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
San Jose Conservation Corps 1650 Berger Dr San Jose Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up
Delta HHW Collection Facility 2550 Pittsburg-Antioch Hwy Antioch Recycle Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee
AT&T Wireless (Emeryville) 5691 Bay St. Emeryville Recycle Free Drop-off
Rapid Recycle 5292 Pacheco Blvd. Pacheco Recycle Free Drop-off
Target (San Ramon) 2610 Bishop Dr. San Ramon Recycle Free Drop-off
ewasteCollective (Novato) 42 Digital Drive #3 Novato Recycle Free Drop-off
Evergreen IT 37390 Centralmont Place Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off Businesses=Free Pick up, Residents=Free Drop off.
AT&T Wireless 1150-A, Arnold Drive
Suite A
Martinez Recycle Buyback Mail-in Refurbish & resell or recycle.
Recycling Center & Transfer Station - Contra Costa Waste Service 1300 Loveridge Rd. Pittsburg Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
AT&T Wireless (Fremont) 39121 Fremont Blvd. Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off
Sprint PCS 967 Contra Costa Blvd. Pleasant Hill Recycle Free Drop-off
Target (Walnut Creek) 1871 N. Main St. Walnut Creek Recycle Free Drop-off
Lowe's (Dublin) 3750 Dublin Blvd. Dublin Recycle 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.
West County HHW Collection Facility 101 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee
AT&T Wireless (Livermore) 2452 Las Positas Rd Livermore Recycle Free Drop-off
Verizon 6471 Lone Tree Way Brentwood Recycle Free Drop-off
Lowe's (Fremont) 43612 Pacific Commons Blvd. Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off
Recycle Free 587 North Ventu Park Road
Suite E-301
Newbury Park Recycle Free Pick-up Mail-In Program. Provides return shipping labels with a minimum number of phones.
Omega JV Inc 3449 Enterprise Ave Hayward 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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