Contra Costa County covers refinery towns, a working port, BART-served office districts and some of the East Bay's quieter professional suburbs. On one day we might clear shop electronics from a refinery contractor in Richmond or Martinez; on the next, decommission a server room on a San Ramon corporate campus or collect a few drives from a Lafayette law office. We run all of it under the same certified process.
Every city below has its own page:
We also serve San Pablo, Pinole, Rodeo, El Sobrante, Moraga, Alamo, Bay Point, Discovery Bay and the Contra Costa Centre area. If you don't see your town, request a quote and we'll confirm.
Any retired business electronics qualify: desktops, laptops, servers and networking racks, UPS systems, copiers and printers, phone systems, TVs and monitors, POS terminals, audio and video equipment, all battery chemistries and hard drives. The work behind a pickup can include:
Six steps, the same in every city: containers, training, a pickup by our own crew, tracking under a ticket number, processing at our Sacramento facility, and certificates and reports. Every Contra Costa pickup runs under our ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certifications, and larger jobs can be phased across buildings with separate paperwork for each phase.
Discarded electronics and batteries are universal waste in California, so they can't go in household trash or a business dumpster. Our pickups are for businesses and agencies, and we don't offer residential service. Household electronics go to Secure Recycle, our sister company for consumers, which operates from our Sacramento address at 3921 Pell Circle. Contra Costa residents can also use a nearer site from CalRecycle's list.
Yes. We run recurring route-based pickups and on-call pickups. Retail and office clients with steady turnover usually prefer a schedule; a one-time lease-end clear-out is booked on call.
Yes. A company with offices in Walnut Creek and a warehouse in Richmond can run both under one account, with tickets, certificates and reports kept separately for each site in our client portal.
Request a quote with your city and a rough idea of volume, whether that's a single office in Lafayette or a data center exit in San Ramon.
No obligation. We respond same business day.
Prefer to talk? Call (916) 339-3676.
Data Center Decommissioning
Complete decommissioning of data centers and UPS systems, including equipment removal, data sanitization, and compliant recycling.
Business Electronics Recycling
Our electronic waste recycling services prioritize security and compliance, ensuring responsible disposal while also boosting your bottom line.
Hard Drive Destruction Service
Our data destruction services meet or exceed the most stringent industry standards, providing peace of mind and full compliance.
Bay Area & North Bay route
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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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.
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!
Thank You Gretchen! We are happy to make a difference.
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.
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.
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!
