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

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Computer Accessories - Non-working

Defective, broken, or not working items with one or more circuit boards or chips which connect to a computer system's central processing unit.

Household Hazardous Waste

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

Consider refurbishing or repair before recycling, or DIY repair through iFixit.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Elite Recycling Services (Newark) 37530 Enterprise Ct.
Suite #5
Newark Recycle Free Pick-up
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility) 2100 East 7th Street Oakland 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
Elian Electronics Recycling 1634 West 19th Street
Suite B
Santa Ana Recycle Free Pick-up, Pick-up for a Fee courtesy item
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Dublin) 4820 Dublin Blvd. Dublin Recycle Free Drop-off
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Hayward Facility) 2091 West Winton Avenue Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off  
Best Buy 1490 Fitzgerald Dr. Pinole Recycle Free Drop-off
Apple Trade-in Program 5640 Bay St Emeryville Recycle Free Mail-in Trade-in Recycle Program: register for shipping label. air pods, apple card, air port, power cords and cables, mice and keyboards, hard drives, storage, head phones, speakers, networking. In store repair by appointment.
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Emeryville) 3700 Mandela Pkwy. Emeryville Recycle Free Drop-off
Asset Logic 1338 66th St. Emeryville Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Best Buy 5839 Lone Tree Way Antioch Recycle Free Drop-off
Evergreen IT 37390 Centralmont Place Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Union City) 31350 Courthouse Dr. Union City Recycle Free Drop-off
Auction BDI 660 Vista Way Milpitas Recycle Buyback Drop-off, Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up Consignment services available. Drop-off business hours only. For Pick-up call for arrangements 408-955-7900 businesses free.
Best Buy 3260 Buskirk Ave. Pleasant Hill Recycle Free Drop-off
West County HHW Collection Facility 101 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Hayward) 269 Southland Mall Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off
Tri-CED Community Recycling 33377 Western Ave. Union City Recycle Free Drop-off
Blue Star Electronics 30502 Huntwood Ave
(see notes for drop-off location)
Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee Free Pickup For Businesses Minimum one Pallet. 
Concord/Pleasant Hill Recycling Center 1320 Galaxy Way Concord Recycle Free Drop-off

Curbside Service

Recycling Bulky Pickup Special Action Note
Alameda
Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for a bulky pick-up.
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Albany
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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
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
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Livermore
Desktop speakers, keyboards, mice & modems are accepted in the Recycle cart. Remove batteries from e-waste place into sealed bag and place on top of your recycle cart on service day or can drop-off at HHW Facilities.
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Desktop speakers, keyboards, mice & modems are accepted in the Recycle cart. Remove batteries from e-waste place into sealed bag and place on top of your recycle cart on service day or can drop-off at HHW Facilities.
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Newark
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Oakland
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Piedmont
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Call hauler to schedule an e-waste pick-up.
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Pleasanton
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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
Place electronics in a box clearly labeled “e-waste” that is easily accessible and in plain view (about a foot from the pile).
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