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
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Emeryville) 3700 Mandela Pkwy. Emeryville Recycle Free Drop-off head sets, chargers and accessories
HopeLine from Verizon Verizon Wireless
PO Box 9998
Fort Worth Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up
Lowe's (Fremont) 43612 Pacific Commons Blvd. Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off
Republic Services Recycling Service Center (Fremont Residents) 42600 Boyce Rd. Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off
Evergreen IT 37390 Centralmont Place Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off Businesses=Free Pick up, Residents=Free Drop off.
Staples, Fremont 39116 Fremont Hub Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off
Computer World 37312 Fremont Blvd Fremont Repair Drop-off for a Fee
AT&T Wireless (Fremont) 39121 Fremont Blvd. Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off
uBreakiFix 43506 Christy St Fremont Repair Free Drop-off
Fasthuma iT 42307 Osgood Rd #B Fremont Repair Free Drop-off
Mobile Kangaroo - Apple Authorized iPhone & Mac Repair 43170 Christy St Fremont Repair Free Drop-off
Flash 2 Unlock Cell Phone Repair 39164 Paseo Padre Pkwy Fremont Repair Free Drop-off
MW Cell Phone Repair 40919 Fremont Blvd #2 Fremont Repair Free Drop-off
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Fremont Facility) 41149 Boyce Rd.
(At the Fremont Transfer Station - follow the trucks)
Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off  
AER Worldwide (Fremont) 42744 Boscell Rd. Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee
ERI 2860 S. East Ave. Fresno Recycle Free Drop-off
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Hayward Facility) 2091 West Winton Avenue Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off  
Cell Phone Repair -Sale & Service 26940 Hesperian Blvd Hayward Repair Free Drop-off
Omega JV Inc 3449 Enterprise Ave Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off
Td-Phone 2612 Admiral Cir Hayward Repair 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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