Repair & Recycle Computers and more for a Cleaner Environment
San Francisco Center
591 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
415.287.0000 x102
(Howard at 2nd)
San Mateo Center
801 Mahler Road, Suite I
Burlingame, CA 94010
650.288.1369 x103
(Across from Benihana of Tokyo)
Santa Clara Center
161 Homer Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301
650.493.8700 x101
(Between Whole Foods & Peet's)
Open 6 Days a Week
Monday to Saturday
10am - 6pm
1.877.918.8900
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What We Recycle
Free Recycling Drop-Off Items at All GreenCitizen Drop-Off Centers!

for

TVs, Laptops, LCDs, CRT Monitors, Desktop PC 2005 or newer.

(Cell Phones, PDAs, DVDs, CDs, Mouse, Ink Cartridges, clean plastic bags, and handful of alkailine batteries)

Recycling fees applied to other items. Please see table below.




ONE STOP CONVENIENCE FOR PROPER COMPUTER AND ELECTRONICS RECYCLING

GreenCitizen currently accepts all of these electronics for recycling - no weight restrictions!
At our Drop-Off Centers , you'll find carts and dollies for your use and a friendly staff to help you all the way.

ELECTRONIC RECYCLING DROP-OFF FEES:

RECYCLE ITEM
RECYCLING PRICE
Monitors and Television Sets  
Computer Monitior - CRT or Flat Screen
FREE*
Television Sets
FREE*
Computers and Computer Accessories
 
Laptop Computers
FREE*
Desktop Computer CPU Unit 2005 and newer
FREE*
Desktop Computer CPU Unit older than 2005
$10.00
Scanner
$5.00
Keyboard, Small Computer Speakers
$1.00
Mouse
FREE
All Other Computer Equipment
50¢ / lb
Printers / Fax Machines / Copiers
 
Inkjet Printer
$5.00
Laser Printer, Fax Machine, Copier, All-In-One
50¢ / lb
Inkjet Printer Cartridges
FREE
Laser Printer, Copier Toner Cartridges
$1.00
Home Entertainment and Stereo Equipment
 
DVD Player, VCR
$5.00
All Other Home Entertainment and Stereo Equipment
50¢ / lb
Phones
 
Cell Phone and Accessories
FREE
Regular Phone, Small Answering Machine
$1.00
Media
 
CD's or DVD's
FREE
Floppy/Zip Disks, Video Tapes, Audio Tapes
50¢ / lb
Batteries
 
Small Electronic Batteries - up to "D" size
50¢ / lb
Laptop Batteries, Cell Phone Batteries
50¢ / lb
Larger Batteries
50¢ / lb
All Other Electronic Equipment
50¢ / lb
Packing Materials
 
Styrofoam and Packing Peanuts
$2.00/per
10 gallon bag
Prices subject to change.



OTHER SERVICES & PRODUCTS

Hard Disk Destruction  
To protect your confidential information, GreenCitizen offers hard disk erasing and destruction. In this 2-step process your hard disk is erased using the most sophisticated system available. After erasure it is sent to a certified hard disk destructor where your disk is completely shredded. You receive a certificate of hard disk destruction when the process is complete.
$30.00
Cell Phone Erasure
 
For added peace of mind, GreenCitizen offers cell phone erasure. All phone numbers, names, and other information are completely removed. To use this service, your phone must have some power available.
$5.00
GreenCitizen Collector Boxes ™  
Don’t trash those smaller electronics! Now you can be organized about storing your old batteries, CDs/DVDs and ink cartridges. Use our Collector Boxes at home or work – then when full – just bring the box back to GreenCitizen for FREE recycling of contents.
Regular
$10.00
Super:
$12.00
GreenCitizen Recycling Reward Giftcards ™
$10.00 & up


*CALIFORNIA SOURCED RECYCLABLES

To recycle Computer CRT Monitors, TVs, Laptop Computers, and Flat Screen Monitors FREE, you must declare that the equipment is California sourced”; purchased and used in California. To make this declaration, you must provide your name and physical address (P.O. Boxes not acceptable) for a State of California form. Since the recycling of these items is funded with a State tax, the State must ensure that it is funding recycling by California residents and businesses. Non-California Sourced CRT Monitors, TVs, Laptop Computers, and Flat Screen Monitors cost 50¢ / lb to recycle.

Cash, credit cards and debit cards are accepted for payment.
No personal checks will be accepted.


GreenCitizen customers:
Over 70,000 green consumers and 7,000 green organizations served.




Just a few of the items GreenCitizen accepts for recycling!


Recycling Information and Best Green Practices on:
A/C Adapter
Answering Machine
Audio Equipment
Batteries
Cable & Cord
Camera
Cellular Phone
Clothing
Computer Parts
Copy Machine
Data Tape
Desktop Computer
DVD/CD/VHS Player
DVD/CD/VHS Tape
Fax Machine
Furniture
Games Console
GPS System
Hard Drive
Jewel Case
Keyboards & Mice
IC Board
Ink/Toner Cartridge
Laptop
LCD & PC Monitor
Network Device
Medicine
Microwave Oven
MP3 Player
Packing Peanuts
PDA
Printer
Scanner
Shredder
Speaker
Styrofoam
Tape & Zip Drive
Telephone
Television
UPS
Video Game