As the largest city in Silicon Valley and the seat of Santa Clara County government, San Jose generates a wider mix of retired electronics than almost anywhere else we serve — enterprise offices, county and city facilities, downtown business towers, and neighborhood small businesses all turning over equipment on their own separate schedules rather than one industry's cycle. That variety is exactly why a one-size-fits-all recycling template doesn't hold up here. From the airport corridor to the East Side's manufacturing pockets and the retail centers along Santa Clara Street, no single customer profile dominates the city's e-waste stream.
- Enterprise offices and business towers — routine desktop, laptop, and networking refreshes across downtown and North San Jose corporate parks, often coordinated with building management.
- County and municipal offices — government IT equipment retired under public-sector procurement and compliance requirements, with the documentation those contracts require.
- Small and mid-size local businesses — from retail to professional services, generating smaller but steady electronics turnover citywide, year-round rather than in one big cycle.
Desktops, laptops, monitors, networking equipment, printers, phones, all battery chemistries, and hard drives with certified, documented destruction, whether it's a single office suite or a multi-floor building. We also work directly with facilities and IT teams on scheduled, recurring pickups for larger properties, and can coordinate around building access hours for downtown high-rises. Computer recycling is usually the bulk of it, and UPS units, phone systems, copiers and security DVRs go on the same pickup.
A county department, a North San Jose office park and a neighborhood shop all move through the same six steps. We start with labeled containers and training for the people who use them. Our own crew runs the pickup, and every load is tracked by weight and ticket number, with serial-level records for public-sector or enterprise work that needs them. Processing in Sacramento settles data first, then sends working equipment toward reuse and the rest to recycling. Certificates and a report close the job.
No. California regulates most discarded electronics and batteries as universal waste, which keeps them out of both business dumpsters and household carts. Modern Waste Solutions works only with businesses and public agencies. If you're a San Jose resident with an old TV or computer, our sister company Secure Recycle takes household electronics at 3921 Pell Circle in Sacramento, though for most people a South Bay collection site listed by CalRecycle will be closer.
San Jose pickups run under our ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001-certified process, with the audit-ready documentation that government offices and enterprise compliance teams both require before signing off on a vendor.
Request a quote and tell us your facility type and approximate volume so we can schedule the right size crew and vehicle, whether that's a single small-business pickup or a coordinated multi-building program. We also serve nearby Santa Clara, Campbell, and Milpitas for businesses managing multiple South Bay locations.
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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.
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.
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San Jose's e-waste comes from very different customers, so look for a recycler whose process fits yours. An office tower needs pickups coordinated with building management and loading hours. A county or city office needs documentation that satisfies public-sector procurement, and a small business needs a simple, predictable pickup.
Whatever the size, ask for current ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 certificates, the data destruction options, and a sample report. To order, tell us your facility type, approximate volume, and access hours so we can send the right size crew and vehicle.
A San Jose quote reflects the job in front of us. What moves the price:
- Volume and equipment types, from one office suite to a multi-floor building.
- Building access, such as freight elevators and loading dock windows in downtown towers.
- A one-time cleanout versus scheduled recurring pickups for a larger property.
- Data destruction and the documentation your procurement or compliance team requires.
Resale value from working equipment is assessed after collection and can reduce the net cost, but it is never built into the quote. Send an item list or photos to get started.
No single customer type dominates San Jose, and our service handles that mix. The same team takes an enterprise laptop refresh, a county office's retired computers, and a small shop's old printers, with electronics, batteries, and data destruction in one pickup.
Public agencies and enterprise compliance teams get audit-ready records under our ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 management systems. Businesses with several South Bay sites can put San Jose, Santa Clara, Campbell, and Milpitas locations under one program, backed by our statewide pickup logistics.