Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto

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Cell Phones - Working

Working cellular phones are functioning hand-held communication devices. They include flip phones, smart phones, and older style portable phones.

Household Hazardous Waste

This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.

Consider reselling, reuse or donation before recycling as electronic waste.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Goodwill (Concord - Willow Pass Road) 1659 Willow Pass Road Concord Reuse Free Drop-off
Menlo-Atherton High School PTA 555 Middlefield Rd Atherton Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up
Goodwill (Palo Alto) 4085 El Camino Way Palo Alto Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (San Mateo) 28 W. 25th Ave San Mateo Reuse Free Drop-off
AT&T Wireless 402 Sun Valley Mall, Spc A201 Concord Reuse Buyback Mail-in Resell
Goodwill (Walnut Creek) 2536 N Main Street Walnut Creek 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 (San Pablo) 100A San Pablo Towne Center San Pablo Reuse Free Drop-off
AER Worldwide (Fremont) 42744 Boscell Rd. Fremont Reuse Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee
Swappa 6324 N Chatham Ave Kansas City Reuse Buyback Mail-in
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 (Rodeo) 607 Parker Avenue Rodeo Reuse Free Drop-off
ewasteCollective (Berkeley) 620 Page Street
(alongside the freeway)
Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up City of Berkeley only free pick up
Goodwill (Alameda) 2319 Lincoln Ave. Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Richmond) 12341 San Pablo Avenue Richmond Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Pleasant Hill) 1699 Contra Costa Boulevard,
Gregory Village Shopping Center
Pleasant Hill Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Oakland - MacArthur) 3525 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off

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