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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| Cole Hardware (Rockridge) | 5533 College Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Geek Squad | 3700 Mandela Pkwy | Oakland | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| AnB Repair | 339 14th St | Oakland | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Berkeley iPhone repair | 6019 College Ave | Oakland | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Rapid Recycle | 5292 Pacheco Blvd. | Pacheco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| 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. | |
| Fast Repair | 2127 El Camino Real | Palo Alto | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Repairs: Cell Phones, Tablets, Laptops | |
| Mobile Kangaroo | 2115 El Camino real | Palo Alto | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Repairs: phones, tablets, macs, PC and game consoles | |
| AT&T Wireless |
1471 Fitzgerald Drive, Suite 102 |
Pinole | Recycle | Buyback Mail-in | Refurbish & resell or recycle. | |
| Staples | 1230 Fitzgerald Dr. | Pinole | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Best Buy | 1490 Fitzgerald Dr. | Pinole | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Target (Pinole) | 1400 Fitzgerald Dr. | Pinole | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| AT&T Wireless |
1471 Fitzgerald Drive, Suite 102 |
Pinole | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | Refurbish & resell or recycle. | |
| AT&T Wireless |
1471 Fitzgerald Drive, Suite 102 |
Pinole | Repair | 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 | ||
| Verizon |
20 Cresent Dr. Ste E |
Pleasant Hill | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Sprint PCS | 967 Contra Costa Blvd. | Pleasant Hill | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Staples | 2120 Crescent Dr. | Pleasant Hill | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| AT&T Wireless | 2390 Monument Blvd., Ste B-2 | Pleasant Hill | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | Refurbish & resell or recycle. | |
| AT&T Wireless | 2390 Monument Blvd., Ste B-2 | Pleasant Hill | 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. ### |
