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 | Method | Notes | |
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| Parca |
Parca Main Office 800 Airport Blvd, Suite 320 |
Burlingame | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| Goodwill (Burlingame) | 1215 California Dr | Burlingame | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/ | |
| Goodwill (Concord) | 3495 Clayton Road | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/ | |
| Savers (7117 Regional St.) | 7117 Regional St. | Dublin | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| PayMore | 7007 Dublin Blvd | Dublin | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | Drones, DJ & Recording Equipment, graphing calculators, smart home devices, streaming devices, memory cards and storage | |
| Ecumenical Hunger Program | 2411 Pulgas Ave | East Palo Alto | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Currently accepting donations of only food, toiletry, household cleaning and gift card and new/packaged items due to the COVID-19 crisis. | |
| BuyBackWorld | 250 Executive Dr | Edgewood | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center | 7501 Schmidt Ln. | El Cerrito | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Onsite Donation Trailer accepts Small Electronics such as: Radios, Tablets, Laptops, DVD Players, VCRs, Newer Model Flat-Screen TVs. NO Desktop Computers, Printers, Non-Working Electronics of Any Kind. However, many of these items can be recycled elsewhere within the Recycling Center in the Electronics bin. | |
| Asset Logic | 1338 66th St. | Emeryville | Reuse | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Goodwill (Fairfield - Oaklmont) | 2211 N Texas St | Fairfield | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/ | |
| Goodwill (Fairfield - New Larger Format) | 1500 Oliver Rd | Fairfield | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/ | |
| Evergreen IT | 37390 Centralmont Place | Fremont | Reuse | Buyback Pick-up | Commercial electronic buyback program is for businesses all over the Bay Area that focus on IT, networking equipment (servers, switches, routers, data center hardware), computers (inc. RAM, CPU, graphic cards), telecom equipment (security, surveillance, and IP phone systems). Provide on-site quotes, offer free pick up, and provide data destruction for the materials purchased. | |
| Hope Services (Fremont) | 37482 Fremont Blvd | Fremont | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| Surplus Service | 3090 Osgood Ct | Fremont | Reuse | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Metech International Inc. (Gilroy) | 6200 Engle Way | Gilroy | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Goodwill (Hayward) | 21994 Mission Blvd | Hayward | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/ | |
| Eco Thrift (Hayward) | 25891 Mission Blvd. | Hayward | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Ecovault | 1983 Alpine Way | Hayward | Reuse | Pick-up for a Fee | It has R2v3, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 certifications. Focused on data destruction, hard drive destruction, product destruction, obsolete inventory and equipment, including decommissioning of data centers. All Electronics such as servers, laptops, desktop PCs, monitors. Equipment is considered for reuse or resale only after the approved data-handling requirements are satisfied. Marketable assets may enter transparent value-recovery channels, while non-reusable equipment follows responsible recycling pathways. Projects may include diagnostic and clinical workstations, laboratory analyzers and controllers, scientific instruments, servers, storage, networking equipment, embedded computers, monitors, mobile devices, and related electronics. Deinstallation, decontamination, regulated materials, calibration status, and OEM requirements are reviewed and defined before work begins | |
| Corporate eWaste Solutions (CEWS) |
3602 Munster St Bldg 4, Units F-G |
Hayward | Reuse | Free Pick-up | Free for businesses. Complete online request form. Categories include laptops, desktops, components, peripherals, handheld devices, server equipment, CRT and LCD monitors, bulk plastics scrap | |
| Ecovault | 1983 Alpine Way | Hayward | Recycle | Pick-up for a Fee | It has R2v3, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 certifications. Focused on data destruction, hard drive destruction, product destruction, obsolete inventory and equipment, including decommissioning of data centers. All Electronics such as servers, laptops, desktop PCs, monitors. Equipment is considered for reuse or resale only after the approved data-handling requirements are satisfied. Marketable assets may enter transparent value-recovery channels, while non-reusable equipment follows responsible recycling pathways. Projects may include diagnostic and clinical workstations, laboratory analyzers and controllers, scientific instruments, servers, storage, networking equipment, embedded computers, monitors, mobile devices, and related electronics. Deinstallation, decontamination, regulated materials, calibration status, and OEM requirements are reviewed and defined before work begins |
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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