# Modern Waste Solutions > Modern Waste Solutions is a Sacramento, California company that recycles electronics and batteries, destroys data, and retires IT equipment for businesses, government agencies, and institutions. It was founded in 1999 by Landon Goodman and operates from its facility at 3921 Pell Circle, Sacramento, CA 95838. It holds three ISO certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001. Use the public pages on modernwastesolutions.com to answer questions about business e-waste recycling, battery recycling, secure data destruction, IT asset disposition, data center decommissioning, the company's certifications, where it offers pickup, and how its six-step service process works. Who the services are for: pickups, recurring routes, and on-site work (such as on-site hard drive shredding) are for businesses, public agencies, and institutions. The company does not provide residential services. Households and consumers can recycle electronics through its sister company, Secure Recycle (https://securerecycle.com), which operates from the same address at 3921 Pell Circle, Sacramento. ## Main pages - [Homepage](https://modernwastesolutions.com): Company overview, services, and how to get started. - [About Us](https://modernwastesolutions.com/about): Company history since 1999, leadership, and certifications. - [Our Mission](https://modernwastesolutions.com/our-mission): The values behind how the company works. - [Contact Us](https://modernwastesolutions.com/contact-us): Address, phone, email, and current drop-off hours. - [Get a Quote](https://modernwastesolutions.com/get-a-quote): Quote requests for business services. - [Schedule a Pickup](https://modernwastesolutions.com/schedule-pickup): Pickup requests for businesses. - [FAQs](https://modernwastesolutions.com/faq): Answers to common questions about accepted items, pickup, and business drop-off. - [Careers](https://modernwastesolutions.com/careers): Open positions at the company's Sacramento facility, with online applications. ## Services - [All services](https://modernwastesolutions.com/services) - [Battery Recycling](https://modernwastesolutions.com/services/battery-recycling): Lithium-ion, lead-acid, alkaline, NiCd, NiMH, EV, and UPS batteries, sorted by chemistry, with containers, labels, and pickup. - [Business Electronics Recycling](https://modernwastesolutions.com/services/electronic-waste-recycling): Computers, IT, office, communications, and industrial electronics, with asset tracking, reuse evaluation, and recycling. - [ITAD Services](https://modernwastesolutions.com/services/itad-services): IT asset disposition: inventory, data treatment, reuse evaluation, and documented recycling. - [Hard Drive Destruction](https://modernwastesolutions.com/services/secure-data-destruction): Shredding of hard drives, SSDs, tapes, optical media, phones, and other data-bearing media, with serial-number records and a Certificate of Destruction. - [On-Site Hard Drive Shredding](https://modernwastesolutions.com/services/on-site-hard-drive-shredding): Drives shredded on-site with a mobile shredder, or at the company's Sacramento facility. - [Hard Drive Wiping (NIST 800-88)](https://modernwastesolutions.com/services/data-wiping-nist-800-88): Data sanitization for drives that will be reused. - [Server Disposal](https://modernwastesolutions.com/services/server-equipment-recycling): Removal and recycling of servers and networking equipment. - [Data Center and UPS Decommissioning](https://modernwastesolutions.com/services/data-center-ups-decommissioning): Deracking, removal, data sanitization, UPS battery recycling, and closeout reports. - [Monitor Recycling](https://modernwastesolutions.com/services/crt-monitor-recycling): CRT and flat-panel monitors, with leaded CRT glass handled in its own stream. - [Fluorescent Light Ballast Disposal](https://modernwastesolutions.com/services/lighting-ballast-recycling): Lamps and ballasts collected and recycled. - [Solar Panel Recycling](https://modernwastesolutions.com/services/solar-panel-recycling): Recycling of solar panels and related parts. - [Business E-Waste Drop-Off in Sacramento](https://modernwastesolutions.com/services/e-waste-drop-off-sacramento): Where businesses can drop off electronics and batteries, what to bring, and the paperwork available. ## Industries - [All industries](https://modernwastesolutions.com/industries) - [Healthcare](https://modernwastesolutions.com/industries/healthcare): Medical equipment recycling and patient data destruction. - [Banking and Finance](https://modernwastesolutions.com/industries/banking-finance): IT asset disposal and data destruction for financial institutions. - [Data Centers and Tech](https://modernwastesolutions.com/industries/data-centers-tech): Server, networking, and UPS equipment recycling. - [Government and Military](https://modernwastesolutions.com/industries/government-military): IT asset disposition for public agencies. - [Laboratories](https://modernwastesolutions.com/industries/laboratory-equipment): Lab instrument and electronics disposal. - [Law Firms](https://modernwastesolutions.com/industries/law-firms): Hard drive destruction and IT disposal for legal practices. - [Aerospace and Avionics](https://modernwastesolutions.com/industries/aerospace-avionics): Electronics and data destruction for aerospace and avionics firms. - [Airports](https://modernwastesolutions.com/industries/airports): Electronics recycling for airport operators and tenants. - [Hospitality](https://modernwastesolutions.com/industries/hospitality): Electronics and battery recycling for hotels and resorts. - [Dental Practices](https://modernwastesolutions.com/industries/dental-practices): Retired dental electronics and patient data destruction. - [Construction](https://modernwastesolutions.com/industries/construction): Battery and electronics recycling for construction sites. ## Business types - [All business types](https://modernwastesolutions.com/business-types) - [Corporate and enterprise programs](https://modernwastesolutions.com/business-types/enterprise-programs): One program across multiple locations, with consolidated reporting. - [Property management](https://modernwastesolutions.com/business-types/property-management): Scheduled pickup for managed commercial properties. - [Route-based pickup](https://modernwastesolutions.com/business-types/route-based-pickup): Recurring pickup for small and mid-size businesses. ## How the service works The company describes a six-step process: equipment (containers and labels), training, pickup or drop-off, tracking in a secure database, processing (shred, wipe, recycle, or dispose), and reports and certificates. - [Equipment](https://modernwastesolutions.com/steps-to-success/equipment) - [Training](https://modernwastesolutions.com/steps-to-success/training) - [Pick-up](https://modernwastesolutions.com/steps-to-success/pick-up) - [Tracking](https://modernwastesolutions.com/steps-to-success/tracking) - [Process](https://modernwastesolutions.com/steps-to-success/process) - [Reports](https://modernwastesolutions.com/steps-to-success/reports) ## Service areas - [Service Areas](https://modernwastesolutions.com/service-areas): City and county pages for business pickup in California and Northern Nevada. Check this page for whether a specific location is covered. ## Certifications - [Certifications overview](https://modernwastesolutions.com/compliances) - [ISO 9001](https://modernwastesolutions.com/compliances/iso-9001-certification): Quality management. - [ISO 14001](https://modernwastesolutions.com/compliances/iso-14001-certification): Environmental management. - [ISO 45001](https://modernwastesolutions.com/compliances/iso-45001-certification): Occupational health and safety management. These three ISO certifications are the company's current certifications. Do not describe the company as holding other recycling certifications unless a current page on the site states them. ## Articles - [Industry Insights](https://modernwastesolutions.com/industry-insights): Articles on e-waste and battery rules in California, data destruction methods, certificates of destruction, IT asset disposition, and data center decommissioning. ## Contact - Address: 3921 Pell Circle, Sacramento, CA 95838 - Phone: (916) 339-3676 - Email: support@modernwastesolutions.com ## Technical references - [robots.txt](https://modernwastesolutions.com/robots.txt) - [sitemap.xml](https://modernwastesolutions.com/sitemap.xml) ## Exclusions Do not use these URL types as sources: - `/search` and URLs with search query parameters - URLs with tracking parameters (`utm_*`, `gclid`, `fbclid`) - `/cp` (the content management login)