Lafayette keeps a genuinely small-town feel in its downtown — walkable, low-rise, and dotted with local restaurants and shops — even though a large share of its residents are attorneys, executives, and other professionals who commute out for work or run small practices right in town. That combination means our jobs here tend to be modest in size but high in sensitivity: a downtown law office's old file server, or a small practice's workstation that held a decade of client work. The town's tight-knit character also means word travels fast when a service does its job well, so we treat every Lafayette pickup with the same care we'd give a much larger client.
- Downtown law and professional offices: client-file servers, workstations, and office equipment retired during upgrades or moves.
- Independent professionals: consultants and small practices in downtown suites who need occasional, discreet pickup. We don't pick up from residences, so if you work from a home office, our sister company Secure Recycle can take your equipment at 3921 Pell Circle in Sacramento.
- Local shops and restaurants: POS systems and back-office equipment replaced during Lafayette's periodic downtown remodels.
Desktops, laptops, monitors, printers, small servers, phones, all battery types, and hard drives destroyed on-site or in-facility, with a certificate of destruction issued regardless of pickup size. We also take old fax machines, office phone systems, and the small networking equipment that a downtown professional suite replaces every few years.
Lafayette pickups follow our ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001-certified process, giving small professional offices the same documented handling larger firms rely on. A certificate of destruction goes on file for every job with destroyed drives, and at the top service tier it lists each drive by make, model and serial number. That record matters just as much to a two-person practice as it does to a large corporate client.
For computer recycling in a small Lafayette office, the six steps take little of your time. We provide a container and a short walk-through on what goes in it, then our own crew makes a discreet pickup. At our facility the load is tracked under a ticket number, drives are handled first during processing, and you receive certificates and a report in our client portal.
No. California's universal waste rules keep electronic devices and batteries out of trash carts and dumpsters. For a law office, the drive inside is the larger concern, since client files survive on a discarded computer. We don't provide residential services; Lafayette households can use Secure Recycle at that same Sacramento address or a site from CalRecycle's list.
Request a quote — even a two-box pickup from a downtown office is welcome, and we'll keep scheduling discreet for professionals who'd rather not have a truck parked out front all day. We can also coordinate directly with a building's shared parking or loading arrangements where needed. We also serve nearby Orinda, Walnut Creek, and Danville.
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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.


