Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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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
Bay Area Electronics Recycling Center (Union City) 33548 Central Ave Union City Recycle Free Drop-off Buy back value may be available
Recycling Center & Transfer Station - Contra Costa Waste Service 1300 Loveridge Rd. Pittsburg Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Oakland Facility) 2100 East 7th Street Oakland Recycle Free Drop-off  
AER Worldwide (Fremont) 42744 Boscell Rd. Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee
Best Buy 1490 Fitzgerald Dr. Pinole Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up Free pick up in CA Upon delivery of newly purchased TV.
Evergreen IT 37390 Centralmont Place Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up No DLP Televisions. Businesses=Free Pick up, Residents=Free Drop off.
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Livermore Facility) 5584 La Ribera Street Livermore Recycle Free Drop-off  
Tri Valley Recycling- Bay Area 1988 E. Alpine Avenue Stockton Recycle Buyback Drop-off, Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee Call for buyback details and for pick-up arrangement fees. Fee for large copiers and microwaves.
Clean Earth (AERC) (Hayward) 30677 Huntwood Ave Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee All CRTs and Televisions must be intact. A
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.
Omega JV Inc 3449 Enterprise Ave Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off
Revolt Recycling 657 143rd Ave San Leandro Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee
West County HHW Collection Facility 101 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee
Elite Recycling Services (Newark) 37530 Enterprise Ct.
Suite #5
Newark Recycle Free Pick-up
ewasteCollective (Berkeley) 620 Page Street
(alongside the freeway)
Berkeley Recycle Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up, Pick-up for a Fee City of Berkeley only free pick up. No DLP TVs.
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.
ERI Direct 7815 N. Palm Ave
Ste 140
Fresno Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Elian Electronics Recycling 1634 West 19th Street
Suite B
Santa Ana Recycle Free Drop-off, Pick-up for a Fee
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.
Berkeley Transfer Station 1201 2nd St. Berkeley Recycle Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee First 2 are free.

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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