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
AT&T Wireless 4010 El Cerrito Plaza El Cerrito Recycle Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell.
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.
AT&T Wireless 1150-A, Arnold Drive
Suite A
Martinez Reuse Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 1150-A, Arnold Drive
Suite A
Martinez Repair Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 4250 Macdonald Ave., Suite F Richmond Repair Buyback Mail-in May refurbish and resell.
AT&T Wireless 1150-A, Arnold Drive
Suite A
Martinez Recycle Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 4250 Macdonald Ave., Suite F Richmond Recycle Buyback Mail-in May refurbish and resell.
AT&T Wireless 1471 Fitzgerald Drive,
Suite 102
Pinole Reuse Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 1471 Fitzgerald Drive,
Suite 102
Pinole Repair Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 3191 Crow Canyon Pl.
Ste J
San Ramon Repair Buyback Mail-in May refurbish and resell.
AT&T Wireless 1471 Fitzgerald Drive,
Suite 102
Pinole Recycle Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.
AT&T Wireless 3191 Crow Canyon Pl.
Ste J
San Ramon Recycle Buyback Mail-in May refurbish and resell.
AT&T Wireless 3592 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Lafayette Reuse Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell, or recycle.
AT&T Wireless (Berkeley) 2180 Shattuck Ave Berkeley Recycle Free Drop-off
AT&T Wireless (Emeryville) 5691 Bay St. Emeryville Recycle Free Drop-off
AT&T Wireless (Fremont) 39121 Fremont Blvd. Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off
AT&T Wireless (Livermore) 2452 Las Positas Rd Livermore Recycle Free Drop-off
AT&T Wireless (Oakland) 3333 Lakeshore Blvd Oakland 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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