Electronics - Non-working
Non-working electronics are defective or broken items with one or more circuit boards, computer chips, and/or a video display.
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 repairing ewaste before recycling. Find repair information, manuals and videos through the manufacturer, YouTube, iFixit, and repair specialists. Designate a box to accumulate broken electronics over time.
The EPA recommends that businesses use third-party certified electronics recyclers (e-Stewards® and/or R2) to manage unwanted used electronics.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| GreenCitizen | 1831 Old Bayshore Hwy, Ste. #2 | Burlingame | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Free: TV, tablets, computers, servers, laptops, network switches, monitors, UPS batteries. See website for details. No medical electronics. | |
| GreenDisk |
580 8th Ave NE #104 |
Issaquah | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | ||
| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Anything with a computer chip is accepted for recycling, no TVs or computer monitors. | |
| iFixit | 1330 Monterey St | San Luis Obisbo | Repair | Free Mail-in | DIY repair instructions | |
| iRetron |
15466 Los Gatos Blvd #109-46 |
Los Gatos | Recycle | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| iReuse |
1050 North Gate Dr Suite 550 |
San Rafael | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Destruction & shredding | |
| Iron Mountain (Oakland) | 1350 W Grand Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Destruction & shredding | |
| Iron Mountain (Union City) |
Iron Mountain - Union City 29555 Kohoutek Way |
Union City | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Destruction & shredding - media/back-up tapes, thumb drives, microfilm/fiche | |
| Laserlink International, Inc | 4245 Halleck St unit a-1 | Emeryville | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
| Lighting Resources Recyclers (EZ on the Earth) | 400 N Forsythe St | Franklin | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | ||
| Lighting Resources Recyclers (EZ on the Earth) | 400 N Forsythe St | Franklin | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | ||
| M-Cubed | 105 East Alma Ave | San Jose | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Please consider reuse options for your functional, reusable items. | |
| Metech International Inc. (Gilroy) | 6200 Engle Way | Gilroy | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Mobile Kangaroo | 2115 El Camino real | Palo Alto | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Repairs: phones, tablets, macs, PC and game consoles | |
| Modern Waste Solutions |
4391 Pell Dr #G |
Sacramento | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee | Free drop-off services for ewaste without data destruction. Fees for certified data destruction and certified compliant recycling. | |
| North State Environmental (South San Francisco) |
220 South Spruce Avenue Suite 200 |
South San Francisco | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Oakland Resident Free Bulky Item Drop Off - Bulky Block Party |
7101 Edgewater Dr |
Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | separated, unlimited amount | |
| Omega JV Inc | 3449 Enterprise Ave | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Servers | | DVD Players | VCRs | Cables and Cords | Telephones | Cell Phones | Radios | | Televisions Computer Monitors Computers (CPUs) Laptops Keyboards Printers Hard Drives Stereo Components Power Supplies Oscilloscopes Motherboards Optical Drives | |
| Pinole/Rodeo Auto Wreckers | 700 Parker Ave. | Rodeo | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Recycle | Free Drop-off | E-Waste: separate for e-waste drop-off - free for City residents only. |
Curbside Service
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| Alameda |
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| Albany |
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| 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 |
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| Newark |
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| Oakland |
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| Piedmont |
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Schedule an e-waste pick up: TVs (no wood cabinets), Computer monitors, Computer/monitor all-in-one, Computers, Keyboards, cables, small accessories, Inkjet printers, scanners, fax machines, Laser printers/desktop copiers, Audio/video equipment (stereos), Video games, VCRs, DVDs, etc., Uninterruptible power supplies, Cellular/cordless telephones, answering machines, Laptops & accessories, bluetooth/digital radios & speakers ### |
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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). ### |
