Electronics Recycling Drop-Off 

We Are Open for Business Pickups and Drive-through Recycling Drop-offs in San Francisco bay area, 10-6 Monday-Friday.

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Mail-In Electronics Recycling »

Use our Mail-In Electronics Recycling service to send us working or non-working electronics from anywhere in the USA.

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COVID-19 Limited Contact Electronic Recycling Drop-Off Procedure.
Masks are required to ensure the safety of you and our employees

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FREE Data Erasure With a Certificate When You Recycle 2015 or Newer Working Computers

(Applicable for all Apple and non-Apple computers)


Acceptable & Non-Acceptable Items for Recycling Drop-off

Items accepted
Laptops
Desktops
Servers
Monitors/ TVs
Networking Equipment
Tablets/ Smartphones
Computer Components (Hard Drives, Circuit Boards, Keyboards, etc.)
Office Electronics (Printers, Fax Machines, Paper Shredders, etc.)
Kitchen Appliances (Toasters, Blenders, Microwaves, etc.)
Stereo Equipment (DVD Players, VCRs, Receivers, etc.)
Console Video Games (Xbox, PS3, Wii, etc.)
UPS Batteries
CD/DVDs
Cables/Cords
Toner/ Ink Cartridges
Items NOT accepted
Bottles/ Cans
Furniture
Large Appliances (Refrigerators, Stoves, Washers, Dryers)
Non-Rechargeable Batteries (Alkaline, Carbon Zinc, Disposable Batteries)
Light Bulbs (Incandescent and Fluorescent Bulbs)
Items containing liquid mercury (Thermometers and Thermostats)
Smoke Detectors
Hazardous Waste (Paint, Motor Oil, Sharps, Bio Hazardous Waste)
Medical Electronics (Bodily contact devices such as Glucose Sensors)

The items below are FREE to recycle and can be dropped off
at our Burlingame EcoCenter

ALL Macbook EFi, Device Enrollment Program, and Remote Management Locks must be removed.

TV Computer/server/laptop Monitors
Tablets Network Switches UPS Batteries

All other items cost $1.00/lb to recycle

CDs/DVDs CD Players/Walkmen Christmas Lights
DLP / Projector TVs Fans Fax Machines
Heaters Ink/Toner Keyboards
Microwaves Printers Remote controls
Scanners Stereo Equipment/VCRs/ DVD Players/Speakers
Toasters/ Blenders/ Coffee makers Vacuum cleaners Misc. electronics
Cables/Cords Tape-Based Media VHS,DLT, LTO,Movie Film | Small Cassette, Floppy Disk, 35mm Slides, Film Negatives.

Our Fees

Hard Disk Destruction $20.00 per Cell Phone, Laptop or Desktop $15 per solo drive $20 per hard drive in a server
Each Cell phone, laptop, desktop, or server will be data destructed with a data destruction certificate from GreenCitizen.
Cell Phone Destruction – $20.00
The logic-board memory, sim card, and any removable data storage are all destroyed. Phone numbers, names, and other information are completely deleted.
Styrofoam – $5 per 30 Gal Plastic Bag
Polyethylene #4 (LDPE) and #6 (PS) Polystyrene Must be clean without contamination 30 gallon bags for measurement available
Intact Solar Panel– $1.50 per pound
Non-broken monocrystalline and polycrystalline type of panel

Electronics Recycling – We CANNOT accept these items:

Furniture: Chairs, Couches, etc. Light Bulbs Large appliances:
stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers
Non-Rechargeable Electronic Batteries:
Carbon Zinc, Zinc Air, Disposable Batteries		 Single-use alkaline batteries Items containing liquid mercury: Thermometers, Thermostats, etc.
Smoke Detectors:
models that contain americium 241		 Hazardous Waste:
Paint, Motor Oil, Sharps, Bio Hazardous Waste, etc.		 Any Medical Electronics

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