Turlock's identity splits neatly in two. On one side is CSU Stanislaus, a campus generating a constant cycle of lab computers, department workstations, and student-services hardware, much of it carrying student and research data that needs to be handled with the same rigor a hospital or law firm would expect. On the other is a concentration of dairy cooperatives and agricultural processing plants that rank among the largest in the Central Valley, running scale-house and packing-line equipment on a schedule dictated by milk and crop volumes rather than a fiscal calendar. Few recyclers are set up to serve both a university's data-security requirements and a processing plant's production-line equipment turnover in the same town — we are.
- CSU Stanislaus departments and labs — retired workstations, lab equipment, and department computers requiring documented data destruction.
- Dairy cooperatives and agricultural processors — scale-house terminals, packing-line controllers, and inventory systems retired on a production schedule.
- Local businesses and professional offices — routine desktop, laptop, and battery recycling for Turlock-based companies.
Desktops, laptops, lab and department workstations, scale-house terminals, monitors, printers, phones, all battery chemistries, and hard drives destroyed on-site or in a certified facility with a documented chain of custody. Networking equipment, classroom AV hardware, and legacy server gear retired during campus IT refreshes are all part of the same pickup, and processing plants can add packaging-line electronics and cold-storage sensors to the same load.
Computer recycling for a CSU Stanislaus department and scale-house recycling for a dairy co-op follow the same six steps. The reporting detail is what differs.
| Step | Campus department | Processing plant |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment | Carts for workstations, a controlled container for drives | Gaylords and battery tubs near the scale house |
| Training | Keeping student and research data devices separate | Sorting batteries by chemistry, spotting damaged cells |
| Pick-up | Between academic terms | When processing lines go quiet |
| Tracking | Serial-level records on request | Load records by weight and date |
| Process | Drives wiped or shredded before reuse | Reuse where possible, then recycling |
| Reports | Certificates for procurement files | Certificates for plant records |
No. California's universal waste rules cover most discarded electronics and batteries, on a campus, at a plant or at home. Modern Waste Solutions works only with businesses and institutions. If you're a Turlock resident with a TV or computer to recycle, our sister company Secure Recycle takes household electronics at 3921 Pell Circle in Sacramento, and CalRecycle lists Stanislaus County sites.
Turlock pickups follow our ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001-certified process, with a certificate of recycling or destruction issued for every load — the kind of documentation university IT departments and plant managers both require.
Request a quote and tell us whether your equipment is coming from a campus department, a processing plant, or a general office — we'll scope the pickup and the paperwork accordingly, since a university procurement office and a dairy co-op typically need different levels of reporting detail. We also serve nearby Ceres and Modesto, and can combine stops across all three on a single regional route.
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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.


