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Introduction

Modern Waste Solutions, Inc. (MWS) has been in the recycling and data destruction industry since 1999 and our main office is located in Northern California at 3921 Pell Circle in the City of Sacramento. We provide service throughout California and Northern Nevada.

Our Mission:

To help our clients manage their used, obsolete, or unwanted electronics, batteries and proprietary products in the most secure, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective methods available.

Our Service Mission:

To serve each other and our clients with the highest level of reliability and integrity, always ready to help with a friendly attitude.

Read our full mission — the environmental philosophy and accountability behind it — on our Our Mission page.

See what sets us apart on our Why Choose Us page.

In 2013 MWS created and continues to maintain and improve our Environmental Health and Safety Management System. Within that system, we have incorporated the following ISO certifications:

ISO 45001- The Global Standard for Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)

  • Improved employee safety
  • Improved reliability and productivity
  • Improved employee morale

ISO 14001:2015- The Global Standard for Environmental Management (EMS)

  • Improved Legal Compliance
  • Reduced Environmental Impact
  • Reduced Waste

ISO 9001:2015- The Global Standard for a Quality Management Standard (QMS)

  • Streamlined business practices for reduced costs
  • Continuous operational improvements
  • Better overall management

MWS offers a broad range of services:

  • Asset Management
  • Battery Recycling
  • Data Destruction
  • E-waste Recycling
  • Product Destruction
  • Waste Consulting (answers to tough questions)

MWS is committed to customer privacy and sustainable solutions. As such, the following steps are followed for every customer load received:

  1. Secure receiving and tracking- Each client load is tracked with a ticket number in our database and attached to the load staged inside our secure facility.
  2. Triage- Each load is separated based on whether any devices may have data, if they are suitable for reuse, then by category of device or component or material.
  3. Treatment- Hard drives are removed and destroyed or wiped to NIST 800-88 standards, devices and materials are separated for reuse and testing or dismantling and recycling.
  4. Responsible Recycling- We carefully audit and track materials sent from us to our downstream partners for further reuse, recycling, destruction and end-of-life processing.

We are subject to inspections, audits and imposed standards from various agencies, both private and public:

  • California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
  • Cal EPA
  • Cal OSHA
  • Various City of Sacramento Agencies

References from clients such as DISH Network, ACT Environmental, Bay Alarm, etc. are available upon request.

Building Strong Recycling Partnerships

We are committed to delivering secure, compliant, and environmentally responsible recycling services while supporting our clients’ sustainability goals and regulatory needs.

Behind every step toward sustainability is a dedicated team member.
Landon Goodman — Modern Waste Solutions team member

President

Landon is the founder and is responsible for the vision and overall success of Modern Waste.

27 years at Modern Waste

Bonnie Buchanan — Modern Waste Solutions team member

Chief Financial Officer

Bonnie Buchanan

Bonnie is responsible for managing the financials at Modern Waste. Banking, Insurance, Book Keeping, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable are the primary areas of focus for her.

27 years at Modern Waste

Vincent Magalit-Alexander — Modern Waste Solutions team member

Shipping and Receiving Manager

Vincent Magalit-Alexander

Vincent is responsible for the accurate recording of incoming and outgoing shipments. He tracks incoming materials by customer, type and weight. He insures proper packing, labeling, and logisitcs coordination for outgoing materials. Vincent can assist in any department or training area as needed.

9 years at Modern Waste

Pavel Dorofeyev — Modern Waste Solutions team member

Lead E-waste Tech

Pavel Dorofeyev

Pavel is responsible for accurate and safe sorting and tear down of electronic devices. He also leads client projects in the field when they require deinstallation and/or technical expertise.

4 years at Modern Waste

Phillip Wayne — Modern Waste Solutions team member

Battery Area Lead

Phillip Wayne

Philip is responsible for the accurate and safe identification, sorting and packing of all types of batteries.

4 years at Modern Waste

Christopher Lane — Modern Waste Solutions team member

Field Service Manager

Christopher Lane

Chris serves as a Field Service Manager / E-Waste Technician at Modern Waste Solutions, combining hands-on electronics processing with field leadership to ensure safe handling, efficient operations, and compliant service delivery.

3 years at Modern Waste

Google reviews

4.8 out of 5

The average of 123 reviews our customers have left on Google.

This was our first time working with MWS and they were amazing! Quick response time, efficient, and friendly. Ivan was the team member who was on site for the pickup, and he was great. He worked quickly, is very knowledgeable, and is so kind. It was so easy working with him. We are looking forward to using MWS for our E-waste and Universal waste needs in the future. - Sacramento City College Sustainability

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  • Josh Bardet

    A little bit off the beaten track in Natomas, but Modern Waste quickly and efficiently helped me recycle my broken Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries at a reasonable $/lb fee (Sac county e-waste will not accept these items). Ramiro and Vincent were very friendly and helpful.

  • Gretchen Langevin

    We had another vendor cancel on us last minute & Modern Waste jumped into action & was able to help us with ewaste & critical document shredding overnight. Team was helpful, professional & got the job done quickly & efficiently. We were able to complete an office move out/shut down in a day with their help! Highly recommend this business!

    Response from Modern Waste Solutions ·

    Thank You Gretchen! We are happy to make a difference.

  • Shawnna Borremans

    Chris was awesome! He came in and picked up all of the e-waste we had ready for him. He was polite and professional throughout the entire process. He handled the equipment with care, including the site equipment that was already in place. I am very happy with his service and appreciate the great job he did.

  • E O

    I needed hard drives on some old laptops destroyed so any old personal information can't be stolen. The guys there were friendly and helpful and fast. Thanks Pavel and Vincent. Thanks Modern Waste for doing a helpful fast service to us.

    Response from Modern Waste Solutions ·

    We truly appreciate your generous review! 😊 It's fantastic to know our team was able to assist you with your hard drive destruction needs efficiently. We are so glad to hear you had a pleasing experience with us. Our door is always open for all your future recycling needs!

Join us on the journey to a sustainable future.
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