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

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Television - Non-working

A television has internal electronic circuits for receiving broadcast signals and a visual display device. A non-working television is defective or broken.

Household Hazardous Waste

This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.

Consider reuse or repair before ewaste recycling, or DIY repair through iFixit.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
AER Worldwide (Fremont) 42744 Boscell Rd. Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Fremont Facility) 41149 Boyce Rd.
(At the Fremont Transfer Station - follow the trucks)
Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off  
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Hayward Facility) 2091 West Winton Avenue Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off  
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Livermore Facility) 5584 La Ribera Street Livermore Recycle Free Drop-off  
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility) 2100 East 7th Street Oakland Recycle Free Drop-off  
All Green Electronics Recycling 800 W El Camino Real
Suite 180
Mountain View Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Alpha TV & Electronics 2819 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Repair Free Drop-off
Asset Logic 1338 66th St. Emeryville Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Auction BDI 660 Vista Way Milpitas Recycle Buyback Drop-off, Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up Consignment services, call for details. Drop-off business hours only. For Pick-up call to make arrangements (408)955-7900, free for businesses.
Bay Area Electronics Recycling Center (Union City) 33548 Central Ave Union City Recycle Free Drop-off Buy back value may be available
Berkeley Transfer Station 1201 2nd St. Berkeley Recycle Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee First 2 are free.
Best 1 TV Repair 936 Industrial Ave Palo Alto Repair Drop-off for a Fee Repairs: LCD and CRT tv's , car stereos, blue Ray players, monitors, steroes, laptops, computers, camcorders; Does House calls.
Best Buy 715 El Camino Real Mountain View Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee Best Buy will pick up your TV from home for $19.99 if you purchase a replacement product, or pick up your TV for $99.99 as a standalone purchase. Dropping off at a store is free.
Best Buy 1490 Fitzgerald Dr. Pinole Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up Free pick up in CA Upon delivery of newly purchased TV.
Best Buy 5839 Lone Tree Way Antioch Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up, Pick-up for a Fee Free pick up in CA Upon delivery of newly purchased TV.,tube tv's smaller than 32\", flat panels smaller than 50\", and portable tv 's. No store drop off fee in CA.
Best Buy 3260 Buskirk Ave. Pleasant Hill Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up, Pick-up for a Fee Free pick up in CA Upon delivery of newly purchased TV.,tube tv's smaller than 32\", flat panels smaller than 50\", and portable tv 's. No store drop off fee in CA.
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Dublin) 4820 Dublin Blvd. Dublin Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee tube tv's smaller than 32\", flat panels smaller than 50\", and portable tv 's. No store drop off fee in CA.
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Emeryville) 3700 Mandela Pkwy. Emeryville Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee tube tv's smaller than 32\", flat panels smaller than 50\", and portable tv 's. No store drop off fee in CA.
Best Buy Recycling and Trade-in Program (Union City) 31350 Courthouse Dr. Union City Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee tube tv's smaller than 32\", flat panels smaller than 50\", and portable tv 's. No store drop off fee in CA.
Bigfoot Repair 3722 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Repair Drop-off for a Fee

Curbside Service

Bulky Pickup Special Action 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
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Hayward
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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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Call hauler to schedule an e-waste pick-up. No wood cabinets.
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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
Place electronics in a box clearly labeled “e-waste” that is easily accessible and in plain view (about a foot from the pile).
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