Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Non-working computers are any computer processing unit (CPU) or related computer system component which is defective or broken.
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.
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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Hewlett Packard (HP) Computer Recycling Program |
Staples 2120 Contra Costa Blvd |
Pleasant Hill | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Pittsburg Recycling Center (Recycling Zone Inc.) | 181A Clark Avenue | Pittsburg | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Best Buy | 1490 Fitzgerald Dr. | Pinole | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Staples (Pinole) | 1230 Fitzgerald Dr. | Pinole | Recycle | Free Drop-off | and tablet cases | |
EcoHaul | 636 F Street | Petaluma | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
Best 1 TV Repair | 936 Industrial Ave | Palo Alto | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Repairs: LCD and CRT tv's , car stereos, blue Ray players, monitors, steroes, laptops, computers, camcorders; Does House calls. | |
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 | |
Rapid Recycle | 5292 Pacheco Blvd. | Pacheco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
AppleService Center | 311 Oak St | Oakland | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
General Computer Systems | 3226 Grand Ave | Oakland | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
Shred Works, Oakland | 455 High Street | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | hard drive destruction | |
East Bay Computer Center | 3450 Lakeshore Ave | Oakland | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
Tech Exchange | 2530 International Blvd | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Acceptable Items: mouses, keyboards, monitors, laptops, desktops, headphones, speakers, SSD drives, hard drives, networking equipment, and other unused tech equipment (highest need: Chromebooks and laptops with Intel i5 and above or equivalent or Apple Macbooks 2015 or later that can be refurbished for student and household use). | |
Sydewayz Cafe | 5849 MacArthur Blvd | Oakland | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
RRR Computer |
4096 Piedmont Ave Suite 332 |
Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Refurbish donated laptops and accessories to give to low-income K-12 students for education. PC laptops*, Mac laptops*, iMacs* (no desktops), iPhone 6 or higher, iPad 4th Gen or Higher, all PC and Apple power adapters*all computers must be newer than seven years old. Pick up for bulk equipment. | |
LNS Latin Network Systems | 3340 E 12th St #4 | Oakland | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
RRR Computer |
4096 Piedmont Ave Suite 332 |
Oakland | Repair | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Refurbish donated laptops and accessories to give to low-income K-12 students for education. PC laptops*, Mac laptops*, iMacs* (no desktops), iPhone 6 or higher, iPad 4th Gen or Higher, all PC and Apple power adapters*all computers must be newer than seven years old. Pick up for bulk equipment. | |
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility) | 2100 East 7th Street | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
My Emergency Guy | 6019 College Ave | Oakland | Repair | Free Drop-off |
Bulky Pickup | Special Action | Note | ||
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Alameda |
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Castro Valley Sanitary District |
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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 |
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Newark |
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Oakland |
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Piedmont |
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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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