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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| Potrero Hills Landfill | 3675 Potrero Hills Lane | Suisun City | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | E-Waste: separate for e-waste drop-off | |
| Rapid Recycle | 5292 Pacheco Blvd. | Pacheco | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Recology San Francisco Transfer Station Public Recycling and Disposal Drop Off | 501 Tunnel Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Electronic and universal waste, such as consumer batteries, cell phones, and TVs are prohibited from the trash and recycling carts because they contain poisonous heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and cadmium that can pollute groundwater and pose harmful effects to public health. Please drop off these items at this facility for safe disposal. | |
| Recycle1234: E-Waste & Solar Panel Recycling Center | 30311 Whipple Rd | Union City | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | Some items may require a fee | |
| Recycling Center & Transfer Station - Contra Costa Waste Service | 1300 Loveridge Rd. | Pittsburg | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Redwood Materials | 2801 Lockheed Way | Carson City | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Mail-in | Consumer Program accepts: phones, laptops, tablets, power tools, electric toothbrushes, wireless headphones, and any other rechargeable device with a lithium-ion battery. Wipe the hard drive to remove all of your personal data. Partnering with Rotary Clubs to host collection events. | |
| Republic Services Recycling Service Center (Fremont Residents) | 42600 Boyce Rd. | Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Republic Services, Inc. Mail Back Service | 42600 Boyce Rd | Fremont | Recycle | Mail-in for a Fee | Business box mail-back program | |
| Revolt Recycling | 657 143rd Ave | San Leandro | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | E-Waste material is received in boxes, gaylords, pallets, and other secure containers. Monitors, Televisions, Cell phones, Inkjet cartridges, Printers, CPUs, Stereos, Copiers, Fax machines,Cameras,MP3 players, DVD players, Audio cassettes, Radios, iPods, Speakers, Mice, Keyboards, Battery chargers, Wire Clock radios, Routers, Hard drives, Motherboards, Headsets, VCRs, Microwaves, Video cameras, Palm Pilots, Game controllers, Video game consoles, Tape recorders, Answering machines | |
| 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 | ||
| Safety Kleen Systems (Rohnert Park) | 5750 Commerce Blvd | Rohnert Park | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Safety Kleen Systems (Sacramento) | 6000 88th Street | Sacramento | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| San Jose Conservation Corps | 1650 Berger Dr | San Jose | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | ||
| Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC) | 333 Shoreway Road | San Carlos | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Recycling Area | |
| Shred Works, Oakland | 455 High Street | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee | hard drive destruction | |
| Sims Electronics Recycling (Hayward) | 8855 Washington Blvd. | Roseville | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial services onsite and at Facility. Appointments are required for commercial deliveries. Call 916-746-7302. Drop Trailers are allowed. Residents -We can accept your home computer electronics at no cost at our Roseville facility during business hours. There are signs in the front when you pull up to the side of the building. Someone will come out to collect the material from you and place it in a bin. | |
| SMaRT Station | 301 Carl Rd | Sunnyvale | Recycle | Free Drop-off | The SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only. | |
| Standard Iron & Metal | 4525 San Leandro St. | Oakland | Recycle | Free Drop-off | No buyback. No copiers or fax machines. Scrap electronics devices, TVs, Computer Monitors and Computer CPUs (central processing unit) only. | |
| Staples, Fremont | 39116 Fremont Hub | Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off |
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 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). ### |
