Consider donation or reuse if in good condition. Older, vintage landline telephones without "electronics" though electrical, may go into the garbage. Modern telephone systems with electronic components - think digital screen and having a computer chip - would be considered an electronic device and when broken or beyond repair, considered e-waste.
Telephones
Telephones -- for purposes in this database are referring to landlines, with or without cords -- are devices which transmit and receive sound, typically the human voice.
Vendors
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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Goodwill (Dublin) | 7232 Regional St | Dublin | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Working; secure loose parts | |
Goodwill (Concord - Willow Pass Road) | 1659 Willow Pass Road | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Working; secure loose parts | |
Goodwill (Concord - Clayton) | 3495 Clayton Road | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Working; secure loose parts | |
Goodwill (Burlingame) | 1215 California Dr | Burlingame | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Working; secure loose parts | |
Goodwill (Brentwood) |
6271 Lone Tree Way, Empire Shopping Center |
Brentwood | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Working; secure loose parts | |
Goodwill (Berkeley) | 2058 University Ave | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Working; secure loose parts | |
Goodwill (Albany) | 505 San Pablo Ave | Albany | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Working; secure loose parts | |
Goodwill (Alameda) | 2319 Lincoln Ave. | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Working; secure loose parts | |
Freon Free | 1881 Walters Ct Suite A | Fairfield | Recycle | Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee | ||
FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) | Repair | Free Mail-in | Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics. | |||
eWaste Direct Inc. |
6752 Preston Ave Ste E |
Livermore | Recycle | Free Pick-up | ||
Evergreen IT | 37390 Centralmont Place | Fremont | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up | Businesses=Free Pick up, Residents=Free Drop off. | |
ERI | 2860 S. East Ave. | Fresno | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
Elian Electronics Recycling |
1634 West 19th Street Suite B |
Santa Ana | Recycle | Free Pick-up, Pick-up for a Fee | courtesy item | |
El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center | 7501 Schmidt Ln. | El Cerrito | Recycle | Free Drop-off | Electronics bin. | |
Eco Thrift (25891 Mission Blvd.) | 25891 Mission Blvd. | Hayward | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Community Thrift Store | 623 Valencia St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
Clean Earth (AERC) (Hayward) | 30677 Huntwood Ave | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee | inc. telephones with screens | |
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Union City) | 31350 Courthouse Dr. | Union City | Recycle | Free Drop-off | non-working landline, hands-free headsets, cords, voice message recorders | |
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Hayward) | 269 Southland Mall | Hayward | Recycle | Free Drop-off | non-working landline, hands-free headsets, cords, voice message recorders |
Curbside Service
Garbage | Bulky Pickup | Note | ||
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Alameda | ||||
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 |
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San Leandro | ||||
San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | ||||
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) | ||||
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | ||||
Union City |