El Dorado County climbs from the foothills to the lake. At the western end, Placerville, the old Gold Rush town once called Hangtown, and unincorporated Cameron Park hold most of the county's offices, shops and service businesses along the Highway 50 corridor. At the eastern end, South Lake Tahoe runs a resort and casino economy at about 6,200 feet, with equipment turnover that follows the ski and summer seasons.
A recycler that serves only one end of that road leaves the other end stuck, so our route covers both.
- Placerville: Gold Country storefronts and Highway 50 offices, served on our regular route.
- Cameron Park: offices and shops in an unincorporated community with few local e-waste options, including on-site hard drive shredding.
- South Lake Tahoe: resorts, casinos and mountain businesses, including UPS decommissioning.
The same route passes through Diamond Springs and the smaller foothill communities along the way, and it connects to Auburn and the rest of Placer County.
Businesses can put any retired electronics on a pickup: desktops, laptops, servers, monitors and TVs, printers and copiers, phone systems, point-of-sale systems, networking gear, UPS units, all battery chemistries and hard drives. For a resort or casino, that can include guest-room TVs and UPS battery backups. Relevant services include electronics recycling, battery recycling, on-site hard drive shredding and data center and UPS decommissioning.
Distance and weather affect when we can schedule a pickup. For the work itself, we supply containers, train staff, and send our own crew for the pickup; no load is handed to a parcel carrier because it's far from Sacramento. Each load is then tracked, processed at our facility and documented in certificates and reports under our ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certifications. If your Tahoe property has a season when a pickup is easier to fit in, tell us and we'll plan around it.
Modern Waste Solutions works only with businesses and public agencies, and we don't pick up from homes, including homes that double as offices. El Dorado County residents and home offices can take old electronics to our sister company, Secure Recycle, at 3921 Pell Circle in Sacramento. Residents farther up the hill can check CalRecycle's list of collection sites. Electronics and batteries can't go in the trash; they're universal waste under California rules.
Is there a minimum pickup size up here?
Minimums depend on the route and the material. A stop on a scheduled foothill or Tahoe run can usually be smaller than a special trip, so give us your volume and location and we'll tell you what applies.
Can you shred drives at our site instead of taking them?
Yes, at business locations. On-site hard drive shredding lets you watch the destruction and keeps drives from leaving the building intact.
Request a quote with your town and what you're retiring, and we'll place the pickup on the next foothill or Tahoe run.
No obligation. We respond same business day.
Reviews
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.
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.
Aaron and Vincent were awesome, excellent customer service!
Great guys, excellent customer service, highly recommend!
Polite, quick and easy.
Chris from modern waste was the most outstanding respectful person I ever met my life when he was done he offered to sweep the floors. He offered so much even though he was limited on time he went out of his way and he’s over beyond best guy I ever met thank you so much for your service services Dan ITG.
