Computer and e-Waste Recycling in & Near Milpitas, CA

Recycling e-waste is a bit of a project: first you need to remove all personal data from the devices, and then you need to find a place that will accept both the type of electronic device and the quantity you wish to recycle, and preferably locally.

Many electronic products (e-waste is old computers, cell phones, PDAs, etc) are used to store personal information. Before donating or recycling your equipment, remember to remove all sensitive and personal information from its memory. Note that simply using your keyboard or mouse to delete files does not necessarily completely remove the information from your device’s memory. Your local software store can provide you with the necessary drive cleaning software appropriate for your system.

Getting Started

How to Wipe a Computer Clean of Personal Data
Short of removing the drive altogether, the best solution is to perform what’s known as a factory reset. As for why you can’t simply clear out your Downloads folder and log out of your accounts, Matt Ham, owner of the service company Computer Repair Doctor, explains that manually purging files isn’t enough.

Local stores that take back electronics in limited amounts

Best Buy
Electronics, Appliances and Fitness Equipment Recycling at Best Buy. You can recycle up to three items per household per day (see categories below for state-specific info, and different limitations on TVs, computer monitors and laptops). If it is a product type that you can buy at Best Buy, they probably recycle it.
63 Ranch Dr.
408-942-0201

Home Depot
Our local Home Depot recycles small light bulbs (but not long florescent tubes) and rechargeable batteries only. Bring to the customer service desk, the door just north of the garden center, near the disabled parking. How to toss other products you have purchased at Home Depot.
1177 Great Mall Drive
408-942-7301

Saf Keep Storage of Milpitas
Offers free e-waste drop-off at its location at 1680 S. Main St. Residents can bring any kind of electronic waste between 9am & 5pm every day at no charge. Now also at 985 Montague Expressway.
For more information call 408-600-0114

Staples
Outdated technology doesn’t have to end up in a landfill. So when it’s time to upgrade your laptops and printers or replace your ink and toner, count on Staples to recycle it responsibly.
627 East Calaveras Blvd.
408-956-9204

Places with larger capacity to take more eWaste

Computer Recycling Center
Accepts all computers, working or not. Also provides refurbished computers to schools and non-profits.

E-Cycle Environmental
Will come down to Milpitas businesses to pick up a minimum of 10 computers or any electronics. May be a small fee. Call at 510-839-5000 in Oakland.

Green Ewaste Recycling Center
Green Ewaste Recycling Center services the Bay Area with electronic waste disposal drop-off and free* business ewaste pick-up. To eliminate the risks of attempts to reuse or recover data from corporate computers and devices, Green e-waste recycling can physically destroy hard drives, cell phones, PDAs, tablets, tapes, flash memory, RAM, ROM, integrated circuits, DVDs, CDs and computer equipment.
1664 Watson Ct.
408-898-8640

Milpitas Computer Liquidators
Purchases assets, large and small, of excess and obsolete computer equipment, specializing in technology assets in the Silicon Valley region. We buy and sell the following computer equipment: PC and Apple computer parts, consumer electronics, and networking equipment. We buy used & refurbished Cisco equipment. We sell used, but still functional equipment, too. Contact A-Z Milpitas computer liquidators, to find out how we can help you maximize the value of your surplus computer inventory by offering you cash for your IT related liquidations. Please note our liquidation service is only for business dealers and corporate environments; we do not buy from or sell to the general public.
By Appointment Only – 408-907-9147