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Electronics Recycling in Sacramento, CA

The City's appliance and e-waste pickup takes up to four electronics per appointment free; SRTS and the county NARS accept circuit-board electronics at no charge.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

5 ways to get rid of a electronics in Sacramento

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  1. CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · SacramentoNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
    How it works

    Book online, set out your electronics and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.

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  2. Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station (SRTS)Drop-off · 8491 Fruitridge Road, SacramentoFree
    Where

    8491 Fruitridge Road
    Sacramento, CA 95826

    Hours

    Monday–Saturday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed Sundays

    Cost & rules

    Other electronics

    AcceptedFree (documented)
    Fees for other electronics
    Minimum charge per load (800 lbs or less)$72.00 per visit
    • Items that contain a circuit board.

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  3. Sacramento County North Area Recovery Station (4450 Roseville Rd, North Highlands)County service · Sacramento CountyOpen to everyoneFree
    How it works

    Sacramento County transfer station at 4450 Roseville Road, North Highlands, CA 95660 (unincorporated county). Open Monday–Friday 6:30 a.m.–6 p.m. and weekends 8 a.m.–6 p.m.; a household hazardous waste drop-off on site keeps shorter hours. Car loads are $10, pickups $40; loads of only no-fee items are free.

    Cost & rules
    • Free for residents only; business e-waste goes through the county commercial hazardous waste program.
    • Free when the load holds only no-fee items; otherwise the vehicle fee applies (car $10, pickup $40).

    Official page (opens in new tab)

  4. City of Sacramento Appliance and E-Waste Pickup (by appointment)City service · SacramentoSacramento residentsFree
    How it works

    City of Sacramento residential customers get two free curbside appointments a year, year-round, for up to two appliances or four e-waste items each, booked through 311.

    Cost & rules
    • Book through Sac311, the Sac 311 app or 3-1-1; two free appointments per calendar year, separate from junk pickup.
    • Before you go: Remove any removable batteries.

    Official page (opens in new tab)

  5. California Covered Electronic Waste (CEW) Recycling ProgramState program · CaliforniaOpen to everyoneConditions applyFree
    How it works

    Statewide program under the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003, run by CalRecycle with DTSC and CDTFA and funded by a recycling fee paid when buying covered devices. Approved collectors are paid to take covered video display devices (TVs, monitors, laptops, tablets and other screens over 4 inches) and, since Jan. 1, 2026, battery-embedded products. CalRecycle says Californians can recycle e-waste with an authorized collector at no charge; find one in the eRecycle directory.

    Cost & rules
    • Covered: video display devices with screens over 4 inches (TVs, monitors, laptops, tablets, smart displays, portable DVD players). Since Jan. 1, 2026 the program also covers battery-embedded products (built-in, non-removable batteries); confirm with the collector.
    • Use an authorized (approved) collector; it will ask your name and address to confirm the item came from California. Find one in CalRecycle's eRecycle directory.

    Official page (opens in new tab)

Before you go

  1. List each device; operators often price printers, phones and audio equipment differently.
  2. Erase phones and remove memory cards before you drop them off.
  3. Ask whether there’s a per-pound or per-item fee.
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Checked October 26, 2026

  • Sacramento County WMR: North Area Recovery Station (opens in new tab) · Sacramento County Waste Management & Recycling
    • Customers do not have to be Sacramento County residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Sacramento County WMR: North Area Recovery Station Fees (effective 01-01-26) (opens in new tab) · Sacramento County Waste Management & Recycling · effective January 1, 2026
    • Non-weighed loads: cars, station wagons and small SUVs $10; small vans and large SUVs $20; pickup trucks $40; large vans $50. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Loads containing only no-fee items, in any combination, are free. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Electronic waste (CRTs, TVs, monitors, printers, copiers, fax machines, cell phones) is no fee for residents; business loads go to the commercial hazardous waste program. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Sacramento County WMR: Free Residential Drop Off Items (opens in new tab) · Sacramento County Waste Management & Recycling
    • Free e-waste includes laptops, computers, tablets, all-in-one desktops, gaming consoles, DVD players, TVs, printers and stereos. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The free e-waste list also names gaming consoles, DVD players and TVs. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Sacramento County WMR: NARS Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Facility (opens in new tab) · Sacramento County Waste Management & Recycling
    • Residents can drop off up to 15 gallons or 125 pounds of household hazardous waste per month free at the NARS HHW Facility (Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Sacramento: Household Junk Pickup (opens in new tab) · City of Sacramento Recycling & Solid Waste
    • The residential collection customer, including tenants of single-family homes and duplexes, may book. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Book through Sac311 online, the Sac 311 app, or by calling 3-1-1 or (916) 264-5011. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • City Recycling and Solid Waste customers can use the yearly dump coupon to bring one load free to 8491 Fruitridge Road. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Sacramento: Appliance and E-Waste Pickup (opens in new tab) · City of Sacramento Recycling & Solid Waste
    • Residential customers can schedule two free appliance and electronics appointments each calendar year, year-round. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Up to four e-waste items per appointment, including CRT/LCD/LED monitors and TVs, plasma/projection TVs and desktop/laptop computers. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Accepted electronics include CRT/LCD/LED monitors and TVs, plasma/projection/DLP TVs and desktop/laptop computers. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Household batteries and items with adhered lithium batteries are not accepted in the appliance and e-waste program. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • WM: Sacramento Recycling and Transfer (SRT) gate rates, effective January 1, 2025 (opens in new tab) · WM (Waste Management) · effective January 1, 2025
    • Minimum charge $72 per load (800 lbs or less); trash $178 per ton. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Electronic waste containing a circuit board (computers, monitors, TVs) is no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CalRecycle: Thank You for Recycling Your Electronic Waste! (consumer flyer) (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
    • CalRecycle says Californians have many opportunities to recycle unwanted e-waste with an authorized collector at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Because the state pays collectors only for e-waste from California, collectors of TVs and monitors ask for your name and address. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CalRecycle: Electronic Waste Management (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
    • The CEW Recycling Program, set up under the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003, provides all Californians with convenient recycling for unwanted electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Since January 1, 2026, SB 1215 adds covered battery-embedded products (products with batteries not easily removed by the user) to the CEW Recycling Program. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CalRecycle: Covered Electronic Waste (CEW) Recycling Program (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
    • Covered electronic devices are video display devices with screens over four inches diagonally: CRT TVs and monitors; LCD/LED TVs, monitors, laptops, tablets, smart displays and portable DVD players; plasma TVs; and OLED TVs, monitors, laptops and tablets. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CalRecycle: SB 1215 Covered Battery-Embedded Products (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
    • A covered battery-embedded product contains a battery not designed to be easily removed by the user with common household tools; certain medical devices, energy storage systems and e-cigarettes are excluded. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • CalRecycle points people to its eRecycle directory to find a local e-waste collector. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DTSC: Covered Electronic Devices (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
    • Unwanted covered electronic devices are universal waste and may not go in household trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DTSC: Electronic Hazardous Waste (E-Waste) (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
    • DTSC says e-waste (any unwanted electronic device or CRT) is a universal waste in California, a type of hazardous waste, and must go to an authorized e-waste handler, not household trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • DTSC lists typical e-waste as TVs, monitors, tablets, laptops, computers, printers, VCRs, DVD players, cell phones, telephones and radios. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Smashing or destroying e-waste without authorization is illegal, including in rage rooms. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The Cell Phone Recycling Act of 2004 requires cell phone retailers to have a take-back program for customers' used cell phones. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CalRecycle: Waste Banned from the Trash (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
    • CalRecycle's banned-from-trash list says not to throw electronic devices in the trash, including TVs, monitors, laptops, computer CPUs, printers, radios, microwave ovens, VCRs and phones. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CalRecycle: Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Fee (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
    • Battery-embedded products such as many cell phones, smart watches, wireless speakers and headphones carry a recycling fee of 1.5% of the retail price, capped at $15 per device. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The CEW recycling fee is not a deposit and is not refunded when you recycle. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DTSC: Universal Waste (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
    • DTSC says universal wastes (batteries, electronic waste, CRTs, lamps, mercury wastes, non-empty aerosol cans and PV modules) must go to a designated handler or recycler and cannot go in household trash or landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DTSC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
    • It is illegal to dispose of household hazardous waste in the trash, down the drain, or by abandonment; it must go to a household hazardous waste facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • DTSC lists antifreeze, batteries, e-waste, household cleaners, paints, pesticides, pool cleaners, solvents, used oil and mercury wastes among common household hazardous wastes. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Many cities and counties run household hazardous waste collection programs; DTSC keeps a map of HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Many HHW facilities keep set days and hours, some cap daily amounts, some only hold events once or twice a year, and many require an appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CalRecycle: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
    • CalRecycle says it is illegal to dispose of hazardous waste in the garbage, down storm drains or onto the ground. Checked October 26, 2026.

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