Modesto's economy leans heavily on food processing and agricultural cooperatives — industries where the office and back-of-house IT equipment (inventory terminals, scale-house computers, dispatch systems) turns over on a schedule tied to harvest and production, not a typical office refresh cycle.
Desktops, laptops, terminals and point-of-sale systems, monitors, printers, phones, all battery chemistries, and hard drives with certified destruction — scheduled around your production calendar when needed.
Copiers, phone systems, TVs, modems and routers, UPS and power backup units, audio and video equipment and battery-embedded devices qualify too. Handheld scanners and the batteries from warehouse equipment should be packed separately; we'll bring containers for them.
Our six steps work around a production schedule rather than interrupting it. We place containers where equipment is retired and walk your staff through them during training. Our own crew runs the pickup between runs or after harvest. From there, the load is tracked by ticket and weight, processed at our Sacramento facility with drives wiped or destroyed before reuse, and documented in certificates and a report.
Modesto pickups follow our ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001-certified process, with full chain-of-custody tracking and a certificate of recycling or destruction for every load.
No. California's universal waste rules prohibit putting electronic devices and batteries in a dumpster or trash bin, and a pallet of retired terminals can't go to landfill either. Businesses can book a documented pickup. Household electronics from Modesto go to Secure Recycle, our sister company for consumers, at our Sacramento address, 3921 Pell Circle, or to a Stanislaus County collection site from CalRecycle's list. We don't offer residential service ourselves.
For computer recycling, Modesto office and scale-house computers ride our truck to Sacramento, where each drive is wiped or destroyed through secure data destruction before the hardware is reused or recycled.
Request a quote and let us know if your equipment turnover is tied to a production or harvest schedule — we'll plan pickups around it. We also serve nearby Fresno, Clovis, and Los Banos.
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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.
Hard Drive Destruction Service
Our data destruction services meet or exceed the most stringent industry standards, providing peace of mind and full compliance.
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!
