Hayward Repair Free Drop-off
GreenDisk 580 8th Ave NE
#104
Issaquah Recycle Mail-in for a Fee
AT&T Wireless 3592 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Lafayette Reuse Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell, or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 3592 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Lafayette Repair Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell, or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 3592 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Lafayette Recycle Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell, or recycle.
Phone Repair Plus 2774 Livermore Outlets Dr Livermore Repair Free Drop-off
Livermore iPhone Repair 136 S L St Livermore Repair Free Drop-off
Lowe's (Livermore) 4255 1st St. Livermore Recycle Free Drop-off
AT&T Wireless (Livermore) 2452 Las Positas Rd Livermore Recycle Free Drop-off
Mobile Repair Squad 2774 Livermore Outlets Dr Livermore Repair Free Drop-off

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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