Yolo County's two largest cities have different anchors. Davis runs on UC Davis, along with the research labs, satellite offices and ag-tech startups around it, so its equipment includes lab computers and instrumentation controllers alongside office gear. Woodland is the county seat, with a historic downtown, county government offices and the agricultural businesses that anchor the farmland around it. One side of the county needs research-data handling; the other needs public-records documentation.
- Davis: university-affiliated labs, research offices and ag-tech startups.
- Woodland: county government and agriculture-adjacent businesses.
Both are a short drive from our Sacramento facility, so Yolo County stops ride on regular routes, and the run links easily with Sacramento County.
Desktops, laptops, servers, lab and research computing equipment, monitors and TVs, copiers and printers, phone systems, networking gear, UPS backups, all battery chemistries and hard drives qualify for a business or campus pickup. The services involved:
- Secure data destruction for drives that may hold unpublished research data or public records.
- Electronic waste recycling for everything else, reuse first.
- Battery recycling sorted by chemistry.
Research offices usually need the chain of custody settled before they release equipment. Our six steps provide it: containers and training on site, a pickup by our own crew, tracking under a ticket number with serial numbers when scoped, processing with data-bearing devices triaged first, and certificates and reports under our ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certifications.
Yolo County households aren't part of our service, since we work with businesses and institutions and don't pick up from homes. Residents, including students at move-out, can take electronics to our sister company, Secure Recycle, at the same Sacramento location, 3921 Pell Circle, or use a site from CalRecycle's list. Electronics and batteries are universal waste under California rules and can't go in the trash or on the curb.
Can a lab schedule a pickup between grant cycles?
Yes. Tell us the timing when you request a quote, and whether you're decommissioning lab or research equipment so we can plan for it.
What do county departments get back?
A certificate of destruction for destroyed drives and a certificate of recycling for general equipment. At the top destruction tier, the certificate lists each drive by make, model and serial number.
Request a quote with your city and equipment type. For research or lab equipment, flag it up front so we can plan the right handling.
No obligation. We respond same business day.
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