Battery and e-waste recycling for contractors: tool and equipment batteries, jobsite electronics and test equipment.
Most construction e-waste is batteries. The rest comes from the electronics that run a modern jobsite and from the buildings you remodel or demolish. A typical load includes:
A damaged lithium pack in a job box can start a fire. Keep batteries in a closed, non-metal container away from heat, tape the terminals, and separate swollen or cracked packs. Lead acid batteries should stay upright and out of the rain. We can supply labeled containers and a short training for your crews. Our battery recycling page covers each chemistry.
Tenant improvements and teardowns turn up exit signs that can't go in the roll-off. One pickup can clear them along with the electronics. Asbestos, lead paint and chemical waste need a licensed hazardous waste contractor.
We collect from yards and active sites on a recurring route or on call, log every load at our Sacramento facility, and send each material to an approved recycler under our ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 systems. You receive a certificate of recycling for each pickup. Request a quote with your yard and site locations.
Construction companies go through tool batteries, equipment batteries, jobsite electronics, test instruments and site-office computers. We set up containers at your yard or site, collect on a schedule, and give you the records your safety and compliance programs need.
Electronic Waste Recycling
Our electronic waste recycling services prioritize security and compliance, ensuring responsible disposal while also boosting your bottom line.
Battery Recycling
We can recycle virtually all types of batteries. In most cases, it is either best practice or required to separate batteries by chemistry type.
Secure Data Destruction
Our data destruction services meet or exceed the most stringent industry standards, providing peace of mind and full compliance.
On-Site Hard Drive Shredding
Secure, compliant hard drive destruction performed at your location — protecting sensitive data, ensuring peace of mind, and meeting industry standards.
ITAD Services
Enterprise IT asset disposition: inventory, secure data treatment, reuse evaluation, and documented recycling for retired IT equipment.
Monitor Recycling
CRT and flat-panel monitor recycling with separate handling for leaded glass, lamps, and electronic components.
Server Disposal
Server, storage, and network equipment disposal with secure data treatment, deinstallation, and responsible recycling.
Data Center & UPS Removal
Complete decommissioning of data centers and UPS systems, including equipment removal, data sanitization, and compliant recycling.
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We provide certificates and reports as needed.
One-Stop Recycling for E-Waste & Batteries
Simplify your compliance and disposal process with bundled recycling services that handle both electronic devices and batteries in one streamlined solution.
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Our scheduled, route-based pickups cover all major regions of California—ensuring efficient, on-time service no matter where you operate.
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Secure, Labeled Containers Included
We provide clearly labeled, tamper-resistant containers to ensure safe and compliant collection of electronic waste and batteries at your location.
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Modern Waste Solutions has served businesses and communities across California with dependable, environmentally responsible recycling solutions for over two decades.
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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!
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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.
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No. Lead acid batteries from lifts, loaders, generators and trucks contain lead and sulfuric acid, and California requires them to go to a battery recycler. Store them upright and separate from scrap metal, and we collect them with your other batteries. The certificate of recycling shows where they went. Read more in our guide to lead acid and UPS battery recycling.
Yes. We collect from yards and active sites, on a recurring route or on call when a container fills. Tell us the site address, gate hours, the site contact and where the containers are staged. Each pickup is logged at our Sacramento facility, and you receive a certificate of recycling you can add to the project closeout file.
Keep batteries in a closed, non-metal container in a dry, shaded spot, away from fuel and heat. Tape the terminals of lithium-ion tool packs, and bag any swollen, cracked or leaking battery on its own. Lead acid batteries should stay upright on a pallet or in a tray. We can supply labeled containers and a short training for your crews so each site stores them the same way.
Laser levels, jobsite radios and cameras, tablets, site-office computers and printers, chargers, and test and control equipment such as meters, power supplies, transformers, switches and motors. Remodels add exit signs, which can go on the same pickup.
