Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto

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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
Payless Wireless 1105 Hilltop Mall Rd Richmond Repair Free Drop-off
West County HHW Collection Facility 101 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee
AT&T Wireless 4250 Macdonald Ave., Suite F Richmond Repair Buyback Mail-in May refurbish and resell.
Golden Bear Transfer Station 1 Parr Blvd. Richmond Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Velocity iPhone Repair 4500 Barrett Ave Suite A Richmond Repair Free Drop-off
AT&T Wireless 4250 Macdonald Ave., Suite F Richmond Recycle Buyback Mail-in May refurbish and resell.
Mobile Kangaroo - Apple Authorized iPhone & Mac Repair 610 Main St Pleasanton Repair Free Drop-off
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Recycle Free Drop-off E-Waste: separate for e-waste drop-off - free for City residents only.
Cellairis 1 Stoneridge Mall Rd 1 floor Pleasanton Repair Free Drop-off
ScreenWorks 915 Main St Suite A Pleasanton Repair Free Drop-off
Sprint PCS 967 Contra Costa Blvd. Pleasant Hill Recycle Free Drop-off
Target (Pleasant Hill) 560 Contra Costa Blvd. Pleasant Hill Recycle Free Drop-off
Verizon 20 Cresent Dr.
Ste E
Pleasant Hill Recycle Free Drop-off
AT&T Wireless 2390 Monument Blvd., Ste B-2 Pleasant Hill Reuse Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 2390 Monument Blvd., Ste B-2 Pleasant Hill Repair Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 2390 Monument Blvd., Ste B-2 Pleasant Hill Recycle Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.
Best Buy 3260 Buskirk Ave. Pleasant Hill Recycle Free Drop-off
Staples 2120 Crescent Dr. Pleasant Hill Recycle Free Drop-off
Recycling Center & Transfer Station - Contra Costa Waste Service 1300 Loveridge Rd. Pittsburg Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Target (Pinole) 1400 Fitzgerald Dr. Pinole Recycle 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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