Gilroy sits at the agricultural southern edge of Santa Clara County, known for its garlic industry and a large outlet retail center that draws shoppers well beyond city limits on any given weekend. Unlike the tech-heavy cities to the north, Gilroy's electronics recycling needs come mostly from farm-adjacent businesses, retail operations, and small local offices — a genuinely different customer base than the rest of the county, and one that deserves its own approach rather than a copy-pasted tech-hub pitch. Retail volume here swings with the seasons, and farm-adjacent operations often retire equipment around harvest and shipping cycles rather than a fixed calendar.
- Retail and outlet businesses — point-of-sale systems, back-office computers, and networking equipment retired during seasonal store refreshes or remodels.
- Agricultural and farm-adjacent businesses — office electronics and equipment tied to processing, packing, and distribution operations that run on a harvest-influenced schedule rather than a fixed calendar quarter.
- Small local offices and municipal facilities — routine electronics turnover from South County's smaller business and government community, often on a modest, non-recurring basis.
Desktops, laptops, point-of-sale systems, monitors, networking equipment, printers, phones, all battery chemistries, and hard drives with certified destruction, sized to fit a single storefront or a multi-location retailer. We also handle the office and light-processing electronics that farm-adjacent businesses retire between growing seasons, whenever that turnover happens to fall in the calendar.
For an outlet store, "everything electronic" usually includes handheld scanners, receipt printers, security cameras and the display screens from a remodel. Copiers, phone systems, modems, UPS backups and battery-embedded devices qualify as well.
Seasonal businesses get the same six steps as everyone else, timed around your slow months. We start with containers and training at the store or packing office, then our own crew does the pickup, usually combined with Morgan Hill or San Jose stops. Each load is tracked under a ticket number and processed at our Sacramento facility, where equipment is reused where possible before recycling, and you get a certificate and report.
Gilroy pickups follow our ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001-certified process, giving South County businesses the same documented compliance standard as larger employers to the north, regardless of load size.
No. California's universal waste rules apply in Gilroy as everywhere else in the state: electronic devices and batteries can't go in trash carts or a store's compactor. Businesses can book a pickup. We don't offer residential service, so Gilroy households are better served by a South County collection site from CalRecycle's list or by our sister company, Secure Recycle, at our Sacramento address, 3921 Pell Circle.
Computer recycling for Gilroy businesses ends at our facility, where each drive is wiped or destroyed before the machine is reused or recycled. Point-of-sale computers and back-office laptops from retailers can hold customer and card data, so they're logged at pickup rather than tossed in with general electronics.
Request a quote for pickup in Gilroy or the surrounding South County area, and let us know if your schedule is tied to a retail season or harvest cycle so we can plan around your slower months. We also serve neighboring Morgan Hill and San Jose for businesses spanning multiple South Valley locations.
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Reviews
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.
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.
Aaron and Vincent were awesome, excellent customer service!
Great guys, excellent customer service, highly recommend!
Polite, quick and easy.
Chris from modern waste was the most outstanding respectful person I ever met my life when he was done he offered to sweep the floors. He offered so much even though he was limited on time he went out of his way and he’s over beyond best guy I ever met thank you so much for your service services Dan ITG.


