Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
for Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City of Palo Alto

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Major Household Appliances - Non-working

Broken household appliances which can be manual or automatic tools used in the home.

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Good Guys Appliance Repair & Refrigeration 747 Colorado Ave
Ste A
Palo Alto Repair Pick-up for a Fee Onsite Repairs: HVAC, refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, ovens, cooktops, laundry, water heaters
Golden Bear Transfer Station 1 Parr Blvd. Richmond Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Galaxy Appliance Repair 3109 King St #A Berkeley Repair Free Drop-off
Galaxy Appliance Repair 8625 Beverly Ln Dublin Repair Free Drop-off
Fry's Metals 1845 W. Winton Ave. Hayward Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Will take for a fee. Call first for pricing.
Freon Free 1881 Walters Ct Suite A Fairfield Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee
Fremont Ro Appliance Repair - Stove Repair, Heater Repair in Fremont CA 3299 Kearney St Fremont Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station 41149 Boyce Rd. Fremont Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Recycle: appliance drop-off area.
Fixt Appliance Repair 2646 Harrison St Oakland Repair Free Drop-off
FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) Repair Free Mail-in Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics.
Fast Help Appliance Repair 2081 Center St Berkeley Repair Free Drop-off
EcoHaul 636 F Street Petaluma Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Dishwasher Repair | Major Home Appliance Service 414 Grand Ave Oakland Repair Free Drop-off
Delta Scrap & Salvage 1371 Main St. Oakley Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
DC Metals Inc. (San Leandro) 2399 Davis St. San Leandro Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up, Drop-off for a Fee All items with Freon (fridges, A/C's, water coolers, dehumidifiers, etc.) have a disposal fee. (3/2022 $30/item).
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) 2615 Davis St. San Leandro Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Recycle: appliance pad drop-off area
Cornejo's Appliances 1361 92nd Ave Oakland Repair Pick-up for a Fee On-site service repairs.
Contra Costa Transfer & Recovery Station (CCTRS) 951 Waterbird Way Martinez Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Concord/Pleasant Hill Recycling Center 1320 Galaxy Way Concord Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Circosta Iron & Metal Company (CIMCO) 1801 Evans Ave. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Minimum 1000 pounds total for ferrous items such as appliances: refrigerator, oven/stove, washer/dryer, water heater. Pays scrap value.

Curbside Service

Bulky Pickup Note
Alameda
Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for a bulky pick-up.
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Albany
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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
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Emeryville
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Fremont
Up to two appliances or large items (not to exceed 150 lbs each).
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Hayward
Bulky pick up and Disposal Days drop-off option.
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
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Livermore
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Newark
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Oakland
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Piedmont
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Pleasanton
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San Leandro
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
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Union City
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