Merced County's economy was built on agriculture, and it still is outside the county seat. What changed it was UC Merced, the newest campus in the University of California system, which added research labs and university offices to a city that already had Mercy Medical Center as the region's healthcare anchor. Around them, packing, distribution and farm operations keep retiring the office and warehouse electronics that every business eventually has to clear out.
- Merced: UC Merced departments and labs, healthcare facilities, and agricultural distributors.
- Atwater: tenants of the Castle Airport business park on the former Castle Air Force Base, plus farm offices.
- Los Banos: small businesses and farm operations on our route between the Bay Area and Fresno.
Our route also stops in Livingston, Delhi and Winton, and it connects to Madera and Modesto, so Merced County pickups can often share a trip.
Businesses and institutions can put nearly anything electronic on a pickup: desktops, laptops, servers, lab computers and instruments, monitors and TVs, copiers and printers, phone systems, networking gear, warehouse scanners, UPS units, all battery chemistries and hard drives. Medical and lab equipment should be described when you book so we can plan the handling. The services that usually apply are electronic waste recycling, secure data destruction for research and patient-record drives, and battery recycling.
Every Merced County account goes through our six steps. We start with containers and training at your site, and our own crew makes the pickup. At our Sacramento facility the load is tracked under a ticket number, processed with data-bearing devices handled first, and documented in certificates and reports. All of it runs under our ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certifications.
We don't provide residential services; pickups are for businesses, agencies and institutions. Merced County households can recycle electronics through our sister company, Secure Recycle, at the same Sacramento address, 3921 Pell Circle, or find a local collection site on CalRecycle's list. Discarded electronics and batteries are universal waste under California rules, so the trash isn't an option.
Can a university department get serial-level records?
Yes, if it's in the scope. Serial-level reporting depends on an agreed inventory process at pickup, so say you need it when you request a quote.
Is there a minimum load for Atwater or Los Banos?
Minimums depend on the route and the material. A stop on a scheduled Central Valley run can usually take a smaller load than a special trip.
Request a quote with your city and equipment type. For lab or medical equipment, flag it up front so we can plan the right handling.
No obligation. We respond same business day.
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