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Electronics - Working

Electronics are items with one or more circuit boards, computer chips, and/or 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.

Designate a box to accumulate old or unwanted electronics over time for donation to local community members or organizations.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Green Planet 21 1221E. 3rd Street Oakland Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee Product Destruction
North State Environmental (South San Francisco) 220 South Spruce Avenue
Suite 200
South San Francisco Reuse Pick-up for a Fee
Community Thrift Store 623 Valencia St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off All items must be clean and not more than 5 years old
Goodwill Outlet (South San Francisco) 100 Utah Avenue
(at Corey Way)
South San Francisco Reuse On-site for a Fee Clearance center sales open to the public. No donations accepted at this location.
Goodwill (Walnut Creek) 2536 N Main Street Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/
Goodwill (Hayward) 20806 Hesperian Blvd Hayward Reuse Free Drop-off Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/
Parca Parca Main Office
800 Airport Blvd, Suite 320
Burlingame Reuse Free Pick-up
The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service 832 Folsom St San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up
California Historical Radio Society Museum Address
2152 Central Ave
Alameda Reuse On-site for a Fee Host vintage electronics sales and swap meets. See website for details.
Goodwill (Moraga) 566 Center St
Rheem Valley Shopping Center
Moraga Reuse Free Drop-off Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/
Goodwill (Fremont) Fremont Hub Shopping Center
4025 Mowry Ave
Fremont Reuse Free Drop-off Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/
Public Surplus - public agency online auction PO Box 530861 Henderson Reuse Buyback Mail-in Online posting
ewaste Collective (Berkeley) 620 Page Street
(alongside the freeway)
Berkeley Reuse 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
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
Goodwill (Valejo) 3475 Sonoma Blvd Vallejo Reuse Free Drop-off Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/
Goodwill (Vacaville) 1317 E. Monte Vista Ave Vacaville Reuse Free Drop-off Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/
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.
iRetron 15466 Los Gatos Blvd
#109-46
Los Gatos 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
Goodwill (Richmond) 12341 San Pablo Avenue Richmond Reuse Free Drop-off Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/

Curbside Service

Bulky Pickup Note
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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Dublin
Emeryville
Fremont
Hayward
Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Livermore
Newark
Oakland
Piedmont
Pleasanton
San Leandro
San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Union City

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