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
Livermore iPhone Repair 136 S L St Livermore Repair Free Drop-off
eFX Computer 320 E 14th St San Leandro Repair Free Drop-off
uBreakiFix 43506 Christy St Fremont Repair Free Drop-off
M.A.C. Berkeley 2010 Shattuck Ave Berkeley Repair Free Drop-off
Fast Fix & Color 15555 E 14th St San Leandro Repair Free Drop-off
Eco Thrift (Hayward) 25891 Mission Blvd. Hayward Reuse Free Drop-off
AT&T Wireless 1150-A, Arnold Drive
Suite A
Martinez Reuse Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 1471 Fitzgerald Drive,
Suite 102
Pinole Reuse Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 3592 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Lafayette Reuse Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell, or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 402 Sun Valley Mall, Spc A201 Concord Reuse Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell, or recycle.
GreenCitizen 1831 Old Bayshore Hwy, Ste. #2 Burlingame Reuse Free Drop-off
AT&T Wireless 4010 El Cerrito Plaza El Cerrito Reuse Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell.
AT&T Wireless 2390 Monument Blvd., Ste B-2 Pleasant Hill Reuse Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.

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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