Newark sits in the shadow of Fremont's larger manufacturing footprint, but its own economy leans heavily on warehousing and light-industrial tenants along the Dumbarton corridor — businesses that need electronics recycling scheduled around loading docks and shipping windows, not office hours. Its compact size means we know most of our regular commercial clients here by name rather than account number, and routing a pickup rarely means navigating the traffic larger East Bay cities have.
- Warehouse and distribution operators — scanners, warehouse management terminals, and networking equipment retired during system upgrades, usually replaced across an entire facility at once.
- Light-industrial and assembly tenants — production-support electronics and batteries from smaller manufacturing operations that don't generate the volume of a larger Fremont plant but still need certified handling and proper documentation.
- Local offices and small businesses — routine desktop, laptop, and battery recycling for Newark's compact commercial base, often bundled with pickups for neighboring tenants in the same business park.
Desktops, laptops, warehouse and scanning equipment, monitors, printers, all battery types, and hard drives shredded on-site or in-facility, with a certificate provided for every pickup. On a warehouse floor that list stretches further than people expect: label printers, the UPS unit behind the dock office's network rack, and the phones and tablets supervisors carry all count as e-waste. Smaller commercial loads can often be combined with a scheduled route stop rather than requiring a dedicated visit.
Warehouse tenants tend to notice the first two steps most. We place containers sized to what your floor produces, often a gaylord for scanners and a separate bucket for each battery chemistry, and our Field Service Managers train your dock staff on what goes where. Our own crew runs the pickup. Each load is then logged by weight and ticket number, processed at our Sacramento facility with reuse ahead of recycling, and closed out with a report and certificate.
No. California treats most discarded electronics and batteries as universal waste, so they can't go in the trash or a roll-off bin, and the business that discards them stays responsible until they reach an authorized destination. Our guide to e-waste rules for California businesses explains how that works.
The rule applies at home too, so a Newark household's old TV or computer shouldn't go in the curbside cart either. We don't provide residential services, but Newark households can recycle electronics through our sister company, Secure Recycle, at our Sacramento address, 3921 Pell Circle. CalRecycle also lists drop-off sites closer to the East Bay.
Modern Waste Solutions is ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 certified, giving warehouse and logistics operators the documentation their compliance teams need regardless of load size. That same certification covers the batteries and control electronics that come off smaller assembly operations, not just standard office equipment.
Request a quote for computer recycling or a full warehouse refresh, and we'll work around your dock schedule for pickup, including coordinating with neighboring tenants if it helps consolidate a route. We also serve nearby Fremont and Hayward.
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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.


