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Electronics - Working

Electronics are items with one or more circuit boards, computer chips, an embedded battery, 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.

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
Surplus Service 3090 Osgood Ct Fremont Reuse Pick-up for a Fee
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
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
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
Costco Groceries for Electronics Program Phobio
2125 Barrett Park Dr; Suite 104
Kennesaw Reuse Buyback Mail-in Select your device model, assess its condition, and accept your trade-in offer. Follow the instructions to erase your device, pack it securely, and drop it off at the designated carrier location. Receive your Costco Shop Card within 3-5 business days after inspection. Phobio powers intelligent buyback and trade-in programs that work seamlessly across retail brands, from nimble start-up, to global enterprises.
iRetron 15466 Los Gatos Blvd
#109-46
Los Gatos Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Out of the Closet (Berkeley) 1600 University Ave. Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off No printers or fax machines.
Mercari 1530 Page Mill Rd Palo Alto Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Goodwill (Fairfield - New Larger Format) 1500 Oliver Rd Fairfield Reuse Free Drop-off Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/
Out of the Closet (SF - Polk St) 1498 Polk St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off No printers or fax machines.
Asset Logic 1338 66th St. Emeryville Reuse Pick-up for a Fee
Poshmark 203 Redwood Shores Redwood City Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Facebook Buy Nothing Groups 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up
My Turn - Asset Tracking, Rental and Product Subscription Services Reuse Mail-in for a Fee Online platform run by a for-profit benefit corporation that helps organizations optimize their resource utilization making it easy to rent, track and share goods and services which generates a positive impact on the environment and society by increasing affordable access to durable, repairable goods, as well as by reducing consumption and waste. Designed libraries of things software, energy efficiency equipment, tool libraries, lending library software, education sharing & learning, cities & government, asset tracking, rental companies, and enterprise.
Zarc International 26 South Linden Ave South San Francisco Reuse Pick-up for a Fee Commercial quantity.
Out of the Closet (SF - Folsom St) 1295 Folsom St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off No printers or fax machines.
Goodwill (Concord) 3495 Clayton Road Concord Reuse Free Drop-off Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/
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

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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