Computer & Technology Resource Center

Not certain how it gets any easier to recycle computer and tech gadgets… load ‘em up, drive ‘em in and they unload.

Was able to drop off a bunch of old electronics, including old hard drives and a vacuum. We paid just a small amount per hard drive to get them wiped too. We were in and out in about a minute.

The CTRC’s pickup service is great. The driver, James, was exactly on time, he was friendly and efficient. We had a large amount of stuff to be picked up and it was less than 20 minutes start to finish. My roommate and I are both disabled, so the free pickup for Berkeley residents was a real blessing.

My vacuum cleaner dropped dead, and these are the guys who took the corpse off my hands. For free, and with a smile. Bring all your dead appliances here!

They not only took an old monitor, but they take «anything that plugs in», like an old fan, crock pot and wires and cables. Just drive in, and they unload it from your vehicle — NO CHARGE.

These guys are awesome. They take e-​waste and dont charge a penny. Any materials that can reused is generally donated to schools or other good causes. Its a win win :)

This place was awful, I had a truck load of used electronics and all they wanted were the monitors and computer shells, they told me they did not want the remotes, routers and I would have to pay them $ 3.00 to take the key boards. I will never go there again.

They charge to drop-​off various types of eWaste. «Nominal» fees are subjective, and don’t help the community as fees are more expensive than throwing items into the trash for «free». ACCRC dropoff is NOT a good community service for eWaste. Goodwill, Cartridge World, BestBuy, and many others take eWaste, for free.

Easy and efficient! They do charge for some items but the fees are very minimal (I paid $ 3 for dropping off a printer, $ 2 for a gaming console, and $ 5 for a vacuum — the rest of what I dropped off, which was a big box of electronic-​related supplies, was free). They only take cash or check, so make sure you have one of those on you when bringing your stuff by.

I really can’t rave about this place enough. I feel like it improves my quality of life tremendously — knowing that I can «recycle» my random electronics and more here and know it won’t be shipped to China or otherwise be make the world miserable. It’s always fast, friendly and affordable. If these guys had to shut down, I would immediately donate to keep this place going. Every city needs an ACCRC!

Bringing what used to be «computer» was easy. So glad they didn’t become a part of landfill.

Just donated a car-​load of old electronics (monitors, CPUs, printer, toaster, microwave) to ACCRC. They are located just off the Gilman St. exit in Berkeley, and they unloaded my car very quickly. It felt great to donate the electronics.

No longer free. Plus the 17 inch monitor that was new in the box was to be dismantled since they only reuse 15 inch monitors. And this is the best of Berkeley??? Even El Cerrito offers recycling for FREE.

They’ve moved to 620 Page Street.
There’s another Unilocal page at
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My detailed review is over there.

I went to ACCRC today to donate some old computers and various other electronic equipment. Included were working land-​line telephones, VCR and DVD players (almost brand new). I was very disappointed to find out that they had change their policy and I had to pay to donate them for reuse ($ 3 for large items such as VCRs and $ 1 smaller items such as keyboards). I would not mind paying to recycle items which are considered trash but to pay to donate for reuse was annoying to say the least. I guess the working items will now have to go to Salvation Army or Goodwill but this one location was great to drop off everything electronic before. It does not make sense to go here anymore so I’ll have to look for another option. Review would have less stars but I can’t blame ACCRC completely since these are hard economic times.

I had a broken desk-​top printer that I didn’t know what to do with, until I remembered this place. The recycling there is not totally free anymore, but it’s really cheap (they charged me $ 3). There’s a list of fees on their websites. This is a great place to take all of your old unwanted electronics, rather than throwing them in the trash where they invariably get shipped abroad and dumped. Great place!
P. S. They also do free pick-​up if you live in Berkeley.

I love a goody filled free pile just as much as the next gal, but what I can’t stand is all the t.v.s, computer monitors, printers, and other unwanted computer crap that can be found on most street corners. These e-​waste piles are especially irksome when you come across them after a good rain that surely rendered the components useless.
Thankfully, there is a solution.
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ACCRC will take most of your household electronics off your hands for FREE. Even better, if you live within the City of Berkeley, ACCRC will pick up your dead electronics for FREE. (There is a small fee if you need a pick up outside of Berkeley.)
Computers and such are refurbished and donated to non profits, schools, etc. Unusable parts are recycled using methods that are environmetally friendly… as their website states «Nothing goes to China.»
If in February 2009 you decide to upgrade to a digital television instead of keeping your old analog tv and subscribing to cable (or satellite) or buying a converter box, this will be the place to take your now defunct analog television.

Do something for your community while you’re doing something for yourself.
Not only will ACCRC take all that old electronic junk that you don’t want, but they’ll take it for free and do a lot of good with it.
I met the guys from ACCRC at the Maker’s Faire. They supplied old electronics to… well, everyone who needed old electronics. I worked at an area where kids could build their creations out of electronics and hardware. Yup, sure enough, the electronics for these masterpieces came from ACCRC. They even rummaged through their warehouse and pulled aside the type of thing the kids would like.
Today I was on the other side of the equation. I had a couple old computers I didn’t want. They worked… kinda, er… mostly. But I didn’t need them, and I didn’t want to throw them in a landfill. I remembered ACCRC! I brought the computers down there, and they took ‘em. They’ll dissect ‘em and put ‘em to good use. If you can’t bring the stuff down, they’ll come pick your stuff up for you. I believe it’s even free inside Berkeley, but do the guys a favor and schlep the stuff down there yourself.
Don’t let their gruff exterior fool you. These guys take old electronics, refurbish them, and fix them up to give to schools, nonprofits, and underprivileged kids. Wow. What could be better than that? Well, there’s more, you know who does all this? The staff trains a crew of ex-​convicts about electronics and they build up these computers to develop a new trade and turn their lives around.
That’s pretty impressive. So even if a guy has a few tattoos and look a little gruff, if he does all that good, he’s alright in my book.
We’re lucky here in Berkeley to have the ACCRC.

It reminds one of ‘War Games’ because somewhere in their vast warehouse they have a WOPR. The guts of everything electronic and teeming with people that love to putter and rebuild.

They recycle computer equipment. This place is a much-​needed resource for recycling.
I’ve dropped off monitors, printers, laptops. Random circuitboards. Whatever.
Have I mentioned it’s free? They are actually a nonprofit organization.
If you are recycling an old computer, for an additional fee (I think $ 10) they’ll erase all your data for you so you don’t have to worry about anyone stealing your porn.