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
World Wireless Cell Phone Repair 15233 Washington Ave San Leandro Repair Free Drop-off
Wireless Options 1503 Solano Ave Albany Repair Free Drop-off
Wi-Fi Wireless 26775 Hayward Blvd Suite D Hayward Repair Free Drop-off
West County HHW Collection Facility 101 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee
WebDispatch 2819 Crow Canyon Rd Suite #105 San Ramon Recycle Free Drop-off WWW
We Fix It Phone Repair 10770 San Pablo Ave El Cerrito Repair Free Drop-off
We Fix It Phone Repair 7429 Amador Valley Blvd Dublin Repair Free Drop-off
Verizon Wireless Device Trade-in Program 3990 Hollis St.
store
Emeryville Recycle Buyback Mail-in smart phones & accessories
Verizon 6471 Lone Tree Way Brentwood Recycle Free Drop-off
Verizon 20 Cresent Dr.
Ste E
Pleasant Hill Recycle Free Drop-off
Verizon 1141 Locust St. Walnut Creek Recycle Free Drop-off
Velocity iPhone Repair 4500 Barrett Ave Suite A Richmond Repair Free Drop-off
UPS Store 11040 Bollinger Canyon Rd Ste. E San Ramon Recycle Free Drop-off
uBreakiFix 43506 Christy St Fremont Repair Free Drop-off
U & Iphone Repair Service 20638 Patio Dr Castro Valley Repair Free Drop-off
Tri-Valley Recycling 1988 E. Alpine Ave Stockton Recycle Free Pick-up, Buyback Drop-off
Tri-CED Community Recycling 33377 Western Ave. Union City Recycle Free Drop-off
Tri Valley Recycling- Bay Area 1988 E. Alpine Avenue Stockton Recycle Buyback Drop-off, Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee Call for buyback details and for pick-up arrangement fees. Fee for large copiers and microwaves.
Telexpress 1793 E 14th St San Leandro Repair Drop-off for a Fee
TDR Electronic Recycling 529 Race St San Jose Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up

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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