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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| All Computer Resource | 5151 Lafayette St | Santa Clara | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Metech International Inc. (Gilroy) | 6200 Engle Way | Gilroy | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Green Planet 21 | 1221E. 3rd Street | Oakland | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | Product Destruction | |
| 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. | |
| Auction BDI | 660 Vista Way | Milpitas | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up, Buyback Drop-off | Consignment services available. Drop-off business hours only. For Pick-up call for arrangements 408-955-7900 businesses free. | |
| 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 | |
| TDR Electronic Recycling | 529 Race St | San Jose | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Free pick-up for large quantities. Call for details. | |
| 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 | |
| FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) | Repair | Free On-site, Free Off-site | Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics. | |||
| ewaste Collective (Berkeley) |
620 Page Street (alongside the freeway) |
Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Full list online -Monitors / TVs (CRTs w/source info), Flat Screen Monitors & TVs, Computers,Keyboards, Laptops & Accessories, Cell Phones & PDAs, Wires & Cables, Desktop & Floor-Model Printers, Scanners, Fax Machines & Copiers. Audio/Video Equipment, Microwaves & Toasters, Uninterruptible Power Supplies,Ballast, Cameras | |
| Out of the Closet (Oakland) | 238 E 18th St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No printers or fax machines. | |
| The ReUse People | 9235 San Leandro St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | (Reuse) Call first, may charge a collection fee. (No computers) | |
| Goodwill (Burlingame) | 1215 California Dr | Burlingame | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/ | |
| Remoov & Reperch |
Reperch Consignment Store Location 2415 17th St |
San Francisco | Reuse | Pick-up for a Fee, Buyback Pick-up | ||
| PayMore | 7007 Dublin Blvd | Dublin | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | Drones, DJ & Recording Equipment, graphing calculators, smart home devices, streaming devices, memory cards and storage | |
| Urban Furniture & Urban Boutique (3241 Grand Ave.) | 3237 Grand Ave | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Small appliances and electronics. | |
| Salvation Army (Alameda) | 1918 Park St. | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Mercari | 1530 Page Mill Rd | Palo Alto | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| Rica Recycling | 27105 Industrial Blvd | Hayward | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | Includes servers and network equipment. Refurbish and resell working electronics. We proudly partner with local governments, nonprofits, and schools to host free electronics drop-off events and recycling drives. | |
| 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 |
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 Lorenzo (Oro Loma) | |||
| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | |||
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