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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| Salvation Army (1500 Valencia St.) | 1500 Valencia St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Rheaply - Bay Area Reuse Marketplace | Reuse | Free Pick-up, Pick-up for a Fee | For Businesses & Organizations. Whether you’re looking to donate, buy, or sell furniture, fixtures, building materials, or any other workplace items, the Bay Area Marketplace has something for every project. List items you want to move or find items for your organization (donations and for a fee). Computers, servers, software... | |||
| ReUse: CAL's Campus Thrift Store |
2495 Bancroft Way MLK Student Union (between Superb & OCF offices) |
Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | calculators, working small electronics. No broken computers, printers or fax machines. | |
| Remoov & Reperch |
Reperch Consignment Store Location 2415 17th St |
San Francisco | Reuse | Pick-up for a Fee, Buyback Pick-up | ||
| Rebuilding Together East Bay North | 732 Gilman St | Berkeley | Reuse | Pick-up for a Fee | Estate clean out services; work with certified e-waste handler for non-working electronics | |
| Public Surplus - public agency online auction | PO Box 530861 | Henderson | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | Online posting | |
| Poshmark | 203 Redwood Shores | Redwood City | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| Parca |
Parca Main Office 800 Airport Blvd, Suite 320 |
Burlingame | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| Out of the Closet (SF - Polk St) | 1498 Polk St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No printers or fax machines. | |
| Out of the Closet (SF - Folsom St) | 1295 Folsom St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No printers or fax machines. | |
| Out of the Closet (Oakland) | 238 E 18th St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No printers or fax machines. | |
| Out of the Closet (Berkeley) | 1600 University Ave. | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No printers or fax machines. | |
| North State Environmental (South San Francisco) |
220 South Spruce Avenue Suite 200 |
South San Francisco | Reuse | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Multi-Agency Service Center (MASC) | 1931 Center St | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Working laptops or computers. New or recent model only. | |
| Metech International Inc. (Gilroy) | 6200 Engle Way | Gilroy | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Mercari | 1530 Page Mill Rd | Palo Alto | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| Livermore Library of Things (Civic Center) |
Civic Center Main Library 1188 South Livermore Ave |
Livermore | Reuse | Free On-site | Library of Things lending program: Including- graphing calculator, microscope, binoculars, CD player, microphone, photo scanner, portable record player, kano computer kit, sphero rvr, snap circuits pro, sphero bolt, cozmo robot, digital camera, telephoto lens, VCR, GoPro Hero8 Black, Trail Camera, telescopre, mini projector, Blu-ray DVD player, night vision goggles, nebula capsule projector, mobile hotspot, Nintendo Switch console & Pro controller | |
| 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 | |
| iRetron |
15466 Los Gatos Blvd #109-46 |
Los Gatos | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| Hope Services (Fremont) | 37482 Fremont Blvd | Fremont | 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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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | |||
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | |||
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