San Leandro's East 14th Street and Marina corridors carry a century of manufacturing history, but the airport-adjacent business parks near the Oakland border are increasingly home to logistics operators and smaller tech tenants — meaning we see everything from decades-old shop-floor electronics to fresh server room decommissions in the same week. That transition is still in progress, so our pickups here often mix generations of equipment from the same building.
Desktops, laptops, server racks, UPS and networking equipment, monitors, printers, all battery types, and hard drives destroyed on-site with documentation provided for every pickup. We're equally comfortable clearing a decades-old machine shop office as we are decommissioning a newly built server closet down the street, and we can handle both in a single visit when a building has mixed tenants.
Old equipment is where our training step earns its keep. A machine shop that has run the same controllers for decades may have battery packs, CRT monitors and data-bearing terminals nobody has sorted before, and a Field Service Manager will show your team what has to stay separate. The rest follows our usual order: containers placed on site, a pickup by our own crew, tracking under a ticket number, processing in Sacramento with reuse ahead of recycling, and reports for your records.
It still can't go in the trash. California treats most discarded electronics and batteries as universal waste, so a new tenant who inherits a previous occupant's equipment needs it recycled, not dumped. Ask us to assess it before you sign off on the space.
Household electronics go to Secure Recycle, our sister company for consumers, which operates from our Sacramento address at 3921 Pell Circle. We don't offer residential service ourselves, and San Leandro residents can also find an East Bay collection site through CalRecycle.
Modern Waste Solutions is ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 certified, the standard our San Leandro clients rely on for audit-ready records regardless of how old or new the equipment is.
Request a quote and we'll route a pickup through San Leandro on our regular East Bay schedule, with flexible timing for businesses operating around shift changes or loading-dock hours. We also serve nearby Oakland, Hayward, and Alameda.
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.
Data Center Decommissioning
Complete decommissioning of data centers and UPS systems, including equipment removal, data sanitization, and compliant recycling.
Business Electronics Recycling
Our electronic waste recycling services prioritize security and compliance, ensuring responsible disposal while also boosting your bottom line.
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!
