Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Non-working cellular phones are defective or broken flip phones, smart phones, and older style portable phones.
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.
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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AT&T Wireless (Union City) | 30870 Dyer St. | Union City | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Bay Area Electronics Recycling Center (Union City) | 33548 Central Ave | Union City | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Buy back value may be available | |
Berkeley iPhone repair | 6019 College Ave | Oakland | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
Best Buy | 715 El Camino Real | Mountain View | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Best Buy | 1490 Fitzgerald Dr. | Pinole | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Best Buy | 5839 Lone Tree Way | Antioch | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Best Buy | 3260 Buskirk Ave. | Pleasant Hill | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Dublin) | 4820 Dublin Blvd. | Dublin | Recycle | Free Drop-off | head sets, chargers and accessories | |
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Emeryville) | 3700 Mandela Pkwy. | Emeryville | Recycle | Free Drop-off | head sets, chargers and accessories | |
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Hayward) | 269 Southland Mall | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off | head sets, chargers and accessories | |
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Union City) | 31350 Courthouse Dr. | Union City | Recycle | Free Drop-off | head sets, chargers and accessories | |
Best Phone Repair Serramonte | 1 Southland Dr | Hayward | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
Bigfoot Repair | 3722 MacArthur Blvd | Oakland | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
Blue Star Electronics |
30502 Huntwood Ave (see notes for drop-off location) |
Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | Free Pickup For Businesses Minimum one Pallet. | |
CA Communication | 429-B 9th St | Oakland | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
Call2Recycle Battery Drop-off Location Finder |
1000 Parkwood Circle Suite 200 |
Atlanta | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Mail-in for a Fee | Cell phones & their batteries. Use the locator to find drop-off locations. | |
Cell Phone Repair -Sale & Service | 26940 Hesperian Blvd | Hayward | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
Cellairis | 1 Stoneridge Mall Rd 1 floor | Pleasanton | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
Cellular City Phone Repair | 2789 Castro Valley Blvd | Castro Valley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
Clean Earth (AERC) (Hayward) | 30677 Huntwood Ave | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee |
Bulky Pickup | Special Action | Note | ||
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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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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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