Live Oak is a small agricultural town in Sutter County, and that size has historically worked against it. Most e-waste recyclers set minimum-volume thresholds — a certain number of pallets or a minimum weight — before they'll route a truck out to a town this size, and Live Oak's farm offices and small businesses rarely generate enough retired equipment on their own to clear that bar. That's left business owners with two bad options: stockpile old computers and batteries in a back room indefinitely, or drive twenty minutes into Yuba City or further into Chico just to recycle responsibly. Because Live Oak sits directly on our Sutter County route already, serving it costs us nothing extra, so we pick up here the same way we would in a much bigger city, with no volume threshold to clear first. The town's economy is built around small farm operations, packing sheds, and family-run businesses along the main corridor rather than large employers, which means most of what we collect here is a handful of computers or a box of batteries rather than a pallet-scale office cleanout — and that's exactly the kind of pickup our regular route is built to accommodate without asking anyone to wait for a bigger job to justify the trip.
We don't provide residential services. Live Oak households can recycle electronics through our sister company, Secure Recycle, at the same Sacramento address, 3921 Pell Circle.
Desktops, laptops, monitors, printers, networking equipment, point-of-sale systems, phones, all battery chemistries, and hard drives with certified destruction — no minimum volume required for Live Oak stops on our regular route.
TVs, copiers, phone systems, UPS backups and battery-embedded devices qualify too. A farm office's scale display or an old irrigation controller can ride along with the computers.
No. Discarded electronics and batteries are universal waste under California law, which rules out the trash can and the dumpster. Leaving it in the back of a barn indefinitely isn't a plan either. Businesses in Live Oak can book a route pickup. Households can use Secure Recycle, or check CalRecycle's list for a Sutter County collection site that may be closer.
A few computers from Live Oak go through the same six steps as a large account: containers, training, pickup by our own crew on the Sutter County route, tracking under a ticket number, processing at our facility with reuse considered before recycling, and reports and certificates.
Live Oak pickups are processed under our ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 certified management systems, with chain-of-custody tracking and a certificate of recycling or destruction available for every job, regardless of size.
Request a quote — there's no minimum size for a Live Oak pickup on our route, whether it's a single farm office computer or a small business cleanout. We also serve Yuba City and Chico nearby.
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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.
On-Site Hard Drive Shredding
Secure, compliant hard drive destruction performed at your location — protecting sensitive data, ensuring peace of mind, and meeting industry standards.
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!
