Business Computer and Electronics Recycling Pickup in the San Francisco Bay Area
Since 2005, we’ve serviced 75,019 business customers and recycled over 34,006,783 pounds of electronics.
Recycle your computers, laptops, and e-waste responsibly with GreenCitizen’s free business pickup service. Schedule a hassle-free e-waste pickup now to clear your facility’s office space, IT room, or data center.
We are open from Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM.
(Closed on Major Holidays)
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Acceptable & Non-Acceptable Items for Recycling Pickup
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.)
Styrofoam (#6 Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) ONLY)
Console Video Games (Xbox, PS3, Wii, etc.)
CD/DVDs
Cables/Cords
Toner/ Ink Cartridges
Not Accepted
Bottles/ Cans
Furniture
Polyurethane
Large Appliances (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
Styrofoam #4 Low-Density Polyethylene foam (LDPE/PELD)
Hazardous Waste (Paint, Motor Oil, Sharps, Bio Hazardous Waste)
Medical Electronics (Bodily contact devices such as Glucose Sensors)
UPS Batteries
The fellows who picked up our items were super nice and did a fantastic and neat job getting everything into one box. They do good work! It was a pleasure dealing with everyone in the office, too.
Everything went very smoothly. We got the heads up call as requested and the 2 gentlemen that came out didn’t require any additional assistance from us which is a huge deal as we are constantly busy here. Very professional and we’ll be calling you again when we have some more recycling that needs to be done.
Yes, the pickup went well. The guys were very nice and I’m very glad to have gotten rid of all that stuff. Thanks!
Note: All items must be at ground level or accessible by an elevator.
Thank you for completing the first step!
Please let us know what quantity and items you would like to recycle so we can reserve enough space on our truck.
FREE Data Erasure With a Certificate When You Recycle 2021/Newer Working Computers
(Applicable for all Apple and non-Apple computers)
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Business Pickup Intake Form
Note: All items must be at ground level or accessible by an elevator.
Organization Name*
Full Name*
Title*
Email*
Phone Number*
(Cell phone number preferred
for receiving an ETA text message.)
Pickup Address*
Preferred Pickup Date
Pickup Instruction
Authorization Approved By
Billing Information*
Attention To*
(For Billing Contact)
Billing Email*
Billing Phone Number*
(Cell phone number preferred
for receiving an ETA text message.)
Billing Address*
1 Qualifying Item for a FREE Pickup and FREE Data Erasure with Certificate:
Laptops/ Desktops (2021 or newer) in Working Condition (Power ON and Functioning)
IMPORTANT!
ALL Macbook EFi, Device Enrollment Program, and Remote Management Locks Must Be Removed to Qualified for Recycling Pickups
Data Erasure (Free)Â *
Physical Drive Destruction ($20 /device)
Detailed Description
* if device cannot successfully be erased to security standards, items will be upgraded to physical device destruction at no additional charge.
Not Qualified
IMPORTANT!
ALL Macbook EFi, Device Enrollment Program, and Remote Management Locks Must Be Removed to Qualified for Recycling Pickups
None, just recycle
Large quantity discount to be quoted
Physical Drive Destruction ($20 /device)
Large quantity discount to be quoted
* if device cannot successfully be erased to security standards, items will be upgraded to physical device destruction at no additional charge.
Non Qualifying Items (Office Equipment and Appliances)
Additional Data and Product Destruction Services
select an option
* if device cannot successfully be erased to security standards, items will be upgraded to physical device destruction at no additional charge.
* A certificate of physical destruction will be provided.
Certified Reports
* You will receive a report of all tracked items from your pickup, detailing any data or physical destruction services for pertient items including hard drives and tape based media.
ITAD
Please describe misc. Items here (ex: printers under 100 lbs, bankers boxes of cables, etc.)
Note: Once you submit this form, we will store your items data in database.
You will not lose any data submitting on this page.
Alternatively, email us at pickup@greencitizen.com or call us at 650 493 8700 x 103 to schedule. If you face any issues with the desktop app please submit via Point And Shoot Mobile App.
What is GreenCitizen’s Business Recycling Pickup?
GreenCitizen’s business recycling pickup is a commercial e-waste recycling service for organizations across the San Francisco Bay Area, with item-level tracking through our proprietary AGTAMS (AI-powered GreenCitizen Total Accountability Management System).
We collect laptops, desktops, servers, networking equipment like switches and routers, monitors, and other office electronics directly from your facility — and any device holding data is sanitized or physically destroyed with a certificate to prove it. All material is processed domestically. Nothing is exported overseas and nothing goes to landfill.
Certificates of Data Destruction and Recycling are available upon request.
Our commercial e-waste pickup service gives businesses a secure and efficient way to recycle outdated electronics, whether you are managing an office cleanout, IT equipment refresh, relocation, downsizing, or data center decommissioning. From a few pallets of computers to racks of retired servers, we handle the entire business electronics recycling process in one scheduled visit.
What Counts as Business E-Waste?
Commercial e-waste is any electronic equipment retired from business use. For most Bay Area organizations, that means:
Computers
Laptops, desktops, all-in-ones, tablets, and phones.
Infrastructure
Servers, storage arrays, switches, routers, firewalls, and rack hardware.
Displays
LCD and LED monitors, CRT monitors, and televisions.
Office electronics
Printers, scanners, fax machines, copiers, and shredders.
Media & components
Hard drives, tape media, optical discs, cables, and toner cartridges.
Who Uses Our Business Electronics Pickup Service
We regularly service IT departments, offices, data centers, schools and universities, healthcare practices, biotech and life-science labs, law firms, retail chains, and commercial property managers coordinating tenant move-outs. Pickup volume ranges from a single pallet to a full facility decommission.
Secure Data Destruction for Business Electronics
Every retired device is a data liability until someone proves otherwise. Our pickup service includes data handling as a first-class part of the process, not an afterthought bolted on at the warehouse.
We sanitize and destroy data using methods aligned to DoD 5220.22-M and NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1.
Data Sanitization and Physical Destruction Options
| Service | Cost | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Software-based data sanitization | $5/device | Functional drives being recycled |
| Physical hard drive destruction | $20/device | Maximum-security requirements |
| Data tape destruction (LTO/DAT/AIT/DLT) | $20/tape | Retired backup media |
| Physical destruction of mobile devices (phones or tablets) | $35/device | Cell phones and tablets with non-removable storage |
| Certified report | $5/device | Compliance audits |
**Large quantity discount to be quoted.
If a drive cannot be erased to security standards, we upgrade it to physical destruction at no additional charge. There is no scenario in which a device leaves our facility with recoverable data on it.
Large quantities are quoted at a discount. For dedicated hard drive work outside a pickup, see our hard drive data destruction service.
Before Pickup: Remove Device Locks
Please clear BIOS/EFI passwords, Apple Accounts, Device Enrollment Program enrollment, and any MDM or remote-management locks before we arrive. Locked devices can still be collected, but they cannot be sanitized and will not count toward your free-pickup qualifying items.
How to Qualify for a Free Business Electronics Recycling Pickup
To receive a free recycling pickup for your business, your request must meet these criteria:
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Qualifying inventory: Your load includes a minimum of 5 qualifying items (combined) from the categories below.
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Service area: Your facility is within a 35-mile radius of our Burlingame Eco-Center.
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Accessibility: Items are staged at ground level, at a commercial loading dock, or reachable by elevator.
If your inventory falls short of the qualifying threshold, we can still collect it for a standard logistics fee. Submit the form above and we’ll quote it before scheduling — you will never be surprised by a charge on pickup day.
Accepted and Non-accepted Items for Business Pickup
Qualifying FREE items
- Computers & IT: laptops, desktops, servers
- Enterprise networking: switches, routers, firewalls
- Displays: LCD monitors, all-in-one PCs, TVs
- Legacy displays: CRT monitors, CRT all-in-ones, CRT TVs
Standard-fee items
- Printers, fax machines, scanners, floor-standing copiers
- Microwaves and banker's boxes of small electronics or cables
- Sealed lead-acid UPS units (no lithium)
- Server racks, TVs 55″ and larger, anything over 100 lbs
Items We Cannot Accept
- Loose batteries not installed in a device
- Light bulbs, liquid-mercury devices, smoke detectors
- Hazardous waste — paint, motor oil, sharps, biohazard
- Medical electronics, furniture, large appliances
- Styrofoam #4 LDPE (we do take #6 EPS)
AGTAMS: Item-Level Chain of Custody
Most recycling programs go quiet the moment the truck pulls away. You get a weight ticket and a general assurance. If an auditor later asks what happened to a specific asset tag, there’s nothing to show them.
GreenCitizen tracks at the item level through AGTAMS (AI-powered GreenCitizen Total Accountability Management System), our proprietary chain-of-custody tool.
Item-Level Serialization And Chain Of Custody
We don’t just weigh pallets. Qualifying systems — laptops, desktops, and servers — are scanned into AGTAMS at pickup, creating a digital chain of custody that runs from your loading dock to our processing floor. Individual hard drives and storage media can be serialized and tracked as an additional service.
Audit-Ready ESG And Sustainability Reporting
AGTAMS can generate reporting that helps support internal and external sustainability requirements, including:
- Total weight diverted from landfills
- Estimated greenhouse gas impact (GHG) for sustainability reporting
- Material recovery breakdown (for example, metals, plastics, and glass)
Compliance Note: If you need documentation for annual sustainability reporting or ESG audits, GTAMS reporting helps turn e-waste handling into a verifiable record.
How the Business Computer & Electronics Recycling Pickup Works
Schedule and Scope
Submit your pickup request from above. We review your inventory volume, device types, and access requirements to confirm whether your request qualifies for free pickup or requires a standard pickup fee. You’ll receive a clear cost estimate before we schedule your pickup. We offer same-day and immediate (within 24 hours) pickup service.
Collection and Accountability
Our team arrives during your scheduled window and collects the equipment using documented handling procedures. Then, tracked assets are logged into AGTAMS. We can issue a Certificate of Insurance for commercial buildings — send us your property manager's COI requirements when you schedule and we'll have it ready.
Processing and Documentation
Equipment is processed at our Burlingame facility. Devices flagged for data services are sanitized or physically destroyed to DoD and NIST standards, and you receive documentation confirming completion. Detailed certified reporting including serial numbers and weight data is available at $5 per device.
Why Choose GreenCitizen for Business E-Waste Recycling
| Feature | GreenCitizen | Typical Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Item-level tracking | AGTAMS serialization — specific assets and serial numbers | Batch or weight only |
| Chain of custody | Digital, end to end, documented in AGTAMS | Variable or opaque |
| Data security | Certified sanitization and physical destruction in-house | Optional, limited, or subcontracted |
| Standards | DoD 5220.22-M and NIST SP 800-88 | Often unspecified |
| Certificates | Included for erasure and destruction | Inconsistent |
| Audit reporting | Serialized report available at $5 / device | Generic invoice, rarely serialized |
| ESG metrics | Supports Scope 3 and GHG reporting | Usually a separate third-party audit |
| Downstream | Processed in the United States — never exported | Frequently undisclosed |
*Capabilities vary by provider. Confirm chain-of-custody, data services, documentation, and downstream handling in writing.
Which Cities Does GreenCitizen Serve?
We provide business recycling pickups within a 35-mile radius of our Burlingame Eco-Center, covering San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, and the Peninsula.
We actively service businesses in the following communities:
San Francisco & Pensinsula
- Montara
- Moss Beach
- Pacifica
- Portola Valley
- Redwood City
- Redwood Shores
South Bay & Santa Clara Valley
- Milpitas
- Morgan Hill
- Mountain View
- Palo Alto
- San Jose
East Bay
- Alameda
- Albany
- Berkeley
- Concord
- Danville
- Dublin
- El Cerrito
- El Sobrante
- Emeryville
- Fremont
- Hayward
- Hercules
- Kensington
- Livermore
- Newark
- Oakland
- Piedmont
- Pinole
- Pleasanton
- San Lorenzo
- San Leandro
- San Ramon
- Union City
- Walnut Creek
North Bay & Marin
- Corte Madera
- Larkspur
- Mill Valley
- San Anselmo
- San Rafael
- Sausalito
- Tiburon
FAQ
Electronics are piling up faster than the world knows what to do with them, and most of it still isn't handled responsibly. E-waste is the fastest-growing waste stream on the planet — 62 million tons generated in 2022 alone, with only about 22% properly recycled. The rest is often shipped off to developing countries, where it gets torn apart or stripped with acid to salvage valuable metals, contaminating the soil, water, and air of the communities left to deal with it. GreenCitizen exists to break that pattern: every item we collect is tracked from pickup to final disposition through AGTAMS, and everything is processed right here in the United States — nothing gets dumped overseas, and nothing disappears without a paper trail.
The pickup fee is waived if your inventory includes at least 5 qualifying items (combined total): Laptops, Desktops, Servers, Enterprise Networking gear (Switches/Routers), or LCD/LED Monitors. If your inventory only consists of non-qualifying items (e.g., printers, cables, consumer electronics), we can still provide a pickup for a standard logistics fee.
A Detailed Certified Report is available for an additional $5/device. This is recommended for compliance audits.
Yes. We can provide a COI for commercial building pickups. Share your property manager’s COI requirements when scheduling so we can issue it correctly.
Most Bay Area pickups are scheduled within four hours to one business day of form submission, depending on availability and inventory scope.
Business pickups are available in the San Francisco Bay Area. Outside the Bay Area, you can use Mail-In Electronics Recycling.
Have items staged at ground level/loading dock or elevator-accessible. Include counts and device types in your request so we can confirm vehicle space and handling requirements.
Yes, please remove BIOS/EFI and management locks such as DEP/MDM/Remote Management, and Apple Accounts, before pickup to qualify for data sanitization services. Items with these types of locks can still be picked up, but will not count toward items qualifying for a free pickup.
If a device can’t be erased to security standards, it will be upgraded to physical device destruction at no additional charge.
Yes, as long as items are at ground level, at a commercial loading dock, or accessible by elevator.
Yes. We accept servers and enterprise networking equipment, including Cisco switches.
No. We cannot accept loose batteries that are not installed in electronics due to hazards associated with handling and storage.
We can currently accept only Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) UPS, but not lithium ones.Â
No. We do not accept single-use alkaline batteries or non-rechargeable electronic batteries such as carbon-zinc and zinc-air disposable batteries.
No. We do not accept light bulbs or items containing liquid mercury (for example, thermometers and thermostats).
We do not accept smoke detectors that contain americium-241.
No. We do not accept hazardous waste such as paint, motor oil, sharps, or biohazardous waste.
No. We do not accept any medical electronics.
No. We do not accept furniture (for example, chairs and couches) or large appliances such as stoves, washers, and dryers.
We accept #6 EPS but do not accept Styrofoam #4 low-density polyethylene foam (LDPE/PELD).