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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| All Green Electronics Recycling |
800 W El Camino Real Suite 180 |
Mountain View | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| AptoSolutions | 92 Railroad Ave | Milpitas | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| 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. | |
| CEAR, Inc. | 3678 Lemay St | Mather | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Certifications include R2 v3; Sai Global ISO 9001, 45001 & 14001, AAA NAID | |
| Contra Costa Transfer & Recovery Station (CCTRS) | 951 Waterbird Way | Martinez | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| iRetron |
15466 Los Gatos Blvd #109-46 |
Los Gatos | Recycle | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| eWaste Direct Inc. |
6752 Preston Ave Ste E |
Livermore | Recycle | Free Pick-up | servers, cable boxes, shredders, power strips, flash drives | |
| Vasco Road Landfill & Recycling Drop-off | 4001 N. Vasco Rd. | Livermore | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | Construction & Demolition | |
| Access Information Management |
6902 Patterson Pass Road Suite G (see notes for drop-off location) |
Livermore | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | CPU and hard drive destruction | |
| Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Livermore Facility) | 5584 La Ribera Street | Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Includes electronics with an embedded solar (photovoltaic or PV) cell, such as a calculator, garden light, or a small solar battery charger. | |
| g2Revolution |
8585 Pyott Road Suite 100 |
Lake in the Hills | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | ||
| GreenDisk |
580 8th Ave NE #104 |
Issaquah | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | ||
| 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. | |
| Environmental Logistics |
Northern CA Office 3200 Depot Rd |
Hayward | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | Ewaste and Universal Waste. Commercial volumes | |
| e-Recycling of California | 31702 Hayman St | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Rica Recycling | 27105 Industrial Blvd | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Free pick ups w/min 35 qualifying items (servers, laptops, computers, desktops) | |
| Saf Keep Storage | 1650 W Winton Ave | Hayward | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Clean Earth (AERC) (Hayward) | 30677 Huntwood Ave | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Hayward) | 269 Southland Mall | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off | calculators, chargers, headsets, phones, two-way radios, wirelesss broadband, memory, mice, keyboards, modems/routers/hubs, web cams, computers, hard drives, printers, scanners, fax, sound/video cards | |
| Corporate eWaste Solutions (CEWS) |
3602 Munster St Bldg 4, Units F-G |
Hayward | Repair | Free Pick-up | Free for businesses. Complete online request form. Categories include laptops, desktops, components, peripherals, handheld devices, server equipment, CRT and LCD monitors, bulk plastics scrap |
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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| 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). ### |
