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
GreenCitizen 1831 Old Bayshore Hwy, Ste. #2 Burlingame Reuse Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee TVs free, except DLP/Projector TVs at $1/lb
TVA Repair 2479 Industrial Pkwy W Hayward 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.
Yong's TV Repair 4588 Peralta Blvd # 11 Fremont Repair Free Drop-off
iFixit 1330 Monterey St San Luis Obisbo Repair Free Mail-in DIY repair instructions
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.
Alpha TV & Electronics 2819 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Repair Free Drop-off
Bigfoot Repair 3722 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Chung's Tv-Video Sale & Services 1439 Alice St Oakland Repair Free Drop-off
Eid TV 2556 Telegraph Ave #2 Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Elite Electronics 1229 Park St Alameda Repair Drop-off for a Fee
K Pro Tech 30997 Huntwood Ave # 105 Hayward Repair Free Drop-off
ERI Direct 7815 N. Palm Ave
Ste 140
Fresno Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Livermore Facility) 5584 La Ribera Street Livermore Recycle Free Drop-off  
GreenCitizen 1831 Old Bayshore Hwy, Ste. #2 Burlingame Recycle Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee TVs free, except DLP/Projector TVs at $1/lb
ERI Direct 7815 N. Palm Ave
Ste 140
Fresno Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Revolt Recycling 657 143rd Ave San Leandro Recycle Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee
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.
Elite Recycling Services (Newark) 37530 Enterprise Ct.
Suite #5
Newark Recycle Free Pick-up
SMaRT Station 301 Carl Rd Sunnyvale Recycle Free Drop-off There is a limit of four (4) televisions per drop off. Please note that the SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only.

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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