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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| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Consider repair and reuse options before reycling. Remove battery and put phone in sealed, clear, tear-resistant bag and place in recycling cart. Take battery to HHW Station. | |
| GreenDisk |
580 8th Ave NE #104 |
Issaquah | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | ||
| GreenCitizen | 1831 Old Bayshore Hwy, Ste. #2 | Burlingame | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| GreenCitizen | 1831 Old Bayshore Hwy, Ste. #2 | Burlingame | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Gorilla Fix | 2086 Newpark Mall | Newark | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Golden Bear Transfer Station | 1 Parr Blvd. | Richmond | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Geek Squad | 31350 Courthouse Dr | Union City | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Geek Squad | 3700 Mandela Pkwy | Oakland | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Gazelle | 10121 Barnes Canyon Rd | San Diego | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Flash 2 Unlock Cell Phone Repair | 39164 Paseo Padre Pkwy | Fremont | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) | Repair | Free Mail-in | Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics. | |||
| Fix That Mac | 2140 Oxford St | Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Fasthuma iT | 42307 Osgood Rd #B | Fremont | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Fast Repair | 2127 El Camino Real | Palo Alto | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Repairs: Cell Phones, Tablets, Laptops | |
| Fast Fix & Color | 15555 E 14th St | San Leandro | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| ewasteCollective (Novato) | 42 Digital Drive #3 | Novato | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| ewasteCollective (Berkeley) |
620 Page Street (alongside the freeway) |
Berkeley | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | City of Berkeley only free pick up | |
| eWaste Direct Inc. |
6752 Preston Ave Ste E |
Livermore | Recycle | Free Pick-up | ||
| Evergreen IT | 37390 Centralmont Place | Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Businesses=Free Pick up, Residents=Free Drop off. | |
| ERI Secure Electronics Recycling Bins |
96 E San Fernando St Amazon Hub Locker (Downtown San Jose) |
San Jose | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Audio/Video Devices, Cell Phones/Tablets, E-Readers, Connected Home Devices, Laptops, Media Players, Small Electronics |
Curbside Service
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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. ### |
