Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Cell Phones - Non-working
Non-working cellular phones are defective or broken flip phones, smart phones, and older style portable phones.
Consider repair and reuse options before recycling as electronic waste.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| ewasteCollective (Novato) | 42 Digital Drive #3 | Novato | 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. | |
| Elite Recycling Services (Newark) |
37530 Enterprise Ct. Suite #5 |
Newark | Recycle | Free Pick-up | ||
| Gorilla Fix | 2086 Newpark Mall | Newark | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Best Buy | 715 El Camino Real | Mountain View | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| All Green Electronics Recycling |
800 W El Camino Real Suite 180 |
Mountain View | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Staples Office Supply | 700 El Camino Real | Menlo Park | Recycle | Free Drop-off | There is a limit of 6 items per day. They do not accept televisions, appliances, copiers, stereos, alkaline batteries and other household electronics. | |
| 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 |
1150-A, Arnold Drive Suite A |
Martinez | Recycle | Buyback Mail-in | Refurbish & resell or recycle. | |
| iRetron |
15466 Los Gatos Blvd #109-46 |
Los Gatos | Recycle | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| Phone Repair Plus | 2774 Livermore Outlets Dr | Livermore | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Livermore iPhone Repair | 136 S L St | Livermore | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Lowe's (Livermore) | 4255 1st St. | Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Mobile Repair Squad | 2774 Livermore Outlets Dr | Livermore | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| eWaste Direct Inc. |
6752 Preston Ave Ste E |
Livermore | Recycle | Free Pick-up | ||
| Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Livermore Facility) | 5584 La Ribera Street | Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| AT&T Wireless (Livermore) | 2452 Las Positas Rd | Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| AT&T Wireless | 3592 Mt. Diablo Blvd. | Lafayette | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | Refurbish & resell, or recycle. | |
| AT&T Wireless | 3592 Mt. Diablo Blvd. | Lafayette | Repair | Buyback Mail-in | Refurbish & resell, or recycle. |
Curbside Service
| 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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| 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. ### |
