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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.

What does the state of CA consider a "covered electronic device?" Find our here.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Best Buy 1490 Fitzgerald Dr. Pinole Recycle Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Pittsburg) 396 Atlantic Avenue
Atlantic Plaza Shopping Center
Pittsburg Reuse Free Drop-off Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/
St. Vincent de Paul 2210 Gladstone Dr. Pittsburg Reuse Free Pick-up
Best Buy 3260 Buskirk Ave. Pleasant Hill Recycle Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Pleasant Hill) 1699 Contra Costa Boulevard
Gregory Village Shopping Center
Pleasant Hill Reuse Free Drop-off Consumer electronics including networking equipment. https://sfgoodwill.org/donate/donate-electronics/
Hively (Pleasanton) 6601 Owens Dr
Suite 100
Pleasanton Reuse Free Drop-off Electronics (in working condition with all wiring and cords attached 5 years old or less)
Poshmark 203 Redwood Shores Redwood City Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Goodwill (Richmond) 12341 San Pablo Avenue Richmond 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
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.
Salvation Army (3921 Geary Blvd) 3921 Geary Blvd San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Salvation Army (1500 Valencia St.) 1500 Valencia St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Community Thrift Store 623 Valencia St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off All items must be clean and not more than 5 years old
The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service 832 Folsom St San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up
TDR Electronic Recycling 529 Race St San Jose Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up Free pick-up for large quantities. Call for details.
TDR Electronic Recycling 529 Race St San Jose Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up Free pick-up for large quantities. Call for details.
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
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 (San Mateo) 28 W. 25th Ave San Mateo 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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