Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Electronics - Working
Electronics are items with one or more circuit boards, computer chips, an embedded battery, and/or or a video display.
Designate a box to accumulate old or unwanted electronics over time for donation to local community members or organizations.
What does the state of CA consider a "covered electronic device?" As of Jan. 1, 2026, devices with an embedded battery are considered an electronic device. See CalRecycle's Electronic Waste Management(link is external) webpage for details.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Savers (1997 Tice Valley Blvd.) | 1997 Tice Valley Blvd. | Walnut Creek | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Goodwill (Walnut Creek) | 2536 N Main Street | Walnut Creek | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/ | |
| 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 | |
| Tri Valley Recycling- Bay Area | 1988 E. Alpine Avenue | Stockton | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off, Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | Call for buyback details and for pick-up arrangement fees. Fee for large copiers and microwaves. | |
| Zarc International | 26 South Linden Ave | South San Francisco | Reuse | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity. | |
| Goodwill (South San Francisco ) | 225 Kenwood Way | South San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/ | |
| Goodwill San Francisco Bay |
South San Francisco Clearance Center 100 Utah Ave |
South San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Clearance Center Resale only; Donations not accepted at this location | |
| Goodwill San Francisco Bay |
South San Francisco Clearance Center 100 Utah Ave |
South San Francisco | Repair | Free Drop-off | Clearance Center Resale only; Donations not accepted at this location | |
| North State Environmental (South San Francisco) |
220 South Spruce Avenue Suite 200 |
South San Francisco | Reuse | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Gizmogul |
6 Merchant St St 5 |
Sharon | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | Cellular Wholesale Smartphones & Tablets | Computer & Mobile IT Asset Management | Retail Mobility | B2B & D2C Buyback | |
| Savers | 3510 Homestead St | Santa Clara | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| All Computer Resource | 5151 Lafayette St | Santa Clara | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Goodwill (San Rafael) | 809 Lincoln Ave | San Rafael | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/ | |
| Goodwill (San Mateo) | 28 W. 25th Ave | San Mateo | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/ | |
| San Leandro Library of Things & Seed Lending (The Main Library) |
Main Library 300 Estudillo Ave |
San Leandro | Reuse | Free On-site | Library of Things lending items, including: maker materials like simple machines activity lab, air quality monitor, video2digital converter, portable multimedia DVD player, slide viewer, professional wireless keyboard and mouse combo, USB video camera, wireless charging crystal pads | |
| TDR Electronic Recycling | 529 Race St | San Jose | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Free pick-up for large quantities. Call for details. | |
| TDR Electronic Recycling | 529 Race St | San Jose | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Free pick-up for large quantities. Call for details. | |
| Savers | 4950 Almaden Expy | San Jose | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| San Jose Conservation Corps | 1650 Berger Dr | San Jose | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Resell gently used electronics in the Recover and Reuse Center | |
| The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service | 832 Folsom St | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Pick-up |
Curbside Service
| Bulky Pickup | Note | ||
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| Alameda |
Bundled & labeled for reuse/donation. Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for a bulky pick-up. ### |
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| 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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