Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Computers - Working
Computers include any device which can be programmed to carry out mathematical operations using electrical circuitry. In common usage, they may also include peripheral devices used to input, view, or output the result of the operations.
Consider donation for reuse and redistribution to local community members.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless Device Trade-in Program |
3990 Hollis St. store |
Emeryville | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | smartphones, tablets, netbooks | |
| The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service | 832 Folsom St | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| Teen Challenge Thrift Store | 3437 Chestnut Ave. | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Tech Exchange | 2530 International Blvd | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | We are currently accepting Chromebooks and Laptops with Intel i5 and above or equivalent, or MacBook 2010 or later that can be refurbished for student use. We take your privacy seriously and securely erase hard drives as soon as they enter the facility. Free Pick up for quantity donations of 30 or more items. | |
| TDR Electronic Recycling | 529 Race St | San Jose | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Free pick-up for large quantities. Call for details. | |
| Swappa | 6324 N Chatham Ave | Kansas City | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | laptops, graphics cards, mini pcs, all in one pcs, tablets, ipads, home tech | |
| Surplus Service | 3090 Osgood Ct | Fremont | Reuse | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Supply Bank | 7730 Pardee Ln | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | In quantity for reuse, refurbishing and donation to students in need. | |
| Salvation Army (Oakland) | 601 Webster St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Salvation Army (Alameda) | 1918 Park St. | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Salvation Army (3921 Geary Blvd) | 3921 Geary Blvd | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Salvation Army (1500 Valencia St.) | 1500 Valencia St. | San Francisco | Reuse | 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. | |
| Rescued Treasures | 1270-I Newell Ave. | Walnut Creek | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching | 1355 Ridder Park Dr | San Jose | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching | 1160 Kern Ave | Sunnyvale | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Parca |
Parca Main Office 800 Airport Blvd, Suite 320 |
Burlingame | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| National Cristina Foundation | 1584 East Madison Road | Madison | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Donations go to member of community of nonprofit refurbishers. Serving individuals with a small amount of equipment to large, complex donations as well as enterprise donations. | |
| National Cristina Foundation | 1584 East Madison Road | Madison | Repair | Free Drop-off | Donations go to member of community of nonprofit refurbishers. Serving individuals with a small amount of equipment to large, complex donations as well as enterprise donations. | |
| Menlo-Atherton High School PTA | 555 Middlefield Rd | Atherton | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up |
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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| Dublin | |||
| Emeryville | |||
| Fremont | |||
| Hayward | |||
| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) | |||
| Livermore | |||
| Newark | |||
| Oakland | |||
| Piedmont | |||
| Pleasanton | |||
| San Leandro | |||
| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | |||
| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) | |||
| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | |||
| Union City |
