Fair Oaks has held onto a small-town village feel that's rare this close to Sacramento — a historic village center with artisan shops and independent businesses, surrounded by residential streets near the American River. The businesses here are small by design, but they still generate the same kind of office electronics, point-of-sale systems, and old hard drives as anywhere else, just in smaller batches.
Households near the village and the river corridor aren't part of our service, since we work with businesses and institutions. Our sister company, Secure Recycle, handles consumer electronics at the same Sacramento location, 3921 Pell Circle.
Desktops, laptops, monitors, printers, small point-of-sale systems, all battery types, and hard drives with certified destruction. Copiers, phone systems, TVs, routers, UPS backups and battery-embedded devices qualify too. We pick up from storefronts and offices, not residences, so a small business run from home should use Secure Recycle as well.
No. California treats discarded electronics and batteries as universal waste, and they aren't allowed in household trash carts or a shop's dumpster. For a village shop, an old register or back-office PC goes on a pickup; for a household near the river, the old TV goes to Secure Recycle.
Small pickups go through the same six steps as large ones. We provide containers and show you how to separate batteries from electronics, and our own crew makes the pickup. Then the load is tracked under a ticket number, processed at our Sacramento facility with drives wiped or destroyed before any reuse, and closed with a certificate and report.
Every business pickup, no matter how small, is processed under our ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 certifications, with a certificate of recycling issued for your records.
Through Secure Recycle, our sister company for households, at 3921 Pell Circle in Sacramento. We don't provide residential services ourselves. A Fair Oaks business retiring computers or laptops can book a pickup, or deliver a load to our facility through business drop-off.
Request a quote and we'll schedule your pickup around your shop's hours. We also serve nearby Orangevale, Carmichael, and Citrus Heights.
No obligation. We respond same business day.
Prefer to talk? Call (916) 339-3676.
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.
Business Electronics Recycling
Our electronic waste recycling services prioritize security and compliance, ensuring responsible disposal while also boosting your bottom line.
Hard Drive Destruction Service
Our data destruction services meet or exceed the most stringent industry standards, providing peace of mind and full compliance.
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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!
