Electronic Recycling Center

Located in Pomona, CA, Electronic Recycling Center provides electronics recycling services for residents and businesses across California.

Services offered

Donation Program Recycling Refurbishment

What it costs

This is a national program drop-off. National programs typically accept the manufacturer's own brand free of charge, with fees on third-party items or oversized goods (CRT monitors, large appliances). Confirm pricing with the location before drop-off.

California e-waste law

California's Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 (SB 20/SB 50) (2003) governs how electronics must be disposed of in this state. The law uses an advance recycling fee (ARF) and covers video display devices >4 inches: TVs, monitors, laptops, tablets, e-readers.

Fee structure: ARF $5-7 per unit at point of sale, paid by consumer, funds collection program

Penalty for illegal disposal: Up to $25,000 per violation per day for illegal disposal of CEDs

Key requirements: Banned from landfill since 2006. Free drop-off mandated at collection sites. Manufacturers must register annually.

Source: CalRecycle (California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery).

What can be recovered from your e-waste

Material composition varies by device, but the typical recoverable yields look like this:

• Dishwasher (35000g typical) - recoverable: 0.0g gold, 0.08g silver, 2800g copper, 1850g aluminium
• Microwave (12000g typical) - recoverable: 0.005g gold, 0.1g silver, 1850g copper, 850g aluminium
• Dehumidifier (18000g typical) - recoverable: 0.0g gold, 0.05g silver, 1450g copper, 2200g aluminium

Source: Cucchiella et al. (2015) Recycling of WEEEs; Umicore Precious Metals Recovery datasheets; UNEP Recycling From E-Waste to Resources.

Before you visit

**Drop-off prep:** sign out of all accounts on devices, run a factory reset, remove SIM cards and SD cards, and pull lithium-ion batteries from laptops and power tools where the design allows. Calling ahead saves a wasted trip - hours and accepted items shift seasonally.

Modern integrated smelters (Aurubis, Umicore, Boliden) can recover the precious metals embedded in circuit boards. Drop-off sites like this one are the first link in that recovery chain.

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Listing reviewed: April 2026 - sourced from eCycling Central's directory of US recycling locations.