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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| ScreenWorks | 915 Main St Suite A | Pleasanton | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| AT&T Wireless | 402 Sun Valley Mall, Spc A201 | Concord | Repair | Buyback Mail-in | Refurbish & resell, or recycle. | |
| FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) | Repair | Free Mail-in | Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics. | |||
| Livermore iPhone Repair | 136 S L St | Livermore | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| eFX Computer | 320 E 14th St | San Leandro | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Fast Fix & Color | 15555 E 14th St | San Leandro | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Td-Phone | 2612 Admiral Cir | Hayward | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| M.A.C. Berkeley | 2010 Shattuck Ave | Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Mobile Kangaroo - Apple Authorized iPhone & Mac Repair | 133 Berkeley Square | Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Fasthuma iT | 42307 Osgood Rd #B | Fremont | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Telexpress | 1793 E 14th St | San Leandro | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Mobile Kangaroo - Apple Authorized iPhone & Mac Repair | 43170 Christy St | Fremont | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Fix That Mac | 2140 Oxford St | Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| 3RTEK | 10176 CA-123 | El Cerrito | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| U & Iphone Repair Service | 20638 Patio Dr | Castro Valley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Flash 2 Unlock Cell Phone Repair | 39164 Paseo Padre Pkwy | Fremont | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| ABC Advanced Computer | 28855 Mack St | Hayward | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| uBreakiFix | 43506 Christy St | Fremont | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| AT&T Wireless | 2390 Monument Blvd., Ste B-2 | Pleasant Hill | Repair | Buyback Mail-in | Refurbish & resell or recycle. | |
| Geek Squad | 31350 Courthouse Dr | Union City | Repair | Free Drop-off |
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. ### |
