Monterey County has two very different equipment profiles. Salinas, which calls itself the Salad Bowl of the World, runs a large agricultural processing industry and is home to Natividad Medical Center's regional healthcare footprint. On the Peninsula, Seaside grew up around the former Fort Ord and now shares that footprint with CSU Monterey Bay, which gives it a residential and small-business character. Processing plants, a hospital, a university and small offices all retire electronics differently, and we plan pickups accordingly.
Our Central Coast route also covers Monterey, Marina, Pacific Grove, Prunedale, Soledad and King City, and links to Watsonville and Santa Cruz to the north.
Any retired business electronics qualify: desktops, laptops, servers, monitors and TVs, copiers and printers, phone systems, networking equipment, packing-line and cold-storage control electronics, handheld scanners, UPS units, all battery chemistries and hard drives. Medical equipment qualifies too; describe it when you book. The services behind a pickup:
Six steps, run by our own people from start to finish: containers sized for a packing plant or a small office, training for the staff who use them, a pickup by our crew, tracking under a ticket number, processing at our Sacramento facility, and certificates and reports. Pickups run under our ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certifications.
Pickups are for businesses, agencies, schools and medical facilities, so Monterey County households aren't part of our service. Residents should check CalRecycle's list for a Monterey County collection site, which will be far closer than Sacramento, where our sister company, Secure Recycle, takes consumer electronics at 3921 Pell Circle. Electronics and batteries can't go in the trash in California; they're universal waste.
Yes. Tell us when your slow months are and we'll plan the pickup, and a follow-up if needed, around them.
A certificate of recycling for general equipment, a certificate of destruction for destroyed drives, and a receiving and processing report, all stored in our client portal.
Request a quote with your city and equipment type. For medical equipment, flag it up front so we can plan the right handling.
No obligation. We respond same business day.
Prefer to talk? Call (916) 339-3676.
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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!
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!
