Santa Maria is one of California's largest strawberry and wine-grape producing areas, but its economy isn't purely agricultural — the city's proximity to Vandenberg Space Force Base has drawn light-industrial and aerospace-adjacent businesses that need careful, documented equipment decommissioning alongside the farms and packing operations.
Desktops, laptops, servers, UPS and backup power systems, control-room electronics, monitors, printers, phones, all battery chemistries, and hard drives with certified destruction. Packing operations often add scales, label printers and the handheld scanners used in the field.
No. California regulates most discarded electronics and batteries as universal waste, so they can't be tossed in a dumpster or roll-off with regular trash, even at the end of a busy season. The business that discards them is responsible until they reach an authorized recycler.
What we provide in place of a dumpster is the first step of our program, equipment: e-waste bins, caster carts, gaylord boxes and metal cages for bulk electronics, plus separate buckets, tubs and drums for each battery chemistry. Everything is labeled the way the universal waste rules require.
After the containers are in place, a Field Service Manager trains your crew on sorting, and our own truck makes the pickup between seasons or on a schedule. Loads are logged by weight and date, processed at our Sacramento facility, and closed with certificates and a report. Aerospace-adjacent clients can request serial-level records for specialized equipment.
Santa Maria households aren't part of our service, since we work with businesses and institutions. Our sister company, Secure Recycle, handles consumer electronics at the same Sacramento location, 3921 Pell Circle, and CalRecycle lists closer Santa Barbara County sites.
Santa Maria pickups run under our ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001-certified process, with the documented chain-of-custody agricultural operations and industrial employers both rely on.
Request a quote and let us know if your load includes UPS systems or industrial batteries so we can plan accordingly. We also serve nearby Lompoc and San Luis Obispo.
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!
