Sunnyvale hosts one of the densest concentrations of technology and aerospace-adjacent companies in the South Bay, a legacy that traces back to the naval air station at nearby Moffett Field and the defense and aerospace contractors that grew up around it. That mix means retired electronics here range from standard office IT to more specialized test and engineering equipment that needs a recycler comfortable handling both in the same pickup. Sunnyvale's business parks have also filled in over the decades with newer software and hardware companies, adding standard office turnover on top of the city's older engineering base.
- Technology campuses — large-scale office and data center equipment refreshes across Sunnyvale's corporate parks, often on the same rolling schedule as neighboring cities and coordinated across several buildings at once.
- Aerospace-adjacent engineering firms — specialized test, lab, and prototype electronics retired alongside standard IT equipment as programs wind down or hardware is superseded.
- Growing mid-size companies — businesses scaling up in Sunnyvale's business parks and setting up a documented, certified recycling program for the first time as their headcount and equipment footprint grow.
Servers, UPS and backup power equipment, desktops, laptops, monitors, networking gear, printers, phones, all battery chemistries, and hard drives with certified destruction, including specialized test and engineering hardware retired from prototype and lab work across the city's business parks.
The step that matters most for proprietary hardware happens before pickup: every asset class gets a disposition, whether that's redeploy, evaluate for reuse, wipe, destroy or recycle. Prototype boards and test fixtures that must never be resold are marked for destruction, and anything arriving without a disposition is held for review. The six steps then run as usual. We provide equipment and training, our own crew does the pickup, each item is tracked against its disposition, processing carries out the decision, and reports record the result.
No. California regulates most discarded electronics and batteries as universal waste, so a campus can't send retired servers or UPS batteries out with the trash, and neither can a household with an old TV. We don't provide residential services. Sunnyvale households can recycle electronics through our sister company, Secure Recycle, at the same Sacramento address, 3921 Pell Circle, or at a closer South Bay site listed by CalRecycle.
Sunnyvale pickups are handled under our ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001-certified process, with chain-of-custody documentation suited to both corporate compliance teams and engineering firms handling sensitive or proprietary equipment.
Request a quote and describe your facility's mix of office and specialized equipment so we can plan the right handling for each, including any proprietary or sensitive hardware that needs documented destruction rather than resale. Sunnyvale companies with multiple sites often pair this service with pickups in neighboring Mountain View and Santa Clara.
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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.


