Placerville sits far enough into the El Dorado foothills that a lot of e-waste recyclers treat it as an afterthought — a special trip with a minimum-volume requirement. We don't, because Placerville is already on our regular Highway 50 pickup route through the greater Sacramento region.
Desktops, laptops, point-of-sale systems, monitors, printers, phones, all battery chemistries, and hard drives with certified destruction. It's the same list we recycle everywhere else in the region, with no foothill exceptions. For a downtown shop, that often means an old register PC, a receipt printer and a few years of dead batteries in one pickup.
Being on the Highway 50 route changes the logistics, not the program. You still get labeled containers and a short training for staff, and our own crew does the pickup on its regular run. Back in Sacramento the load is logged under a ticket number, processed with drives handled first, and documented in a report and certificate.
That depends on whose PC it is.
Whichever applies, the trash isn't an option. California's universal waste rules keep computers, monitors and batteries out of the garbage.
Placerville pickups follow the same ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001-certified process as every other stop on our route, with full chain-of-custody tracking and a certificate of recycling or destruction.
Request a quote and we'll fold your pickup into our next Highway 50 corridor run instead of scheduling a special trip. We also serve Sacramento, Rocklin, and Carmichael on the same route.
No obligation. We respond same business day.
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!
