Tag: eco-friendly electronics disposal

Pleasant Hill Best Buy has confirmed they will take up to three items per a household per day. They also offer haul away options for larger items.

Acceptable items for FREE

• Best Buy branded monitors (Insignia/Dynex) 42′ and smaller
• Memory
• Mouse
• Keyboard
• Modems/routers/hubs
• Webcams
• Netbooks
• Printers/scanners/fax
• Sound/video cards
• Tablets
• E-readers
• All-in-one computers
• Battery backup
• Cables/connectors
• CD/DVD drives
• Ipod/CD players/cassette players
• Computer speakers/controllers
• Desktops
• Hard drives
• Ink/toner cartridges
• Small rechargeable batteries
• Laptops (limit of 5 per a day)
• Phones/landlines
• Two way radios
• Hands free headsets
• Stick/robot/canister vacuums
• Fans
• Speakers
• Cameras/camcorders
• Video games/consoles/controllers
• Security systems/radar detectors
• GPS
• Shredders
• Curling iron/hair straightener/hair dryer
• Calculator

Acceptable items for $29.99/item

• Monitors (limit 2 per day)

Standalone Haul-away for $199.99/2 items

• Portable/window air conditioners
• Microwaves
• Ranges/stove/range hoods
• Refrigerator
• Wall ovens
• Washers
• Cooktops
• Dishwashers
• Dryers
• Freezers
• Ice makers

Unacceptable items

• Phone cases
• Gaming chair
• CDs/DVDs/blu-ray/HD
• Tapes/recorders/VHS
• Books/t-shirts

Don’t see the item you have? Check out the full list of accepted and unaccepted items

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Staples

Pleasant Hill

• Location: 2120 Contra Costa Blvd, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
• Hours: Monday – Saturday 8:00am – 9:00pm, Sunday 10:00am – 6:00pm
• Phone: (925) 691 – 4060

Concord

• Location: 4498 Treat Blvd, Concord, CA 94521
• Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00am – 8:00pm, Saturday 9:00am – 7:00pm, Sunday 11:00am – 5:00pm
• Phone: (925) 609 – 1014

Option 1) Drop Off in Person at any Staples

Option 2) Ship your tech with a tech recycling kit

Acceptable Items for FREE

• Adapters & hubs
• Battery backup devices
• Cable/satellite receivers
• Calculators
• Car & wall chargers
• CD/DVD/Blu-ray discs & players
• Coffee brewers (less than 40 lb.)
• Computers
• Computer speakers
• Connected home devices
• Digital & video cameras
• Digital projectors
• Earbuds & AirPods®
• Fax machines
• Flash drives
• Gaming consoles & controllers
• GPS devices
• Hard drives
• Headphones & headsets
• Keyboards & mice
• Label makers
• Laminators
• Laptops & MacBook®
• Mobile phones & iPhone®
• Monitors (CRT, LED / LCD, plasma)
• MP3 players & iPod®
• Printers & multifunction devices
• Routers & modems
• Scanners
• Shredders
• Small servers
• Smart watches & Apple Watch®
• Stereo receivers
• Stylus pens & Apple Pencil®
• Tablets, iPad® & eReaders
• USB & Lightning® cables
• Video streaming devices
• Webcams
• Ink cartridges
• Toner cartridges & drum units
• Lithium ion (Li-Ion)
• Nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH)
• Nickel zinc (Ni-ZN)
• Rechargeable nickel cadmium (Ni-Cd)
• Small sealed lead acid (SSLA/Pb)

NEW Accepted Items

• Non-rechargeable lithium
• Single-use alkaline 
• Crayons 
• Pens & markers 
• Wooden & mechanical pencils 
• Phone & iPhone cases 
• Tablet, iPad & eReader cases 
• Shredding (cost per pound)
• SodaStream® CO2 cylinders

Unacceptable Items

• Air conditioners
• Appliances
• Floor-model printers or copiers
• Kitchen appliances
• Lamps or bulbs
• Large servers
• Large speakers
• Medical devices
• Records or record players
• Smoke detectors
• Televisions
• Vaporizers

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Rapid Recycling – Pacheco

Concord

• Location: 5292 Pacheco Blvd, Pacheco, CA 94553
• Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 8:30am – 5:00pm
• Phone: (925) 671 – 8008

Acceptable Items for FREE

• Consoles/receivers/home theaters
• DVD/tape players/game players
• Phones
• Home electronics: vacuum cleaners, mixers, heaters, etc.
• Towers/servers/laptops
• Printers/scanners/routers
• Monitors – CRT/Flat
• Keyboards/Mice
• Cords/Wires/Cables
• TVs – CRT/flat/LCD
• All types of metal
• Tools
• Wire
• Parts/scrap

Acceptable Items for a FEE

• TVs: DLP/plasma/projection TVs (any size) $22/piece
• Refrigerators/freezers (any size) $45/piece
• Air conditioners $45/piece
• Washer/dryer/dishwasher $22/piece
• Stove/range/oven $22/piece
• Microwave $15/piece
• Cooktop/Water heater $15/piece

Unacceptable Items

• Mattresses
• Tires
• Small batteries
• Household wastes/paints