Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Cell Phones - Working
Working cellular phones are functioning hand-held communication devices. They include flip phones, smart phones, and older style portable phones.
Consider reselling, reuse or donation before recycling as electronic waste.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T Wireless (Emeryville) | 5691 Bay St. | Emeryville | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Best Buy | 3260 Buskirk Ave. | Pleasant Hill | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Goodwill (San Pablo) | 100A San Pablo Towne Center | San Pablo | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center | 7501 Schmidt Ln. | El Cerrito | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Electronics bin. Label working with masking/blue tape. | |
| Goodwill (San Rafael) | 809 Lincoln Ave | San Rafael | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| AT&T Wireless |
1471 Fitzgerald Drive, Suite 102 |
Pinole | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | Resell | |
| Goodwill (Rodeo) | 607 Parker Avenue | Rodeo | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Gazelle | 10121 Barnes Canyon Rd | San Diego | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Goodwill (South San Francisco ) | 225 Kenwood Way | South San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| AT&T Wireless | 3592 Mt. Diablo Blvd. | Lafayette | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | Resell. | |
| AT&T Wireless | 402 Sun Valley Mall, Spc A201 | Concord | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | Resell | |
| Goodwill (Richmond) | 12341 San Pablo Avenue | Richmond | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Keep California Beautiful | 8665 S. Union Ave | Bakersfield | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Goodwill (San Mateo) | 28 W. 25th Ave | San Mateo | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Apple Trade-in Program | 5640 Bay St | Emeryville | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | Trade-in Program: iphones - 6s and more recent, android, apple watch. In store repair by appointment. | |
| Goodwill (Pleasant Hill) |
1699 Contra Costa Boulevard, Gregory Village Shopping Center |
Pleasant Hill | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| HopeLine from Verizon |
Verizon Wireless PO Box 9998 |
Fort Worth | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | ||
| Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Emeryville) | 3700 Mandela Pkwy. | Emeryville | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Mail-in | ||
| iRetron |
15466 Los Gatos Blvd #109-46 |
Los Gatos | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| Goodwill (Pittsburg) |
396 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic Plaza Shopping Center |
Pittsburg | Reuse | Free Drop-off |
Curbside Service
| Bulky Pickup | Note | ||
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| Alameda | |||
| Albany | |||
| 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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| Emeryville | |||
| Fremont | |||
| Hayward | |||
| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) | |||
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| Newark | |||
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| Piedmont | |||
| Pleasanton | |||
| San Leandro | |||
| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | |||
| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) | |||
| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | |||
| Union City |
